24th European Transport Congress “Resilient and Reliable Mobility Systems: Insights from Science and Practice”

In 2026, the Austrian Association for Traffic and Transport Sciences (ÖVG) celebrates its 100th anniversary – and we warmly invite you to join us for this special occasion!

On May 7, 2026, we will host an international anniversary conference in the beautiful Kuppelsaal of TU Wien, in conjunction with the 24th European Transport Congress. The event will bring together leading voices from across Europe through inspiring keynotes, high-level panels, and scientific contributions from the mobility and transport research community.

At the heart of the conference are four key topics that pose major challenges – and opportunities – for our sector, now and in the future:

• Labour & diversity
• Climate change & resilience
• Asset management & availability
• Geopolitical change & strategic dependencies

Submissions

The 2026 theme, “Resilient and Reliable Mobility Systems: Insights from Science and Practice,” invites contributions that explore how transport infrastructure can adapt to a changing climate, meet increasing availability demands, and remain robust amid external shocks.

We particularly welcome submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Maintenance and Availability of Transport Infrastructures

2. Climate Change and Resilience in Relation to Transport Infrastructures

We invite the submission of extended abstracts (up to 9,000 characters, approx. 4 pages) for peer review by the Scientific Committee. A word template is provided for the extended abstracts. Accepted contributions will be presented in the technical sessions of the conference. Outstanding submissions will be invited to submit a full paper for consideration in special issues at European Transport Studies (ETS) and the Austrian Journal of Traffic Sciences (ÖZV).