The International Society for Computational Social Science (ISCSS) requests proposals for hosting the 10th International Conference on Computational Social Science, IC²S² 2024.

We invite proposals from all locations. However, in keeping with our tradition thus far of alternating conferences between the US and Europe, we encourage proposals from US institutions. We hope to take the conference to other parts of the world in the next few years.Important Notes:

1. Diversity. In order to maintain the open and inclusive character of CSS, it is critical that the organizing committee, program committee, and invited speakers are diverse with respect to: (i) academic disciplines (esp. computational vs. social sciences); (ii) methodological approaches; (iii) home institution (esp. US vs. Europe, academic vs. industry); and (iv) demographic attributes (e.g. gender, age, race, ethnicity). Balancing all these dimensions is challenging but organizers are strongly encouraged to explain their choices with respect to these and other diversity considerations. The ISCSS Conference Committee is also happy to answer prospective organizers’ questions about diversity and other elements of the conference.
2. Capacity. Over the past years, IC2S2 has attracted between 300 and 500 people, and in the coming years it could exceed 500. Thus, we encourage proposals to specify how they would accommodate this number or, alternatively, how they would prevent attendance from exceeding their capacity.
3. Duration. To date, IC2S2 has typically been run over four days: three days for the main conference, preceded by a one-day preconference comprising thematic tutorials and other activities (e.g. a datathon). Although this formula is not mandatory it has worked well in the past; thus, if organizers wish to propose an alternative arrangement, they should explain why.