The RISUD TOAF Summer School 2016 - Smart Cities (RITSS 2016)
The Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is organizing the RISUD Annual International Symposium 2016 – Smart Cities (RAIS 2016) and the RISUD TOAF Summer School 2016 – Smart Cities (RITSS 2016) which will be held on 23 – 24 August 2016 and 19 – 25 August 2016 respectively. The two events, which have the same focus on Smart Cities, will be held during the same period of time to maximize their synergy and benefits. Please find attached the two event announcements. We hope that many of you will find the events of interest and will consider or encourage others to consider attending these events. RAIS 2016 Symposium Important Dates Submission of abstracts: 31 March 2016 (extended deadline) For more details about RAIS 2016 symposium, please visit http://www.polyu.edu.hk/risud/RAIS2016/. RITSS 2016 Summer School The RITSS summer school aims to provide outstanding postgraduate and senior undergraduate students from leading universities around the world in disciplines related to sustainable urban development an opportunity to be exposed to cutting-edge research. The programme of RITSS 2016 includes lectures on research advances in areas related to smart city development by international and PolyU scholars, laboratory and/or site visits, as well as the attendance at the RISUD Annual International Symposium 2016 (RAIS 2016) on “Smart Cities”. Participants of the RITSS Summer School will enjoy exemption from registration fee for RAIS 2016. The medium of all activities will be English. For more details about RITSS 2016 summer school, please visit http://www.polyu.edu.hk/risud/SummerSchool2016/.
The main purpose of the RAIS 2016 symposium is to review the current status and identify future research needs in the area of smart cities. In-depth exchanges between around 10 Invited Plenary Speakers (internationally leading scholars) from around the world and around 10 invited speakers from within RISUD/Hong Kong will form the key and main component of the RAIS 2016 symposium.
Notification of review outcome: 29 April 2016
Symposium: 23-24 August 2016
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