Dear colleagues,
Quick reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract to the *Actionable
Science for Urban Sustainability (AScUS*) (un)conference is this *Sunday
February 23rd*. Learn more at https://ascus.metabolismofcities.org/ and
feel free to contact me or any of the organizing committee members with
questions.
Best,
Sybil
On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 3:35 PM Sybil Derrible <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> You are cordially invited to submit an abstract for *Actionable Science
> for Urban Sustainability (AScUS) 2020*. The *(un)conference can be
> attended in person or remotely*. The big novelty again is that the
> conference will have no presentation—all contributions will have to be
> submitted ahead of time to favor discussions during the conference.
>
> All relevant information can be found on the main conference website:
> https://ascus.metabolismofcities.org/. *Abstracts are due by Feb. 23* and
> can be submitted here: https://easychair.org/cfp/ascus2020.
>
> Do not hesitate to contact me or one of the organizers with questions.
> Emails can also be sent directly to [log in to unmask]
>
> See you all in Segovia,
>
> Sybil
>
> ---------------------------
> Sybil Derrible, PhD
> Director, Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks (CSUN) Lab
> <http://csun.uic.edu/>
> Author, Urban Engineering for Sustainability
> <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/urban-engineering-sustainability> (MIT
> Press)
> Associate Professor, Civil and Materials Engineering
> <http://www.cme.uic.edu/bin/view/CME/ProfileDerrible>
> Research Associate Professor, Institute for Environmental Science and
> Policy <http://iesp.uic.edu/>
> Associate Professor (courtesy), Computer Science <https://www.cs.uic.edu/>
> University of Illinois at Chicago
> 842 W. Taylor Street (M/C 246)
> Chicago, Illinois 60607-7023
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 11:25 AM Sybil Derrible <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> We are organizing a *participant-driven (un)conference* themed *Actionable
>> Science for Urban Sustainability*. We aim to bring scholars working on
>> all aspects of urban sustainability. It will be different from traditional
>> conferences; no presentations will be given to instead focus on
>> knowledge-sharing and production through discussions. We also plan to have
>> a strong remote access component. Please *save the date June 3-5, 2020
>> @Segovia (Spain), and stay tuned*... and contact us if you'd like to get
>> involved!
>>
>> ****Here are more details****
>>
>> The 2020 *Actionable Science for Urban Sustainability (AScUS)*—pronounced
>> ‘ask us’—(un)conference emphasizes the urgent need for the production of
>> actionable and multidisciplinary knowledge to tackle urban sustainability
>> challenges across the globe. It will serve as a *convergence platform
>> for researchers and practitioners of all backgrounds *(from political
>> science and psychology to architecture and engineering) focusing on the
>> development of actionable and scalable solutions and their transfer to
>> implementers.
>>
>> AScUS-2020 is a *participants-driven (un)conference* with the mission to
>> engage attendees to stimulate in-depth discussions. *The event will not
>> have any individual presentations*; instead, all presentations from
>> participants will have to be submitted online ahead of time. Discussion
>> topics will be selected by the participants ahead of the event. *Participants
>> will be able to join in remotely or in person*.
>>
>> *The conference will be held at IE University in Segovia (Spain) from
>> June 3 to 5, 2020*.
>>
>> *More information coming soon* (we are still figuring out the submission
>> process). For now, save the date, stay tuned, and learn more at:
>> https://ascus.metabolismofcities.org/.
>>
>> In collaboration with the Metabolism of Cities
>> <https://metabolismofcities.org/>, the (un)conference is organized by a
>> handful of individuals passionate about urban sustainability. If you have
>> any questions or *would like to help with the organization*, please
>> contact us at [log in to unmask] or me directly or feel free
>> to contact any member of the organizing committee.
>>
>> - Matan Mayer (host) | IE University | [log in to unmask]
>> - Shauhrat Chopra | City University of Hong Kong |
>> [log in to unmask]
>> - Sybil Derrible | University of Illinois at Chicago |
>> [log in to unmask]
>> - Paul Hoekman | Metabolism of Cities | [log in to unmask]
>> - Carolin Bellstedt | Metabolism of Cities |
>> [log in to unmask]
>> - Aristide Athanassiadis | Metabolism of Cities |
>> [log in to unmask]
>> - Eugene Mohareb | University of Reading | [log in to unmask]
>> - Kangkang Tong | Princeton University | [log in to unmask]
>> - Anne Ventura | University Gustave Eiffel | [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> Wish you all a happy new year!
>>
>> Best,
>> Sybil
>>
>> ---------------------------
>> Sybil Derrible, PhD
>> Director, Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks (CSUN) Lab
>> <http://csun.uic.edu/>
>> Author, Urban Engineering for Sustainability
>> <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/urban-engineering-sustainability> (MIT
>> Press)
>> Associate Professor, Civil and Materials Engineering
>> <http://www.cme.uic.edu/bin/view/CME/ProfileDerrible>
>> Research Associate Professor, Institute for Environmental Science and
>> Policy <http://iesp.uic.edu/>
>> Associate Professor (courtesy), Computer Science
>> <https://www.cs.uic.edu/>
>> University of Illinois at Chicago
>> 842 W. Taylor Street (M/C 246)
>> Chicago, Illinois 60607-7023
>>
>
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