Call for Papers Workshop on Language-Based AI Agent Interaction with Children At IWSDS 2023, the 13th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology In Los Angeles, USA & Virtual (Hybrid Format) February 21, 2023 Workshop: https://aichildinteraction.github.io/ IWSDS 2023: https://sites.google.com/view/iwsds2023/home Paper Submission Deadline: December 21st, 2022 In this workshop, we aim to bring together researchers looking into multimodal interactions between children and artificial agents to discuss research problems that center around interactivity and go beyond just processing child speech. We are interested in discussing approaches to collecting and annotating datasets involving child speech, intent classification in child speech, designing dialogue flow…

Call for Participation An Exploration of Quantum Art with Generated Techniques, “PlotChains” and the Future of Storytelling An event from LA ACM SIGGRAPH (A Professional Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics) In-Person presentation and Holiday Social in L.A. for MEMBERS ONLY, Hybrid Event with Zoom Streamed presentation — Free FOR ALL December 13, 2022 http://la.siggraph.org/event/exploration-quantum-art-generated-techniques-plotchains-and-future-storytelling The In-Person presentation and Holiday Social is for MEMBERS ONLY. You need to already be on our members list. The in-person event is catered. The venue is the VIRTULARIUM Studio (El Segundo, South of LAX). The in-person is…

Call for Papers “Visual War Journalism in a Digital Age” Special issue of Digital Journalism Special issue Editor: Stuart Allan, Cardiff University, UK https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/digital-journalism-visual-war/ Abstract deadline: December 1, 2022 Manuscript deadline: April 17, 2023 The ongoing crisis engendered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has recast anew longstanding concerns about the relative strengths and limitations of war and conflict reporting. Journalists are risking their lives to bear witness in often harrowing circumstances – some finding themselves deliberately targeted by the Russian military – on behalf of their distant readers, listeners or viewers. Intent on crafting compelling narratives, many are actively refashioning…

Call for Papers Inaugural Conference of the Technology Ethics eXchange of the NorthEast (teXnē) May 18-19, 2023 Online and in-person at the Department of Philosophy, Harvard University https://philevents.org/event/show/105273 Submission deadline: February 3, 2023 The Technology Ethics eXchange of the NorthEast (teχnē) invites submissions of extended abstracts for an interdisciplinary conference on research and teaching on the ethics of technology, to be hosted at Harvard on May 18-19, 2023. Potential topics for submissions include but are not limited to: Philosophical research on AI ethics, the ethics of computing, or the ethics of technology generally Social research on the impacts of technologies…

Call for Participation: Third Empowering Learners for the Age of AI conference: Foundations of AI to empower learners: Theory, models, and impact Free and fully online USA: December 5, 6, 7 EU: December 5, 6, 7 Australia: December 6, 7, 8 https://empoweringlearners.ai The past year has resulted in incredible breakthroughs in AI technology. How these advancements impact learning and education is an area of important consideration. For example, one area that has received extensive media coverage of Generative AI and its capability to create images and videos from short text inputs. Similarly, AI now exists that can produce papers that…

Call for Papers Special Issue on Smart Learning Ecosystems: Toward the polyphonic construction of a new normality to be published at the Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A) (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents  with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing)  Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5EUX7CQ3GKSSG CFP: http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call55 Guest Editors: Mihai Dascalu, University Politehnica of Bucharest Patrizia Marti, University of Siena, Italy Francesca Pozzi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy Important dates: Deadline: December 15, 2022 Notification…

Call for Papers Affectivity and Technology: Philosophical Exploration Special issue of Topoi Journal: https://www.springer.com/journal/11245/ Submission deadline: June 1, 2023 We are inviting submissions of papers for a Special Issue of the journal Topoi, entitled Affectivity and Technology: Philosophical Explorations. The special issue aims to explore the relations between affective states and environmental artifacts and structures. Papers, which should not exceed a maximum of 9000 words, should be written in English, fit for blind review, and must be submitted through the online submission system Editorial Manager, by choosing the category “ S.I.: Affectivity and technology (Fasoli/Heersmink/Piredda)” from the menu “Article Type”.…

Call for Abstracts 26th Cyberpsychology, Cybertherapy & Social Networking Conference Being together in Paris, improving digital mental health worldwide July 11-13, 2023 On-site in Paris, France Conference website: https://www.interactivemediainstitute.com/cypsy26/ Twitter: @CYPSYConference Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087103711076 Instagram page: cypsy26 Contact: cypsy26@u-paris.fr Deadline for abstracts: January 16, 2023 We are very pleased to invite you to join us at the 26th Cyberpsychology, Cybertherapy & Social Networking Conference CYPSY26 that will take place on July 11 to 13, 2022 at the headquarters of Université Paris Cité in Paris, France. The conference will be on-site only (not virtual/online). Jointly organized by the Interactive Media Institute,…

Call for Papers Party! The 19th Annual Tampere University Game Research Lab Spring Seminar May 4-5, 2023 Tampere University, Finland Free of charge https://springseminar.org/ Deadline for abstracts: 20 January 2023 As part of its 20th Anniversary festivities, Tampere University Game Research Lab invites scholars to an international seminar exploring the diverse connections between parties/partying and games/play. Various age-old rituals, ceremonies and celebrations can be understood as play, or at least to include aspects of play. Today important life events like weddings or memorial services are organized in virtual game spaces, and many kinds of festivals, carnivals, and fiestas are routinely…

Call for Papers The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference 2023 March 12-14, 2023 Glasgow, UK https://augmented-humans.org/ Submission deadlines: Full/short [apers:  December 2, 2022 Posters/demos and workshop proposals:  January 13, 2023 Hi everyone, The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference will be held in Glasgow, UK in the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre (ARC, University of Glasgow) on March 12-14th, 2023, focusing on physical, cognitive, and perceptual augmentation of humans through digital technologies. The plural – humans – emphasizes the move towards technologies that enhance human capabilities beyond the individual and will have the potential for impact on societal scale. There are many…

Call for Papers Faultlines of Experience in Social Transformations Early-Career-Workshop of the DGAP (German Society for Phenomenological Anthropology, Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy) Heidelberg, Germany March 24, 2023 https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/zpm/psychatrie/fuchs/DGAP-Workshop_Faultlines_of_Experience_in_Social_Transformations_engl..pdf Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 11, 2022 Our everyday life is characterized by interpersonal interactions that are in multiple ways determined by norms. Written and unwritten rules open up and structure social spaces, but they also have a delimiting and exclusionary effect. Not only states of exception such as wars of aggression or a pandemic can temporarily suspend these orders; gradual cultural shifts, technological developments, and virtualization are also changing social interactions.…

Call for Participation: Responsible Robotics: Agency, virtues and art Part of the Responsibility Matters Workshop Series (RMWS) Organized by the Research Center in Applied Ethics (University of Bucharest) Hybrid event: University of Bucharest and Zoom November 10, 2022 at 15.00-19.30hrs EET (Bucharest time) http://comore.ccea.ro/responsibility-matters-workshop-series/ We cordially invite you to the second edition of the Responsibility Matters Workshop Series (RMWS): “Responsible Robotics: agency, virtues and art”. The workshop explores the topic of “Responsible Robotics” at the crossroads between agency, virtues and art, with respect to moral, social and environmental stakes in an era in which robotic AI systems are beginning to…