2026 Accepted-Output Bridge Cost Table
This page tracks the practical cost bottlenecks around already accepted 2026 academic outputs. It is not a speculative project pitch and not a request to fund untested ideas. The issue is conversion: turning accepted work into a formal academic record through registration, proceedings eligibility, presentation access, travel decisions, documentation, and basic research infrastructure.
Current operating principle.
Bridge support is used only after ordinary routes are checked first: conference-side fee support,
waiver routes, travel grants, volunteering routes, institutional routing, online/hybrid options,
or schedule-consolidation choices. The aim is not to attend every accepted venue. The aim is to
preserve the strongest feasible conversion routes from accepted output to durable public record.
Privacy note.
Raw acceptance emails, participant letters, payment receipts, and administrative correspondence
are held privately. Public versions are redacted where necessary to remove personal address, raw
email headers, login links, and non-public administrative details. Full documentation can be
shared privately with relevant institutions, funders, or academic contacts upon request.
Working exchange assumptions
KRW estimates are planning estimates only. Actual card charges depend on payment date, card spread, bank fees, and exchange-rate movement.
| Currency | Planning rate used here | Note |
|---|---|---|
| USD | ₩1,500 / USD | Used for rough planning only. |
| EUR | ₩1,750 / EUR | Used for rough planning only. |
| GBP | ₩2,050 / GBP | Used for rough planning only. |
| JPY | ₩10 / JPY | Used for rough planning only. |
Current bridge map
| Conversion class | What it means | Current examples | Bridge logic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proceedings / record conversion | Accepted output has a route to a formal proceedings, paper, or durable academic record, but registration or participation requirements can block conversion. | No currently active proceedings-only route after EGOV withdrawal. Closed examples: EGOV-CeDEM-ePart / IFIP EGOV and HCII 2026. | Highest priority only when the route remains open, viable, and deadline-sensitive. Do not treat already withdrawn proceedings items as active funding targets. |
| Feasible regional oral presentation | Accepted presentation is geographically closer or cheaper than long-haul routes, but still requires registration and travel decisions. | ILERA Asian Regional Congress 2026, Tokyo. | Prioritize if it preserves a strong labour / ageing / industrial-relations track at manageable total cost. |
| Hybrid / online-preservable route | Accepted output can potentially be preserved without long-haul travel if online or hybrid presentation remains available. | 4S 2026, Toronto / hybrid-supported route. | Use remote participation when it gives credible record conversion at lower total cost. |
| In-person-only long-haul route | Academic value may be high, but travel and accommodation dominate the total cost. | AoIR2026, Mexico City; IPSA Wrocław 2026. | Do not advance multiple overlapping high-cost routes at once. Wait for schedule, funding, and programme information. |
| Closed / unconverted accepted output | Accepted work could not be converted because registration, camera-ready, funding, travel, or participation constraints made the route infeasible. | EGOV-CeDEM-ePart / IFIP EGOV 2026; HCII 2026 / AI-HCI Late Breaking Paper; BSA Work, Employment & Society Conference 2026. | Keep as evidence of the bottleneck. Do not spend retroactively. Redirect attention to viable presentation, journal, or community routes. |
Detailed cost table
| Venue | Current accepted-output status | Known / working cost | Deadline / constraint | Current bridge status | Priority signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2026 / IFIP EGOV Athens, Greece |
Reflections/viewpoint paper accepted and initially eligible for TU Delft OPEN Proceedings conversion. The paper was later withdrawn from the EGOV 2026 proceedings by email request, and EasyChair confirmed the withdrawal on 2026-06-26. | Relevant registration cost had been EUR 445 author/general early registration observed; late fee EUR 595. Approx. ₩779k early / ₩1.04M late. |
Proceedings inclusion required registration and in-person participation. No feasible registration, travel, or accommodation funding route was secured, so the proceedings-conversion route is now closed. | Closed. Do not allocate bridge support retroactively. Preserve as accepted-but-not-converted evidence; consider alternative journal or DGS/DGO community routes separately. | ClosedAccepted but not convertedProceedings withdrawn |
| ILERA Asian Regional Congress 2026 Tokyo, Japan |
Peer-reviewed abstract accepted for oral presentation. Full paper submitted on 2026-06-30. | JPY 50,000 early / JPY 60,000 regular professional registration. Approx. ₩500k–₩600k before travel and accommodation. |
Full-paper deadline met. Presenter registration / travel / participation route remains the active conversion constraint. | Conference-side support was requested. Reply stated only student discount is available; no travel grants, registration fee waivers, or other financial assistance. | Oral presentationFull paper submittedRegional feasibility |
| 4S 2026 / Society for Social Studies of Science Toronto, Canada / hybrid supported |
Traditional academic paper presentation accepted for the 4S 2026 Conference: TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures. | Registration fee pending / to be checked against final category and online-hybrid rules. | Early Bird Registration window: 2026-06-01–2026-07-03. Volunteering call: 2026-06-08–2026-09-01. | Hybrid or online route should be preferred if it preserves the accepted record without long-haul travel cost. | Hybrid routeCost pendingRecord preservation |
| BSA Work, Employment & Society Conference 2026 University of Bath, UK |
Abstract accepted for oral presentation, Open Stream. The abstract was withdrawn by the author on 2026-07-07 before the accepted-presenter registration deadline because in-person registration, travel, and accommodation could not be converted. | Observed registration rates had ranged from concessionary/member day rates to non-member full conference rates, before travel and accommodation. These costs are now historical planning data, not an active bridge target. | Accepted-presenter registration deadline: 2026-07-13. The conference was in-person only, with no remote presentation route available. | Closed. Not registered, not presented, not converted. Preserve as accepted-but-not-converted evidence and keep the paper available for future development or rerouting. | ClosedAccepted but not convertedAuthor withdrawalIn-person cost barrier |
| EASST 2026 Kraków, Poland |
Abstract accepted for presentation; support letter issued for institutional assistance. | EUR 25 reduced EASST membership already paid to access membership/funding processes. Approx. ₩44k. Conference registration fee remains to be confirmed. |
Programme and registration details still being finalized. Previous BSA WES scheduling conflict has been removed after BSA withdrawal. | Funding application submitted after paying reduced membership. Detailed registration fee and funding result pending. | Funding pendingSchedule conflict reducedAlready small sunk cost |
| IPSA Regional Conference in Wrocław 2026 Wrocław, Poland / Track 2: Information, Media, and Technology |
Paper proposal accepted for oral in-person presentation. Panel assignment is pending after the registration deadline; this is a track-based regional conference route, not an RC / Research Committee assignment. | USD 230 non-member regular registration. USD 110 regular member registration for Country Groups A & B if the IPSA membership route is used. Approx. ₩345k non-member / ₩165k member-route registration before travel. |
Registration opened 2026-06-22. Registration deadline to remain in the program: 2026-08-05. Full paper deadline: 2026-09-30. Presentation must be in person; no virtual component is available. | Support route not secured. Registration itself is relatively lower, but total travel/accommodation cost remains the real barrier. | In-person onlyTravel burdenOctober conflict risk |
| AoIR2026 Mexico City / CDMX, Mexico |
Paper proposal accepted for onsite English presentation. | Observed early professional registration: member USD 500, non-member USD 670. Standard professional: member USD 640, non-member USD 800. Approx. ₩750k–₩1.2M before travel. |
Early registration deadline: 2026-08-01. Long-haul travel and accommodation costs are likely the main barrier. | Participant letter states that registration fees, travel, living, and accommodation expenses are not supported by conference organizers. Travel scholarship route may exist, but no confirmed support is secured. | Accepted onsiteHigh total costLong-haul |
| HCII 2026 / AI-HCI Montreal, Canada |
Late Breaking Paper accepted for presentation and Springer LNCS Late Breaking Papers consideration, subject to registration and camera-ready requirements. | USD 995 author/presenter late discounted registration had been the relevant known cost. Approx. ₩1.49M by planning rate. |
Registration and camera-ready deadlines were time-sensitive in May–June 2026. | Conference-side fee reduction / support was requested. Reply stated no additional country discount beyond UN Least Developed Countries and no financial support for potential participants. The item was not registered or converted because registration / funding constraints prevented participation. | ClosedAccepted but not convertedEvidence of bottleneck |
Immediate bridge logic
- Conversion before attendance: the first priority is not travel; it is preserving accepted outputs as formal records, papers, proceedings, or documented presentations.
- Use the lowest-cost credible route: online, hybrid, local, regional, or membership-supported routes are preferred over long-haul travel when academic record conversion remains credible.
- Do not preserve everything at once: overlapping or mutually uncertain conference routes are not advanced together until schedules, online/hybrid options, and funding outcomes are clearer.
- Ordinary routes first: fee support, waiver, travel grant, volunteering, institutional routing, or conference funding is checked before public bridge support is used.
- Redirect if infeasible: if one target becomes impossible because of schedule, funding, registration, or participation constraints, support is redirected to the next accepted output and logged publicly.
Due diligence already performed
- EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2026 / IFIP EGOV proceedings conversion was opened through author instructions, but the item was withdrawn from proceedings after registration, in-person participation, and funding/travel constraints made conversion infeasible. EasyChair confirmed withdrawal on 2026-06-26.
- HCII 2026 registration support / fee reduction was requested; additional discount or support was unavailable, and the item was not registered or converted.
- ILERA Asia 2026 registration/travel support was requested; only student discount was available. Full paper was submitted on 2026-06-30.
- EASST2026 reduced unwaged/low-waged membership was paid to access relevant membership/funding processes.
- EASST scheduling constraints were checked because of overlap with BSA WES; that conflict was later removed after BSA WES was withdrawn.
- BSA Work, Employment & Society Conference 2026 was accepted for oral presentation, but the abstract was withdrawn by the author on 2026-07-07 before the 2026-07-13 presenter booking / registration deadline because in-person registration, travel, and accommodation could not be converted.
- AoIR participant letter confirms accepted contribution and states that registration, travel, living, and accommodation expenses are not supported by the organizers.
- IPSA Wrocław 2026 registration and presentation rules were checked: individual accepted papers must register by 2026-08-05 to remain in the program, and the event has no virtual component.
- Institutional support and routing options are being documented separately; raw correspondence is not posted publicly.
What support is used for
- conference registration and proceedings conversion;
- travel, online, or hybrid participation decisions for already accepted conferences;
- redacted proof documentation and public record maintenance;
- basic research and presentation infrastructure, including equipment replacement when necessary.
Academic independence.
Support does not influence the content, conclusions, or academic direction of the research.
All academic responsibility remains with the researcher. Funds are used only for accepted-output
preservation, conference participation, proceedings conversion, documentation, and basic research infrastructure.