Open Call – Conference Complex Systems (CCS 2026 and CCS 2027)
The Complex Systems Society (CSS) organizes every year a main conference (CCS) — the most important annual meeting for the complex systems research community.
The Complex Systems Society invites bids to host the 2026 and 2027 editions.
The conference is generally held in September/October of each year.
Interested potential organizers should send a short document (6 pages max.) detailing the proposal to the Society account complexsystemssociety@gmail.com (please add cgg@binghamton.edu and jramasco@ifisc.uib-csic.es in CC).
The last edition was in Exeter/London, UK (CCS2024). The next one will be in Sienna, Italy (CCS2025).
For 2026, preference will be given to bids from outside Europe though bids from other locations will be also considered. For 2027, the preference will be for European bids.
The deadline for proposals submission is January 20, 2025.
Proposals should include the following information:
Organizing Local committee (names/roles)
Motivation: Scientific/local attractions (e.g. in term of the local research community working on complex systems)
Tentative dates and agenda.
Format: on site, hybrid or online (technical aspects, …).
Location and logistic facilities [venue (max number of participants in plenary sessions, number and size of rooms for parallel sessions & satellites), accommodation, transports, …].
Potential Invited/Keynote Speakers.
Expected Number of Contributing Speakers & Participants.
Expected Budget: Estimates of the costs (e.g. rental of the location, organization costs, plenary speakers reimbursement) and outline on how to meet them (e.g. registration fee structure, possible institutional support, sponsors. Registration fee should include the annual membership fee to Complex Systems Society, which should be returned to the Society at the end of the meeting).
If available, other extra material such as a promotional video (e.g., from tourist boards).