Call for Participation: AeroVisions. Aerial Aesthetics and the View from AboveSeptember 1–3, 2026Cuneo, Italyhttps://aerialspatialrevolution.ch/aerospaces Deadline for submission of expressions of interest and short CVs: June 20, 2026 The view from above is a mediated perspective in multiple ways. Technologies of the air have become increasingly complex and diverse: airplanes and drones, but also satellites and spacecraft make climate-monitoring devices and observational tools extend our gaze far beyond the limits of our atmosphere. These technologies are not only part of but also fundamentally condition the aesthetics of contemporary aerial visions. The so-called Aerial Spatial Revolution has undeniably had pivotal political, economic,…

Call for Presentations: Authentic Interactions: Interactive Digital Narratives, AI, and the Question of AuthenticityZIP-Scene Conference on Immersive Storytelling vol. 8.November 12–14, 2026DOX: Centre For Contemporary Art, Poupětova 1, 170 00 Praha 7-HolešovicePrague, Czech Republichttps://conf.zip-scene.com/ Deadline for submission of abstracts, bio statements and headshot pictures: July 1, 2026 What does it mean to be authentic in an age when our expressions can be generated, our emotions simulated, and our stories co-authored by machines? Authenticity, as research on social media platforms shows, is a negotiated tension between the desire for raw, unfiltered expression and the need to present oneself in ways that…

Call for Papers: Big Time Sensuality: The Politics of PleasureErotic Culture, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human IntimacyNovember 4-5, 2026Prague School of Creative Communication (VŠKK), Na Pankráci 420/54Prague, Czech Republichttps://pscc.university/about-us/big-time-sensuality-the-politics-of-pleasure/ Deadline for submission of abstracts and bios: June 30, 2026 It is with great pleasure that we are announcing call for papers for the “Big Time Sensuality” conference hosted by Prague School of Creative Communication (PSCC). — Europe is entering a new cultural phase. According to Eurostat’s 2026 report on 2025 data, more than 63% of young people aged 16–24 in the EU use generative AI.…

Call for Papers: IWRM 2026International Workshop on Reality Mediation: Personalized, Shared, and Connected RealitiesCo-located with UbiComp/ISWC 2026 (ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing/ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing)October 11 or 12, 2026Shanghai, ChinaIWRM 2026 Workshop: https://reality-mediation.github.io/2026/UbiComp/ISWC 2026: https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2026/ Important Dates: Submission Deadline: July 3, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: July 20, 2026 Camera-Ready Deadline: July 27, 2026 Overview Ubiquitous computing is no longer only about sensing context and adapting services. As AI, XR, multimodal sensing, wearable and ambient interfaces, and cyber-physical infrastructures become embedded in everyday environments, computational systems increasingly influence what people notice, how situations are interpreted,…

Call for Chapters: Brand Relationships: Consumer Behavior, Communication, and Trust in Digital Spaces[From the National Communication Association COMMNotes e-list] Deadline for submission of chapter abstracts and synopses: June 12, 2026 BOOK SYNOPSIS Brand Relationships: Consumer Behavior, Communication, and Trust in Digital Spaces examines the evolving nature of relationships between brands and consumers within digitally mediated environments. As communication technologies have transformed the marketplace into an interactive and participatory space, consumers increasingly interpret brands not simply as transactional entities, but as relational actors engaged in ongoing dialogue. This volume advances a communication-centered framework that positions relational processes, such as meaning-making, responsiveness,…

Call for Participation: Rose Bruford College XR-Research SymposiumJune 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM – 5:30 PMRose Bruford CollegeSidcup, Englandhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rose-bruford-college-xr-research-symposium-tickets-1987595193729 Reserve a spot at the Eventbrite link above The XR-Research Symposium at Rose Bruford College brings together academics, artists and technologists using XR technologies for research in theatre and performance. The use of XR (augmented/mixed/virtual reality) tools and techniques is now well-established in many fields of artistic practice and academic enquiry, from their use to make various kinds of digital performance to VR reconstructions of historic theatres. This one-day symposium brings together academics and practitioners to share, discuss and explore how…

Call for Papers: “Reshaping Spatial Acoustics” WorkshopAugust 25-26, 2026Aalto University, Finlandhttps://www.aalto.fi/en/school-of-arts-design-and-architecture/respa-reshaping-spatial-acoustics-1 Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 18, 2026 Sound is energy traveling through a medium. Sound is also experienced by humans and other living organisms, and as such, it is a way of transmitting information. In this process of sound becoming a medium in itself, it has an embodied effect on a person’s ability to think, feel, and act in a given environment. Our research project “RESPA –Reshaping Spatial Acoustics: Embodied Sound in AR Environments” (PI Sanna Lehtinen) is based on the idea that it increases “productive awareness” that…

Call for Papers: 13th Joint Workshop on Interfaces and Human Decision Making for Recommender Systems – IntRS’26Held in conjunction with the 20th ACM Conference on Recommender SystemsSeptember 28–October 2 2026Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAIntRS’26 Workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/intrs26/ACM Conference on Recommender Systems: https://recsys.acm.org/recsys26 Important Dates:Submission deadline: July 20, 2026Author notification: August 14, 2026Camera-ready version: August 28, 2026 Research on Human-AI collaboration involves several critical areas of investigation, such as Human-in-the-loop, Symbiotic AI, Explainable AI, User-centered design, and Intelligent Interfaces. Overall, this area of research is aimed at developing systems that can work effectively with human users, considering their preferences, cognitive abilities, and ethical values.…

Call for Papers: Patching Up / RapiécerIssue n° 50 (Fall 2027)Intermediality. History and Theory of the Arts, Literature, and Technologieshttp://intermedialites.com/en/call-for-papers-no-50-patching-up-rapiecer/ Editors:Karine Bellerive, Université du Québec à Montréal and Université de SherbrookeSandrine Lambert, Concordia University No payment from the authors will be required Deadline to submit proposals: June 15, 2026Announcement of selected proposals: July 10, 2026Submission of completed texts for peer review: November 15, 2026Publication of the texts approved by the Editorial Committee: Fall 2027 Patching up means adding pieces—patches—to maintain, repair, and extend the life of something; at times, it goes beyond simply filling a gap to become a creative…

Call for Papers: General call for the journal Philosophy of Photographyhttps://www.intellectbooks.com/philosophy-of-photography#call-for-papers Philosophy of Photography is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the understanding of photography, published twice yearly since 2010. The journal provides a forum for debate on theoretical issues arising from the historical, political, cultural, scientific and critical matrix of ideas, practices and techniques that constitute photography as a multifaceted and changeable form. In a contemporary context remarkable for its diversity, rate of transformation and political challenges, the conjunction of the terms ‘philosophy’ and ‘photography’ in the journal’s title is intended to act as a provocation to serious reflection on…

Call for Papers: ICIDS 202619th International Conference on Interactive Digital StorytellingTHEME: Adapt | abilitiesNovember 30 – December 4, 2026Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand and onlinehttps://icids2026.ardin.online/ Deadlines for submissions:Long and Short Papers: June 22, 2026Late-breaking Works: September 14, 2026 This year’s ICIDS (International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling) will return to Southeast Asia, having last been hosted in the region in Singapore in 2014. The hosting city is Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, a country with a rich history as a cultural crossroads, where diverse traditions from across its varied landscapes have intertwined to create a complex and non-homogeneous society.…

Call for Book Chapters: Parasocial Griefhttps://telegra.ph/CALL-FOR-SUBMISSIONS-Call-for-Book-Chapters-Parasocial-Grief-05-01 Editors: Katie Thomas (Virginia Tech) and Alex Boesch (Ohio University) Deadline for proposals: July 30, 2026 We are seeking chapter proposals for an edited academic volume exploring the multifaceted phenomenon of parasocial grief. This book examines how individuals experience grief in relation to parasocial relationships/breakups with media figures, fictional characters, influencers, and other public personalities. This volume has interest from a publisher and seeks to advance scholarly understanding of parasocial relationships by centering grief as a meaningful and underexplored dimension of media engagement. Parasocial grief may emerge in response to a range of experiences,…