<div dir="ltr"><div style="min-height:100%"><div style="width:1512px"><div><div style="display:flex;background-color:transparent"><div style="overflow:hidden"><div style="border-radius:16px;margin-bottom:16px;overflow-y:hidden"><div><div><div><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-:3" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;overflow-y:scroll;padding-right:0px;height:687px"><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-:1" style="padding:0px;vertical-align:bottom;min-height:497px"><div><div role="main"><div><div style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;min-height:64ex;min-width:502px;margin:0px;padding-right:16px"><div><div style="background-color:transparent;min-width:502px;padding:0px"><div role="list"><div role="listitem" aria-expanded="true" style="padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;clear:both;outline:none"><div style="margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-radius:0px;float:left;width:1168px"><div style="border-top:none;padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px rgba(100,121,143,0.12);border-left:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-avWBGd-102"><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-avWBGd-103"><div style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex"><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto"><div><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-:13y" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-:13z" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;overflow:auto hidden"><div id="m_2982381228396845569gmail-avWBGd-119"><div dir="ltr"><div role="listitem" aria-expanded="true" style="padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;clear:both;outline:none"><div style="margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-radius:0px;float:left;width:1576px"><div style="border-top:none;padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px rgba(100,121,143,0.12);border-left:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div><div id="m_2982381228396845569m_675206883451225819gmail-avWBGd-1101"><div id="m_2982381228396845569m_675206883451225819gmail-avWBGd-1102"><div style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex"><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto"><div><div id="m_2982381228396845569m_675206883451225819gmail-:3o2" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_2982381228396845569m_675206883451225819gmail-:3o1" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;overflow:auto hidden"><div id="m_2982381228396845569m_675206883451225819gmail-avWBGd-1250"><div dir="ltr"><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid green;padding:0cm 0cm 4pt;margin-left:0cm;margin-right:46.8pt"><p style="margin:10pt 0cm 14pt;line-height:16.8667px;border:none;padding:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:green;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">CFP: The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability, Innovation, and Society (ICSIS 2026)</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:green">Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE.</span><span style="color:green;font-style:italic"><span lang="EN"></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="https://intelligent-systems.net/icsis2026/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://intelligent-systems.net/icsis2026/</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Venue: Valencia, Spain (9\u201312 June 2026)</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><h2 style="margin:19pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:auto;line-height:19.9333px;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__nwmfw0dqs92" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px">Scope</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability, Innovation, and Society (ICSIS 2026) invites scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders to share original research, case studies, and forward-looking perspectives that tackle the most pressing sustainability, innovation, and societal challenges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ICSIS 2026 provides a unique arena for <b>cross-disciplinary</b> dialogue and the co-creation of solutions that transcend traditional academic and sectoral boundaries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The conference strengthens its role as a collaborative hub where expertise from computer science, engineering, life sciences, health, social sciences, education, economics and management, design, and public policy converges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">By bringing together voices from academia, industry, and governance, ICSIS 2026 aims to transform knowledge into actionable insights, impactful innovations, and sustainable practices that can guide societies toward more resilient, just futures.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ICSIS 2026 is structured around three core tracks\u2014Sustainability, Innovation, and Society\u2014that together address environmental stewardship, technological and organizational innovation, and the social and policy dimensions of transformation.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(100,116,139)"></span></p><h2 style="margin:19pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:auto;line-height:19.9333px;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__s5nugwb8h808" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px">General Chairs</span><span lang="EN"></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN">Prof. Nancy Landrum, Munich Business School, Germany.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN">Dr. Guia Bianchi, European Commission, Spain.</span></p><h2 style="margin:19pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:auto;line-height:19.9333px;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__fklwcej0qmzw" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px">Topics of Interest</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ICSIS 2026 is structured around three core tracks. We invite submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:</span></p><h3 style="margin:15pt 0cm 8pt;break-after:auto;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__jypl5i95cqxc" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:20.7px">Track 1: Sustainability</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:20.7px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Technology</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Sustainable software, AI, and digital infrastructures, including green cloud/edge/IoT and carbon-aware computing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Health</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Digital health, telemedicine, and clinical AI solutions that are fair, privacy-preserving, low-resource, and resilient to climate stress.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Education</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Green campuses and curricula that promote sustainability literacy, equity, and student success.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Energy</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Smart grids, virtual power plants, EV charging, and secure, carbon-aware energy management.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Environment</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Environmental monitoring, digital twins, and circular-economy approaches for waste, water, and climate adaptation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Agriculture</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Precision agriculture, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and climate-aware food production.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Bioinformatics &amp; Life Sciences</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Data, models, and tools for conservation, sustainable bio-manufacturing, and responsible biological data use.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sustainability in Business</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Green business models, ESG/CSR strategies, sustainable supply chains, and data-driven sustainability reporting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 16pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><h3 style="margin:15pt 0cm 8pt;break-after:auto;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__z8523ck1avo2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:20.7px">Track 2: Innovation</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:20.7px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__juafdg3bg7n2"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Digital transformation and interoperable platforms and ecosystems</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Modernising processes through integrated, standards-based digital infrastructures.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Product, service, and system innovation; design thinking and experimentation</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Creating and testing new offerings via design thinking and rapid experimentation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">AI-enabled innovation, including generative AI, agents, and copilots</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Using AI to enable new products, services, and ways of working.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Open innovation, living labs, and real-world testbeds</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Co-creating and trialling innovations in collaborative, real-world environments.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Entrepreneurship, venture building, and ESG-aligned business models</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Building ventures and business models that embed sustainability and impact.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Innovation policy, regulation, and public procurement for sustainable impact</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Steering innovation through policy, regulation, and mission-oriented procurement.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Innovation in AI, industry, health, education, public services, and global development</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Sector-specific digital and AI innovations for societal and global benefit.</span></p><h3 style="margin:15pt 0cm 8pt;break-after:auto;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:20.7px">Track 3: Society</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:20.7px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__xr40zj24trht"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Human-centered AI; explainability, transparency, and trust</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Designing AI systems around people\u2019s needs, understanding, and confidence.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Governance, law, and public policy for digital and AI systems</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Frameworks that regulate, guide, and oversee digital and AI technologies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Ethics, equity, inclusion, and social justice in socio-technical systems</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Ensuring technologies support fairness, rights, and inclusive participation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Smart cities, civic technologies, and digital participation</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Digital tools that enable responsive, inclusive, and data-informed cities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Media and information ecosystems; misinformation and disinformation</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Studying how information spreads and how to counter harmful or false content.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Work, automation, labor markets, and skills for green and digital transitions</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 How automation and new skills reshape jobs in sustainable, digital economies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Culture, heritage, arts, and immersive experiences in digital societies</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> \u2013 Digital and immersive technologies for cultural expression, memory, and engagement.</span></p><h2 style="margin:19pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:auto;line-height:19.9333px;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px">Submission Types</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Long Papers (7\u20138 pages): original research with clear methodology, results, and contributions.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Short Papers (4\u20136 pages): Short research contributions, focused studies, and demo or artifact papers.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 16pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Poster Papers (1\u20132 pages): Concise presentations of work in progress and undergraduate research.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><h2 style="margin:19pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:auto;line-height:19.9333px;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:green"><a name="m_2982381228396845569_m_675206883451225819_m_6770266616835482674__cxyq1bvdq0p0" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px">Important Dates</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px;color:rgb(0,102,204);font-weight:normal"></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Paper submission: <strike>February 20, 2026.</strike> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px"><font color="#ff0000">March 10th 2026.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">\u25cf<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2026.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 16pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size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