In addition, prospective organizers are invited to submit proposals for Special Sessions at SDPC 2017. Prospective organizers of special sessions should submit proposals indicating:
. Title of the proposed session.
. Motivation and objectives for the session, emphasizing the benefits for SDPC 2017.
. Short biography of the organizer(s), a maximum of two, with complete address, and additional data for contact.
. List of, at least 6-8 prospective contributed papers (including titles, authors, and contact information of the corresponding author/s).
Submissions to special session are reviewed by corresponding session organizer(s) and the conference Review Group.

If you wish to propose such a new session, please kindly send email to sdpc2017@163.com or jliu@mae.carleton.ca in order to obtain further information about how to submit a formal proposal. We are looking forward to your submission.