Call for Workshop Proposals — IEEE co-sponsored | The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability, Innovation, and Society | Valencia, Spain

[Fahed Alkhabbas]

Dear Colleagues, 

The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability, Innovation, and Society (ICSIS 2026, https://intelligent-systems.net/icsis2026/index.php) invites researchers, practitioners, students, policymakers, and industry leaders to propose high-impact workshops that create a focused venue for cutting-edge discussion, collaboration, and community-building across the conference themes of Sustainability, Innovation, and Society. Workshops may include paper sessions, breakout discussions, and demos, and can be organized as half-day or full-day events (please indicate your preferred format and expected audience size).

Suggested themes

We welcome workshop proposals aligned with (and bridging) the three main tracks:

• Sustainability (e.g., sustainable technology/AI, health, education, energy, environment, agriculture, business, policy)

• Innovation (e.g., digital transformation, GenAI/agents/copilots, living labs, entrepreneurship, innovation policy and scaling)

• Society (e.g., human-centered AI, governance/law/policy, ethics/equity, smart cities/civic tech, misinformation, future of work, culture/heritage)

Evaluation criteria

Proposals will be evaluated based on: (1) potential to generate new results/collaborations, (2) interactive format and community interest, and (3) timeliness and research significance.

Proposal requirements (single PDF)

Submit one PDF (up to 4 pages) including:

1. Workshop title

2. Organizers (names, affiliations, emails, phones; attendance likelihood)

3. Technical description (scope/topics/activities; “why now”)

4. Format & resources (half/full day, expected attendance/room size, special needs)

5. Tentative PC & participant/presenter selection process

6. Tentative CFP + timeline (submissions/notifications; possible speakers/keynotes)

7. If applicable, history of prior editions (venues/URLs/attendance)

8. Short organizer bios highlighting relevant expertise

How to submit

Email your PDF proposal to fahed.a...@mau.se with the subject line:
ICSIS: Workshop Proposal — [Your Workshop Title]

Organizer responsibilities

Workshop organizers are expected to handle: outreach/advertising beyond the main ICSIS channels, workshop website creation/maintenance, peer review coordination, and on-site moderation/schedule management.

Important dates (AoE)

• Workshop Proposal Submission: February 1, 2026

• Workshop Notification: February 5, 2026

• Workshop Paper Submission: April 28, 2026

• Paper Notification: May 5, 2026

• Camera-Ready Submission: May 15, 2026 

For questions, contact me at fahed.a...@mau.se 

 Early submissions receive priority for room assignment and scheduling. 

Kind regards, 

Fahed

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Dr. Fahed Alkhabbas  
Senior Lecturer and researcher of Intelligent Systems

Department of Computer Science and Media Technology
Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre
Faculty of Technology and Society              
Malmö University, Sweden 
Email: fahed.a...@mau.se 
Mobile: +46(0)7 027 28 950