Call for Submissions 5th International Conference on Movement and Computing – MOCO 2018 28-30 June 2018, Genoa, Italy Casa Paganini – InfoMus, DIBRIS – University of Genoa http://moco18.movementcomputing.org Extended deadlines: Abstract and metadata submission: 12 February 2018 Submission deadline: 19 February 2018 We would like to invite submissions to the 5th International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO’18), Genoa, Italy, June 28-30, 2018. Contributions can be submitted to three different tracks: Papers and Posters, Practice Works, and Doctoral Consortium. MOCO is an interdisciplinary conference that explores how computer science and technology can contribute to a deeper understanding of human movement…

Call for Papers 8th Workshop on Applications of Software Agents – WASA 2018 (https://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/events/wasa2018/index.html) in conjunction with 8th International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics – WIMS 2018 (https://wims2018.pmf.uns.ac.rs/) Novi Sad, Serbia, June 25-27, 2018 Submission of papers to WASA: February 7, 2018 WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Software agent technologies reached a certain level of maturity that allows development of applications spanning from lab prototypes to mature real-life systems, in domains that could have not been imagined before. Furthermore, software agent technologies proved their usefulness in synergy with methods of intelligent computing and artificial intelligence. The aim of the WASA workshop…

Call for Papers Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) Special Issue: Re-Examining Cognitive Tools: New Developments, New Perspectives, and New Opportunities for Educational Technology Research http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~malee/cfp/AJET_CognitiveTools_CFP.pdf Submission deadline: 1 August 2018 GUEST EDITORS Christopher Drew, Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, UK Mark J. W. Lee, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia and Visiting Faculty, Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University, USA FOCUS OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE Submissions are invited for a forthcoming special issue of AJET to be published in early 2019, entitled Re-examining cognitive tools: New developments,…

Call for Applications New Agents and Agencies: Science, Technology, and Subjectivity 2018 Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Summer School July 8-12 2018 Tel Aviv University http://www.vanleer.org.il/en/content/call-applications-new-agents-and-agencies-science-technology-and-subjectivity Deadline for submission: February 15, 2018 Dear all, We are pleased to invite applications for the 2018 Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Summer School on New Agents & Agencies: Science, Technology & Subjectivity. With the rise of new technology-centered environments – such as social media, virtual worlds, online marketing, gaming, smart homes, and city surveillance – we face the growing presence of nonhuman agents and new forms of human agencies. We invite doctoral students and postdoctoral…

Call for Papers CHI 2018 Workshop – Reshaping Touch Communication: An Interdisciplinary Research Agenda Submission deadline: 2/2/2018 Notification: 22/2/2018 Workshop date: 21/4/2018 Workshop website: https://intouchchi.wordpress.com CHI 2018, April 21-26, Montréal, Canada https://chi2018.acm.org INTRODUCTION This one-day workshop brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and designers to examine new forms of touch communication enabled by digital touch technologies, address key social questions and challenges for HCI, reshape future research agendas, and build a cross disciplinary community that fosters subsequent collaboration. The workshop will focus on three themes: touch and sensory embodiment; affective communication; and ethical and methodological challenges in HCI design,…