EC’26 will feature a Preview Week from Monday, June 15, 2026 and on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The preview week will be a fully virtual event. The preview week will contain the following:
Mentoring Workshop: The goal of this workshop is to mentor students who are considering a research career in Economics and Computation. It will contain multiple presentations from successful people in the field followed by a virtual discussion between the junior and the senior members of the community. Find more information on the official website. To attend any of the sessions of the mentoring workshop, register for free here no later than June 15.
Tutorials: Tutorials aim to educate the community on new or important topics, inspiring interest among colleagues and young researchers. They facilitate understanding of the subject, guiding attendees through significant developments and open problems, with presentations by experts. To attend the tutorials, register for free here.
Please find the schedule of the preview week below, all the times are in ET. For more details, visit the website.
Thursday, June 18 – Mentoring Workshop
| Mentorship Workshop | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Job Market Panel |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Mentoring Panel |
| 12:15 p.m. - 01:00 p.m. | Break |
| 01:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m. | Transition from CS to Econ/OR/OM panel |
| 02:00 p.m. - 02:15 p.m. | Break |
| 02:15 p.m. - 02:45 p.m. | How to give good talks |
| 02:45 p.m. - 03:15 p.m. | How to collaborate and network |
| 03:15 p.m. - 03:45 p.m. | Break |
| 03:45 p.m. - 04:15 p.m. | How to write and review papers |
| 04:15 p.m. - 04:45 p.m. | How to study, do research |
Tutorials (11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET)
Organizers: Ioannis Anagnostides, Gabriele Farina, Brian Hu Zhang
Organizers: Hadi Hosseini, Shivika Narang, Shraddha Pathak, Rohit Vaish