Call for Abstracts
Share your work with the world.
Present to the global community of freeway and tollway operators, engineers and researchers. Abstracts are invited across all five themes.
WHY PRESENT
A platform built for exchange.
ISFO is the only global symposium dedicated to how the world's busiest freeways and tollways are operated. Presenting puts your work in front of the people who run those networks.
Global audience
Vienna 2023 drew 320 participants from 36 nations — ISFO 2027 continues that global reach.
Published proceedings
Accepted abstracts are recognised in the official symposium program.
Real influence
Shape practice and policy in network management on a world stage.
Connect
Join a worldwide network of peers advancing freeway and tollway operations.
Choose your topic
Select the topic area that best fits your work — or an alternative you believe is pertinent to the industry.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Four steps to the program.
Submit an abstract
Submit a 200–250 word abstract, written as a paragraph, through the official submission portal.
Submission is a simple online process, just a short abstract, reviewed by the Scientific Committee.
Peer review
A panel of subject matter experts from industry, academia and government reviews every submission.
The abstract submission period for ISFO 2027 has now closed. To enquire about submitting a late abstract, please click here.
Present in Melbourne
If successful, you'll be scheduled into the program and asked to complete speaker registration.
Program THEMES
Five themes.
The themes span the breadth of modern freeway and tollway operations, organised across the four program streams. As a guide, please review the below and consider alternative abstract topics you believe are pertinent for sharing and discussion across our industry:
Event and Disruption Planning | Global Perspectives on Freeway and Tollway Management | Road User Charging, Road Funding, Procurement and Contracting |
Sustainability and Resilience | Technological Innovations |
Be part of ISFO 2027
Join the world's freeway and
tollway community in Melbourne.
25–28 May 2027 · Melbourne Convention &
Exhibition Centre.
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