Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global health crisis that requires international, transdisciplinary collaboration to address its broadscale societal and public health impacts. In comparison to what was possible during previous pandemics, the information age and rapid advances in data-driven research offer policy makers and scientists tools to identify strategies and policy solutions that can effectively mitigate the health effects of COVID-19 while minimizing the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the pandemic. The validity of any such research or analysis rests on the provision of complete and accurate data on COVID-19 policy interventions at all levels of policy making. In the last year, researchers as well as stakeholders from the public and private sector around the world collected an enormous volume of data on public health and social measures (PHSMs) made in response to COVID-19. Trackers all over the place formed the COVID-19 PHSMs Data Coverage Network (PHSM Network<http://www.covid19-conference.org/>) which provides the opportunity for different policy trackers to i) network, exchange and share key experiences and takeaways with the aim of inviting different groups to ii) explore and consider possibilities for collaboration and scientific exchange and iii) reflect on how to use lessons learned from current experiences with data collection to respond to future pandemics. COVID-19 PHSMs Research Outcome Conference<https://covid19-conference.org/upcoming-events-2/>, which takes place on October 5-7, 2021, provides an important forum for scholars to share and exchange information on research findings based on the datasets that are produced by PHSM Network members. We will cover a diverse spectrum across disciplines from epidemiology over social science to policy and economics and we aim to include voices and views from different backgrounds, both professionally and geographically. The conference will also create space for public health scholars to debate future pandemics and preparedness measures. We would like to invite you to join us on October 5-7 2021 (7am - 9pm CET) and either submit a paper to a panel or add your voice to the discussion. Sections The conference will be organized in sections: 1. Plenary Session for PHSM Trackers 2. Comparative Political Economy & International Political Economy 3. Simulation & Statistical Indices 4. Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modeling 5. Direct Feeds: How can Public Authorities automate/publish their policies as Open Data and feed trackers/mapping directly? 6. Observing COVID-19 policies from a rights perspective. Which policies matter? 7. Economic impact of COVID19 responses 8. COVID-19 policies, enforcement and compliance behaviour 9. Learning from global experiences: Uses of trackers by policymakers and evidence-to-policy organizations 10. Labour market and social policy responses to the pandemic For more information on sections and their formats, see here: https://covid19-conference.org/upcoming-events/conference-sections/ Submit your proposal You can submit your paper or other contribution by August 31 VIA THIS FORM<https://tummgmt.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6mO50LeusM8FtyK>. Paper presentation panels and young scholar paper presentation panels need to be either a working paper or already published article. If you wish to propose a round table or workshop, feel free to submit an abstract and tell us why you would like to be considered for participation (for more information see here<https://covid19-conference.org/upcoming-events/conference-sections/>). Registration You can register for the conference between September 6 and 20. We welcome not only registrations from presenting participants, but invite scholars, policy makers, journalists and other interested attendees. If you wish to be reminded when the registration opens, please RSVP HERE. <https://tummgmt.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dgnopLiEIp825YG> The CoronaNet Research Project, represented by Cindy Cheng and Luca Messerschmidt, will host the conference in collaboration with the Chair for International Relations (Tim Büthe) at the Hochschule für Politik (Technical University of Munich) and the PERISCOPE<https://periscopeproject.eu/> consortium. Co-hosting partners are: * Health Intervention Tracking for COVID-19 (HIT-COVID) (represented by Sophia Zweig, Alex Zapf, Qulu Zheng, and Hanmeng Xu) * International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) (represented by Tatjana Buklijas, and Naomi Simon-Kumar) * Oxford Coronavirus Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) (represented by Thomas Hale, Anna Petherick and Yuxi Zhang) * Oxford Supertracker (OxST) (represented by Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Lukas Lehner) * Project Lockdown (PL) (represented by Jean F. Quéralt) * Response2covid19 (R2C19) (represented by Simon Porcher) We are happy to answer any question about the conference at admin@coronanet-project.org<mailto:admin@coronanet-project.org> and very much hope to see you there. Best wishes, Cindy Cheng (CoronaNet Research Project, Hochschule für Politik, TUM) Luca Messerschmidt (CoronaNet Research Project, Hochschule für Politik, TUM)