[cid:image001.jpg@01DCC8C9.71849BD0] Dear all, This is a kind reminder of our call for submissions for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2026 (WIC2026) "Demography and Human Capital".<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-events/conferences/demography-and-human-capital> This conference aims to advance theories, data, and multi-dimensional demographic methods for modelling human capital formation and its dynamics over time, and to connect cutting-edge evidence to policy debates globally. Human capital - education, skills, health, and capabilities - is a central driver of demographic change and a key lens for understanding social and economic development, inequality, and resilience. We would be delighted to receive your contributions. The submission deadline is 30 April 2026. Please find further details below. Key information: * Conference date: Tuesday, 01 December 2026 - Wednesday, 02 December 2026 * Venue: Festive Hall, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna * Format: presentations onsite only * Submission deadline: 30 April 2026 * Keynote Speakers: Ann Berrington, University of Southampton Petra Todd, University of Pennsylvania Manos Antoninis, Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, UNESCO * Please note that the conference will take place immediately following the 50th anniversary celebration<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/50-years-of-vid> of the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) on 30 November 2026 at the same venue. Conference participants are warmly invited to attend the VID's 50th anniversary celebration as well. * Feel free to share the information within your networks! Best wishes, the organizing team ------------------------------------ Conference Administration Vienna Institute of Demography Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA/POPJUS, OeAW/VID, Univ. Vienna/DoD) Dominikanerbastei 16, 1010 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria conference.VID@oeaw.ac.at<mailto:conference.VID@oeaw.ac.at>