Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence and Communication ManagementSpecial issue of Journal of Communication Managementhttps://knowledgesteez.com/call-for-paper-artificial-intelligence-and-communication-management-3/ Guest editors: Dr. Alice/Yang Cheng, Dr. April Yue Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly gained prominence across various fields of communication, transforming communication management, especially strategic communication, into a digital and automated process that interacts with publics in increasingly sophisticated ways. As AI continues to shape communication practices, it has given rise to new opportunities and challenges, including digital communication, chatbot services, crisis management, internal communication, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. Technologies such as chatbots, automated content generation, and sentiment…

Call for Papers: IEEE ISMAR 2026: The 25th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented RealityOctober 5-9, 2026Bari, Italyhttps://www.ieeeismar.net/2026/call-for-papers/ Deadline for submissions of abstracts: March 9, 2026Deadline for submissions of papers: March 16, 2026 OVERVIEW ISMAR invites contributions advancing Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR). ISMAR 2026 will cover industry and research activities related to the full range of immersive technologies (AR, MR, and VR), including everything from interfaces in the real world to fully immersive experiences, and beyond. This range extends far beyond traditional published work in AR, encompassing precise 3D tracking, visual display, and…

Call for Papers: ECCE 2026, The European Conference on Cognitive ErgonomicsSeptember 15-18, 2026Siena, Italyhttps://ecce2026.unisi.it Deadline for submission of papers: March 29, 2026 In recent decades, technology has evolved from being a mere tool to becoming a pervasive presence that shapes human behavior, relationships, and values. This growing interdependence calls for a new sustainable and peaceful alliance between humanity and technology — one that prioritizes ethical design, inclusivity, and ecological responsibility. Rather than perceiving technology as a threat or a neutral instrument, societies must cultivate a conscious partnership where innovation serves human and planetary well-being. In the new humanity-technology ecosystems Artificial…

Call for Papers: Mediatization of Memory and the Digital Turn: Platforms, Actors, PracticesSpecial Issue of the Journal “Sociologia della Comunicazione” (n. 72, 2026)https://static.francoangeli.it/fa-contenuti/riviste/cfp/sc-call8.pdf [note “English version” link at upper left of page] Edited by Roberta Bartoletti (University of Bologna) and Elisabetta Zurovac (University of Urbino Carlo Bo) Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 29, 2026Deadline for submission of articles: April 10, 2026 Memory is necessarily an interdisciplinary field of study (Erll and Nuenning 2008; Tota and Hagen 2016), particularly fertile when observed at the intersection between cultural sociology and media studies. Despite the growing intertwining of digital media and memory,…

Call for Papers: Topical Collection on AI Agents: Ethics, Safety, and GovernanceSpringer Journal AI and Ethicshttps://link.springer.com/journal/43681/updates/27832482 Guest Editors:Rebecca L. Johnson (The University of Sydney)Aida Mostafazadeh Davani (Google Research)Leslye Denisse Dias Duran (Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford)Tricia A. Griffin (Maastricht University)Lorenn P. Ruster (The Australian National University)Jennifer Munt (The Australian National University) Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2026 Artificial intelligence is undergoing a structural shift. Systems once framed as tools that answer are becoming systems that act—planning, reasoning, executing multi-step procedures, coordinating with other agents, and adapting with limited oversight. These “AI agents” can use tools, write and…

Call for Submissions: International Conference on Impact of Innovative, Disruptive and Emerging Technologies on Audiences and Society (IDEAS 2026)August 3-4, 2026Manchester, UKhttps://ideas-conference.org/ Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2026 New and disruptive technologies are rapidly transforming how people live, work, and connect, how organisations operate and perform, and how communities, societies and their interactions are managed and governed. For individuals, such technologies offer unprecedented access to information, new forms of communications, greater convenience in everyday life and new career opportunities, just to name some, but also raise concerns such as privacy, digital fatigue and job displacement. Organizations benefit from increased efficiency…

Call for Papers: The Palgrave Handbook of Virtual Reality Literature (Re-CFP)Palgrave Macmillanhttps://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/06/the-palgrave-handbook-of-virtual-reality-literature-re-cfp Editors: Anik Sarkar and Ratul Nandi Note: This is a call for additional essays. Deadline for submissions of abstracts: February 10, 2026 About the book: A discernible surge in scholarship on virtual reality appears imminent on a global scale. Even as the materialization of long-imagined science-fictional imaginaries is undeniably compelling, it is an equally crucial task to approach these transformations critically, probing the implications and consequences of our constructed realities as they enter new experiential paradigms. Virtual Reality may encode, enhance, and reconstruct real-life experiences, unveiling new avenues…

Call for Submissions: 6th International Media and Society Symposium (MASS 2026)“Transformations of Reality in the Post-Truth Era”May 14-16, 2026Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey (and online)https://mass.istinye.edu.tr/en Deadline for submissions of abstracts: April 15, 2026 The Faculty of Communication at Istinye University is pleased to announce the 6th International Media and Society Symposium (MASS 2026), to be held on May 14-15-16, 2026, under the main theme “Post-Truth.” The event will feature academic sessions, exhibitions, and workshops in a hybrid format (online and on-site). Researchers conducting original theoretical or applied studies, as well as practitioners and artists producing creative works through digital technologies, are…

Call for Proposals: IFM 20256: 8th Interactive Film and Media Annual ConferenceJune 9-12, 2025Via Zoomhttps://journals.library.torontomu.ca/index.php/InteractiveFilmMedia/cfphttp://commlist.org/archive/all/2025-all/msg01843.html Deadline for submissions: Monday, January 19, 2026 (extended) The 8th Interactive Film and Media Conference is excited to announce its Call for Proposals centered around the provocative and multifaceted theme of “Yet-To-Be-Known.” We live in trying times. Cascading crises—from climate collapse to social injustice to political upheaval—mean that uncertainty is a defining condition of our moment. But we need not see the horizons before us as insurmountable. Interactive Film and Media invites proposals for its eighth conference that engage with the yet-to-be-known.…

Call for Chapters: Beyond the Empathy Machine: Critical Perspectives on Virtual RealityA book edited by the “VR as Empathy Machine: Media, Migration and the Humanitarian Predicament” Research Group at Utrecht Universityhttps://vrmigration.sites.uu.nl/2025/12/18/call-for-papers-beyond-the-empathy-machine-critical-perspectives-on-virtual-reality/ Editors: Professor Sandra Ponzanesi (s.ponzanesi@uu.nl), Dr. Jenny Andrine Madsen Evang (j.a.m.evang@uu.nl), Dr. Wouter Oomen (w.a.oomen@uu.nl), Laurence Herfs (l.l.herfs@uu.nl), and Lisa Burghardt (l.burghardt@uu.nl) Deadline for submissions of abstracts: February 15, 2026 Over the last decade or so, Virtual Reality (VR) has been honed as a new frontier in social tech. From Chris Milk and Gabo Arora’s invocation of VR as “the ultimate empathy machine” to the claims of VR as…

Call for Papers: The 14th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2026)In conjunction with the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2026)March 10, 2026Hakodate, JapanBCCS 2026: https://bcssworkshop.wordpress.com/PERSUASIVE 2026: https://2026.persuasivetech.org/ Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2026 The 14th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems – BCSS 2026 – will be held in conjunction with the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology in Hakodate, Japan. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: January 15, 2026Notification to authors: February 5, 2026Final version deadline: February 20, 2026Event: March 10, 2026 DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT The Behavior Change Support Systems workshop, BCSS, organized in…

Call for Papers: New Challenges of Interactivity in Narrative CreationSpecial issue of Aniki: Portuguese Journal of the Moving Imagehttps://aim.org.pt/ojs/index.php/revista/announcement/view/79 Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2026 Narrative as a form of communication is one of the most important modes of human cognitive perception and understanding. In recent years, emerging media have significantly shaped that process, leading to new developments, opportunities, and challenges for the narrative form and its creation. In history, with each new media technology innovation—from the invention of writing to the printing press, and from the mass distribution of video to digital games—the relationship between narrative form and its…