Conference Themes
Under the theme From Sensors to Solutions: Advancing Global Air Quality Action / De los Sensores a las Soluciones: Avanzando la Acción Global por la Calidad del Aire, the ASIC LATAM 2026 Technical Planning Committee has identified the following session topics for abstract submissions. We invite researchers, practitioners, community members, and policymakers to submit abstracts that align with these focus areas and advance understanding, application, and impact of air quality sensors.
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While we ask that you please submit your abstract in English, speakers can present in English, Spanish, or Portuguese with live translation for attendees.
- Air Sensor Networks and Data Systems
- The theme examines critical elements of air sensor networks, encompassing planning, design, long-term operation, and sustainability within the Latin American context. Sessions will address sensor performance across diverse regional climates, strategies for network deployment and calibration, and technical approaches for multi-pollutant air quality monitoring. The theme invites contributions on long-term monitoring networks, sensor maintenance and operational logistics, and methods for data transfer, analysis, storage, and management. Additional topics include data platforms, visualization dashboards, and data governance frameworks relevant to the Global South. Submissions may address technical developments, strategic considerations, policy implications, and applied case studies that advance implementation and management.
The theme includes the following topics:
Environmental Sensor Performance in Latin American Climates
Data Platforms, Dashboards, and Data Governance in the Global South
Long term monitoring networks
Air quality (technical measurement and multi-pollutants monitoring methods) - Exposure, Health, and Equity
- The theme explores the links between air pollution exposure, health outcomes, and social vulnerability in Latin America. Sessions will address urban air quality sources, including transport, industry, and waste, and their impacts on short- and long-term health. Sessions will include the effect of ozone pollution, volatile organic compounds, among other pollutants, as well as integrated assessments of air pollution and heat exposure. Presentations that emphasize differential exposure and health risks among vulnerable populations, including children, older adults, and marginalized communities are welcome. Contributions may present exposure assessment methods, sensor-based studies, epidemiological analyses, and applications that support public health decision-making and policies aimed at reducing environmental health inequities.
The theme includes the following topics:
Urban & Rural Air Quality: Transport, Industry, Waste, Exposure and Health
Short and Long Term Exposure and Health
Air Quality and Vulnerable Populations in Latin America
Ozone Pollution, VOCs, Integrated Pollution and Heat Exposure
Indoor Studies - Applied Monitoring Strategies across Ecosystems and Industries
- This theme highlights applied and context-specific uses of air monitoring to address environmental challenges in Latin America. Sessions will feature case studies focused on the Amazon forest and ecosystem governance, including fires, smoke, and black carbon, as well as rural air quality within the agro-industrial nexus. Topics include air quality impacts of climate change related to land use, wildfires, glaciers, and short-lived climate pollutants, along with emissions from mining, transportation, and industrial activities. Contributions will emphasize incident response, applied monitoring strategies, and real-world deployments that support environmental management, public health protection, and policy decision-making.
This theme includes the following topics:
Amazon and other Ecosystems Governance on Fire, Smoke, and Black Carbon
Rural Air Quality and the Agro-Industrial Nexus
Climate change (as it relates to fires, land use, and short-lived climate pollutants)
Deposition of pollutants onto ice
Air Quality in the Mining and Transport Sectors - From Data to Policy and Action
- This theme examines pathways for translating air quality data into effective policy, regulation, and community-driven action in Latin America. Sessions will address the role of data in advocacy, air quality management, and integrated climate and air quality policy development. Topics include air quality and emission standards, regulatory frameworks, compliance mechanisms. Presentations on sensor standards and certification processes are welcome. The theme also highlights civil society initiatives, and strategies for communicating air sensor data to diverse audiences. Contributions may present policy case studies, stakeholder engagement approaches, and risk communication based on visualizations tools that support evidence-based decision-making and meaningful environmental response.
This theme includes the following topics:
From Data to Policy: Advocacy, Regulation, and Air Quality Management
Integrated Climate and Air Quality Policy
Regulation and Compliance
Sensor Standards and Certification
Communicating Air Sensor Data - Partnerships, Funding, and Latin American Success Stories
- This theme examines community-scale air monitoring initiatives enabled by advances in sensor technologies and collaborative governance models. Sessions will explore how multi-sector partnerships support sustainable funding, long-term network operation, and effective program implementation. Emphasis is placed on Latin American success stories that demonstrate how evidence generated through monitoring has driven policy change, strengthened community advocacy, and informed decision-making. Contributions on citizen science are encouraged, including approaches focused on community engagement, governance, and neighborhood-level exposure assessment. Submissions highlighting replicable and scalable programs, cross-sector collaboration, and lessons learned from successful partnerships are particularly welcome.
This theme includes the following topics:
Multi-Sector Partnerships, Funding, and Network Sustainability
Latin American Success Stories: Evidence Driving Change
Citizen Science, Neighborhood Exposure, and Community Engagement
Civil Society, Community Projects, and Advocacy