Current Issue

Future Cities and Environment journal is launching a competition to find the two best Review papers from current PhD students, aiming for publication in early 2021. Selected papers will be published open access, with the Article Processing Charge (APC) being 100% waived.

We are now inviting all PhD students to submit high-quality review articles on topics including:

• Sustainable and resilient cities
• Sustainable urban systems and infrastructure
• Green and sustainable buildings and materials
• Energy efficiency in buildings
• Smart and responsive buildings
• Energy demand and use optimization
• Waste management and recycling
• Energy and carbon savings incentive
• Energy and environment policies 

The deadline for submissions is 1^st November 2020.

All submissions will be sent for external peer review, with the best two papers being selected by a panel from the Editorial Board. These papers will be accepted for publication (pending revisions) with no APC applied. All papers not selected as ‘winners’ but considered of high quality will be offered the option to continue the editorial process (APC applicable) or to withdraw their paper.

Please mention your application to this competition in the cover letter during the submission process so that it is officially entered. 

Visit the journal website for author guidelines: https://futurecitiesandenvironment.com/

Future Cities and Environment is widely indexed, with Scopus currently providing a CiteScore of 0.9 - https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100932523

SET2020: Terry Payne Conference Travel Award

We are pleased to announce that Professor Terry Payne will provide a conference travel grant to eight FULL-TIME postgraduate students (PhD) who can demonstrate academic excellence through the quality of their research. With the help of Professor Terry Payne’s generous donation, SET 2020 organisers are offering free registration PLUS £500 to help cover costs of international travel (economy flights) and hotel accommodation.

The evaluation process will be conducted by Professor Terry Payne and SET 2020 organising committee. Evaluation of applications will consider the information submitted. Conference participation is a condition of the scholarship, monies will not be available prior to the conference. For details and guidelines regarding this award please visit http://set2020.org/news/

Deadline for submissions: 1st June 2020.

5th WSSET Innovation Awards 2020

The WSSET Innovation Awards recognise the achievements of private individuals and organisations in new sustainable technologies and encourage the wider application of these new developments. The WSSET Innovation Awards recognise the achievements of private individuals and organisations in new sustainable technologies and encourage the wider application of these new developments.

To enter, go to www.wsset.org/news-events/innovation-awards and download an application form.

Deadline for submissions: 31st March 2020

Update: 28/4/2020

Message to WSSET members from Professor Saffa Riffat:

Dear colleagues

The Executive Committee of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies have regretfully decided to postpone SET 2020 to 17-19 August 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. This decision has been taken following current circumstances and restrictions on international travel.

All abstracts / papers that have already been submitted will be carried over to next year.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support and I send all my best wishes to you and your families for continued good health. Take care and stay safe. I hope to see you in 2021.

Kind regards

Saffa

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SET 2020 is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed international conference on sustainable energy sources and technologies that provides a forum for the exchange of latest technical information, the dissemination of the high-quality research results, the presentation of the new developments in the area, and the debate and shaping of future directions and priorities for sustainable development and energy security. All presented papers as oral or poster will be published in the conference proceedings at Web of Science.

This a major event attended by leading researchers, scientists from industries, universities from over 60 countries.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Abstracts are now coming in for SET2020 which this year will be held in Istanbul, Turkey. Find out more about this exciting conference by visiting the website http://set2020.org/. All submissions must be in English and abstracts should be between 250 and 350 words. Completed manuscripts must be no more than ten (10) pages long. All submissions must be submitted online via http://set2020.org/submissions/.

This year, we have a special rate for early registration: you can save €80 by paying before 15th June and WSSET members benefit from nearly 20% discount. http://set2020.org/registration-and-fees/

Visit http://set2020.org/ for more details.