27th Annual International Conference 
on Digital Government Research

Collaborative Digital Transformation for Public Value Creation

DG.O 2026

University of Nebraska at Omaha
 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 
June 01-04, 2026

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Registration Opens

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Doctoral Colloquium

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Doctoral Colloquium

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tutorial, Workshops, and Demo Sessions

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Doctoral Colloquium

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Tutorial, Workshops, and Demo Sessions

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Junior Faculty Mentoring

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Coffee Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Doctoral Colloquium

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Tutorial, Workshops, and Demo Sessions

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Junior Faculty Networking

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Opens

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Opening Ceremony

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Metro & State Keynote Panel (Dr. Derek Kruse)

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Paper Sessions

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Concurrent Panels

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Posters

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Cybersecurity Keynote (Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Paper and Panel Sessions

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Coffee Break

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Concurrent Panels

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tribute to Dr. Soon Ae Chun

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Opens

9:00 am - 10:00 am

National Keynote (Dr. Theresa Pardo)

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Signature Panels

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Coffee Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Chapter/SIG Showcase

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Posters and Voting

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Keynote (Dr. M. Jae Moon)

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Paper and Panel Sessions

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Coffee Break

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Paper and Panel Sessions

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Paper and Panel Sessions

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Award Dinner

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Coffee Break

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Government & Academia Plenary

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Coffee Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Signature Panels or Chapter Meetings

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Board Meeting Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Membership Meeting & Closing Ceremony