Call for Papers Technology and the Future of the Home Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri, USA November 5 – 6, 2020 Keynote Speaker: Diane Michelfelder, Macalester College Abstract submission deadline: June 15, 2020 Research on how we conceptualize the home is increasing across the academy. However, studies about how technology challenges our conceptualization of the home require focus. The purpose of this colloquium is to develop and advance such conversations. Although submissions that interpret the home are welcome, abstracts focused on guiding its development to create a better world are highly encouraged. All disciplinary backgrounds and approaches…

Call for Papers G|A|M|E: The Italian Journal of Game Studies Special Issue: “The Taboos of Game Studies” Editors: Kristine Jørgensen (University of Bergen) and Riccardo Fassone (University of Torino) Extended abstract submission deadline: February 24, 2020 The next issue of the Italian journal of game studies G|A|M|E (http://gamejournal.it/) welcomes contributions that address the taboos of game studies. Taboos can be understood as social prohibitions based in religion or custom rather than in legislation or common sense, and are as such bearing moral weight (International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences 2001). Taboos can be found in all parts of…

CALL FOR PAPERS AIC 2020, 8th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition Joint with: SweCog 2020, the 16th conference of the Swedish Cognitive Science Society Special Topic of Interest: Human-Centered AI Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden September 2-4, 2020 Submission deadline: May 3, 2020 Workshop website: https://aic20.aass.oru.se Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aic20200 SweCog website: http://www.swecog.se/ Twitter account: https://twitter.com/aic_swecog ABOUT AIC 2020 AIC 2020 is the 8th international appointment of the International Workshop Series AIC on “Artificial Intelligence and Cognition” (please see http://www.aicworkshopseries.org/). The AIC series started in 2013, stemming from the need of creating an international scientific forum for the discussion and…

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION CHI PLAY 2020 7th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Ottawa, Canada November 1 – 4, 2020 https://chiplay.acm.org/2020/ | @acmchiplay | #chiplay20 Submission deadlines: April 7, 2020: Full Papers July 15, 2020: Work in Progress, Interactivity, Student Game Design Competition, Rapid Communications, Doctoral Consortium CHI PLAY is the international and interdisciplinary conference, sponsored by ACM SIGCHI, for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games, and human-computer interaction (HCI). We call this area ‘player-computer interaction’. The goal of the CHI PLAY conference is to highlight and foster discussion on high-quality research in games…

CALL FOR PAPERS EAI GOODTECHS 2020 6th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good September 14-16, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium http://goodtechs.eu/call-for-papers/ Full paper submission deadline: 1 April 2020 Proposals for special sessions due by 5 March 2020 (see website for details) Submissions of work-in-progress and for PhD track due by 1 May 2020 (see website for details) SCOPE By social good we refer to a “good” or a service that benefits the largest number of people in the largest possible way. Some classic examples of social goods are, of course, healthcare, safety, environment, democracy, and human rights,…