Why It Matters

Organizing your own conference is one of the most rewarding and strategic moves in an academic career. It goes far beyond selecting papers or inviting keynote speakers—it is an opportunity to:

Establish leadership in your field: Define the direction of emerging research areas and position yourself at the forefront of academic discourse.
Build and connect communities: Create a platform for collaboration among researchers, institutions, and industry partners working on related challenges.
Shape the conversation: Highlight overlooked or underserved topics, support interdisciplinary dialogue, and promote diverse perspectives.
Create long-term academic value: A well-run conference leaves a legacy through published proceedings, strengthened networks, and future editions.
Advance your institution’s visibility: Hosting a respected international event brings recognition to your university, lab, or department.
Support emerging researchers: Provide a welcoming stage for early-career scholars and students to present their work and engage with peers.

Why Start Your AI Conference with EAI?

EAI’s Full Sponsorship model offers complete support for launching your conference—removing financial, logistical, and technical barriers so you can focus on academic leadership. The three most important benefits include:

• Full Financial Coverage: EAI covers all essential costs, including venue, social program, keynote honorariums, and publication—so you can focus on academic content, not budgeting.
• High-Impact Publication: Proceedings are published in Springer’s LNICST series and indexed in Scopus, EI Compendex, dblp, and more—delivering both reach and recognition.
• Global Promotion and Visibility: Your event is promoted through targeted campaigns to a network of over 250,000 researchers, supported by a dedicated conference webpage and communication strategy.
• Dedicated Conference Manager: A professional EAI manager supports you throughout the entire process—from initial planning to post-event follow-up—ensuring smooth delivery at every stage.

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Planning a Conference? Achieve more with Full Sponsorship

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If you are interested in organizing a new AI-focused conference with EAI, we would love to hear from you. Simply fill out a short form and our team will get in touch to explore the next steps together.

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Balancing these responsibilities with the demands of research and teaching is no small task, especially for those stepping into conference leadership for the first time.

Why Full Sponsorship Is Worth Considering

Full Sponsorship is not just about funding — it is about working with a partner that helps manage the complexities of conference organization. It empowers researchers to lead impactful events without taking on unnecessary administrative or financial risk.

Benefits typically include:

• Full financial responsibility covered by the sponsor, with no upfront costs required from the organizers
• Professional support with operations and logistics.
• Access to established academic networks and marketing channels.
• Increased visibility and credibility for both the event and the organizers.

This model is particularly helpful for those looking to build their academic profile while running a conference that meets the expectations of a global research community.

How EAI Supports Conference Organizers

Whether you are launching a new conference or scaling an existing one, choosing the right partner can make a significant difference.

The European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) offers a comprehensive Full Sponsorship model that supports hundreds of academic conferences around the world. Organizers receive:

Full conference management by EAI – from logistics to execution
Boosted international visibility and reach – grow your conference’s impact
Access to submission platforms Confy+ or EasyChair – streamlined paper handling
Promotion to 250,000+ EAI members – broad visibility within a global academic network
Proceedings published by Springer – reputable and recognized academic publisher
Keynote honorarium and support included – attract top-level speakers
Free registration for core organizers – recognize your team’s leadership
Dedicated support throughout the process – expert help every step of the way

EAI’s approach is designed to let organizers lead confidently — without being overwhelmed by logistics or publishing complexity.

Focus on Leadership, Leave the Rest to Full Sponsorship

Organizing a successful conference can be a defining step in your academic journey — but it does not have to be a solitary or high-risk endeavor. Full Sponsorship models offer practical, professional support that allows you to focus on what matters most: academic leadership, community impact, and advancing your field.

If you are planning your next event and want a reliable partner by your side, EAI Full Sponsorship may be the right choice to help bring your vision to life.

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Most conference organizers today understand the mechanics of technical sponsorship: you collaborate with a publisher, proceedings get published and indexed, and your event benefits from a stronger brand presence. But not all sponsorship offers the same potential for impact.

Selecting an appropriate technical sponsor plays a key role in determining your conference’s academic visibility, credibility, and accessibility. It influences how your conference will be perceived by the research community, where and how your proceedings will be indexed, whether your content is openly accessible, and how visible it will remain in the long term.

Factors such as open access availability, quality of indexing, publisher reputation, and alignment with your conference’s values and audience can all make a significant difference in achieving international visibility.

In this article, we explore how making the right sponsorship choice can elevate your conference’s global profile — and why many organizers choose the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) to help them achieve that goal.

Why Choose EAI as Your Technical Sponsor?

Choosing EAI as your technical sponsor connects your conference to the world’s largest open ICT society, with a global community of over 250,000 researchers and professionals.

EAI is a non-profit organization dedicated to making academic publishing more ethical, accessible, and inclusive — particularly for researchers and communities in emerging regions. Unlike many commercial publishers, we put transparency, fairness, and community values at the heart of our publishing model.

1. Strong Community and Global Visibility

By joining EAI’s publishing ecosystem, your conference gains visibility within a large, active academic network and benefits from alignment with a trusted, inclusive, and academically rigorous society.

2. High-Visibility Publishing in EAI Series

Your proceedings will be published in one of EAI’s respected proceedings series:

• EAI Community Research Series – CORE: Dedicated to research in information and communication technologies and related technical fields. CORE welcomes conferences that focus on technological innovation, including those that incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives.
• EAI Computing and Communication in Emerging Regions – CCER: A multidisciplinary series supporting research from emerging regions. Open to conferences across science, technology, health, education, economics, law, and others, with a strong focus on real-world challenges and regional development.

Both series ensure your conference’s research reaches a truly global audience.

3. Access Through the European Union Digital Library

All proceedings are published in the European Union Digital Library (EUDL) — a major open access platform with over 1.2 million monthly viewers. This guarantees high discoverability and long-term access to your conference’s outputs.

4. Trusted Indexing and Archiving

EAI ensures that your conference proceedings are:

• Indexed in EBSCO, CNKI, and Google Scholar
• Archived in Portico for long-term preservation
• Published as open access with no barriers for readers worldwide
  

This level of visibility and indexing helps increase citation potential and academic impact.

5. Support for Diversity and Emerging Regions

We actively work to amplify the voices of researchers from underrepresented and emerging regions — helping your conference contribute to a more equitable global research community.

How to Connect Your Conference with EAI

Technical sponsorship is more than a publishing agreement — it is an opportunity to grow your conference’s reach, credibility, and long-term visibility.

By choosing EAI as your partner, you connect your event to a trusted non-profit society, benefit from open access publishing in respected proceedings series and ensure your conference outputs are globally accessible through the European Union Digital Library.

Do you need more information? Learn more about EAI Technical Sponsorship or submit your proposal right away.

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Clarify Your Research Goals

Start by defining what you want your publication to achieve. Are you aiming for career advancement, wider societal impact, or contributing to a specific academic community? Your goals will influence whether you should prioritize prestige, open access, speed, or interdisciplinary reach. The clearer you are about your objectives, the easier it becomes to narrow your options.

Match Scope but Think Beyond Keywords

Naturally, you will want a journal that publishes work related to your subject area. However, many researchers stop at keyword matching and overlook whether the journal supports the methodology, regional focus, or interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Example: A paper on smart farming might belong just as well in journals covering AI, environmental technology, or sustainable development. Review recent articles to see where your work fits organically.

Evaluate Indexing and Credibility

A journal’s reputation is often tied to where it is indexed. Look for inclusion in respected databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, EBSCO, or other index databases.

Also pay attention to the editorial board, the transparency of the peer review process, and how the journal handles issues like research ethics and author rights. These factors are as critical as the topic alignment itself.

Consider Visibility and Access

Publishing in an open access journal can significantly expand your audience, especially in regions where paywalls block institutional access. Beyond accessibility, check whether the journal allows you to retain rights, share your work freely, and reach the communities that matter most to your field. A well-positioned article in a discoverable, shareable format can have much greater long-term impact.

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Why Open Access Is the Smarter Choice for Researchers

Understand Publication Timelines

If your research is time-sensitive, consider how quickly the journal moves from submission to publication. Some have long cycles, while others offer rolling or continuous publication. Look for clear information about average review duration and editorial responsiveness. Delays in publication can affect funding, project deadlines, or follow-up research.

Look for Academic Community Engagement

A journal connected to a vibrant academic community offers more than a publishing slot — it offers a network. Journals backed by societies or innovation alliances often provide opportunities for engagement through conferences, reviewer discussions, and collaborative calls. Being part of such an ecosystem helps your research remain visible long after publication.

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Expanding Opportunities: EAI and ResearchGate Join Forces for Open Access Research

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The Advantages of Open Access Publishing in ICT Research

Unlike subscription-based models, open access ensures research is freely available to everyone, without paywalls. For researchers, this means increased visibility, higher citation potential, and broader influence across academia, industry, and policy.

This accessibility is crucial in fast-moving fields like ICT, where research and real-world application evolve in tandem. Open access helps accelerate innovation by making research more immediately applicable and widely shared.

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Expanding Opportunities: EAI and ResearchGate Join Forces for Open Access Research

Furthermore, it promotes equity by providing researchers in underserved regions equal access to vital knowledge, leveling the playing field across global research communities.

The Impact of Non-Profit Publishers on Academic Research

Journals owned and published by non-profit societies often reinvest in the research community—through conferences, collaborative networks, and initiatives that strengthen emerging fields.

Contributing to these journals helps sustain a more inclusive and community-focused research ecosystem, benefiting not just individual careers but the field as a whole. This approach fosters a collaborative environment that empowers researchers worldwide.

This accessibility is crucial in fast-moving fields like ICT, where research and real-world application evolve in tandem. Open access helps accelerate innovation by making research more immediately applicable and widely shared.

With thousands of peer-reviewed articles across EAI journals, book and proceeding series, the European Union Digital Library (EUDL) is one of the most active hubs for open access ICT research.

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Open access journals, especially those from non-profit publishers, also support transparency and practices like open data and reproducibility, which enhance the credibility and long-term impact of ICT research.

EAI: Advancing ICT Research Through Open Access and Community Engagement

This is where the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) stands out. EAI journals are open access, peer-reviewed, and operated by a non-profit foundation focused on inclusive, global research engagement.

“Publishing should amplify the work of researchers, not limit its reach. Open access allows both early-career and established scholars to share their findings widely and engage with the global research community. At EAI, our mission is to advance open, inclusive research that fosters collaboration and drives meaningful progress.”

Caitlin Roach

Head of Head of Publications at European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)

With an emphasis on community-driven growth and support for emerging regions and topics, EAI offers more than publication—it offers connection. By submitting to an EAI journal, you join a global effort to make ICT research more accessible, equitable, and impactful.

If you are looking for the right place to publish open access and extend the reach of your research, the EAI journal portfolio offers a range of titles dedicated to global, community-driven scholarship. Explore the journals below to find the best fit for your work.

• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on AI and Robotics
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Context-aware Systems and Applications
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Cloud Systems
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Security and Safety
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Tourism, Technology and Intelligence
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Sustainable Manufacturing and Renewable Energy
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Digital Transformation of Industrial Processes
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning Applications

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A Seamless Experience

Praised for its efficiency and warmth, the summit was hosted at the Taipei Far East Shangri-La Hotel and generously supported by the Far Eastern Memorial Foundation and other sponsors. Attendees commended the smooth logistics and the thoughtful programming, which encouraged interdisciplinary exchange and fostered new international partnerships.

Special thank you to General Chairs:

Prof. Ching-Jong Liao, President, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

CEO Lucia Li-Chen Tung, Far Eastern Memorial Foundation

Prof. Tze-Chi Hsu, Vice President,Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Prof. Miko Ching-Ying YU, College of Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Program Chairs: 

 

Prof. Min-Ping Huang, Dean, College of Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

 

Prof. Yi-Ming Sun, Dean, College of Engineering Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

 

Prof, Hsi-Hui Chang, Professor, LeBow College of Business Drexel University , USA

 

 

And to all speakers, for making EAI Smart Zero City 2025 insightful and successful. 

Experiencing the Spirit of Taipei

As part of the summit’s engaging social program, participants enjoyed a curated tour that highlighted both the technological edge and cultural depth of Taipei.

Stops included the iconic Taipei 101 building and the Far Eastern Telecom Park (T Park), a center for smart infrastructure and digital innovation. A visit to Yuan Ze University gave attendees the opportunity to connect with the academic team behind the summit and experience the university’s dynamic research environment firsthand.

The tour also featured a tranquil park and temple visit, offering a reflective pause amid nature and tradition. Along the way, guests enjoyed a traditional Taiwanese lunch and live cultural performances, creating a memorable blend of local flavor and hospitality.

Bridging science, policy, and creative thinking, the summit offered a meaningful step toward building cities that are not only smarter—but more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable.

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The most powerful innovations today don’t just calculate — they connect. They move us, engage us, and respond to our senses. At the edge of code and creativity lies ArtsIT — the global platform where engineers, artists, and designers reimagine the way humans experience technology. ArtsIT 2025  isn’t your typical research event. It’s an exploration of interaction, performance, design, and imagination — all grounded in rigorous, peer-reviewed scholarship.

What Is ArtsIT? A Creative Ecosystem.

Now in its 14th edition, ArtsIT has attracted more than 570,000 accesses on SpringerLink — a testament to the growing global interest in creative technology research.

Dubai, UAE        November 07- 09, 2025      

Hosted at Heriot-Watt University Dubai    

This year’s main program brings together groundbreaking work in:

– Digital Sound & Music Interfaces      

– Gamification & Game Design      

– Interactive Heritage & Virtual Museums      

– XR, AI & Mixed Reality Environments      

– Next-gen UX and Experimental Interfaces & more

It’s where creativity meets computation — and where imagination drives real-world change.

Numerous opportunities for researchers

Why not spotlight your research niche and lead your own session at ArtsIT? ArtsIT Special Tracks let you curate a mini-conference within the main event — complete with your own topic, review team, and a dedicated section in the globally indexed proceedings. It’s a unique chance to boost your academic profile, connect your network, and drive high-impact conversations in the field of art and technology. 

Learn more about Special Tracks and options to participate here.

Why Dubai? Innovation Needs a Visionary Backdrop    

Hosting ArtsIT 2025 in Dubai is no coincidence. With its futuristic skyline, immersive tech hubs, and rich cultural landscape, the city mirrors what ArtsIT is all about: innovation rooted in diversity, tradition, and forward momentum.    

Whether you’re presenting at the conference or exploring smart museums and digital art venues across the city, you’ll be surrounded by inspiration.

Why Submit to EAIs ArtsIT?    

Your work deserves more than a presentation. It deserves global visibility, academic credibility, and a community that gets it.

–  Published by Springer – one of the world’s top research publishers  

– Indexed in Scopus,Web of Science and Ei Compendex      

– Free, open access via EUDL      

– Transparent and inclusive review via Confy+      

– Part of EAI – the world’s largest open ICT society with 250,000+ members across 160+ countries    

ArtsIT welcomes researchers at the intersection of imagination and engineering — and supports your journey beyond the conference hall.

“I am proud to guide this year’s conference, which promises to bring together groundbreaking research, inspiring talks, and transformative collaborations.”

Prof. Anthony L. Brooks, Emeritus Professor, Aalborg University
Steering Chair of ArtsIT 2025

Submissions are open now – submission deadline is on June 1st 2025 

Let’s build the future — and feel it.

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