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Notes for accepted authors
At least one author of the accepted abstract must register to attend either the in-person conference or, if they cannot travel to the conference, to present their work via zoom or the conference app. Only talks and posters of registered participants will be scheduled in the final program.
Abstracts of all accepted talks and posters will be included within the online program which will be distributed to all registered conference participants via the conference app.
Onsite authors
Accepted oral presenters: You will give your talk live and in-person as scheduled in the program. An audio recording of your talk along with your slides will be made available to all delegates after the event (subject to your permission).
Accepted poster presenters: You will present your poster in the live poster sessions as scheduled in the program. You are encouraged to upload your poster and a short video pitch to the conference app to enable viewing and discussion via 1:1 meeting via the conference app by our non-attending delegates.
Non-attending authors
Accepted oral presenters: You will give your talk via zoom as scheduled in the program. An audio recording of your talk along with your slides will be made available to all delegates after the event (subject to your permission).
Accepted poster presenters: Upload your poster and a short video pitch to our conference app to enable viewing by all conference delegates: our in-app messaging and appointment facility enables delegates to contact you to discuss your work from the start of the conference and for 6-months post event
Poster pitches: We encourage all poster authors (onsite and non-attending) to upload a short video clip (up to 2 minutes long in English), to express your ideas and support your poster
All presentation audio recordings and posters will be available via the conference website or app for 6 months after the event.
For revisions or queries regarding papers already submitted:
If you wish to make any essential revisions to an abstract already submitted, please email the Content Coordinator(opens in new tab/window) (Please do not email credit card information under any circumstances) with details of any revisions or queries. Please quote your reference number if you have one.
Conference Topics:
1. Sustainable Chemistry
2. Carbon Neutral in Water System
3. Science of the Total Environment for Sustainability
4. Solid Waste Reutilization and Green Chemistry
5. Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation
6. Advances in Watershed Sustainable Development
7. Nutrient Removal and Recovery from Wastewater
8. Remote Sensing for Sustainability
9. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
10. Life Cycle Thinking and Sustainability Applications
11. Energy and Carbon Neutrality
12. Carbon Neutrality and Economic Development
13. Circular Economy Oriented Building and Infrastructure Development
14. Sustainable Infrastructure
15. Logistics, Supply Chain and Transportation
16. Environmental System Engineering
17. Cities and Communities
18. Sustainable Marine Governance
19. Water Safety and Sustainable Development of Coastal Cities
20. UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
21. Marine Plastic Monitoring and Control
22. Ocean Pollution and Sustainability
23. Food Waste Management and Food Security
24. Sustainable Education
25. Sustainable Governance Indicators
Sustainable Technology and Development 2021 will be a truly interdisciplinary event and provides an excellent opportunity to meet scientific contacts and initiate new collaborations at academic and industrial levels.
Conference sessions and chairs
Session 1 - Sustainable Chemistry Chair: Wei Zhang, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
Session 2 - Carbon Neutral in Water System Chair: Aijie Wang, Harbin University of Technology (Shenzhen), China
Session 3 - Science of the Total Environment for Sustainability Chair: Fang Wang, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Session 4 - Solid Waste Reutilization and Green Chemistry Chairs: Zuotai Zhang and Hong Chen, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Session 5 - Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation Chair: Hefa Cheng, Peking University, China
Session 6 - Advances in Watershed Sustainable Development Chair: Wei Ouyang, Beijing Normal University, China
Session 7 - Nutrient Removal and Recovery from Wastewater Chair: Yongmei Li, Tongji University, China
Session 8 - Remote Sensing for Sustainability Chairs: Shunling Liang, The University of Maryland, USA and Lian Feng, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Session 9 - Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability Chair: Weidong Li, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Session 10 - Life Cycle Thinking and Sustainability Applications Chairs: Ming Xu, Michigan University, USA and Arnold Tukker, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Session 11 - Energy and Carbon Neutrality Chair: Bin Chen, Beijing Normal University, China
Session 12 - Carbon Neutrality and Economic Development Chair: Zhifu Mi, University College London, UK
Session 13 - Circular Economy Oriented Building and Infrastructure Development Chair: Jian Zuo, University of Adelaide, Australia
Session 14 - Sustainable Infrastructure Chair: Zhen Leng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Session 15 - Logistics, Supply Chain and Transportation Chairs: Mingzhou Jin, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA and Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Session 16 - Environmental System Engineering Chair: Yutao Wang, Fudan University, China
Session 17 - Cities and Communities Chair: Pengjun Zhao, Peking University, China
Session 18 - Sustainable Marine Governance Chair: Jihong Chen, Shenzhen University, China
Session 19 - Water Safety and Sustainable Development of Coastal Cities Chair: Yuefei Huang, Tsinghua University, China
Session 20 - UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Chairs: Fangli Qiao, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China and Martin Visbeck (TBD), GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Germany
Session 21 - Marine Plastic Monitoring and Control Chair: Huahong Shi, Huadong Normal University, China
Session 22 - Ocean Pollution and Sustainability Chair: Kenneth M. Y. Leung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Session 23 - Food Waste Management and Food Security Chair: Zengwei Yuan, Nanjing University, China
Session 24 - Sustainable Education Chair: Sandra Caeiro, Open University, Portugal
Session 25 - Sustainable Governance Indicators Chair: Tomás B. Ramos, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
Session 26 - Sustainable Transition in Energy & Chemical Engineering Chairs: Changning Wu, Southern University of Science and Technology, China and Haoran Zhang, The University of Tokyo, Japan Additional events
Opening Ceremony
Elsevier Author Workshop
Elsevier Editors Meeting
Journal Launch Reception: Sustainable Horizons
Female Scientist Union
Award & Closing Ceremony
Special Issues
The following special issues will be published. Further information will be added to this page shortly.
Science of the Total Environment
Topic: Science of the Total Environment for Sustainability Submit papers here (opens in new tab/window)
Environmental Research
Topic: The road to digitalization of urban water systems under the constraints of carbon neutrality goals Submit papers here (opens in new tab/window)
Cities
Topic: New agenda for social and environmental inclusive city
Journal of Green Building
Topic: Circular Economy Oriented Building and Infrastructure Development
Journal of Cleaner Production
Topic: The End Game: How to achieve carbon neutrality.