Thursday, 24 September 2026
NIODA/ISPSO Symposium 2026: Holding the Turbulent World at Work
Holding the Turbulent World at Work
Overview
Start Date
7:00 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
End Date
1:00 am Sunday 27 September 2026 (UTC)
Sessions
Individual session times are below. More details will become available as panelists are confirmed.
Cost
AUD$400, member discounts available
Event Information
This year NIODA and ISPSO join forces to bring you the annual international online symposium on the topic of Holding the turbulent world at work. This combination happily brings the two organisations plans to hold separate symposia in 2026 to a combined symposium.
We are currently accepting abstracts and will announce our panels upon selection.
We're expecting participants from around the world, so we've scheduled sessions across a range of times to make sure there's a good mix for different time zones. Rather than clustering everything in one block that works well for some and poorly for others, we've spread sessions across the symposium so that wherever you are, you'll have options at reasonable hours
Join us live online for an interactive experience packed with small group discussions so you can diver deeper into the topics.
All symposium sessions will be recorded. Keynote sessions are available to all participants, and paper sessions are available on request.
The organising committee for this joint NIODA ISPSO symposium consists of Professors Susan Long and Aaron Nurick (Co-Chairs), Thomas Mitchell (Deputy Chair), Sally Mussared and Belinda Cashel.
How will I attend the sessions?
Prior to the symposium, participants will be emailed Zoom links for all sessions.
What are the sessions?
Watch this space! Once our panelists are confirmed, full details will be added to each session.
What are the available member discounts?
The discounts are available on the registration form
How do I become a presenter?
This a call for abstracts for papers to be presented at this online international symposium sponsored by NIODA and ISPSO.
Abstracts to be submitted by COB 3 June 2026.
The abstracts could be in the area of:
What do we mean by turbulence?
The changing nature of work, what do we mean by work?
The virtual nature of work infiltrating life at home
How the international political dynamics of war and government’s turbulence affect work
The effects on work of generative artificial intelligence
New creative ways to hold/contain
Resilience in the face of turbulence
What emotional turbulent anxieties need holding
How does psychological safety fit with turbulence
The emotional labour of relationships
The criteria for paper selection includes:
Relationship to the theme
Systems psychodynamic content
Originality of thought
Reference to organisations and organisation dynamics
Clarity of thought
Scholarly orientation
Submit your abstracts here
How can I contact the organisers?
For any inquiries regarding the symposium or submission process, please contact us at [email protected]
Sessions
Opening Session
Starts
7:00 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
10:00 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Opening Session
Starts
10:00 pm Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
1:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Session 1
Starts
7:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
9:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Session 2
Starts
9:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
11:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Session 3
Starts
10:00 pm Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
12:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Session 4
Starts
12:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
2:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Session 5
Starts
7:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
9:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Session 6
Starts
9:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
11:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Closing Session
Starts
10:00 pm Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
1:00 am Sunday 27 September 2026 (UTC)