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.
Presenter and panellists will be announced soon.
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.
Please note, the session times on this page are automatically adjusted to reflect the timezone you are viewing this page from.
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.
Session Times
The sessions times displayed on this page are automatically adjusted to the time zone you are viewing this website from.
What are the available member discounts?
The discounts are available on the registration form
How can I contact the organisers?
For any inquiries regarding the symposium or submission process, please contact us at [email protected]
Sessions
Social Dreaming Matrix
Starts
6:00 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
6:55 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Social dreaming is a method of sharing dreams and associations to explore the social realities they may express, rather than the personal meaning of an individual’s dream. Across daily matrices, participants are invited to consider what the collective dreaming may reveal about the social, organisational and political realities entering the symposium and how turbulence is experienced, carried and held in contemporary working life.
Panel: Systemic Turbulence
Starts
7:00 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
10:00 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Dr Simon Western
Otti Vogt
Professor Susan Long
Systemic Turbulence with Otti Vogt and Simon Western. Moderated by Professor Susan Long
Panel: Turbulent Work Today
Starts
10:00 pm Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
1:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Dr Mishel McMahon
Dr Larry Hirshhorn
Brett MacFarlane
Professor Aaron Nurick
Turbulent Work Today panel with Brett MacFarlane, Dr Mishel McMahon, and Dr Larry Hirshhorn. Moderated by Professor Aaron Nurick
Social Dreaming Matrix
Starts
6:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
6:55 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Social dreaming is a method of sharing dreams and associations to explore the social realities they may express, rather than the personal meaning of an individual’s dream. Across daily matrices, participants are invited to consider what the collective dreaming may reveal about the social, organisational and political realities entering the symposium and how turbulence is experienced, carried and held in contemporary working life.
Parallel paper session 1
Starts
7:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
9:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Parallel paper session 2
Starts
9:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
11:00 am Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Parallel paper session 3
Starts
10:00 pm Friday 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
12:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Social Dreaming Matrix
Starts
4:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
4:55 am Thursday 24 September 2026 (UTC)
Social dreaming is a method of sharing dreams and associations to explore the social realities they may express, rather than the personal meaning of an individual’s dream. Across daily matrices, participants are invited to consider what the collective dreaming may reveal about the social, organisational and political realities entering the symposium and how turbulence is experienced, carried and held in contemporary working life.
Parallel paper session 4
Starts
5:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
7:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Panel: Holding/containing Turbulence
Starts
7:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
9:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Dr Rica Vilijoen
Dr Vusi Uj Vilikati
Dr Tiago Mendes
Thomas Mitchell
Holding/containing Turbulence with Dr Rica Viljoen, Dr Vusi Uj Vilikati and Dr Tiago Mendes. Moderated by Thomas Mitchell
Parallel paper session 5
Starts
9:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
11:00 am Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Reflections
Starts
11:00 pm Saturday 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Ends
1:00 am Sunday 27 September 2026 (UTC)
The closing plenary offers the opportunity for all participants to reflect on, share experience of and learnings from the 2026 NIODA/ISPSO online Symposium. It will be led by the Symposium Planning Committee: Susan Long; Aaron Nurick; Thomas Mitchell; Sally Mussared and Belinda Cashel. The Symposium will be closed by Sally Mussared (NIODA CEO) and Alexandra Gerny (ISPSO President).