Dear ESB member,
A short reminder that the deadline for submitting proposals for new ESB Working Groups is April 30, 2026. All information related to this call can be found below.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: scientific.chair@esbiomech.org.
Best regards,
Sandra Loerakker
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The ESB invites members in good standing to submit proposals for new Working Groups. The deadline for submitting proposals is April 30, 2026.
What is a Working Group?
- A community of active ESB members that promotes and/or advances knowledge in a specific area of research within the field of biomechanics.
- ESB Working Groups provide members with an opportunity to shape emerging research directions, build international collaborations, and increase the visibility of their field within the biomechanics community.
- Working Groups should involve coordinators from at least 3 different countries. All coordinators should be ESB members in good standing.
- Potential activities of a Working Group include but are not limited to: sharing latest developments on a specific topic, proposing standards, identifying challenges, building consensus around complex theoretical, computational and experimental areas, moving towards the regulatory acceptance of biomechanical biomarkers, etc.
- The Working Group should have a specific goal and the activities should be aimed at delivering some clear output within a 2-year period.
- After 2 years, a Working Group can be renewed for another 2-year period pending re-evaluation from the ESB Council.
- The Working Group coordinators will be expected to update the ESB Council of the progresses of the Working Group at least every six months and provide a summary of the activities and achievements of the Working Group at the end of each year.
- The ESB Council reserves the right to dissolve the Working Group after one year if satisfactory progress has not been made
- The Working Group activities should be distinct from ongoing collaborative arrangements, and be recognizable as an independent, ESB-led initiative.
- The ESB Council will support the Working Groups by providing a point of contact in the ESB Council. The ESB Council will also support financially, with a maximum of €5,000 per year.
In case you are interested in submitting a proposal:
- You can find all relevant information, including the proposal template, at the ESB website.
- Prepare a proposal with a team of 3-5 ESB members who will act as coordinators.
- All coordinators should be ESB members in good standing at the submission deadline, and be affiliated with institutions from at least 3 different countries.
- Make sure that the topic of the new Working Group is different from the areas of the two already running ESB Working Groups:
- Use the template to explain the motivation for setting up this Working Group, the specific objectives and activities, and how you will use the (financial) support of the ESB (maximum 2 pages).
- Proposals (in PDF format) should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Webportal and Working Groups committee (scientific.chair@esbiomech.org).
- Deadline for submitting your proposal: April 30, 2026.
- Proposals will be evaluated based on scientific relevance, novelty, international collaboration, and the feasibility and impact of the proposed activities.
- Up to 2 new Working Groups will be funded in this round. Notification on acceptance/rejection: before the ESB General Assembly (July 11, 2026).
If you have questions or would like to have more information, please contact me via scientific.chair@esbiomech.org.
Sandra Loerakker
Chair of the WebPortal and Working Groups committee
