Call for Abstracts The 4th European Culture and Technology Lab+ Annual Conference Transdisciplinary perspectives on AI: Alternative Histories, Current Practices and Possible Futures October 18-19, 2024 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Cluj Innovation Park Campus Romania https://www.univ-tech.eu/the-4th-european-culture-and-technology-lab-annual-conference Keynote speakers: David Bates – Department of Rhetoric – University of California, Berkeley Adrian Groza – Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca Submission deadline: May 15, 2024 The 4th Annual Conference hosted by the European University of Technology and organized by the European Culture and Technology Laboratory ‘ECT Lab+’ aims to bring together experts from the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology, and other fields exploring ways…

Call for Papers “Grief in the Digital Age” Special Issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences https://link.springer.com/collections/edacfccgdd Submission deadline: February 1, 2025 Dear all, We are inviting submissions of articles for a Special Issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences titled “Grief in the Digital Age.” The Special Issue aims to explore the role of digital technologies for grief experiences. Description: Grief is a complex phenomenon that can be characterised as an emotional process in response to the irrevocable loss of a significant person. In recent years, research at the intersection of phenomenology and empirically informed philosophy of mind has…

Call for Abstracts International Conference on Virtue Ethics and Technology September 19-20, 2024 KU Leuven, Belgium https://hiw.kuleuven.be/wgpt/conference Submission deadline (extended): April 15, 2024 The KU Leuven Working Group on Philosophy of Technology and the Belgian Royal Military Academy are delighted to announce a 2-day international conference on the interplay between virtue ethics and the philosophy of technology (with one day dedicated to military technologies), to be held (in-person) at the Institute of Philosophy in Leuven, Belgium 19-20 September 2024. CONFERENCE THEMES: The conference aims to explore the possibilities for understanding and addressing the ethical, political and societal challenges raised by…

Call for Papers 37th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference July 15-17, 2024 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK https://bcshci.org/call-for-papers/ Submission deadline for long and short paper: April 11, 2024 (extended) The International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference is a vibrant and established multidisciplinary HCI conference in its 37th year. The 2024 conference will be hosted by the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, UK on 15-17th July. We welcome submissions that report original work that addresses areas relevant to HCI research and UX practice (see Areas of Interest listed below for examples). The types of papers accepted are: Full Papers up…

Call for Papers CONVERSATIONS 2024 – 8th International Workshop on Chatbot Research and Human-Centred AI Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece [and online] December 4-5, 2024 https://2024.conversations.ws Submission deadline: (firm): September 25, 2024 Welcome to CONVERSATIONS 2024, a two-day workshop on chatbots and human-centred AI. This is the 8th workshop in the CONVERSATIONS series. We invite researchers and practitioners with an interest in the workshop topics to submit papers reporting research outcomes, preliminary findings or positions for sharing and discussion at the workshop. Accepted full papers will be published in the workshop proceedings at Springer LNCS. This year…

Call for Papers: Topical Collection on Trust and Opacity in Artificial Intelligence for Philosophy & Technology (Springer) https://link.springer.com/collections/dibibiaidb Guest Editors: Martin Hähnel (University of Bremen) and Rico Hauswald (TU Dresden) Submission deadline: June 1, 2024 As artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of our everyday lives, we are faced with the question of how to use it responsibly. In public discourse, this issue is often framed in terms of trust – for example by asking whether, to what extent, and under what conditions trusting AI systems is appropriate. In this context, the philosophical debates on practical, political, and epistemic trust…

Call for Participation IMMERSIVE FILMMAKING FOR SPHERES AND DOMES An LA SIGGRAPH event April 13, 2024, 12:00pm PDT Free online via Zoom https://lasiggraph.org/event/immersive-filmmaking-spheres-and-domes You must register with ZOOM REGISTRATION to attend this event Explore the forefront of immersive filmmaking with a global lineup of emerging and established artists sharing their experiences producing animated films for large-scale dome theaters. Produced by LA SIGGRAPH in cooperation with Dome Fest West. DESCRIPTION Explore the forefront of immersive filmmaking with a global lineup of emerging and established artists sharing their experiences producing animated films for large-scale dome theaters. Includes case studies showcasing select projects…

CALL FOR PAPERS THE LYCEUM PROJECT: AI ETHICS WITH ARISTOTLE June 20, 2024 Athens, Greece https://www.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/lyceum-project-ai-ethics-aristotle Submission deadline: April 30, 2024 Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics in AI, in collaboration with Stanford University, Greece’s National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos“, and the World Human Forum will hold a one-day conference on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI), ‘The Lyceum Project’, in Athens on June 20, 2024. The venue for the event will be the Athens Conservatory which is adjacent to the ancient site of Aristotle’s school, the Lyceum. The Lyceum Project is premised on the belief that Aristotelian ethics contains…

Call for Papers Consensual Play Guest-edited issue of The Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-gaming-virtual-worlds Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2024 The Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds invites submissions for a guest edited special issue exploring consent in games. The issues surrounding consent are far-reaching, and what constitutes consent continues to be a live subject of debate in wide-ranging arenas (including healthcare choices, data access, gun ownership rights, and sexual assault). As discussions around consent and entitlement swirl around the public sphere, game scholars and designers have a critical opportunity to explore this crucial cultural conversation through the…

Call for Abstracts 27th Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy, and Social Networking Conference (CYPSY27) Social, Clinical, and Affective Neurosciences meet Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies to Extend Reality Sponsored by Arizona State University and Interactive Media Institute September 24-26, 2024 Tempe, Arizona, USA Conference: https://www.cypsy27.com Enquiries: cypsy27@asu.edu Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 15, 2024 Guidelines and link for submissions: https://na.eventscloud.com/website/62120/abstracts/ On behalf of this year’s Conference Co-Chairs, Professors Thomas D. Parsons and Brenda K. Wiederhold, it is our pleasure to invite you to join us at the 27th Annual International CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference (CYPSY27), in September 2024. The…

Call for Chapters: Future of Digital Technology and AI in Social Sectors IGI Global https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/7350 Editors: Duygu Çelik Ertuğrul, Eastern Mediterranean U., TRNC, Turkey Atilla Elci, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey Proposal submission deadline: March 31, 2024 INTRODUCTION This publication will focus on the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary effects of emerging technologies on various social sectors. The aim is to explore how these technologies are influencing and changing the realms of social sciences, education, law & policy, tourism, health, environment, communication, business & management, and security. Submissions are invited to examine the implications and outcomes of these advancements, as well as the…

Call for Proposals The Art of Storytelling: Archetypes in Focus Sponsored by London Arts-Based Research Centre May 27-28, 2024 Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Online https://labrc.co.uk/2024/02/11/storytelling/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 14, 2024 This conference aims to gather both creatives and scholars to discuss the diverse types, functions, and significance of storytelling. “The power of stories lies in their ability to access the deep layers of the psyche, providing a mirror to our inner world.” – Marie-Louise Von Franz As aptly stated by Jimmy Neil Smith, “We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t…