IEEE Technology and Society Magazine - June 2017 - 1

IEEE 2017 International Symposium on Technology and Society
(ISTAS 2017): From Good Ideas to Practical Solutions
9-11 August, 2017 in Sydney, Australia
The next IEEE International
Symposium on
Technology and Society
(ISTAS 2017)
be held in Sydney, New South
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10-11 August, 2017
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Implications of National Security, hosted by Dr. Katina Michael (University of Wollongong), and a Doctoral Mentoring Workshop
for
Ph.D. Students,
hosted byand
the University
New South Wales.
Confirmed
Keynote
Invited ofSpeakers
include:
Dr Ron Arkin, Regents' Professor, College of Computing, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA (USA), and Visiting Fellow, School
Key
Dates
of Electrical and Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD (Australia)
March 31, 2017
Submission deadline for paper abstracts
April
10, 2017
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of acceptance
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Vardi, George Distinguished
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Dr Philip
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Call
for Papers
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The
ISTAS 2017 program structure provides for 6 keynote speakers, and 72 papers (oral presentations) and 12 panels across 3
parallel
Loyola sessions.
Marymount University, Los Angeles CA (USA)

for oral Managing
presentations
from industry,
government
and academia
(including
students)
covering
Paper
proposals are solicited
Dr Konstantinos
Karachalios,
Director,
IEEE Standards
Association
and
member
of the IEEE
Managerelevant
research,
technologies,
tools and case studies relevant to the conference theme and tracks. Papers on
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Washington
DCmethodologies,
(USA)
policy implications are also welcome. Full papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Papers accepted in the
Associated
Events
conference
proceedings
and presented during the conference will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.
The main conference will be supported by several workshops and special sessions, including:
For details including a list of ISTAS 2017 tracks and information for authors, please visit the conference website at:
* A Doctoral Mentoring Workshop for Ph.D. Students, hosted by the University of New South Wales.
* The 10th Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security, on the theme "Biometrics at the Border",
http://ieeessit.org/istas2017/
convened by Dr Katina Michael (University
of Wollongong), Dr Rob Nicholls (University of NSW), Dr Monique Mann
(Queensland University of Technology), and Mr Peter Leonard (Data Synergies).
For full inquiries
details including
a list of ISTAS
tracks,
program
keynote
and invited speakers, guidelines for
General
should be addressed
to the 2017
ISTAS 2017
General
Chair,outline,
Philip Hall
(philip.hall@ieee.org).
authors, associated events, and registration and venue information, please visit the conference website at:

http://ieeessit.org/istas2017/
ISTAS 2017 is proudly sponsored by SSIT, the SSIT Australia Chapter, the IEEE NSW Section, The University of New
South Wales (UNSW), and The University of Wollongong (UOW).
All inquiries should be addressed to the ISTAS 2017 General Chair, Philip Hall: philip.hall@ieee.org.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2017.2707595
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