The IEEE BlackSeaCom series of conferences are held in the countries surrounding the Black Sea. The goal of the IEEE BlackSeaCom is to bring together visionaries from academia, research labs and industry from all over the world to the shores of the Black Sea.
Following the first five editions of the conference in Batumi, Georgia in 2013, in Chisinau, Moldova in 2014 (originally scheduled for Odessa, Ukraine), in Constanta, Romania in 2015, and in 2016, in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017, this year edition will take place in Batumi, Georgia again, between 4-7th of June.