Call for Abstracts
We invite you to submit an abstract of 200 words by 9 July 2015. Your abstract will be assessed by the content selection committee to present at the Smart future Cities 2015 (SFC2015) Conference, details for the abstract described below.
We expect delegates to be from:
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Future Transport StrandAustralia will import a trillion dollars’ worth of oil and cars over the next decade. A shared driverless transport system is a rapidly emerging solution to private car dependency. This solution could reduce this import stress by 90% (*Dr Gary Ellem)
We wish to bring together the brightest minds to tackle the challenge of building the social, technical, business, regulatory, legal, and design pathways to a vibrant shared autonomous vehicle transport sector. If you have been thinking and working in any of the above areas we would like to hear from you. Some suggestions on topic areas:
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Clean energy solutions for individual households strandEnergy drives economies, supports lifestyles and empowers production, distribution and utilisation of goods and services. Energy is essential for a modern and efficient nation. This conference stream will explore a wide range of energy issues from policy, through technology to ownership, storage and distribution.
This conference stream will enhance the renewable energy sector and wider community’s awareness of current and future energy challenges and opportunities. We will reflect on solutions for renewable energy in all its forms including:
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Innovation and Emerging Technologies in the Built EnvironmentAs the urbanisation of the world’s population increases, cities everywhere are being forced to
face up to the challenges posed by increasing demand for resources and services, while managing economic and environmental sustainability. Smart cities are grappling with the integration of these transformative opportunities within their built environments and economies. This stream will explore the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, and the emerging materials and technologies that are enabling rapid innovation in the built environment. We invite papers that engage with these many social-technological transitions and their social and urbanliveability impacts, which together are defining the context of the future smart city. Papers on the following topics are encouraged:
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