[fg-arc] Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals for the 2nd Intl. Conf. on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S)

[Birgit Penzenstadler]

Call for Contributions for the 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability 
August 24-28, 2014 Stockholm, Sweden
http://2014.ict4s.org

*About the ICT4S conferences*
The ICT4S conferences bring together leading researchers in ICT for Sustainability with government and industry representatives, including decision-makers with an interest in using ICT for sustainability, researchers focusing on ICT effects on sustainability and developers of sustainable ICT systems or applications. More information can be found at: www.ict4s.org

*Theme & Topics*
The theme of the 2014 conference is "ICT and transformational change". Sustainable development needs transformational changes both in technology and in our patterns of production and consumption. Papers relating to ICT for sustainability in a broad sense and especially papers developing the recommendations from ICT4S 2013 and this year’s theme are welcome.

*Papers, posters & workshops*
We welcome original papers and posters reporting on research, development and demonstrations in the field of ICT4S. We also welcome workshop proposals of diverse types. Instructions for all types of submissions can be found at the conference website. 

Topics include (but are not limited to) the following examples that all should discuss implications for sustainability
- smart cities
- intelligent energy management in buildings
- smart homes and offices
- smart grids
- intelligent transportation and travel information
- green monitoring and adaptation of software-intensive systems and services
- ICT-induced behavioural and societal change
- ICT-practices and lifestyles
- ICT and design
- energy efficient software
- software for environmental sustainable ICT
- software for sustainable business governance
- improved service lives of hardware products
- material resources used in production
- reduced hardware obsolescence
- e-waste and closed material cycles
- incentives for more sustainable ICT
- case studies and experience reports
- tools supporting green decision making and development
- challenges for an environmentally sustainable ICT industry
- education in ICT for sustainability
- systematic interdisciplinary efforts in ICT for sustainability

*Important dates* 
Workshops
Proposal submission deadline 	Jan 15
Workshop acceptance notification 	Jan 31

*Papers*
Abstracts deadline 				Feb 21
Full papers deadline 			Feb 28
Paper acceptance notification 	April 30
Camera-ready deadline 			May 31

*Posters*
Submission deadline 			April 14
Poster acceptance notification 	May 5

General chair
Mattias Höjer, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Program chairs
Patricia Lago, VU University Amsterdam
Josefin Wangel, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Steering committee
Lorenz Hilty, UZH University of Zurich and Empa
Mattias Höjer, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Cecilia Katzeff, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT
Patricia Lago, VU University Amsterdam
Åsa Moberg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Local chair
Daniel Vare, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Contact
ict4s-2014 at kth.se
2014.ict4s.org
+46 (0)8 790 64 54 (Daniel Vare)
Centre for Sustainable Communications
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Lindstedtsvägen 5
SE-100 44 Stockholm, SWEDEN
www.cesc.kth.se

Arranged by
CESC, Centre for Sustainable Communications at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
in cooperation with VU University Amsterdam


*Call for Workshop Proposals for the 2nd Intl. Conf. on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S)*

A series of workshops will be held in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S) to facilitate the creation and exchange of ideas between academia, industry, and government participants. Workshops provide a setting for presenting challenges to researchers and practitioners as well as working together with experts in the field to overcome those challenges. Workshops will be held on August 24 and on August 27 or 28 (to be decided later), i.e. before and after the main conference.

*Workshop Proposal Guidelines*
Proposals must be written in English and not exceed four pages in length. 
Proposals should contain:
1. Motivation and objectives of the workshop
- 300 words with the motivation and objectives of the workshop topic. (Note: If your workshop is accepted then this description will be used as early publicity for the workshop.)
- A more detailed discussion of the anticipated outcomes of the workshop (e.g., open research problems to pursue, validation objectives, empirical studies, etc.).
2. Workshop format and needed services
- What will be the format for the workshop (e.g., paper presentation and discussion, keynotes, breakout sessions, panel-like discussions, experiments, or a combination thereof)?
- How do you plan to make the workshop interactive and result-oriented?
- Which roles and responsibilities will you assign to participants during the workshop (e.g., presenter, discussant, facilitator, etc.)?
- What are the requirements in terms of rooms, equipment, and support staff (i.e., student volunteers)?
- Workshop organizers can work with the workshop chairs to specify the services and facilitation support that they wish to employ.
3. Target audience
- What backgrounds should the workshop attendees have?
- What is the range (min, max) for number of attendees for the workshop? 
- Is the workshop open to all conference participants or by invitation only? 
- What mix of industry and research participants is being sought?
4. Workshop contributions and evaluation
- What types of contribution are being solicited for the workshop (e.g., full papers, position papers, posters, demos, experiments, or other interactive sessions)?
- What type of evaluation process will be used?
- For scientific workshops that solicit submissions: The potential program committee (i.e., how large will the PC reviewing the papers be)?
- How do you intend to evaluate the level of success and type of contribution of the workshop itself?
5. Workshop publication plans
- We intend to publish workshop proceedings with CEUR-WS (ceur-ws.org), a free open access publication service. If you wish to follow a different publishing plan, then describe how you intend to disseminate the workshop proceedings.
6. Workshop duration
- Indicate if you plan for a half-day WS or a full-day WS. Indicate if any of the days allocated for the workshops are unfeasible for you.
7. History of the workshop
- Have you offered this workshop before? If so, please provide a history of the venues, dates, and approximate attendance numbers.
8. Short biographies of all workshop organizers

*Submission Instructions*
Please submit your workshop proposal in PDF format via EasyChair https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ict4s2014

*Duties of WS organizers*
• Write a summary of the WS on 1-2 pages to be included in the conference proceedings.
• Responsible for managing papers for the WS, including designing a submission and selection process.
• If the WS has proceedings, cooperate with the WS-chairs on this.

*Evaluation Criteria*
All workshop proposals will be reviewed by the WS chairs and they will come up with a suggestion to the program chairs and general chair, who will take final decision. Acceptance will be based on:
• Relevance to the conference topics (See the description/background information at the conference site)
• Evaluation of the workshop's potential to advance the state of research and/or practice or bridging disciplines, between research and practice.
• Potential for attracting an appropriate number of participants
• Organizers' ability to lead a successful workshop
• Overall composition of the WS topics

Queries regarding workshop call and contents:
Workshop chairs Birgit Penzenstadler bpenzens at uci.edu and Wolfgang Lohmann wolfgang.lohmann at gmail.com

*Important dates*
Proposal submission deadline:	 		Jan 15
Workshop acceptance notification: 			Jan 31
Camera-ready version for proceedings: 		TBD

WS-papers deadline (if applicable): 		March 31
Paper acceptance notification: 			April 30
Camera-ready deadline:					May 31

Call also available online at http://2014.ict4s.org/call-for-workshops/