Call for Papers: Digital Religion V: Interfaces of Discourse, Society, and PoliticsInternational ConferenceNovember 19-21, 2026University of Lodz, Faculty of Philology, Department of PragmaticsLodz, Polandhttps://www.ethicsinmedia.eu/digital-religion-2026http://commlist.org/archive/all/2026-all/msg01095.html Deadline for submission of abstracts and bio statements: September 30, 2026 Positioned within contemporary struggles over public meaning, social affiliation and political legitimacy, digital religion is articulated through mediated practices in which claims about faith, community, authority and truth become resources for negotiating belonging, morality, identity and power. Digital Religion V invites papers that examine these practices at the interfaces of discourse, society and politics, with a focus on digital religious discourse both as product and…

[NOTE: Visit the link directly below for detailed Calls for this conference in 37 submission categories based on the organization’s divisions and interest groups. This post contains highlights from Calls for categories particularly related to presence. –Matthew] Call for Papers: ICA 202777th Annual Conference of the International Communication AssociationJune 3-7, 2027Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdomhttps://www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA27-calls-for-papers Deadline for submissions: November 2, 2027 at 12:00 Noon Eastern Daylight Time Why Attend ICA27? The Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference is one of the biggest global gatherings for communication scholars, practitioners, and students. Cutting-Edge Research: Hear the latest findings before they’re published, across every…

Call for Abstracts: II EPEA: International Seminar on the Public Sphere in the Age of AlgorithmsUnder the theme: Artificial Intelligence and Political CommunicationOrganized by the Media Studies Group at LabCom – the Communication Laboratory of the University of Beira Interior (UBI) in Covilhã, PortugalDecember 10-11, 2026Onlinehttps://labcom.ubi.pt/epea/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: September 30, 2026 OVERVIEW The rapid popularisation of generative artificial intelligence through easily accessible platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude has introduced challenges related to the automated production of content, the authenticity of information, the concentration of technological power, and transformations in communicative practices.…

Call for Abstracts: Learning & Teaching ConferenceA Focus on Pedagogy 2026Across Teaching, Theory, Technologies & TimesNovember 18-20, 2026Onlinehttps://amps-research.com/conference/learning-teaching/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 10, 2026 Education can be seen as a practice in constant flux. Today, AI is transforming how we teach and learn. A few years ago, it was online teaching that reshaped classrooms worldwide. Before that, social justice movements were shifting our focus away from the ‘canon’ and, for several decades now, new theories like transformative learning and connectivism have been reshaping our roles as teachers. Teaching and learning then, are clearly phenomena in continual evolution.…

Call for Chapters: Human-Agent Synergy in Modern Video GamesIGI Global Scientific Publishinghttps://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/10261 Editors:João Paulo Sousa, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, PortugalRogério Tavares, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, PortugalEmmanoel Ferreira, Fluminense Federal University, BrazilRodrigo Domingues, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil Deadline for submission of proposals: September 27, 2026Deadline for submission of full chapters: November 29, 2026 INTRODUCTION The video game industry and the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) are undergoing a paradigm shift. We are rapidly moving past static, reactive generative AI tools toward Agentic AI, which consists of autonomous, proactive systems capable of reasoning, planning, and executing complex workflows.…

Call for Contributors: The Routledge Companion to Media, Space and Placehttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/kremena-dimitrova_call-for-contributors-activity-7496190428803678208-3jFm Edited by Lincoln Geraghty, Oliver Gruner and Kremena Dimitrova Deadline for expressions of interest: September 30, 2026 The Routledge Companion to Media, Space and Place situates media and how it is produced, shared and consumed in different spaces and locations. In an age where global media texts, visuals and technologies allow us access to people and places at anytime and anywhere, the collection argues that user agency and personal identity are important factors in the creation and co-creation of real and imagined places. Indeed, spaces and places are made…

Call for Submissions: “Pitch Your Lab” session at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2026 (ISMAR 2026)October 5-9, 2026Bari, Italyhttps://www.ieeeismar.net/2026/call-for-pitch-your-lab/ Deadline: September 5, 2026 We invite research groups from all areas of XR (Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality), 3D User Interfaces, and related spatial computing fields to apply to present in the “Pitch Your Lab” session at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2026 (ISMAR 2026). Presentations may highlight the lab group’s research vision, research areas, team members, facilities, ongoing and past projects, academic and industrial collaborations, and open recruitment opportunities (e.g.,…

Call for Papers: IEEE AIxVR 20279th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & eXtended and Virtual RealityJanuary 25-27, 2027Vancouver, Canadahttps://aivr.science.uu.nl/2027/index.html Deadlines for submissions: Full and short papers: September 17, 2026 Work in progress papers: October 29, 2026 Demo and video papers: October 29, 2026 [NOTE: See also the Call for Workshops & Special Sessions. Submit your proposals until September 14, 2026. –Matthew] IEEE AIxVR 2027, the 9th IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and eXtended and Virtual Reality, taking place in Vancouver, Canada, from January 25–27, 2027, brings together researchers and professionals working at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Extended…

Call for Papers: The 26th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2027)May 3-7, 2027Hanoi, Vietnamhttps://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/aamas2027/calls/call-for-main-track/ Deadline for abstract submission: October 1, 2026Deadline for paper submission: October 8, 2026 AAMAS is the largest and most influential conference in the area of agents and multiagent systems, bringing together researchers and practitioners in all areas of agent and agentic technology and providing an internationally renowned high-profile forum for publishing and finding out about the latest developments in the field. AAMAS is the flagship conference of the non-profit International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS).…

Call for Papers: In Media We TrustSpecial issue of Platform: Journal of Media and Communicationhttps://platformjmc.com/call-for-papers/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: September 15, 2026Deadline for submission of full papers: February 1, 2027 Concerns about trust in media are not new. Scholars have long examined how trust in news and media institutions intersects with democracy, public knowledge, political identity, credibility, and social cohesion. Yet the current technological environment demands renewed attention. The rapid development of “smart” and ubiquitous technologies, the platforming of everyday life, and the growing presence of AI across media systems have intensified questions about what, whom, and how we…

Call for Papers: EvoMUSART 202716th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and DesignPart of EvoStar 2027, The Leading European Event on Bio‑Inspired AIMarch 31 – April 2, 2027Mainz, Germanyhttps://www.evostar.org/2027/evomusart/ Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2026 The 16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART) 2027 is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together researchers who are working on the application of Artificial Intelligence techniques in creative and artistic fields. There is a growing interest in the application of Artificial Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, Swarm Intelligence, Cellular Automata, Alife, and other Artificial Intelligence techniques…

Call for Papers: Media Theory at “L’Orientale”Media Theory Conference: Naples 2027June 23-25, 2027Università Degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”Naples, Italyhttps://mediatheoryjournal.org/mt-conference-2027/ Deadline for submission of proposals (up to 500 words), bibliographies and bio statements: October 30,  2026 Organised by: Simon Dawes & Tiziana Terranova Organising Committee: Gennaro Ascione, Edoardo Biscossi, Simon Dawes, Immacolata Egizio, M. Beatrice Fazi, Tiziana Terranova, Gioacchino Orsenigo, Stamatia Portanova, Luca Recano, Antonio Ricciardi. Keynote Speakers Media Theory: M. Beatrice Fazi, Yuk Hui, Luciana Parisi and Tiziana Terranova Keynote Speakers ‘Mediterranean Technocultures’: Iain Chambers, Donatella della Ratta, Siegfried Zielinski (plus more to be confirmed) ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Following on…