Call for Chapters HCI and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments Bentham Science Publishers (Web of Science Indexed) NO PUBLICATION FEE https://sites.google.com/view/hciandbeyond/call-for-chapter Abstract submission deadline: September 4, 2020 This Edited Book invites chapters presenting new discoveries, innovative ideas, concepts, theoretical findings, practical solutions, improvements, and novel applications related to the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and its applications in the context of Smart and Interconnected Environments: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Applications of HCI for Smart Homes, Smart Cities, Smart Workplaces and Smart Vehicles Design of Technology for special user groups – elderly, children, disabled…

Call for Participation ACM Creativity & Cognition 2021 The 13th ACM conference on Creativity & Cognition Venice, Italy on the Isola San Servolo [and/or online; see Note below] https://cc.acm.org/2021/submit/ Earliest submission deadline: February 1st, 2021 Note: The current COVID-19 pandemic might raise questions for authors interested in submitting their work to C&C 2021. The event is expected to take place face-to-face, and/or through virtual participation if needed. The conference chairs are in ongoing discussions with ACM and SigCHI to explore contingency plans in the event that C&C 2021 is cancelled or held with restrictions. If no such restrictions occur, we…

Call for Participation 5th Annual Frameless Symposium November 29-30, 2020 MAGIC Spell Studios, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York http://framelesslabs.rit.edu/symposium-2020/ Submission deadlines: Papers, talks, workshops: August 31, 2020 Demos, Installations, Performances, WiP: September 30, 2020 Flash Talks: November 1, 2020 NOTE: We intend to hold this conference virtually with the possible addition of onsite participation. Therefore, we are exploring options for distance participation through VR and other digitally synchronous means to broaden the range of opportunities for presentation and attendance. Please stay tuned to the conference website where we will share information and updates. The Frameless Symposium is an…

Call for Papers “Empowering Children’s Critical Reflections on AI, Robotics and Other Intelligent Technologies” NordiCHI 2020 workshop 25 October 2020 Tallinn, Estonia and online (see NordiCHI 2020 website for updates) https://sites.google.com/view/nordichi2020wsai/ Paper submission deadline: September 1st, 2020 Robotics, automated systems and AI are gradually shaping novel techno-social realities especially in educational contexts. However not enough space is being given to a critical reflection on the emerging ethical and social implications for designers/developers and the users, especially children. This workshop aims at creating a space to discuss the current practices and the near future opportunities for the support of children’s reflections…

Call for Abstracts Lockdown: Mental Illness, Wellness, and COVID-19 November 16th-18th, 2020 via Zoom There are no registration fees for this conference. https://forms.gle/7UWvZKshQncbojsF7 Deadline for submissions: September 13 2020 In the wake of the global COVID-19 lockdown, digitally mediated and online forms of mental health therapy and wellness practices have proliferated. Such therapies and practices have been necessitated by the COVID-19 lockdown and its unique demands. Nevertheless, the necessity of social distancing has the potential to fuel calls for digitising treatment of mental illnesses, calls that emerge from institutions and entrepreneurs who see tele-therapies as cost effective, and as pushing…

Call for Manuscripts Journal of Communication Pedagogy Theme: Machine Teachers in Education https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/callforpapers.html#machine Guest Editor: Jihyun Kim, Ph.D., Nicholson School of Communication and Media, University of Central Florida, USA. Submission Deadline: October 15, 2020 OBJECTIVE With ongoing technology development, it is highly likely that education will begin its new era by incorporating nonhuman agents as a tutor, assistant, advisor, or/and teacher, so-called “machine teachers.” Although human teachers may not be completely replaced by machine, some people argue machines would start assisting and replacing teachers in some areas in near future. In fact, this trend already arrived when an AI (Artificial…

Call for Papers CUI@CSCW: Collaborating through Conversational User Interfaces Workshop at the 2020 ACM Computer-supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) conference 17th or 18th October Held virtually http://speech-interaction.org/CSCW2020/ KEY DATES Submission deadline:  30th August (23:59 Anywhere on Earth) Notifications:  13th September Workshop:  17th or 18th October (TBC) ABOUT THE WORKSHOP The virtual CUI@CSCW workshop will bring together the burgeoning communities centred on the design, development, application, and study of Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs). We will examine the challenges involved in transforming CUIs into everyday computing devices capable of supporting collaborative activities across space and time. Additionally, we intend to…

Call for Papers ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Special issue on First-Person Research in HCI https://dl.acm.org/journal/tochi/firstpersonhci Guest Editors: Audrey Desjardins (University of Washington) Andres Lucero (Aalto University) Marta Cecchinato (Northumbria University) Oscar Tomico Plasencia (ELISAVA and Eindhoven University of Technology) Carman Neustaedter (Simon Fraser University) Abstract submission deadline:  September 8, 2020 Full paper submission deadline:  October 22, 2020 As an addition to the array of HCI methodological tools, first-person research methods offer a chance for researchers to not only investigate the mundane, ongoing, and ubiquitous presence of technology in everyday life, but also to acknowledge their own positionality in research…

CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL TRACK ON XR & IMMERSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS at IEEE 2020: An International Conference on Engineering, Technology & Learning 8-11 December 2020 Online/Virtual http://tale2020.org/special-track-1/ Submission Deadline: 17 August 2020 Organized in conjunction with the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN at http://immersivelrn.org), the Special Track on XR & Immersive Environments for Learning at IEEE TALE 2020 will focus on the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and related technologies for creating environments and experiences that excite, inspire and engage learners in immersive ways. Of interest are reports of both research studies and applications…

Call for Papers Understanding Each Other when Communicating in Emerging Technology Mediated Environments Communication Studies https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/comm-emerging-tech/ Special Issue Editor(s): Rhonda McEwen, PhD, University of Toronto Mississauga, rhonda.mcewen@utoronto.ca Michelle Lui, PhD, University of Toronto Mississauga, michelle.lui@utoronto.ca Submission deadline: 15 January 2021 Classic definitions of communication focus on the process of exchange of information — instrumental and expressive — and with the goal of mutual understanding of the content among the participants. The structure and format of in-person communication is a particular instantiation of engagement for which we have accumulated a wealth of research within the field. As we move to remote…

Call for Papers Living Through a Crisis: Special Issue on How COVID-19 Has Transformed the Way We Work, Learn, and Live Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), The Journal of Collaborative Computing and Work Practices https://www.springer.com/journal/10606/updates/18188320 Guest Editors: Kori Inkpen, Microsoft, kori@microsoft.com John Tang, Microsoft, johntang@microsoft.com Geraldine Fitzpatrick, TU Wien, Austria, geraldine.fitzpatrick@tuwien.ac.at Juho Kim, KAIST, South Korea, juhokim@kaist.ac.kr Paul Luff, King’s College London, UK, Paul.luff@kcl.ac.uk Naomi Yamashita, NTT Research Labs, naomiannyam@gmail.com Deadline for submission: 4th December 2020 Submission guidelines: http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606 The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed all aspects of our lives, including the way we work, the nature of our schools, and…