Call for Participation: VR-HEd:SETS – Virtual Reality in Higher Education: Sharing Educational Tips and StoriesA new collaborative webinar series this autumn, open to all to joinSeptember 30, October 28, and November 25, 2025Online via Zoomhttps://www.dcu.ie/vr-he This lunchtime webinar series – led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for Teaching and Learning – seeks to share practical educational insights into the application of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and other forms of immersive learning (IL) in higher education.  Speakers from different disciplines in different institutions will share their experiences of immersive learning technologies, discussing their affordances, highlighting…

Call for Submissions: Pitch Your Lab session atThe IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2025 (ISMAR 2025)October 8-12, 2025Daejeon, South Koreahttps://www.ieeeismar.net/2025/contribute/pitch-your-lab/ Deadline for submissions: September 19, 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) is the premier conference for Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR), which attracts the world’s leading researchers from both academia and industry. ISMAR explores the advances in commercial and research activities related to AR, MR, and VR by continuing to expand its scope over the past several years. We invite research groups from all areas of XR (Augmented,…

[NOTE: Presence isn’t an explicit or central focus on this conference, but there are some interesting potential connections… –Matthew] Call for Abstracts: Beyond the Audience: Rethinking Participation and Power in the Age of Data CapitalismJanuary 15-16, 2026IULM UniversityRome, Italyhttps://ecrea.eu/page-18206/13525770 Keynote speakers: Tiziana Terranova, University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’, “Of Technoliberalism and the Public Sphere” Sofie Van Bauwel, Ghent University, “How to ride a Bicycle: Gendered Audiences in the Digital Turn” Deadline for submissions: September 30, 2025 DESCRIPTION The audience regards a “large number of unidentifiable people, usually united by their participation in media use” (Hartley 2002, p. 11), yet it is…

Call for Chapters: Transforming Training, Operations, and Logistics Through Virtual and Augmented RealityIGI Global Scientific Publishinghttps://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/9255 Editors:Andrew Clayton, Air University, United StatesJohn Hinck, Air University, United States Deadline for submission of chapter proposals: October 5, 2025Full chapters Due: December 7, 2025 INTRODUCTION Recent developments underscore the increasing integration of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in military contexts that include training and simulation, operational applications, maintenance and logistics. Examining these cutting-edge applications, Transforming Training, Operations, and Logistics Through Virtual and Augmented Reality offers a comprehensive analysis of how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are revolutionizing military and…

Call for Papers: Nineteenth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative PedagogiesSpecial Focus: Human-Centered AI TransformationsApril 16-17, 2026University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece and Online (Asynchronous Content)https://ubi-learn.com/2026-conference Early Proposal Deadline: September 16, 2025Regular Proposal Deadline: January 16, 2026Late Proposal Deadline: March 16, 2026 The Nineteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus: Theme 1: CONSIDERING DIGITAL PEDAGOGIESTheme 2: NEW DIGITAL INSTITUTIONS AND SPACESTheme 3: TECHNOLOGIES OF MEDIATIONTheme 4: DESIGNING SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS Special Focus: HUMAN-CENTERED AI TRANSFORMATIONS:This year’s annual focus, Human-Centered AI Transformations, spotlights AI as a transformative but also deeply human…

Call for Papers: IEEE AIxVR 20268th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & extended and Virtual RealityJanuary 26-28, 2026University of OsakaOsaka, Japanhttps://aivr.science.uu.nl/2026 Deadlines for submissions: Technical papers (full & short): September 26, 2025 Work in progress papers: October 31, 2025 Demos / video papers: October 31, 2025 Conference updates: See also the Call for Workshops & Special Sessions. Submit your proposals until September 15, 2025. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis within a few days. We are happy to announce our 1st keynote speaker: Mariko Isogawa from Keio University, Japan, will talk about “Beyond Visibility: Understanding Scenes and Humans…