International Conference for the Integration of Sci&Tech into Society (ICISTS-KAIST), the ICISTS-KAIST Organizing Committee annual international conference is a collaborative effort of undergraduate students of KAIST and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea to promote discourse on critical science and technology issues affecting modern society.


  • Unite experts and students from a wide array of fields to discuss and arrive at a tentative consensus on controversial issues in science and technology from an interdisciplinary perspective.
  • Encourage public interest in the field of science and technology.
  • Provide students from different countries of the world valuable educational opportunities, and provide them with a framework for a long lasting global network.
  • Of the theses submitted with conference applications (Call for Papers - optional), superior theses will be selected and published. Selected theses will be edited, and published for the public to view.
  • All programs of the conference, including lectures and panel discussions, will be recorded for future reference and will also be offered to the public to view through the Internet.