Call for Participation:

‘International Meet the Lab’ Event
Human-Machine Communication (HMC) Interest Group
International Communication Association (ICA)
March 7, 2025
Online (Zoom)
[Adapted from an ICA HMC email message]

Dear ICA HMC members,

On behalf of the ICA HMC Interest Group leadership team, we’re excited to invite you to our 3rd online ‘International Meet the Lab’ event, set for March 7, 2025. Join us for what promises to be a productive exchange of ideas and perspectives.

Building on last year’s success, this ‘International Meet the Lab’ event invites scholars to present their labs, centers, lab groups, and to introduce their current/future HMC research. This time, we are privileged to welcome three established guest speakers to chat about their work!

Dr. Nicole Krämer: Founding member of Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security, Professor for Social Psychology – Media and Communication, University of Duisburg-Essen.

Dr. Selma Šabanovic: Director of the R-House Lab for Human-Robot Interaction, Professor of Informatics and Cognitive Science, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington

Dr. Jingwen Zhang: Director of the Communication in Health and Technology Research (CHATR) Lab, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of California, Davis.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM (Greenwich Time)

FYI: We list the following time zones for your reference:

• 6:00 AM – 7:15 AM PST (California)
• 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM EST (New York)
• 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM CET (Germany)
• 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM HKT/SGT/CST (Hong Kong/Singapore/Beijing)

To find the local time in your area, you may use online time zone converters like Greenwich Mean Time Converter.

This event is free, but you would need to register. You will receive a Zoom link to the event (register here:
https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/RSDl6TiiRtqrFzF1wM_HZA).

If you have any questions about this event or registration, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Kun Xu (our International Liaison) via kun.xu@ufl.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Warmly,

HMC Interest Group Leadership Team