Call for Abstracts: ATT Clustering Event Presentations

We warmly invite researchers, practitioners, and innovators to submit abstracts for presentations at the upcoming Aviation Twin Transition (ATT) Clustering event, to be held in Athens, Greece on 29.07.2025.

The deadline for abstract submission is June 25, 2025, with notifications of acceptance by June 30, 2025. Accepted presenters must register for the event by July 10, 2025 to confirm inclusion in the program. 

Presentations will aim at showcasing the latest scientific research, relevant policies, or innovative programmes on green and digital aviation. Each presentation will last 15 minutes followed by a rigorous panel discussion with audience participation. 

All accepted abstracts will be presented during the clustering event and published in the ATT Book of Abstracts, which will be distributed to conference participants.

About the presentations

Presentations at this clustering event will aim to increase the capacity and knowledge of delegates around the latest scientific research, relevant policies or innovative programmes to implement and advocate for green and digital aviation. 

Presentations should address at least one of the following topics:

1. Sustainability challenges in aviation

2. Regulatory challenges and/or opportunities in digitising and greening aviation

3. Showcasing digital leadership in aviation (demonstrations and demo results)

4. New aviation business models and services 

The following types of sessions are available for presenters: 

1. Scientific session: presenting scientific results

2. Skills-building seminar: specifically aimed at building the capacity and knowledge of conference delegates

3. Practitioner session: practitioners presenting proven and replicable methods and approaches to transformative change

Guidelines for abstracts

Presentation proposals of all types and in all topics should be structured as follows:

Abstract: Explain the reasons for the presentation and its objectives. What is its added value? How does it relate to the agenda of the ATT Athens Clustering Event? What will be the format? Maximum number of characters (including spaces): 3,000.

Main messages: Two short (200 characters maximum) messages which summarise the main impact of the proposed presentation.

Prospective presenters are warmly invited to submit their abstracts via e-mail to refmap@futureneeds.eu, indicating the ATT topic they are submitting under.

Evaluation procedure

All submitted proposals will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee of the Refmap project. Each proposal will be reviewed by 3 reviewers and scored on the basis of the following criteria:

• Does the submission follow the structure/content suggested in the guidelines?

• Is the information new enough and innovative?

• Is the subject matter interesting and relevant for the ATT Clustering event audience? (What is already known on this topic? What does this presentation add?)

• Are the objectives of the presentation clearly defined?

• Will the presentation stimulate thought or debate?

• Is there a clear format for interaction and participant involvement?

• Is the presentation a collaboration between various organisations/institutes/European countries?

We look forward to receiving your proposal. For any questions, contact Refmap Dissemination Leader, Pavlos Zafiropoulos at pavlos@futureneeds.eu.