Call for Papers:
Ethics in Robotics and Intelligent Machines
HUMANA.MENTE Journal of Philosophical Studies

Edited by:
Fiorella Battaglia (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich)
Barbara Henry (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa)
Alberto Pirni (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa)

Deadline for submissions: September 30th 2022

Ethical issues are among the most interesting in emerging technologies. Theoretical and technological advances are more and more building machines that are so efficient as to share the same environment with human beings. This makes ethics a crucial step in the process of developing robotics and intelligent machines. Without ethical reflection, there is a risk of delaying technological developments. Ethical reflection starts upstream at the very beginning of the enquiry by questioning researchers about what they are doing, why, and for whom. It explores their values and broadens the research focus by engaging other stakeholders; it includes intuitions to be weighed against other intuitions, and it tests them against theology, sapiential knowledge, arts, and normative theories.… read more. “Call: “Ethics in Robotics and Intelligent Machines” issue of Humana.Mente”

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Special Issue for the Journal of Interior Design
Under the auspices of the Interior Design Educators Council

Exploring the Future of Interior Design in a Virtual-Physical Continuum
Newton D’Souza, Florida International University & Upali Nanda, HKS Architects, co-editors

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/19391668/homepage/virtual-physical-continuum

Registration of Interest Due (Optional): April 1, 2021
Full Submissions Due: January 1, 2022
Final Submissions to Publisher: October 2022
Publication: March 2023

Conventionally, places are characterized by physical features (i.e., furniture layout, quality of daylighting, etc.) and behaviors of people who occupy them (i.e., eating, meeting friends, etc.). The advent of virtual technologies (computers, Internet-of-things, etc.) and the social distancing behaviors adopted during the pandemic (Zoom meetings, remote learning) have changed our conventional sense of place. While virtual technology has disrupted our traditional behaviors in corresponding physical locations, it has also transformed virtual experiences such as online shopping, remote work, tele worship, telemedicine, home Yoga, home entertainment, virtual happy hours, and home-schooling among others.… read more. “Call: “Exploring the Future of Interior Design in a Virtual-Physical Continuum” issue of Journal of Interior Design”

Call For Papers

ICVARS 2022: 6th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations
March 25-27, 2022
Brisbane, Australia
http://www.icvars.org

Submission deadline: November 1, 2021

The 6th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations (ICVARS 2022) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world.

The conference will be held in Brisbane, Australia during March 25-27, 2022 and follows successful ICVARS 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. The main objective of ICVARS 2022 is to present the latest research results of computer scientists and engineers related to Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations topics.

PROCEEDINGS

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the ICVARS 2022 Conference Proceedings, which will be published in the International Conference Proceedings Series, and indexed by EI Compendex, Scopus, and submitted to be reviewed by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science).… read more. “Call: ICVARS 2022: 6th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations”

Call for Workshops and Tutorials

MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
December 5-8, 2021
Leuven, Belgium
https://www.mum-conf.org/2021/cfp-workshops/

Submission deadline: September 15, 2021 (AoE)

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

The International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021) welcomes proposals for workshops. A MUM Workshop is a forum for attendees with shared interests to present, discuss, and develop new ideas around a specific theme or domain related to Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. It is the perfect opportunity for putting the best minds in the field together to build new communities, to explore new ideas, and to develop emerging topics.

All workshops will take place on the Sunday before the conference, on the 5th of December. Because workshops are meant to encourage ideas exchange, we encourage proposals that go beyond being a mini-conference and that engage participants in hands-on activities and in discussion.… read more. “Call: Workshops, Tutorials for MUM 2021, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia”

Call for Abstracts

IET 2022: Intercultural Ethics and Technology Conference
January 27-28, 2022
Online
https://www.esdit.nl/conferences/IET2022/

Submission deadline: September 22, 2021

Dear all,

On January 27 and 28, 2022, there will be an international online conference on Intercultural Ethics, with a specific focus on the ethics of technology and intercultural philosophy. Our aim is to bring together the ethical approaches and frameworks from various cultural backgrounds and traditions, in order to organize an intercultural ethical dialogue, especially on (but not limited to) technology and its social and cultural implications.

The conference will be organized by the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies research program: a 10-year program in which 5 universities collaborate to investigate how new and emerging technologies challenge our ethical frameworks and approaches (for more information: see www.esdit.nl). It will be hosted from the University of Twente, the Netherlands.… read more. “Call: IET 2022: Intercultural Ethics and Technology Conference”

Call for Papers

Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie [Yearbook of Technology Philosophy] 2023
“The Human Factor”
https://groups.google.com/g/isr-hps-sts/c/lIPVL3Z_24E

Submission deadline: January 15, 2022
Optional topic proposals/outlines accepted until October 15, 2021

The perfection of technology makes “man” appear in a variety of different lights. According to many narratives, perfected technology (finally) sets humans free, thanks to services ideally suited to them.

But perfected technology also leads to something like an inverse anthropology: the more perfect, the more determined things ideally are or should be, the more noticeably the human factors, the degrees of freedom of human behavior, appear as a source of irritation. The individual human being is the irregular element: unpredictable, imperfect, he (or she) just “fits” badly: individuals press the wrong buttons, get tired in front of the screen, misuse tools, try out what happens when setting off an alarm, and run across busy streets without looking right or left.… read more. “Call: “The Human Factor” for Yearbook of Technology Philosophy 2023”

Call for Papers

GENDERING ROBOTS: ONGOING (RE)CONFIGURATIONS OF GENDER IN ROBOTICS
Special issue of International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR)
https://www.springer.com/journal/12369/updates/19292566

Submission deadline: January 31st, 2022

Dear colleagues,

After the success of the GenR 2021 workshop at RO-MAN 2021 last week, I am pleased to announce that the homonym Special Issue “GENDERING ROBOTS: Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics” is now open for submissions on the International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR)! The Special Issue opened on August 12th and will stay open until January 31st, 2022. All submitted papers will be reviewed as soon as they are received and the accepted papers will be published online first until the complete Special Issue is published. Please note that we welcome submissions from all disciplines addressing the topic of gender in robots and are open to submissions from Ethics, Social Sciences, Psychology, and Humanities, as well as more technical and traditional Social Robotics and HRI papers.… read more. “Call: Gendering Robots: Ongoing (Re)Configurations of Gender in Robotics – IJSR special issue”

Call for Participation

Desktop Augmented Reality Demo & Workshop (Free)
By Perception Holo-SDK
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
12:00 – 13:30 EDT
Online
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/desktop-augmented-reality-demo-workshop-tickets-168067262707

We would like to invite you to a demonstration and workshop on an exciting piece of new technology ‘Desktop Augmented Reality (AR)’ by Perception Holo-SDK.

ABOUT THE EVENT:

This session will demonstrate Desktop Augmented Reality (AR) technology and invite participants to reflect and evaluate the use of this technology in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs). Developed by Perception Holo-SDK, desktop AR enables viewers to enjoy two-dimensional computer visuals in three-dimensions and so offers a more immersive experience of our computer’s digital environment. This offers an exciting opportunity for both digital and physical exhibitions and museums such as the Imperial War Museums and the Science Museum Group are set to develop new holographic experiences with Perception Holo-SDK.… read more. “Call: Perception Holo-SDK Desktop Augmented Reality Demo and Workshop (Free, Online)”

Call for Abstracts

The third Budapest Workshop on Philosophy of Technology
December 9-10, 2021
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
https://www.budpt.eu/

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 August 2021

Dear all,

The third Budapest Workshop on Philosophy of Technology will be held December 9-10, 2021, at Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Proposal abstracts are due by 31 August 2021. Instructions and details are online: https://www.budpt.eu/. There are no fees of any kind.

As in 2019, the presenters will be offered an opportunity to publish a full paper in the WoS SSCI-indexed InfTars (“Information Society”: inftars.infonia.hu) journal after the workshop. At budpt.eu you can browse a selection of the papers from BudPT19.

BudPT21 hopes to be an in-person conference. This displays our trust in medical technology as well as a certain amount of optimistic bias. However, should any accepted participants become unable to attend, they will still be able to submit a pre-recorded video and publish the full paper (but we will not transition to a hybrid conference).… read more. “Call: Third Budapest Workshop on Philosophy of Technology”

Call for Papers and Panels

Communication and Technology Interest Group
Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
CSCA 2022 Annual Convention
Madison, Wisconsin
March 30-April 3, 2022
Theme: Re-Connect
https://www.csca-net.org/aws/CSCA/pt/sd/news_article/379056/_PARENT/layout_details/false

Submission deadline: October 8, 2021

The Communication and Technology Interest Group invites submissions of competitive papers, extended abstracts, and panel proposals for the 2022 CSCA Convention. The purpose of the Communication and Technology Interest Group is to promote dialogues and scholarships on the role of technology in communication. In conjunction with the convention theme, we are seeking innovative and insightful research that explores how we communicate “through” and “with” technology and the ways that technological boundaries can shape how we communicate as well as how technology can inspire communicative breakthroughs as it pertains to all areas in our field.

We welcome submissions that deal with a variety of technology platforms/types (e.g., AI, robots, VR, AR, mobile phone, social media).… read more. “Call: Communication and Technology Interest Group at Central States Communication Association 2022”