Located in the picturesque Hanseatic city of Lübeck, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Germany, the university campus blends historic charm with state-of-the-art facilities. The city’s medieval architecture, lively harbor, and cultural heritage provide a unique backdrop for academic pursuits. With modern laboratories, lecture halls, and collaborative research centers, the campus fosters an ideal setting for scientific exchange and innovation.

Directions | Universität zu Lübeck

Address: Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.

From Lübeck Hauptbahnhof (main train station): Take bus line 1 (direction 'Hochschulstadtteil') or line 9 (direction 'Universität') and exit at 'Technische Hochschule'. The campus is a short walk from the stop.

By car: From the A20 motorway, take exit 2 ('Lübeck-Genin') and follow signs toward the city center and Universität zu Lübeck. Parking is available near the university buildings.

Traveling by Air?

The nearest airport is Hamburg Airport (HAM), approximately 70 km from Lübeck. From there, you can take a direct train or airport shuttle to Lübeck (approx. 60–90 minutes travel time).

For more information about visiting Lübeck, please visit the official Lübeck tourism website: https://www.luebeck-tourismus.de

• Workshop/special session title.
• Chairs with their affiliations and contact information.
• A description of the workshop’s/special session’s topic and its goals specifically mentioning the connection of the proposal to the conference theme.
• The scope of the topic chosen as an answer to why do you think it can attract researchers in the field.
• A very brief statement on diversity commitment for the submissions.
• Plans for publicity.
• Potential (or accepted) program committee members.
• Information about the most recent previous editions of the workshop/special session (if any), like the affiliated event, date, venue, and the number of submitted and accepted papers.
• Plans for disseminating the results of the workshop/special session.

• The workshop chairs may structure workshops as they see fit, possibly including one keynote or/and invited talk, panel discussions, presentations of work in progress papers, peer-reviewed papers, doctoral consortiums, demonstrations, programming challenges, tutorials or some combination; the proposed workshop format is to be submitted along with the proposal.
• The workshops can propose to have their own proceedings with some publisher.
• The workshops should tell, if they have any plans for seeking sponsorship.

• inviting papers with titles focused on the theme of the workshop/special session.
• publicizing workshop/special-session in the relevant communities.
• for setting up an easy chair account for the submission of papers in the same manner as it is for the main conference.
• creating and maintaining the workshop/special-session website.
• for quality control over the papers in their sessions, for enforcing deadlines and for submitting all materials by the deadlines.
• creating the Program Committee and getting the submitted papers reviewed by at least three reviewers of repute. The final decision of acceptance/rejection of papers and publication in the proceedings lie with the conference committee.
• scheduling the workshop program timeline. For the special sessions, the deadlines will be same as for the main conference.

• The logistics (facilities like rooms and hardware, catering like coffee breaks and lunches, and registration) of the workshops/special sessions will be handled by the ISIC 2022 local chairs.
• Workshop/special session paper registration fees are the same as regular conference fees. All registered participants are entitled to attend all keynotes, sessions, workshops, panels, tutorials and social events. The workshop/special session papers are also candidates for best paper awards.
• As a token of honor, the workshop/special session organizer will be given the certificate of chairing the workshop/session and a memento.
• Each workshop/special session receives one-two free registrations, which are typically used for keynote or invited speakers or the chair. The recipients of the free registrations are at the discretion of the workshop/special session chairs in collaboration with the conference general chairs. If workshops/special sessions are not able to attract sufficient submissions that are finally accepted, the conference committee may decide to cancel the free registrations; in this case, the workshop/special session chairs will have to bear it themselves.