20 Apr 2016

Call for Papers – Act NOW!

     
 


HKGBC Enews
World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 Hong Kong
Call for Papers – Submit your abstract NOW!

The submission deadline is around the corner! Don’t miss the chance to present your great thoughts to the international experts at one of the world’s most influential sustainable built environment conferences!

Selected papers of the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 Hong Kong (WSBE17 Hong Kong) will gain global exposure and have a chance to get presented to over 1,800 top-notch industry professionals, policy makers and academia at the Conference, and to be published on special issues of renowned international journals such as the Energy and Buildings, Indoor and Built Environment and Building Research & Information.

Held every 3 years, WSBE17 Hong Kong is the world conference of the 2015-2017 cycle of the distinguished SBE Conference Series, and this is the second time the world conference is held in Asia after Tokyo in 2005.  The Conference will offer a truly inclusive platform for participants to share leading knowledge and exploring new solutions for creating a greener world.

Emphasising on innovative and integrative whole-system thinking and practices in sustainable built environment, WSBE17 Hong Kong will particularly look into areas such as  Sustainable Neighbourhood, Deep Building Renovation, High-performance Building and Community Empowerment.

We look forward to receiving your submission which addresses various aspects of SBE issues in relation to the main Conference theme of “Transforming Our Built Environment through Innovation and Integration: Putting Ideas into Action”.  Act Now, Call for Papers will close on 31 May 2016!

Key Dates
31 May 2016 Deadline for abstract submission
- No more than 300 words in English
  Submit your abstract NOW!
5 August 2016 Notification of abstract acceptance
30 September 2016 Deadline for full paper submission
15 November 2016 Reviewers' feedback to authors
30 November 2016 Final submission deadline
- All papers will be published in e-proceedings with an ISBN
- Selected papers may be considered for publication in the special issues of
 international journals partnered with WSBE17 Hong Kong
31 December 2016 Notification of full paper acceptance
- Accepted papers will be presented in either oral or poster
 sessions

Jointly organised by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the HKGBC, the three-day conference of WSBE17 Hong Kong will comprise inspirational keynotes, roundtables and over 100 parallel sessions and special forums, as well as a concurrent exhibition and green building tours, etc.  Furthermore, best papers and findings from around 20 SBE Regional Conferences to be held in 2016 in different cities in the world will be covered at this global event.

More details are coming soon. Please stay tuned to our updates by e-news and on our Conference website: http://wsbe17hongkong.hk.

Click here to download the conference flyer and learn more about WSBE17 Hong Kong.