Call for Papers

VGVE 2017
Video Games and Virtual Ethics
Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London
July 21-22, 2017
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/vgve2017/

Essay submissions are due by 1 March 2017

Is it morally wrong to play violent video games? Academics across numerous disciplines have taken an interest in these issues. Excellent work can be found in philosophy, psychology, media studies, sociology, and literary studies. However academics within these disciplines often do not talk to each other about their shared interest in games. With this conference, our aim is to promote cross-disciplinary dialogue on these issues.

Invited speakers:

• Christopher Bartel (Philosophy, Appalachian State University)
• Morgan Luck (Philosophy, Charles Sturt University)
• Esther MacCallum-Stewart (Media Studies, University of the West of England)
• Stephanie Patridge (Philosophy, Otterbein University)
• Miguel Sicart (Game Studies, IT, University of Copenhagen)
• Garry Young (Philosophy and Psychology, Nottingham Trent University)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Papers are invited that deal with issues relating to the ethics of video games.… read more. “Call: VGVE 2017 – Video Games and Virtual Ethics”

Call for Papers

CSCL 2017: The 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
June 18-21, 2017
Drexel University & The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Conference theme: Making a Difference – Prioritizing Equity and Access in CSCL

Deadline approaching. Papers due November 4th

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning is a premier conference of the International Society of the Learning Sciences that focuses on the study of social learning processes with and without technology as well as the development and evaluation of tools to enhance or improve collective thinking and learning. The conference is a major international event bringing together researchers with a wide variety of backgrounds and research interests including educational technology, design, HCI, information sciences, educational psychology, museum research, library science, curriculum and instruction, psychology, computer science, cognitive science, and many more. We welcome high quality conceptual, empirical, and theoretical contributions.… read more. “Call: CSCL 2017: 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning”

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Med-e-Tel 2017
5-7 April 2017
Luxembourg

https://www.medetel.eu/?rub=educational_program&page=call_for_abstracts

Abstract Deadline: December 4, 2016

Join us at Med-e-Tel 2017 (5-7 April 2017) – 15th edition – and actively participate in the educational and information program of seminars, workshops, demonstrations and interactive panel discussions on eHealth, Telemedicine and ICT applications in medicine, health and social care. Med-e-Tel is the official event of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (www.isfteh.org), the international federation of national associations who represent their country’s Telemedicine and eHealth stakeholders. Supported by a wide range of other national and international associations and institutions as well, this three day meeting and networking event brings together stakeholders and leading experts from around the world to present and share recent achievements and developments in the field.

Presentations at Med-e-Tel are not only for academics. Our diverse audience and speakers include members from government, industry, professional, and special interest sectors also.… read more. “Call: Med-e-Tel 2017”

Invitation and International Call for Presentations

2nd JOINT UAE SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL ROBOTICS (JSSR2016)
20-23 November 2016
United Arab Emirates University
New York University Abu Dhabi
http://conferences.uaeu.ac.ae/jssr2016/en/

To register or submit an abstract:
SocialRoboticsUAE@uaeu.ac.ae

Extended abstract deadline: October 17, 2016

THE FUTURE IS HERE

A future in which robots will be our social companions and will assist us in many of our activities is quickly approaching. To get ready for tomorrow, a new kind of integrated research is gaining unprecedented traction: the study of interactions between humans inspires the development of more sophisticated autonomous agents, scaffolding the creation of the next generation of social robots. At the same time, the study of interactions between intelligent social machines and people provides insights into human social cognition and can inform and validate the explanatory and predictive models advanced by the social sciences.

SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Social robotics connects these two trends, bringing together expertise from different scientific and technological areas such as human-robot interaction, software engineering, artificial intelligence, social and cognitive psychology, the behavioral and brain sciences, social cognition theory, cognitive philosophy and philosophical psychology.… read more. “Call: 2nd Joint UAE Symposium on Social Robotics (JSSR 2016)”