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Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque@csebuet.org>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 7:35 PM
Subject: ICT4S'18 Call for Participation
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CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS@listserv.acm.org, yrictd <
yrictd@googlegroups.com>,
hci4d@googlegroups.comCall for participation
ICT4S 2018: The Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for SustainabilityHart House, University of Toronto, May 13-19, 2018http://2018.ict4s.orgDetailed program available here:http://2018.ict4s.org/main-conference-program/Early bird registration deadline: April 20, 2018To register: http://2018.ict4s.org/registration/Highlights of the conference include:Keynote Talks: • William Rees, the originator of the concept of the ecological footprint; • Lisa Nathan, an expert in first nations, social justice and environmental resilience; • John Robinson, expert in regenerative buildings and university campuses as living laboratories for sustainability.Invited Talks from industry, government and academia: • Rohit Aggarwala, Head of Urban Systems at Sidewalk Labs • Alex Miller, President and Founder of Esri Canada • Elyse Parker, Director of the Public Realm Section, Transportation Services at the City of Toronto • David Hulchanski, professor of housing and community development at the University of Toronto • Lauren Baker, Food Systems Consultant with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food • Tim Frick, CEO of Mightybytes, and author of “Designing for Sustainability: A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services” • Sanjay Khanna, Resident Futurist at Massey College, University of Toronto • Yasmin Glanville, founder and chief strategist for CTR Inc, and a director and founder of Re-think Sustainability InitiativesResearch results from the international ICT4S research community: • 27 research papers presented in an innovative ConverStations format featuring round table discussion with the authors • Full list of accepted papers: http://2018.ict4s.org/accepted-papers/ • 24 research posters featuring new research and late breaking results • Full list of accepted posters: http://2018.ict4s.org/list-of-accepted-posters/An ICT4S technology showcase featuring exhibits by: • Autodesk • Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW Toronto) • Ecobee •The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) • Esri Canada • Imagine My City • Ontario Centres of Excellent TargetGHG program • Screaming Power • STEAMLabs • TOMesh • TransPod HyperloopThe Fourth International Workshop on Computing with Limits (ACM Limits, see http://computingwithinlimits.org/2018/) The ICT4S Green Hackathon (see http://2018.ict4s.org/hackathon/)ICT4S Workshops on: • Live Sketching; • Sustainability Education; • Sidewalk Labs' vision for developing a smart sustainable city; • International guidebooks for ICT4S in industry and government;Social Events including dinner at the Second City Theatre and a comedy improv show!
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Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
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