Connectionists: [meetings] Call for Special Session Proposals: CIS-RAM 2026, Changchun, China (Submission Deadline 8 March 2026)

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12th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems & Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (CIS-RAM 2026)
5 ¨C 7 August 2026 | Changchun, China | https://www.cis-ram.org/2026/
3 August 2026 | Noida, India (Satellite)

We solicit proposals for special sessions to be held at the 12th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) and the 12th IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM) (CIS-RAM 2026).

About CIS-RAM
The IEEE International Conferences on CIS-RAM have always been held together, to exploit the synergistic relationship between both areas. CIS-RAM was first held in Singapore in 2004, followed by Thailand in 2006, Chengdu (China) in 2008, Singapore in 2010, Qingdao (China) in 2011, Manila (Philippines) in 2013, Angkor Wat (Cambodia) in 2015, Ningbo (China) in 2017, Bangkok (Thailand) in 2019, Penang (Malaysia) in 2023, and Hangzhou (China) in 2024. The 12th IEEE International Conferences on CIS-RAM will be held in Changchun, China on 5-7 August 2026 and in Noida, India (Satellite) on 3 August 2026.

Special Sessions
If you are interested to organize a Special Session, please prepare your proposal according to the  given template and submit your proposal electronically in PDF format via PaperPlaza by the date listed in "Important Dates."

Organization of Special Sessions:
Notification will be given 1 week after submission Once approved, it is the duty of the Organizers to publicize their Special Sessions to researchers and practitioners in the field and attract a sufficient number of quality papers. Papers submitted to the Special Session will undergo the same review process as regular papers.

Successful Special Sessions:
A minimum of 6 accepted papers with authors from at least 3 independent institutions (other than the organizers institutions) is required for each session. If a session has too few papers, the accepted papers will be allocated to regular sessions wherever relevant. In case of indications of weakly organized Special Sessions, the conference organizers will support the Organizers with advice and suggestions, but reserve measures including cancellation of the respective special session.

Free Conference Registration:
Organizers of successful Special Sessions must register for and attend the conference and chair their corresponding sessions. One complimentary full registration will be provided to each successful Special Session with at least 5 papers not authored by any of their Organizers.

Certificate of Recognition:
A Certificate of Recognition will be presented to the organizers who have successfully organized a special session, in recognition of their academic leadership and achievement, and in appreciation of their contribution to the success of CIS-RAM.

Session Chairs:
When a Special Session is finally accepted by the conference, the Organizers will serve as Session chairs in the conference. In some extenuated circumstance, Technical Program chairs and Conference General Chairs might take up full control of appointing the Session Chairs should the Organizers be unable to participate the conference.

Important Dates:
Special Session Proposal Submission Deadline ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ 08 March 2026

Support and Information
1. Proposal Template: https://www.cis-ram.org/2026/image/CIS%20-RAM%202026_Special_Session_Template.docx
2. PaperPlaza: https://ras.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl
3. For technical assistance with PaperPlaza, please contact the Technical Support: ras at papercept.net<mailto:ras at papercept.net>
4. For general conference information, please contact the General Chair and the Conference Secretary: cis-ram2026 at outlook.com<mailto:cis-ram2026 at outlook.com>

Special Session Chairs
Yutang Wang, China
Ziwei Wang, Singapore
Jihong Zhu, UK
Rong Su, Singapore
Zhengyang Li, China

Sincerely Yours,
Rui Ma, Hyung Jin Chang, Xin Wang and Bernard How
Publicity Chairs, CIS-RAM 2026

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