Welcome Message 2023

It is an honor to welcome you to the 10^th anniversary IEEE Technologies for Sustainability Conference (SusTech 2023) held from April 19 to 22, 2023, in Portland, Oregon

For over ten years this conference has attracted attendees from government, industry, business and manufacturing sectors as it rotated from its beginning in Portland through Arizona, California, Utah and now Oregon. We have scientists, academics, technologists, and scholars from many disciplines that share and contribute to the themes and tracks that we offer in the conference. And who have published over 550 papers in IEEE Xplore.

This year’s program features an interactive workshop on challenges from climate change, keynote speakers, panel discussions, peer-reviewed technical paper presentations across 15 thematic sessions, a student poster contest, and a 1-day sustainability fórum featuring a unique blend of experts in policy, leadership, and technology.

All sessions will be in a hybrid format using Zoom. You will find the program schedule with information about the scheduled technical papers for each track; bio-data of distinguished keynote speakers, and panelists; and student poster contestants in the Program Guide and on our website https://ieee-sustech.org/. The technical papers can be found in in the attendee proceedings.

Undergraduate and graduate students submitted abstracts for the Student Poster Contest, representing ideas or designs for developing projects/products supporting the sustainability topics areas of the Conference. The accepted posters will be presented during the online SusTech 2023 Student Poster Competition Wednesday afternoon April 19, 2023. Prizes will be awarded to the top three posters; winners will be announced at the closing session.

We thank our sponsors: the IEEE Oregon, San Fernando Valley, Foothill, Orange County and Coastal Los Angeles Sections, IEEE Region 6, IEEE-USA; and co-sponsors IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), Oceanic Engineering Society, Power and Energy (PES) Society, Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT), Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and Technology and Engineering Management (TEMS).

I want to personally thank the members of the Organizing and Program Committees whose support and dedication have enabled us to reach this 10^th milestone. And to thank you for participating in this SusTech 2023 hybrid conference. It is our sincere hope that you will enjoy and learn about the innovative developments in the area of sustainability.

Sincerely,
Edward G. Perkins
SusTech 2023 Chair