[cid:image003.jpg@01DCA0D0.A6AB5400] Dear all, The call for submissions for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2026 (WIC2026)<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-events/conferences/demography-and-human-capital> “Demography and Human Capital” is now open! 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 invite contributions from all disciplinary background and methodological traditions. Key information: Submission deadline: 30 April 2026 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: onsite participation only We look forward to receiving your submissions. * 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>