APCCAS 2028 Call for Proposals

The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) is soliciting proposals from Region 10 for hosting the 2028 edition of the IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS).

APCCAS is an IEEE CASS Regional flagship conference held annually in Region 10, financially sponsored by the IEEE CAS Society (CASS). It is organized in the months of October to November.

The conference structure is as follows:

• Technical sessions last for three days.
• A day devoted to tutorials or Keynotes precedes the technical sessions.
• Social events for all attendees include a welcome reception and a banquet.
• It is recommended that lunch be provided to attendees during the technical 2sessions and included in the registration fee.
   

Flagship conferences are preferably organized in locations close to a city center and that offer participants opportunities to experience local history and culture.

The Proposal should be submitted electronically via the webform linked below.

Submit Proposal
 

The deadline to submit a proposal is 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 24 July 2026.

The proposal should contain all the items listed below.

Proposers will receive notification by 24 August 2026 if their proposal is accepted. The selected proposers will then be invited to present their final bids at the steering committee meeting, to be held in conjunction with APCCAS 2026 from 25 - 28 October in Fukuoka, Japan. Bidders must confirm their attendance at the Steering Committee meeting by 24 September 2026.

Ittetsu Taniguchi,
IEEE APCCAS Conference Steering Committee Chair

APCCAS Call for Proposals Guidelines

A proposal should contain the following mandatory items:

• The General Chair must provide a formal letter of commitment pledging to present the bid in person to the steering committee during October 2026. This letter must also include a promise to provide progress reports at every preceding edition of the conference if the proposal is chosen, as well as a commitment to complete the financial closure of APCCAS within six months of the conference.
  • Furthermore, the Chair must explicitly acknowledge their understanding of and intent to comply with the mandatory flagship conference guidelines. Team members requiring an official invitation for visa applications should contact the steering committee chair to facilitate these arrangements.
• The names of the General Chair, Technical Program Chair, and all Key Committee members, with their qualifications and current or past involvement in CASS leadership and CASS conferences. The composition of the organizing committee should reflect gender, regional, and age diversity.
• Any IEEE Organizational Units, other than CASS, and any other entities involved in the organization.
• Proposed conference dates.
• The proposed destination and venue. Based on recent paper submissions, the venue should be able to accommodate:
  • Up to 300 participants in plenary sessions;
  • Up to 300 persons for banquets;
  • About 3-4 parallel technical lecture sessions (each room seating at least 60 participants);
  • Morning and afternoon breaks, in a common area, exhibition booths, and about 50 poster presentations (double-sided display boards);  
  • Speaker preparation room;
  • Operations room;
  • Meeting room for the Steering Committee.
• List of IEEE Technical Conferences previously held at the same Venue.
• Estimated budget. The budget should have details about all aspects of the organization. Use the IEEE Budget Template. If you have any questions in preparing the budget, please direct them to the CASS Conference Portfolio Manager. Some details:
  • The budget should have a discounted registration fee for CASS members, i.e., at least $25 USD less than the fee for IEEE members, and a further reduction in the registration fee for students;
  • The registration fees (including student registration) should give access to all technical sessions as well as admission to the conference lunches and banquet;
  • The budget must be based on local currency, and registration fees must be in local currency, but should also state the equivalent US$ amounts;
  • Additional (small) fees may be charged for tutorials;
  • The budget should show a 20 percent surplus and comply with the general IEEE requirements.
  • Potential Financial Support from Government and Industry
  • Provision in the budget for one Best Paper and one Best Student Paper Awards of $500 USD.
• Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) credentials, if any PCO is involved
• International Air Access & Local Transportation:
  • List of international air carriers that service nearby airports. Examples of round-trip airfares from representative international destinations, such as London, Frankfurt, Paris, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Beijing, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, etc.
  • Visa requirements.
  • Local security for participants.
• Paper review system.
• Support from Local Volunteers.
• Local industrial interests in the field of Circuits and Systems. Indicate which of these companies are potential exhibitor at the Conference.
• Provide an analysis of the impact of holding the conference in the proposed location on the country and region.
  • Accommodation options for Professionals and Students. Estimated hotel expenses:
  • Provide a list of hotels, the number of rooms for each, and their distance and accessibility from the conference venue and from restaurants and shopping districts;
  • Provide details regarding transportation modes and schedules between the conference venue and recommended hotels;
  • Verify that the hotels listed can provide high-speed Wi-Fi service in guest rooms;
  • Summarize local public transportation facilities and schedules.
  • Expected Weather Conditions.