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colleagues,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🚀</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>COMPLEX NETWORKS 2025</b> will take place in <b>Binghamton,
NY (USA)</b><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📅</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Conference:</b>
December 9–11, 2025<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📝</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Submission
Deadline:</b> September 2, 2025</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We invite you
to submit your work and join one of the most vibrant communities in network
science and complex systems.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🎓</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Keynote Speakers</b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hear from four
global leaders pushing the boundaries of network science:</span></p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Luis
     Bettencourt</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – <i>University of Chicago</i><br>
     <i>(Urban systems, cities as complex systems)</i></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Michelle
     Girvan</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – <i>University of Maryland</i><br>
     <i>(Statistical physics, network dynamics)</i></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kimberly
     Glass</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – <i>Harvard Medical School</i><br>
     <i>(Network medicine, systems biology)</i></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">David
     Stark</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> – <i>Columbia University</i><br>
     <i>(Sociology of networks, innovation systems)</i></span></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“A must-attend
conference"</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">✅</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Full Papers</b> (max 12 pages)<br>
→ Published in the <b>Springer LNCS Proceedings</b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">✅</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Extended Abstracts</b> (max 4 pages)<br>
→ Included in the <b>Book of Abstracts (with ISBN)</b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🔗</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Submit your work:</b><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">👉</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <a href="https://complexnetworks.org/submission/" style="color:blue">https://complexnetworks.org/submission/</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Templates and
guidelines are available on the site.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📚</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Free Access to COMPLEX NETWORKS 2024</b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Until <b>May
31, 2025</b>, download:</span></p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📘</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Springer Proceedings (Volumes 1–4)</b></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📖</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Book of Abstracts</b></span></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">👉</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <a href="https://complexnetworks.org/proceedings/" style="color:blue">Access here</a> <a href="https://complexnetworks.org/proceedings/" style="color:blue">https://complexnetworks.org/proceedings/</a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🧠</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>Journal Special Issues</b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extended
versions of selected contributions will be invited to:</span></p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PLOS
     Complex Systems</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applied
     Network Science</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Entropy</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Advances
     in Complex Systems</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, and others</span></li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Don’t miss
this opportunity to share your work, meet leading researchers, and explore the
future of complex networks.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look
forward to your submission!</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Warm regards,<br>
<b>The COMPLEX NETWORKS 2025 Organizing Committee</b><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📧</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<a href="mailto:hocine.cherifi@gmail.com">hocine.cherifi@gmail.com</a> | </span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🌐</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <a href="https://complexnetworks.org" style="color:blue">https://complexnetworks.org</a></span></p></div>