OPEN CALL FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCIES IN TIME POLICIES
Turn your project into an international benchmark!
Inspire cities, organizations, and companies around the world by sharing your best practice in time policies.
We are looking for innovative initiatives with impact and transferability potential that promote a healthier, more equitable, fair, and efficient organization of time.
If your municipality, organization, or company has recently implemented a project in this area, we encourage you to share your experience at the leading international event on time policies. Register now.
SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL HERE
The call is open to participants from all over the world.
Deadline for submitting proposals:
Monday 16 March 2026 (inclusive).
Each person or organisation may submit up to two proposals.
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
- You will contribute to social well-being by providing knowledge, ideas, and innovative solutions to advance toward a healthier, more equitable, efficient, and sustainable time management system.
- You will inspire a global audience of professionals at the forefront of political institutions, research centers, social organizations, and companies. More than 4,600 people from 50 countries participated in TUW 2025.
- You will share the stage with more than 50 internationally renowned speakers in their areas of expertise.
- You will make your project—and your municipality, company, or organization—an international benchmark.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS THE PROPOSAL MUST MEET
- The proposed time policy must be active or have been implemented in the last 5 years.
- The proposal must be submitted in Catalan, Spanish, or English.
- The person proposed to present the project must be able to do so in Catalan, Spanish, or English.
- The person proposed to present the project must be available to attend TUW 2026 in person (October 19–22, 2026, Barcelona). The organizing team does not guarantee full coverage of travel expenses.
SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL HERE
The call is open to participants from all over the world.
Deadline for submitting proposals:
Monday 16 March 2026 (inclusive).
Each person or organisation may submit up to two proposals.
SELECTION PROCESS
The event coordination team will evaluate all time policy experience proposals received according to the following selection criteria:
- Relevance to this year's theme.
- Results and impact of the implemented policy.
- Geographical diversity and range of activities of the proposal.
From 31 March 2026, the coordinating team will contact participants via the email address or mobile phone number provided to inform them whether their proposal has been selected or rejected.
THEMES OF TIME USE WEEK 2026
- Research, data, and time use.
- Social changes and time use.
- Technological changes and time use.
- Cultural changes and time use.
- Impacts of acceleration on social well-being.
- Social acceleration.
- Slow movement.
- Society of fatigue.
- Time policies in the workplace.
- Time policies in caregiving.
- Time policies in participation.
- Time policies in mobility.
- Time policies in leisure.
- Time policies in rest and health.
- Time policies and urban proximity models.
- Other topics related to the Time Use Week 2026.