Accepted Open Panels

Over 250 Open Panel proposals have been accepted for the 2026 Toronto meeting. The purpose of Open Panels is to stimulate new networks around topics of interest to the STS community. Open Panels have been proposed by scholars working on nearly every continent and relating to just about every major STS theme.

You may now submit individual papers to these Open Panels. Using the abstract submission platform, select the Open Panel you are submitting to. Your paper will then be reviewed by the Open Panel organizer(s) to decide whether it fits the panel theme.

At the time of submission, you will also be asked to nominate two alternative Open Panels for your paper. In the event that your paper is not included in your first preference, it will be considered by the alternative Open Panel(s) indicated in your submission.

The Conference will primarily be in person, but there is also a hybrid option to enable online participation for those who can’t make it to Toronto.

A walk-through video of the submission system is available here.

Download the accepted Open Panels as a PDF file by clicking here, or download the accepted panels as an Excel file by clicking here.