International Industrial Ecology Day 2026

It's time for the global industrial ecology community to come together for the International Industrial Ecology (IE) Day 2026.

This day is dedicated to staying updated on the latest sustainability research, exchanging innovative ideas, and reconnecting with colleagues worldwide. 

Join us for a virtual journey around the world on November 30, 2026, at the International Industrial Ecology Day, ISIE's sixth international online event. No packing, no long flights — just valuable insights and connections! 

The IE Day will feature a series of 1-hour sessions  hosted on all continents, starting in Oceania and concluding in western North America. The detailed program will be updated on the ISIE event page after the session proposal deadline.  

Participation in IE Day is free for all. Don't miss out — share this event with your network and get ready for an enriching experience. 

On behalf of the 2026 organising committee, we look forward to seeing you on November 30th ! 

Shweta Singh, Sergio Almeida Pacca and Oliver Heidrich (Co-Chairs)

How can you join? Three ways:

1. SUBMITTING A SESSION

We encourage ISIE members and non-members to organize sessions, share your insights, and collaborate with fellow attendees. The only requisite is that the work is related to Industrial Ecology. Get visibility from ISIE to showcase your work or to arrange project workshops!

     See more information below 

2. SPECIAL STUDENT EVENT

Details coming soon! 

3. ATTENDING SESSIONS

Come learn about the value of the work of industrial ecologists around the world and learn about the key role of the International Society for Industrial Ecology.

Important dates

• September 30th: Deadline for session description submission
• November 30th : IE day!

How to submit a session? 

We welcome sessions on any industrial ecology topic with two session formats: Regular sessions and workshops. Please try to keep your session to 60 minutes. The committee will be accepting a 90 min workshop whose interactive character justifies the need for extra time.

Your session will be managed by one IE day organizing team member that will act as node for all sessions in their time and geographical zone. Their role is to avoid overlapping as much as possible. We will maintain the proposed time or come back to you with options if there is competition for your slot.

Please consider:

• Firming up your description (you have all presenters/organizers and approximate agreed timing) before submitting it.
• Submitting your session only once and by September 30th 
• We welcome sessions scheduled between Nov 30th  00.00 and 23.59 on your time zone. However, in order to maximize participation, please consider running your session between 7.00 and 15.00 local time.
• Please double check your time zone in the form
• Please be sure that you have your own virtual participation system in place (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, GoTo Webinar, etc.) as we will ask for the registration links and/or and virtual room links as well as the description and the links to advertising sites.

Submit your sessions details on this Google Form : 

https://forms.gle/gV6RqAAopTe972DE7 

You will be able to edit your responses till Sep 30th, so if you do not have a link for your session, please consider editing the form with the correct link as soon as you have it.