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It's been a few weeks since #REFSQ2026 wrapped up, and we are already missing you. But the countdown is on because #REFSQ2027 is heading to 🗺️ ... 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland! 📆 12th - 15th April 2027 📖 Next year’s theme? "Aligning RE and AI Velocity" Get ready, because the journey continues in Basel! 🚀

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We are delighted to announce the Most Influential Paper Award at #REFSQ26 🏆 to: Garm Lucassen for the paper: “The Use and Effectiveness of User Stories in Practice” by G. Lucassen, F. Dalpiaz, J.M.E.M. van der Werf, and S. Brinkkemper, originally published at REFSQ 2016.

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We are pleased to announce the Open Science Award at #REFSQ26: “Security Under Pressure: How Agile Teams Experience and Manage Security Requirements” by Dahlia Vingtoft Andreasen, Oksana Kulyk, and Elda Paja 🌟 Congratulations to the authors!

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We are delighted to announce the Best Posters & Tools award at #REFSQ26: “EmpiRE-Compass: A Neuro-Symbolic Dashboard for Sustainable and Dynamic Knowledge Exploration, Synthesis, and Reuse” by Oliver Karras, Amirreza Alasti, Lena John, Sushant Aggarwal, and Yücel Celik 🏆

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We are delighted to announce that the paper “Opportunities and Limitations of GenAI in RE: Viewpoints from Practice” received the Best Paper Award at REFSQ26 🏆 Congratulations to the authors: Anne Hess, Andreas Vogelsang, Xavier Franch, Andrea Herrmann, Sylwia Kopczynska, and Alexander Rachmann! 👏👏

Certificate of Best Paper Award

We are proud to announce that the Best Reviewer Award at the 32nd edition of the REFSQ International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering has been awarded to Quim Motger! 👏

Certificate of Best Reviewer Award at the 32nd edition of the REFSQ International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering presented to Quim Motger

We are pleased to share that the Best Reviewer Award at the 32nd edition of the REFSQ International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering has been presented to Oliver Karras! 🌟

Certificate of Best Reviewer Award at the 32nd edition of the REFSQ International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering presented to Oliver Karras

⏳ #REFSQ2026 is over! After inspiring discussions, new collaborations, and a wonderful exchange, it’s time to start planning the next steps of your research and practice! 🙏 A huge thanks to our sponsors, organization team, authors and participants! ✨Stay tuned to the announcement of #REFSQ2027!

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📢 There's still time! 🚀 More opportunities to participate in #REFSQ2026! 🚀 Important Dates (all dates are AoE (UTC-12h)): - Education and Training: Jan 25th 2026 - Posters & Tools: Jan 26th 2026 (extended deadline!) - Doctoral Symposium: Feb 2nd 2026 - Journal Early Feedback: Feb 22nd 2026

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⏰Reminder: Workshop Paper Submission Deadline is Approaching! This is a reminder that the workshop paper submission deadline for #REFSQ2026 is coming up soon. Workshops provide an interactive forum for early ideas, ongoing research, and practical experience. We look forward to your contributions!

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✨ Happy New Year from REFSQ 2026! ✨ As we step into 2026, we’d like to thank the entire community — researchers, practitioners, speakers, and partners — for being with us We’re excited for another year of meaningful discussions, shared experiences, and collaboration around #RequirementsEngineering

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We are delighted to announce that Tomasz Parkoła will deliver a keynote at REFSQ2026! 💡 Innovation through collaboration: turning cultural heritage into quality data. 🎙️How can culture, research, and technology come together to create data that truly matters — for both science and society?

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