IEEE SustainTech Leadership Forum -Call for Session Proposals

Share your stories and discussions surrounding crucial innovations that demonstrate social responsibility and sustainability while also yielding significant cost savings and profitability. 

The program committee is seeking proposals incorporating sustainable technologies for data centers, specifically to improve AI and Quantum applications' performance and computing power.

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About WACV24

WACV 2024 is a leading conference for computer vision researchers working on practical applications and innovative algorithms to share key developments. 

• A Close-Knit Community. Opportunities to engage with a smaller, focused audience. 

• A Single Location. Captive environment called for effective connection-building

• More Opportunities to Meet. A later start time facilities in-person networking opportunities

• Dedicated Networking Time. Meet and greet reception 

Topic areas:

• Machine learning architecture, formulations, and algorithms

• Image recognition and understanding

• Computational photography, image, and video synthesis

• 3D computer vision

1,200+
Attendees

Companies & Labs at WACV

400
Institutions Represented

40+
Countries

690
Paper Presentations

Top Job Titles of Attendees

• Research Scientist

• Computer Vision and Deep Learning Researcher

• Chief Data Scientist

• Tech Lead Manager

• Senior Manager, Deep Learning

• ML Engineer

• AI Engineer

• Senior Principal Research Manager

• Distinguished Professor

• PhD students and candidates

• 12-minutes 
• 24-minutes
  
• 36-minutes (must include interactive element with the audience)
  
• 48-minutes (must include interactive element with the audience)
  

A variety of session formats and times will be considered

19 - 20 August 2025

San Jose, CA

Sponsored Speaker Opportunities

Consideration

Proposals that provide clearly defined outcomes, market-ready solutions, and real-world applications will be preferred. It is beneficial to consider the audience profile in your proposal and leverage their expertise for active discussion and dialogue.

About IEEE

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Planning Timeline

• Feb-March - Committee members confirmed
  
• March-April – Launch promotion
  
• 9 May– Deadline for submissions
  
• 23 May - Submissions reviewed
  
• 30 May - Participants notified
  
• 7 June – Program updated online; promotion begins
  

Topics

• Energy efficiency and green computing
  
• Sustainable land acquisition, building, and maintenance of data centers
  
• Renewable Energy Integration
  
• Sustainable Infrastructure & Cooling
  
• AI & Quantum-Specific Optimization
  
• Sustainable Data Management
  
• Energy consumption and impact
  
• Intersection of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) market and energy market