Symposium Proposal
Organize Your Mini-Conference (Symposium)
We warmly invite you to host and coordinate a mini-conference in the form of a symposium at the DISTM 2026 International Conference.
This symposium can be organized in partnership with your university or institute to strengthen collaboration and create valuable opportunities for academic engagement.
Symposium Structure:
- A focused mini-conference on a topic of your choosing that aligns with the main conference themes.
- Two to four expert-led panels.
- Presentations sessions featuring between 10 to 24 research papers.
Benefits of hosting a Symposium:
- The symposium organizer will receive an official certificate acknowledging their role and contribution.
- The organizer’s university or institute can be listed as a co-organizer. This recognition will appear in the conference proceedings, the Springer CCIS Book Series (Scopus-indexed), the conference website, and announcements shared with international associations.
- The organizer will be eligible for financial support from the conference. For more information, please contact us.
If you wish to propose a symposium for DISTM 2026, please send your proposed title to [email protected], and include “DISTM 2026- Symposium Suggestion” in the mail subject line.
Drawing on extensive experience in organizing international academic events, we highlight the following successfully conducted conferences:
- IEEE ICIE 2016: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7514723/proceeding
- LSCM 2020: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-89743-7
- SEMIT 2022Feb: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40395-8
- SEMIT 2022Sep: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40398-9
- SEMIT 2023: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-72284-4
- ODSIE 2023: https://odsie2023.refconf.com/page_153.html
- SEMIT 2024: https://semit2024.refconf.com/page_223.html
- ODSIE 2024: https://odsie2024.refconf.com/page_234.html
- SEMIT 2025: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-04225-5
- ODSIE 2025: https://odsie2025.refconf.com/
All of these events were published in the Springer CCIS Book Series and indexed in Scopus (ODSIE 2025 selected papers will be published soon), with participation from authors, speakers, reviewers, and sponsors representing more than 50 countries.
For additional information, please check the ODSIE 2025 scientific report here:
• ODSIE 2025: https://odsie2025.refconf.com/conference-report/
For any further questions, feel free to reach us at [email protected].