Dear IEEE Region 8 Members,
The R8 Conference Coordination Committee is inviting you to coordinate with your IEEE local Section (or subsection) in order to prepare a proposal to organize the following R8 portfolio conferences (under the following expectation):
· 22nd IEEE EUROCON 2027 (150 participants)
· 12th IEEE AFRICON 2027 (150 participants)
· 11th IEEE RTSI 2027 (150 participants) (according to the RTSI MoU, in 2027 this call is open only to proposals from the Italy Section)
· 9th IEEE IHTC 2027 (100 participants)
Deadlines for proposals:
1st step: Upload the following documents: 30 November 2024
Letter of Intent: It should be sent by the local organizing committee chair stating their intention to organize the conference in a particular city (specify the university/venue, if already known) and listing the organisations providing technical and organizational support (specify university/ies, chapters, other not for profit organizations). Include the experience of the team in organizing IEEE international conferences and any other information useful to consider the proposed site and team as appropriate to organize the R8 conference. This letter is typically one single page and should not exceed 3 pages.
Endorsement letter: It should be signed by the IEEE Section Chair as representative of the Section that fully supports the organization of the event as stated in the letter of intent. Participation of the Section as financial co-sponsor shall be indicated with the percentage of financial involvement. Participation of Societies, Chapters, and Affinity Groups as TCS is well recommended. Any additional information regarding the bid and the organizing team is welcomed. This letter is typically one single page.
2nd step: upload Final bid (presentation + budget): 31 December 2024
Detailed presentation of the proposal
Detailed budget
Other supporting documents
Submissions for the two steps should be done via the same form <submission form link> (requires IEEE Google app access)
Selection results will be announced during the R8 Spring Committee meeting in March 2025
Further details about the eligibility and the selection criteria: http://flagship-conferences.ieeer8.org/
List of sections / subsections chairs <link>
List of Conference Coordinators <link>
We recommend you to participate in the next R8 portfolio/flagship conferences:
- November 27-30, 2024, 6th IEEE IHTC, Bari, Italy
- June 4-6, 2025, 21st IEEE R8 EUROCON, Gdynia, Poland
- August 24-26, 2025, 9th IEEE R8 RTSI, Gammarth, Tunisia
- September 30 – October 2, 2025, 9th IEEE R8 HISTELCON, Bonn, Germany
Please feel free to contact us if you need any help.
Best Regards,
Tiziana Tambosso
IEEE R8 Conference Coordination Committee Chair
http://conferences.ieeer8.org/
conferences.officer@ieeer8.org
