Call for Presenters

JEL Codes

The JEL Codes from which to choose can be found here.

Keywords

During your submission you will be asked to enter up to 3 – 5 keywords that will help the program committee to allocate your paper to the relevant themed session (eg Australia, Spending, Policy, Education).

All authors who have their submission accepted for presentation must register and pay for their attendance, at a minimum, for the day of the Conference on which they are presenting. Accepted presenters will be given access to early bird discounted registration rates.

Oral Presentation (30 minutes):

Each accepted presentation will be allocated 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion.

Lightning Presentation (7 minutes):

Each accepted presentation will be allocated 7 minutes and have a maximum of 7 slides.

Poster Presentation (A0 Portrait):

Posters are to be displayed for the duration of the conference. Poster boards and fixings will be supplied.
Posters are to be portrait format and AO size.
There will be the opportunity to stand with your poster at Monday and Wednesday lunch breaks, making yourself available for discussion with delegates. We suggest you/delegates first get some lunch, then poster discussion can take place in the second half of the lunch break.

Submission Details

• Submissions must be received no later than 17 April 2026
• Submissions must be submitted electronically via the presentation portal.
• Submissions may be made either in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Portable Document File (.pdf) format, and should be named as the title of the presentation.
• Only one submission per presenter is permitted.
• Abstracts should be at least 500 words and include clear statements about:
  o the research question(s) addressed;
  o how the research question(s) relate to the existing literature;
  o motivation for studying the research question;
  o details of the methodology applied and any preliminary findings.
• A biography of the proposed presenter must be provided (to be used by the session Chair to introduce speakers) and should be no longer than 150 words.

Criteria

Criteria used to review proposed presentations will include:

• The significance of the topic to economic research and policy;
• The extent of the original contribution;
• The soundness of the methodology and interpretation of findings;
• The clarity of the abstract.

Terms and Conditions for Presenters

• All presenters will be expected to pay the Conference registration fee and are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.
• Presenters must be registered by 29 May 2026.
• The decision of the Conference Committee will be final and no further correspondence will be entered into.

Prior to the Conference

• All presenters must be registered.
• Prepare your PowerPoint presentation in 16:9 aspect ratio.
• Save your presentation to a USB for upload in the Speaker Preparation Room onsite.
• Please do not send your presentation to Leishman Associates prior to the Conference.

At the Conference

• Collect your name badge from the Registration Desk upon arrival.
• Check-in to the Speaker Preparation Room, prior to your scheduled session to ensure your presentation is uploaded and all presenter requirements have been satisfied. Your presentation must be uploaded at least 2-3 hours before your scheduled presentation time; this may mean the day before your presentation.
• If you have audio and/or video in your presentation, please ensure you have the files saved separately as embedding the media does not always include them in the PowerPoint file. This will allow the Technical Team to re-embed and/or change the format of the video onsite if needed.
• If you are using custom fonts not found in the standard system fonts, please use the “Embed fonts in file” feature found in Save As/tools/save options. This will ensure that your fonts travel with the PowerPoint file when saved.
• Please ensure the contents of your presentation including photos, data, graphs etc. are generated by yourself, referenced or the appropriate owner has granted you permission to include their work for educational purposes.
• It’s important to note that presentations cannot be uploaded in the plenary room. It is your responsibility to check that your presentation has been loaded and is displayed correctly prior to the commencement of your session.

Each room will be equipped with the following:

• Data projector
• Screen
• Microphone
• Lectern
• Laser pointer
• Laptop (presenter view)
• Wi-Fi access

If you require anything additional to the above, please email your request to lucy@laevents.com.au and we will endeavour to meet your request.

During your session

• Arrive in the session room 10 minutes before the start of your session to introduce yourself to the session chair.
• The Session Chair will introduce you and your presentation title, so there is no need for you to repeat this.
• The Session Chair will keep you on time.
• Each session room is equipped with a windows-based PC, data projection facility and speaker monitor. Be sure to test your presentation in the Speaker Preparation Room.

After the Conference

Your PowerPoint slides (PDF Format) will be posted on the Conference website post-conference if you give permission for us to do so. During the abstract submission process, you will be asked to tick a box to provide this permission. If you change your mind, to provide permission or remove permission, please contact lucy@leishman-assoicates.com.au by the end of the conference, 9 July.

Please be aware that this event may be video recorded and the footage may be posted online for promotional or archival purposes. Your participation implies consent to potentially being filmed and your image or likeness being used in such materials. If you have any concerns or objections to being recorded, please notify the organisers in advance.

Special ACE 2026 Conference Issue of the Economic Record 

A Special Conference Issue of the ‘Economic Record’ comprising selected submissions presented at ACE 2026 will be published. 

The Economic Record now provides free-form submissions. 

Use the following link to submit to the Economic Record https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/ECOR and follow the author guidelines. 

Please indicate in the cover letter that the paper is for consideration for the Special Issue. The submissions are due 7 August 2026.