Deadlines & Fees

Projected Deadlines

September 3, 2026
Deadline for abstract submission

Include an abstract of no more than 500 words. It should provide information on the scope of the contribution, the benefits for the reader, the main methods used, and the findings.

September 10, 2026
Deadline for registration fee payment (possible extension in individual cases)

September 21, 2026

Announcement of the conference agenda

October 10, 2026

Final deadline forย paper submissionย (full paper submission is only required if interested in publishing the full paper in the conference proceedings, otherwise, the abstract is sufficient)

January 2027*

Publication date of AI-SMART Conference Proceedings and AI-SMART Book of Abstracts

* In case an author needs official confirmation on full paper and/or abstract acceptance and publication (with ISSN and ISBN numbers) earlier, it is available on request via email.

Registration fee

For all categories of participants (individuals from academic and scientific-research institutions, business sector, government sector, public administration, chambers of commerce, postgraduate students, undergraduate students, unemployed, and others):

โ€“ 153 EURย โ€“ Publication ofย one full paper up to 10 pages (A4) in the conference proceedings and/or an abstract in the book of abstracts, one certificate of presentation or attendance in e-form for first co/author (will be delivered via email after the conference), participation in all conference sessions for first co/author,ย  other publication and organizational costs.

โ€“ย 135 EURย โ€“ Publication ofย one abstract in the book of abstracts, one certificate of presentation or attendance in e-form for the first co/author (will be delivered via email after the conference), participation in all conference sessions for the first co/author,ย  other publication and organizational costs.

โ€“ย 105 EURย โ€“ Participationย without publication, one certificate of attendance in e-form (will be delivered via email after the conference), participation in all conference sessions,ย  other publications, and organizational costs.

Attention: The costs of the money transfer by bank wire transfer and PayPal are to be covered by the participants; otherwise, participation in the conference will not be allowed. โ€‹SWIFT and IBAN numbers are given below in the instructions.

Pay with a credit/debit card using ourย PayPal account; no registration is needed.

Co-authors who wish to attend the conference and/or receive a certificate are obliged to pay the additional registration fee (135 EUR).

In case there are more than three coauthors, for each additional coauthor,ย 30 EUR will be addedย to the overall registration fee amount.

If a full paper exceedsย 10 pages (A4 size), each additional page will be subject to a charge ofย 20 EUR.

Authors who fail to adhere to theย full paper formatting instructionsย provided in the page propositions and guidelines will be subject to a fee ofย 35 EUR.

For payments from Serbia (only for Serbian authors), the publication fee for a full paper (10 pages โ€“ A4) is exactly 17.990,00 Serbian dinars, and 15.830,00 Serbian dinars for abstract publication (additional charges, if any, will be calculated based on the exchange rate of Serbian dinars at the time of payment).

Instrukcije za plaฤ‡anje

uฤeลกฤ‡a na konferenciji

Download file

Membership Benefits for Conference Participation

Becoming a member ofย UdEkoM Balkansย brings not only professional recognition and access to international collaboration but also significant benefits when participating in our scientific and professional conferences.

Members enjoy reduced registration fees or complimentary participation, depending on their membership level.

Basic Associate Member

Participation at the standard conference rate.

Regular Associate Member

35% discount โ€“ Reduced conference fee and priority access to calls and sessions.

Premium (Full) Associate Member

Free-of-charge participation in all UdEkoM Balkans conferences and events.

Membership benefits apply to all conferences organized by UdEkoM Balkansย within the memberโ€™s active 365-day periodย (counted from the date of payment).

To become a member and access these benefits, please visit ourย website.

*ย Membership discounts apply to the memberโ€™s own participation and cannot be transferred.ย 

2nd International Scientific Multidisciplinary Conference: AI for a Smarter Tomorrow

AI-SMART 2026

September 23-25, 2026

Institute of Economic Sciences and Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Organized in the hybrid form: online, virtually, and in-person