2025 International Conference on Events,Creativity and Digital Convergence Development

Background to the Conference

The global digital economy is driving the transformation of industrial ecology, presenting novel opportunities for the event industry to undergo digital transformation and cross-regional synergy. In order to explore how digital technology can empower the upgrading of the event industry and promote the in-depth integration of international industry, academia and research, Shanghai University, the University of Surrey, City University of Macau and International Association for Events Studies (IAES) have jointly initiated this event. The objective of the event is to build a global wisdom-sharing platform and help build a new platform for open, innovative and sustainable academic and industrial cooperation in the event industry.

Conference Themes

New Dynamics, New Bridge, New Communication

New Digital Era, New Future of Event

High Quality Integration, Integrated Development

Organisation

Organised by:

Shanghai University
University of Surrey (UK)
City University of Macau
International Association for Events Studies (IAES)

Time and Place

Time:

November 7-8, 2025 (Tentative)

Place:

Shanghai, China

Scale:

200 people

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025
Notification Date: October 10, 2025
Registration Deadline: October 20, 2025

Conference Schedule

Call for Paper

Focus and Scope

Topics of particular interest for submissions include, but are not limited to the following areas:

Event & Digital Technology & Innovation
Event & New Social Media Communication
Event & Design
Event & Destination Management
Fandom in Event
Event & Sustainable Development
Event & Tourism & Hospitality
Volunteering and Event
Societal Well Being & Event
Storytelling in Event

Submission

Template download:
1. Formatting (WORD)
2. Latex-conference-template.zip

Please log in the Electronic Submission System (PDF only) to submit your full paper and abstract.

For any inquiry about the conference, please feel free to contact us.

Types of Submissions:

Abstracts: Max 600 words. Include research objectives, proposed methodology, and expected outcomes.
Full Research Papers: Max 8 pages (including figures, tables, references).
Work-in-Progress: Max 8 pages (including figures, tables, references).

Note: One regular registration covers up to TEN pages. Extra pages will incur additional charges.

Reviewing Process

All manuscripts will be subjected to blind peer-reviewing and are expected to meet the scientific criteria of novelty and academic excellence.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all other co-authors and takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.

Review comments will be communicated, and revisions may be required by the prescribed deadline.

Plagiarism Policy:

Submissions must be original and not submitted elsewhere simultaneously. Reuse of previously published material is allowed if fully disclosed (cited) and the novel contribution of the current submission is clearly highlighted.

Publication

Each submission will be reviewed by 2-3 reviewers. Accepted and registered papers will be published in the ICECDCD2025 Conference Proceedings, indexed by Ei Compendex and Scopus.

Publisher: Atlantis Press (Part of Springer Nature)

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