Social Management Systems:
For the future Quality of Life and Well-Being associated with Asset Management Systems

Date: Oct.14-15, 2026 in Taipei

First Announcemnet is here.

Objective

Every nation inevitably transitions from a stage of economic growth and population increase to one of economic maturity and population decline, accompanied by advancing aging and the consequent erosion of fiscal capacity. In this unavoidable process, how to realize and sustainably maintain the well-being and quality of life (QOL) of citizens becomes a fundamental question that challenges the very nature of society’s relationship with its communities.

QOL signifies the realization of humanity—a state in which people live healthily, comfortably, happily, and with dignity. This QOL can be assured only through sustainability, achieved by asset management that responds to the deterioration of social infrastructure under constrained fiscal conditions, and through resilience, established by risk management that enables social infrastructure both to evolve in response to changing values and needs of society and individuals, and to withstand sudden threats such as natural disasters.

Social infrastructure must be endowed with functions capable of meeting such demands. To envision the future shape of society and to bring it into being, it is necessary to sustain and fulfill the functions required by society over the long term. This requires more than merely establishing systems for the efficient management and maintenance of infrastructure (Infrastructure Asset Management Systems). What is indispensable is the establishment of an integrated framework for governing society as a whole that supports such infrastructure—namely, Social Management Systems.

 

Topics

 

1. Disaster Resilience and Management

-Mega Disasters and Challenges

-Disaster Early Warning, Preparedness, Prevention and Response & Recovery

-Pre and/or Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Planning and Management

-Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Planning

-Disaster Risk Financing

-Business Continuity Planning

-City Structure and Resilience

 

2. Environment and Secutiry of Water, Energy, Food

-Asset Management, Information Management and Water Resource Management

-GIS and Remote Sensing

-Climate Change and Environmental Management

-Resiliency and Poverty

 

3.Infrastructure Planning and Management, Asset Management

-Infrastructure Management and Materials

-Construction Management and Dispute Resolution

-Urban Farming

-Rural-Urban Transformation and Land Conversion

-State of the Art, AI, IoT, DX for Planning and Management

 

4. Sustainable Society and Happiness

-Indicators of Happiness

-Resource Efficiency to Sufficiency for People

-Beyond Cost Benefit Analysis

-Thinking the Future Generation

-AI, IoT, Auto Vehivle and Society

-Sustainable Economy

 

5. Engineering and Management

-Material Design and Development

-Structural Engineering

-Material/Structure and Cost/Infrastructure Management

-State of the Art, AI, IoT, DX for Technology and Management Systems

 

6. Entrepreneurship and Regional Revitalization, Starting up Promotion

-Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation

-Regional Revitalization

-Tourism Planning

-Renewable Energy Business

-Utilizing Regional Resources

-IoT/AI/DX Business

 

7. Aging Society Planning, Operation and Management

-Innovative Enhancement Capacity

-Adaptive Forms and Behaviors

-Policy and Budgeting for Resilient City

-CSR/CSV and NGO's Contributions and International Cooperation

-Social Systems Management

-Sustainable Economy

 

8. Quality of Life and Well-Being

-Economic Maturity and Population Decline

-Humanity: Health, Comfort, Happiness, and Dignity

-Evolving Values and Needs of Society and Individuals

-Measurement and Evaluation Methods of QOL/Well-Being

-Infrastructure Management for Society

-Framework of Society Management

-Social Management in the context of AI, IoT, DX

 

Venue

GIS NTU Convention Center, Taipei

https://www.meeting.com.tw/en/ntu/index.php

Important dates

Deadline for Title and 300-word Abstract of paper: 15th April, 2026　 

Notice of Acceptance: 21st May, 2026  

Deadline for Full Paper/ Extended abstract: 31st July, 2026

Registration Deadline: 31st July, 2026

 

Paper

Prospective authors are expected to submit either full paper or 2-page extended abstract. Authors can choose the type of paper  when they register on the web. Regardless of your paper type, you  need to submit your 300- word abstract by the abstract submission deadline (15th April, 2026)

Extended Abstract: 2 pages

Full Paper:10-12 pages

Format is available here.

All the full papers will be reviewed by reviewers selected by SSMS.

The authors who submit extended abstracts are also entitled to make presentation at SSMS2026. They are also allowed to submit their full paper after the symposium for reviewing.

Abstracts Submission

Prospective authors including those who submit extended abstracts are invited to submit abstracts

(around 300 words in English)  by 15th April, 2026

All the authors need to complete their registration on the society website. After registration, each author will receive a personalized link through which they can submit their abstract by entering it directly into the system.

 

Official Language

 English

 

How to Register

Participants can register through the SSMS website:
https://ssms.jp/

After completing the registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing a personalized link. This link allows you to review and update your registration information.

Please note the following procedures:

-Registration information can be updated using the personalized link provided in the confirmation e-mail.

-Instructions and a separate link for registration fee payment will be sent by the Secretariat at a later stage.

-Instructions and a separate link for full paper / extended abstract submission will also be provided separately by the Secretariat.

Please keep the confirmation e-mail for future reference, as the personalized link will be required to manage your registration details.

 

Registration Number 

Each registered participant will have 4 digit registration number. This number is regarded as your ID number and also used for paper serial code.

 

Cancellation

If you wish to cancel your participation, please contact SSMS2026 organizing committee secretariat since participants can not cancel once registered information by themselves.

E-mail: ssms@kochi-tech.ac.jp 

 

Registration fee

Registration fee (until 31st July, 2026)

・Regular participants 400 US$

・Domestic: 200US$

・Students: 50 US$

From 1st August 2026, higher rate will be applied.

・Regular participants: 450 US$

・Domestic: 250US$

・Students: 100 US$

If you intend to join post-symposium technical tour on 16th October, please pay 100 US$ (Technical Tour fee) in addition to registration fee.