[Submitted by an ISPR Presence News reader] Call for Papers: 1st Conference of the Spanish Society of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine (CIABIOMED 2025)October 23-24, 2025Universidad de Sevilla (US)Seville, Spainhttps://2025.iabiomed.org/en/call-for-papers Deadline for submissions: July 20, 2025 CIABiomed will be a meeting place for researchers, professionals and students interested in the ethical, rigorous and responsible use of artificial intelligence in biomedicine. This multidisciplinary event will provide an open forum for sharing recent advances, discussing current challenges and exploring new trends. It will cover everything from the development of techniques and models to their application in real clinical contexts. It will combine scientific…

Call for Proposals: 12th Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN2026) ConferenceTheme: “From Plato’s Cave to Open Immersive Societies: Transforming Learning and Knowledge”In-person: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceJune 27-30, 2026Online: Hosted across global iLRN ChaptersJune 28-30, 2026Conference website: https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2026/ Deadlines for submissions: Special Tracks Proposals: July 31, 2025 Academic submissions: October 1, 2025 iLEAD submissions: January 12, 2026 The Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) invites proposals for its 12th annual conference, building upon the momentum of iLRN2025’s focus on multimodal literacies to further develop the contextual foundations, aims, and integrative methods of a new multidisciplinary science of immersive learning.…

Call for Abstracts: “Robots for Humans: Empowerment Through Co-Creative and Social Robots”A Workshop at IEEE RO-MAN 2025, the 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive CommunicationAugust 29, 2025Eindhoven, The NetherlandsWorkshop: https://r4h-workshop.github.io/RO-MAN 2025 Conference: http://ro-man2025.org/ Deadline for submissions: July 21, 2025 We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the workshop “Robots for Humans: Empowerment Through Co-Creative and Social Robots”, which will be held in conjunction with the RO-MAN 2025 Conference, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on August 29th, 2025. The workshop aims to explore the intersection of social robotics, creativity, and human empowerment. We focus on how co-creative and…

Call for Papers: The 1st International Workshop on AI-empowered Digital Health and Well-being Promotion (AI-DHWP)At the 10th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (IEEE CyberSciTech 2025)October 21-24, 2025Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Japanhttps://aidhwp.github.io/ Deadline for submissions: June 27, 2025 (Can be extended) INTRODUCTION With the spread of information technology in healthcare, there is growing interest in using AI to support health management and well-being in daily life. As more data become available from wearables, sensors, and online platforms, new possibilities emerge for understanding health conditions, human behaviors, and predicting health risks. This workshop focuses on AI-empowered and human-centered approaches that apply to…

Call for Papers: VINCI 2025 – The 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and InteractionDecember 1-3, 2025Linz, Austriahttps://www.vinci-symp.org/ Deadline for submissions: June 27, 2025 (extended!) VINCI ’25 includes tracks of Technical Papers, Art Papers, and Art and Media Galleries, as well as a new special track on Cultural Heritage. We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, artistic projects, or other visual media. Research papers should address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies.…

Call for Papers: Perception in Games and Virtual Worlds III WorkshopSeptember 12–13, 2025University of Europe for Applied Sciences and RegenbogenfabrikBerlin, Germanyhttps://philevents.org/event/show/137157 (also the Gamesnetwork electronic list) Deadline for submission of abstracts: August 10, 2025 Both traditional games and games that take place in virtual environments rely on play-states designed around their perceptual features. This is apparent by the fact that they prominently rely on phenomenal spatial structures, but also by a variety of perceptual roles that enter into elements like storytelling, sound, kinesthetic feedback and immersive design. How should the character of perception in games and virtual environments be understood?…

Call for Papers: 2025 INTERFACEing conference: Embodied Experience, Emotions, and CreativitySeptember 17-19, 2025Doğuş University, Istanbul, Turkey [and online; see below]https://interface.org.tw/index.php/if/pages/view/CallforPapers-INTERFACEing2025EXT Organized by Prof. Dr. Barış ÇOBAN (Doğuş University, Turkey) and Associate Prof. Dr. Charlène CLONTS (Kyushu University, Japan) Deadline for submissions of individual papers and panel proposals: July 30, 2025 INTERFACE invites scholars, practitioners, and artists to the 2025 INTERFACEing conference to explore the dynamic interrelations between the body, mind, emotions, and creativity across disciplines. This gathering aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue spanning literature, linguistics, media, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and the arts. The conference theme is grounded in phenomenology and…

Call for Papers: AI, Misinformation, and the Future of Algorithmic Fact-CheckingA special issue of the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (JOBEM)https://beaweb.org/wp/jobem-ai-misinformation-and-the-future-of-the-algorithmic-fact-checking/ Special Issue Editor:Don Shin, College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University – don.h.shin@ttu.edu Deadline for submissions: December 30, 2025Publication Date: September 2026 In early 2024, an AI fact-checking system flagged a viral image of a protest scene as “misleading content,” drastically reducing its reach on social media. The image, showing police officers confronting demonstrators, was not altered or generated by AI—the caption attached to it falsely claimed it depicted a protest in a different country.…

[Note that this conference involves the requirement that authors pay a fee for publication in Proceedings. For more information see the last section below. For general information about publication fees, see AJE Scholar’s “Understanding Submission and Publication Fees” and Wikipedia’s entry on Article Processing Charges. –Matthew] Call for Papers: ACM IUI 2026: 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User InterfacesMarch 23-26, 2026Paphos, Cyprushttps://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/call-for-papers/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 3, 2025Deadline for submission of full papers: October 10, 2025 The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss…

Call for Papers: AI Agents and Emerging Social Relationships: Evidence-Based Perspectives on Human-AI Relational InteractionsA special issue of Communication and Changehttps://link.springer.com/journal/44382/updates/27785314 Guest Editors:Dr. Jonathan Zhu, Chair Professor, City University of Hong KongDr. Bolin Cao, Associate Professor, Shenzhen University Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: August 10, 2025 OVERVIEW: The increasing presence of AI agents (including but not limited to chatbots and embodied conversational systems) is not only transforming communication practices but also reshaping the contours of social relationships. From intimate connections and caregiving roles to companionship and collaboration, AI agents are entering social relationships once considered exclusively human.…

Call for Papers: 14th Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GALA Conference 2025)Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, The NetherlandsNovember 19-21, 2025https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/ Deadline for submissions: July 2, 2025 You are cordially invited to submit papers to the 14th Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GALA Conference 2025). GALA Conference 2025 is an international conference organized by the Serious Games Society in collaboration with Utrecht University. The conference will take place in the historic city-center of Utrecht (The Netherlands) from 19th November to 21st November. The objective of the conference is to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of scientific information on theoretical, generic,…

[Note: For other HICSS tracks and minitracks related to presence see https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/ –Matthew] Call for Papers: Communication, Digital Conversation, and Media Technologies minitrackHICSS – Hawaii International Conference on System SciencesJanuary 6-9, 2026Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii, USAMinitrack: https://CommunicationHicss.wordpress.com/HICSS: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/ Submission deadline: June 15, 2025 Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit your research to the HICSS Communication, Digital Conversation, and Media Technologies minitrack. This minitrack of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science focuses on the study of communication taking place on digital and social media. Communication is the making of meaning and culture among people, with growing interconnections with a…