The Second International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities (IICSSC) aims to bring together researches and students working in different domains in the field of smart cities, to exchange their expertise and to discuss the perspectives of all the components that make up a smart city. 

IICSSC 2023  will be held virtually and in person at the Universidad Antonio Nariño, sede Federmán located in Bogotá D.C., Colombia, November 1st and 2nd, 2023. It is organized by the Red Rumbo and the Smart Cities Group. Registration and certification of attendees and authors in both modalities have no cost.

Register for the conference here

Date: November 1st and 2nd

Venue of the event: Universidad Antonio Nariño: Sede Federmán Calle 58 A # 37 - 94 – Auditorio Ricardo Losada

Topics: 

• Emerging technologies for smart cities. 
• Sustainability in smart cities. 
• Management and measurement in smart cities. 
• Education and inclusion in smart cities. 

Structure

November 1st

• Conference setup. 
• International master conference. 
• National master conference.
• Posters by topics. 
• Workshops.

November 2nd

• International master conference. 
• National master conference. 
• Posters by topics. 
• Workshops.

Call for posters

The Second Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities aims to bring together researchers and practitioners related to Smart and Sustainable cities. Posters should be submitted to the postulacion.eventos@rumbo.edu.co and should be related to one or more of the main themes proposed for the conference:

Emerging technologies for smart cities:

• Blockchain. 
• Data Science. 
• Artificial Intelligence. 
• Internet of things. 
• Industry 4.0 towards smart cities. 
• Augmented reality. 
• I-health.

Sustainability in smart cities: 

• Renewable energies for smart cities. 
• Climate actions and/or climate change adaptation for smart cities. 
• Sustainable tourism. 
• Sustainable circular economy for smart cities.  
• Water Resource Management. 
• Health information for decision making.  
• Sustainable management of ecosystems.  
• Responsible consumption and production. 
• Urban planning.   

Management and measurement of smart cities: 

• Management models for smart cities. 
• Measurement models for smart cities. 
• Maturity models of smart cities and territories. 
• Evaluation models for smart cities. 
• Legal responsibilities in smart cities. 
• Privacy and security in smart cities. 
• Dimensions of smart cities and territories. 
• Smart city labs. 

Education and inclusion in smart cities: 

• Education for the 4RI. 
• STEM Education. 
• Technology and differential approach. 
• EDTECH ecosystem. 
• 21st century competitions. 
• Virtual education. 
• skilling y reskilling. 
• Augmented reality as pedagogical mediation. 

Submission Guidelines

Poster Presentation 

All submissions must use the template that is available on the event website to make the poster. Will be received posters in english and spanish, download the template according to the language of choice.  

Download here the template in English.

Download here the template in spanish.

Please note the following: 

– Include full names, institution and emails. 

– Specify which one of the following topics your poster belongs to: 

• Emerging technologies for smart cities. 
• Sustainability in smart cities. 
• Management and measurement of smart cities. 
• Education and inclusion in smart cities. 

– Use Arial as your font of choice to ensure visibility and legibility. 

– Write the text clearly and neatly. Avoid being long (maximum 800 words). 

– Include the following items: title, authors, introduction, objectives, materials and methods, results (if any), conclusions, references, acknowledgments, and other possible sections. 

– It is essential to include contributions to sustainability based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) addressed in the project in order of relevance. Will not be considered posters that do not include this information. 

– According to the theme of the conference, specific contributions to smart cities should be included in the poster. 

Review Process 

All submissions will be reviewed by at least two experts. In addition, all submissions will be screened by Turnitin. Posters with coincidence rate over 25% will be rejected without revision. 

Conditions 

• All accepted posters should be presented by an author, who must be registered. Virtual presentations will be available. 
• Authors of accepted papers cannot be changed. 

Presentation Guidelines

Accepted posters will be presented during the conference. Authors are required to prepare a presentation of five minutes, followed by five minutes for Q & A. Presentation instructions are sent to authors of accepted posters in the corresponding acceptance notification.

Registration

At least one author of each accepted poster must register to ensure its inclusion in the conference proceedings. Each registration will allow the publication and presentation of just one poster.  

Registration instructions are sent to authors of accepted posters in the corresponding acceptance notification. 

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to postulacion.eventos@rumbo.edu.co   

Important dates

• Posters Submission: October 29th, 2023
• Posters Notification: October 30th, 2023
• Events date: November 1st and 2nd. 2023

Program Commitee

Emerging Technologies for Smart Cities Committee

• César Orlando Díaz, Ph.D. (OCOX S.A.S.) 
• Alejandra Baena, Ph.D. (Universidad Antonio Nariño) 
• Carlos Mora (Infraestructura de Datos Espaciales para el Distrito Capital, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Catastro Distrital- IDECA) 
• Sergio Díaz, Ph.D. (Universidad Antonio Nariño) 
• Juan camilo Ramírez (Universidad Antonio Nariño)

 Sustainability in Smart Cities Committee 

• Luis Cobo, Ph.D. (Universidad Ean) 
• Omar Duarte (Asociación de Ciudades Inteligentes y Alumbrado Público)
• Carlos Alberto Díaz (Universidad La Gran Colombia)

Management and Measurement in Smart Cities Committee 

• Jheimer Julián Sepúlveda López, Ph.D.(Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia) 
• Manuel Dávila (Miembro honorario de la Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Sistemas - Acis) 
• Omar Rey, Ph.D. (Escuela Superior de administración Pública) 

Education and Inclusion in Smart Cities Committee 

• Cesar Díaz, Ph.D. (OCOX S.A.S.)  
• Julio Lozano (Alcaldía de Bogotá) 
• Paola Katherine Moreno (Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina)

Accepted posters

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