Rogano Meeting 2026
Facilitating the development of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in health professions education and medical education through high-level, international scholarly debate.
- 21st-22nd August 2026
- Vienna, Austria
Welcome to Rogano 2026
Welcome to Vienna
The Rogano 2026 organising committee welcomes you to Vienna, Austria; a city where the embrace of the future is grounded in history, culture, music and elegance. From coffee-house culture to iconic architecture, museums and historical sites, Vienna connects the past to the present and future into a vibrant city.
The meeting will be held at the NH Danube City hotel, centrally located in beautiful Kaisermühlen. The venue is within walking distance to the Austria Center (the location of AMEE 2026) and the waterfront. Yes, the schönen blauen Donau is only a 15 minute walk from the Rogano meeting and includes the Danube Island, a 21 kilometer long recreation location right in the middle of the city. Transportation to the historic city centre (Stephansplatz) only takes 20 minutes by U-Bahn. Or, reach the Naschmarkt for traditional Austrian or international take away food, snacks, or a full sit-down meal in 30 minutes.
At Rogano 2026, we look forward to two days of high-level, international scholarly debate and development of health professions/medical education researchers at doctoral and postdoctoral levels. The programme will commence on the 21st of August (Friday) at 08.30hrs CEST and concludes on the 22nd of August (Saturday) at 13.00hr CEST. The Friday evening conference dinner will be held on site.
A detailed overview of the planned sessions, including workshops and dilemma presentations, will be available as soon as possible.
Our organising committee
Bridget O'Brien, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Kelsey Miller, MD, EdM
Harvard Medical School, USA
Anders Lund Schram, PhD
Aarhus University, Denmark
Matilda Liljedahl, MD, PhD
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Sanne Kaas-Mason, PhD
University of Toronto. Canada
Dr. Shalini Gupta
University of Dundee, Scotland
About the conference
Promoting the development of doctoral students and early post-doctoral researchers within a climate of high-level, international scholarly debate
The idea for the first Rogano meeting was born in the year 2010 when Tim Dornan, Cees van der Vleuten and Jeroen van Merrienboer (Maastricht University) discussed how to continue and build on international relationships with other universities. At that year’s meeting of the Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), held in Glasgow, a table was booked at the famous Rogano restaurant in Glasgow (sadly, now closed). Colleagues from the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Canada came together to discuss organising an international collaboration between medical/health professions education research groups. The idea of having a meeting back-to-back with AMEE was proposed and the first Rogano Meeting was organised by the Maastricht team and took place in Vienna, 2011.
The focus of the meeting is to promote the development of doctoral students and early post doctoral researchers within a climate of high-level, international scholarly debate. A key component of the meeting is that doctoral students each present a dilemma they have faced in their doctoral research. They each have 30 minutes ‘on the floor’, with 10 minutes of this given to a brief presentation, following specific guidelines, and the session is then opened to the floor, with a facilitator guiding the discussion and debate aimed at helping the presenter find solutions to their dilemma.
Previous Meetings
2011 – Vienna, Austria
2012 – Lyon, France
2013 – Prague, Czech Republic
2014 – Milan, Italy
2015 – Glasgow, Scotland
2016 – Barcelona, Spain
2017 – Helsinki, Finland
2018 – Basel, Switzerland
2019 – Vienna, Austria
2020 – Glasgow, Scotland (cancelled due to Covid)
2021 – Glasgow, webinar
2022 – Lyon, France
2023 – Glasgow, Scotland
2024 – Basel, Switzerland
2025 – Barcelona, Spain
Location & Venue
Host City 2026
Willkommen in Wien!
Welcome to Vienna, the cultural centre of Austria and one of the world foremost capitals of music. Vienna offers a variety of experiences from museums to historic buildings, coffee cultures, shopping, river swimming and strolling in beautiful parks. In addition, Vienna has several notable libraries, including the National Library, the University Library, the City Library, and the libraries of the Natural History Museum and the Academy of Sciences.
Information about Vienna can be found at:
Conference Venue
NH Danube City offers modern rooms and suites right next to the Austria Center Vienna and the Vienna International Centre, in Vienna’s UNO City/Donaustadt area well connected by metro and close to the Danube Island waterfront.
In addition to hosting our conference, the hotel features an on-site restaurant with a summer terrace and bar, plus a free 24/7 gym and a sauna for guests.
Conference registration
Download the conference registration form, abstract template and guidance for doctoral dilemmas.
Registration form
To be submitted by the team leader via the Rogano organising committee:
Registration coming spring 2026.
Doctoral dilemmas guidance
Download the guidance for completing a 'doctoral dilemma' abstract. Please read!
Abstract template
Download the abstract template. Format it according to the guidance and submit it to the Rogano organising committee:
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Conference programme
Draft programmes are below. Final programme will be available mid July 2026.
Friday 21st Programme
| 8.30 am – 9.00 am | Registration |
| 9.00 am – 9.15 am | Welcome |
| 9.45 am – 5.45 pm |
Morning and afternoon: a mix of Pecha Kucha presentations, the core doctoral dilemma |
| Evening | Reception and Dinner |
Saturday 22nd Programme
| 8.30-9.00 am | Registration |
| Morning | A mix of Pecha Kucha presentations, plenary session and doctoral dilemmas |
| Approximately! 12:00 | Closing |
Sustainability Commitment
Rogano 2026 has made a conscious decision to try and reduce the environmental and social impacts of our meeting
The Rogano 2026 Organising Committee will be working closely with the host venue to facilitate us working toward our sustainability goals.
We're open to suggestions, but here’s what we’re doing so far:
- We have chosen a venue that is central and readily accessible by foot, bicycle or public transport.
- We shall endeavour to minimise any printing.
- We shall emphasise that conference documentation (e.g. abstract booklet) should be stored electronically.
- We shall ensure that lanyards/badges are reusable.
- We shall request use of seasonal produce and local suppliers for the conference dinner. We are hoping to include a vegan menu option as one of the main menu choices.
Contact us
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