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…

[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 minitrack https://CommunicationHicss.wordpress.com/ HICSS – Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences January 7-10, 2025 Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, USA http://hicss.hawaii.edu/ Submission deadline: June 15, 2024 Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit your research to the HICSS Communication, Digital Conversation, and Media Technologies minitrack. This minitrack focuses on the study of communication taking place on digital and social media. Communication is the making of meaning and culture among people, with…

Call for Abstracts The Limits of Fiction November 21-22, 2024 Paris, France https://sites.google.com/view/limitsoffiction2024 Submission deadline: April 15, 2024 Two-day workshop on the 21st and 22nd of November at College de France (Paris) on the limits of fiction, organized by François Recanati and Merel Semeijn. We invite submissions of abstracts for presentations in philosophy, semantics and/or other fields that are related to the workshop theme. WORKSHOP THEME This workshop brings together researchers that explore the limits of the concept of ‘fiction’, or the limits of fiction itself. Topics of interest include: What are limit cases of fiction? What phenomena can we…

Call for Abstracts Digital Technologies and Identity Tilburg School of Humanities & Digital Sciences, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and online July 4-5, 2024 https://philevents.org/event/show/120862 Submission deadline: April 30, 2024 Artificial intelligence, algorithms, and other digital technologies impact and transform our identities in various ways. Algorithms perform a wide range of tasks for us, changing the nature of work and our identities as workers. They decide who gets a mortgage, who earns parole, and who is invited to a job interview, constraining our life choices. Algorithms on social media influence how we vote, what groups we align with, and how we…

Call for Papers PERCEPTION IN GAMES AND VIRTUAL WORLDS Workshop II May 10-11, 2024 Regenbogenfabrik, Lausitzer Str. 21a Berlin, Germany https://www.gamephilosophy.org/2024/03/cfp-perception-in-games-and-virtual-worlds-ii-10-11-may-2024/ https://sites.google.com/view/perceptioningames/ Submission deadline for abstracts: April 11, 2024 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 we understand the character of perception in games and virtual environments? While normal perception registers…