Call for Participation: SocialBRIDGES Symposium Series: PresenceSeptember 22-23, 2025TU Dresden, Germany and onlinehttps://tu-dresden.de/ing/elektrotechnik/ias/socialtouch/socialbridges/socialbridges-presence TU Dresden hosts the ninth edition of the socialBRIDGES symposium series, this year devoted to the topic of Presence. With keynotes from Olaf Blanke, Kristine Nowak and Mel Slater and presentations from experts in philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, performance studies, human–computer interaction, art and theatre, we examine the concept of presence from a wide range of perspectives. Goodall writes in her book Stage Presence: “If presence is quite literally about the here and now, technologies of representation may be seen as its enemies”. But as we will explore in this conference, technological…

[See also the Call for another special issue of Synthese about “Epistemic Agency in the Age of AI.” -Matthew] Call for Papers: The Philosophy of Generative AI: Perspectives from East and WestSpecial issue of Synthese, an International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of ScienceHybrid publishing model (Traditional and optional Open Access with Article Processing Charge)https://link.springer.com/collections/hbhigbabhd Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2026 Generative AI, a rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence, has the capacity to create original and often remarkably convincing content across a wide range of domains. Built on sophisticated machine learning models, generative AI systems simulate aspects of…

Call for Papers: Lifelong Learning and Game StudiesSpecial issue of the Journal of Lifelong Learning[From a post to the mailing lists Gamesnetwork, Games Research Network, and Game Studies Hungary] Deadline for submissions: September 30, 2025 Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce a special issue of the Journal of Lifelong Learning focusing on the intersection of lifelong learning and game studies. We invite submissions for our upcoming themed issue, which will explore the use of games and gamification in educational contexts. The submission deadline for this special issue is September 30, 2025. The goal of this issue is to provide…

Call for Papers: Generative AI and Advertising: Building New Theoretical FrontiersSpecial issue of the Journal of Advertisinghttps://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/generative-ai-and-advertising-building-new-theoretical-frontiers/ Special Issue Editors:Colin Campbell, University of San Diego, colincampbell@SanDiego.eduJisu Huh (Editor in Chief, JA), University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, jaeditor@umn.edu Deadline for submissions: January 6, 2026 Fittingly for a call on Generative AI, we asked ChatGPT to help envision a future where AI-generated ads are pervasive. Here’s an edited version of its response: It’s several years from now. You receive a campaign brief, but not from a creative team. It comes from a system trained on billions of consumer signals, cultural shifts,…

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,…