Dear IEEE CAS Society Members,

We are happy to announce the second Call for Proposals of the CAS Emerging and Selected Topics for Industry Forums (CASIF) 2023!

The CAS Society is continuing its CASIF program on emerging and cross-discipline topics, where industrial speakers describe real-world challenges and academic speakers describe potential technologies that could address those challenges. For example, in past years, Alibaba, IBM, and Intel have co-sponsored forums on AI. 

We are calling for proposals from CASS local chapters and companies to co-host a half-day or one-day forum with invited speakers (may include CASS Distinguished Lecturers, international/local industry/academic speakers). The goals of these Industry Forums are to increase the interaction between academia and industry and demonstrate CASS technical leadership.

CASS will provide funding support for up to 50% of the expenses for each selected Industry Forum depending on the funding availability. (Some industry support can be in-kind contributions, e.g., venue, logistic.)

The timelines for this call are as follows:

• Deadline of Proposal Submission: 15 June 2023
• Announcement of Results: 15 July 2023

Please note that all forums must be held before 15 December 2023 and awarded funding cannot be transferred to the next year. 

You may submit proposals online here.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further information or detail.

Best Regards,
Xinmiao Zhang, 2023 VP Technical Activities
Yoshifumi Nishio, 2023 VP Financial Activities
Kea-Tiong (Samuel) Tang, 2023 VP Regional Activities and Membership
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society