Get Involved in IEEE Future Directions Initiatives

IEEE Future Directions is your resource to emerging technologies within IEEE. The team has identified specific technologies as primary focus areas and has established them as formal initiatives to engage IEEE and the general public. For each initiative, you can find a wealth of knowledge, resources, and opportunities to participate. Visit each featured portal for access to upcoming conferences, news articles, technical papers, related standards, professional organizations, and academic programs. To get involved in the initiatives and to stay informed, please join the free technical communities available.

Get involved and learn more about IEEE Future Directions (www.ieee.org/futuredirections)

Current Future Directions events include:

The 2nd annual IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) is taking place 14-16 December 2015 in Milan, Italy. The organizing committee seeks contributions on how to nurture and cultivate IoT technologies and applications for the benefit of society. The submission deadline is 15 June.

Learn more at the IoT World Forum Conference Web site

IEEE Smart Cities is one of IEEE’s important, multi-disciplinary, cross-platform Future Directions initiatives. It spans multiple IEEE Societies and is designed to be a trusted voice in smart cities for the engineering, computing, and technology communities around the world.

The first annual IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2-2015) is taking place 25-28 October 2015 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The theme is "Smart City for Sustainability." This is the premier conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative. Original and innovative contributions in smart city research and advanced implementations and deployments are sought for technical sessions. The submission deadline has been extended to 15 June.

Learn more at the Smart Cities Conference Web site

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