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IEEE 2017 International Symposium on Technology and Society
(ISTAS 2017): From Good Ideas to Practical Solutions
9-11 August, 2017 in Sydney, Australia
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS
The SSIT Board of Governors is pleased to announce that the next IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
(ISTAS 2017) will be held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 9 to 11 August, 2017. The date and location of ISTAS 2017
has been chosen to coincide with the annual IEEE Panel of Conference Organizers (IEEE POCO) event, which will be held Sydney
during 7-9 August, and the biennial IEEE Sections Congress, which will also be held in Sydney from 11 to 13 August, 2017.
The theme for ISTAS 2017 is From Good Ideas to Practical Solutions, and is designed to focus on how we can identify a good
technological idea and transition it into a practical solution that delivers real benefits to society. It will bring together scientists,
engineers, technologists, and scholars from multiple disciplines to hold a dialogue on many technological and societal issues,
and to collaborate on ideas to develop and utilize innovative solutions to address them.
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The main conference will be supported by several workshops and special sessions, including the 11 Workshop on the Social
Implications of National Security, hosted by Dr. Katina Michael (University of Wollongong), and a Doctoral Mentoring Workshop
for Ph.D. Students, hosted by the University of New South Wales.

Key Dates
February 28, 2017
March 13, 2017
May 15, 2017

Submission deadline for paper abstracts
Notification of acceptance
Final manuscript submission deadline

Call for Papers
The ISTAS 2017 program structure provides for 6 keynote speakers, and 72 papers (oral presentations) and 12 panels across 3
parallel sessions.
Paper proposals are solicited for oral presentations from industry, government and academia (including students) covering
relevant research, technologies, methodologies, tools and case studies relevant to the conference theme and tracks. Papers on
policy implications are also welcome. Full papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Papers accepted in the
conference proceedings and presented during the conference will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.
For details including a list of ISTAS 2017 tracks and information for authors, please visit the conference website at:

http://ieeessit.org/istas2017/
General inquiries should be addressed to the ISTAS 2017 General Chair, Philip Hall (philip.hall@ieee.org).
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2016.2634798
Date of publication: 12 December 2016


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