Participate

USRSE’27 is built by the community that attends it. Submissions and the call for reviewers open in mid-February 2027. Detailed guidelines for each track will be published alongside the call.

Submission tracks

We expect to accept submissions in the following tracks:

• Papers — full-length work on research software practice, tooling, or the people and processes behind it.
• Talks — a presentation of your work, your team, or a lesson learned.
• Tutorials — hands-on sessions teaching a tool, technique, or practice.
• Workshops — half- or full-day sessions on a focused theme.
• Birds of a Feather (BoFs) — informal, discussion-driven gatherings around a shared interest.
• Notebooks — executable, reproducible submissions demonstrating research software in use.
• Posters — visual presentations, with abstracts due later than the other tracks.
• Microtalks — short, high-energy presentations.

Bring your story of impact. The USRSE’27 theme is From Code to Impact: translating research software into real-world outcomes, and we are especially interested in submissions that show research software making a difference beyond the code itself.

Key dates

Submissions open in mid-February 2027, and most tracks are due in mid-April 2027. Poster abstracts are due in late June 2027. See the important dates page for the full schedule. Submission deadlines are tentative and subject to change.

Volunteer as a reviewer

We will issue a call for reviewers alongside the call for submissions in mid-February 2027. Reviewing is one of the most direct ways to shape the program, and we welcome reviewers at every career stage.

Other ways to take part

• Join a planning committee — we are recruiting committee chairs now.
• Sponsor the conference — sponsorship supports student travel and keeps registration affordable.
• Host USRSE’28 or a later conference — the call for future General Chairs is open. Write to the US-RSE Steering Committee at contact@us-rse.org.

Questions about participating? Email usrse27-conference@us-rse.org.