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AESCON (Asia-Europe Sustainable CONnectivity) is the first scientific conference on Asia-Europe sustainable connectivity, bringing together researchers and policy analysts working in the field of international connectivity, globalization and their impacts on sustainable development, with a particular focus on Asia-Europe connections. At a time of increasing connectivity, the conference aims to provide an academic forum to discuss global challenges on transport infrastructure, energy transition, climate change, digital economy, trade and investment flows, security, people mobility, cultural exchanges, among others.

AESCON welcomes original research on international connectivity and globalisation and its links to sustainable development, with a particular focus on the Asia-Europe context.

Conference topics include (but are not limited to):

• Transport
• Energy
• Digital economy and e-commerce
• Political and institutional cooperation
• Education and research
• Migration
• Tourism
• Interoperability
• Trade
• Financial networks and flows
• Cultural exchanges
• Security
• Information and Communication Technologies

Research should address international connectivity (as opposed to domestic), and particular preference will be given to research targeting Asia-Europe connectivity.  Research should also adopt an integrated approach to connectivity, by linking the chosen connectivity topic to sustainability considerations and assessments.  Participants are highly encouraged to use data from the ASEM Sustainable Connectivity Portal. Datasets are available in the Repository section.

Submission process

Interested researchers should submit a short text abstract which summarises their research and key findings, using the form below. The abstract should clearly state the objectives and motivation of their research, what was done, how it was done, major results and conclusions. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee of AESCON. For accepted abstracts, participants will also be required to submit an extended 2-3 page abstract, including key figures and tables, which will feature in the conference proceedings and will be publically available from the conference website.

The abstract submission process is as follows:

• July 1st, 2019: Call for abstracts is open
• September 20th, 2019: Deadline for abstracts
• October 31st, 2019: Researchers are notified of acceptance or rejection of abstracts, and will be required to confirm their attendance to the conference
• November 1st, 2019: Conference registration opens
• December 31st, 2019: Deadline for submission of extended abstract

Special Issue

AESCON aims to offer researchers the opportunity to publish high-quality papers in a special issue on Sustainable Connectivity of a leading journal on issues relating to globalisation. The submission process to the special issue will open after the conference. More details on this will appear shortly.

Source: AESCON, European Commission