Call for Papers: Communicating in an AI Driven World: The Impact of AI on Creators and Consumers of News and Entertainment2026 BEA (Broadcast Education Association) Research SymposiumApril 17-21, 2026Las Vegas, Nevadawww.beaweb.org/conv/2026rs Deadline for submissions: December 31, 2025 Artificial intelligence is changing the way the world interacts with machines and people, as well as how media organizations operate. As society grapples with the use of AI, those in the field of mass communication must consider how the opportunities AI offers come with ethical ramifications. Professional organizations (RTDNA, PRSA, AAF, NAB) have adopted professional codes and guidelines for using AI in industry.…

Call for Papers: Visualization Play, Games, and ActivitiesA Workshop at EuroVis 2026June 8, 2026Nottingham, UKhttps://visgames.netlify.app/ Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: March 20, 2026 The second EuroVis Workshop on Visualization, Play, Games, and Activities is co-located with the EuroVis 2026 conference taking place on the 8th of June in Nottingham, UK. Our mission is to advance data visualization games and playful activities as dynamic tools for communication, co-creation, and collaborative problem-solving in interdisciplinary environments and contexts. We consider a data visualization game as an interactive activity or game-based tool that incorporates elements of data visualization to engage people in a…

Call for Submissions: Animate EXPERIENCE 2026: The 37th Annual ConferenceTheme: “The Animate Experience”June 15-20, 2026Pittsburgh, PA, USA [and online]https://www.animate-experience.com/ Deadline for submissions: January 5, 2026 The 37th Society for Animation Studies Conference will take place in the city of Pittsburgh (USA) from June 15 to 18, 2026 (with optional excursions to follow on June 19-20). It will be hosted by the Pennsylvania Expanded Animation Alliance (PA XAA), a consortium of faculty from local universities (including Carnegie Mellon University, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh) in concert with the Children’s Museum Pittsburgh. The event will be…

Call for Papers: The Imaginative Landscape of AI: Visions, Positions, ConflictsFor a Special Section of the International Journal of Communicationhttps://comai.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CfP-Imaginative-Landscape-of-AI.pdf Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 1, 2025 No technological development is currently the subject of more debate than AI. It is understood as the future of human development par excellence or as an existential risk to humanity. From Shanghai to Silicon Valley and beyond, there are various, sometimes strongly conflicting positions on AI. Promises of artificial general intelligence (AGI) have provoked terror, skepticism, and vast financial investments. Commercial large-language models (LLMs) have already unsettled higher education, software development, and…

Call for Submissions: Eurohaptics 2026 ConferenceJuly 6-9th, 2026 Siena, Italyhttps://2026.eurohaptics.org/ Deadline for paper submissions: January 19, 2026 [deadlines for other formats are below] The Eurohaptics 2026 conference will be held in Siena, Italy, a city known for its stunning medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This world-renowned event gathers the brightest and most innovative minds in haptic perception and technology to explore cutting-edge research, engaging discussions, and innovative demonstrations. THEMES AND TOPICS: Contributions are welcome across a broad spectrum of topics, including but not limited to: Understanding Touch: Haptic perception, neuroscience of touch, biomechanics, and social touch. Technology and Systems:…

Call for Papers: Comm Horizons @ UCD 2026: Communication in the Age of AI and AlgorithmsMay 15-17, 2026University of California Davishttps://communication.ucdavis.edu/horizonconf2026 Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2026 We are excited to announce the second annual Communication Horizons Conference at UC Davis. This year’s theme is “Communication in the Age of AI and Algorithms.” The conference will take place at UC Davis May 15 – 17, 2026. Artificial intelligence and algorithms increasingly shape how people connect, inform themselves, create, and engage with media. This year’s conference explores how AI and algorithmic systems mediate human relationships, influence media use, and enable new…

Call for Papers: 18th International Conference on Social RoboticsICSR + Art 2026July 1-4, 2026University of LondonLondon, UKhttps://icsr2026.uk Deadlines for submissions: Workshop/Special Session Proposals: December 1, 2025 Papers: February 15, 2026 The International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR) is the foremost global forum for researchers, academics, and industry professionals dedicated to the expansive field of social robotics. For its 18th edition, ICSR 2026 introduces the special theme: “ICSR + Art: Exploring Creative Robotics.” While this theme will receive special attention, the conference warmly welcomes contributions across the full breadth of social robotics research and applications. The ICSR 2026 conference will take…

Call for Extended Abstracts: Journalism Studies Symposium: Connecting to the HumanMay 11, 2026Lisbon, Portugalhttp://commlist.org/archive/calls/2025-all/msg01001.html Deadline for submissions: January 12, 2026 As digital tools, especially machine learning and artificial intelligence, have come to play a greater role in journalism practices, journalists and researchers have begun to reconsider the value of the human in journalism, whether the human touch in reporting, human connection, or a greater acknowledgement of the humanity of journalists and audiences. In this vein, researchers in journalism studies at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC) at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, invite submissions of extended abstracts for…

[NOTE: The topics of interest for this conference aren’t all directly related to presence, but “The role of social media, online communities, and digital platforms in shaping and circulating illness narratives” certainly seems appropriate. For an example, see this May 2025 story from People about Syd Towle. –Matthew] Call for Papers: Illness Narrative Retold – Diversity, Temporality, and DigitizationJune 1-2, 2026Aarhus UniversityAarhus, Denmarkhttps://conferences.au.dk/illness-narrative-retold Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 1, 2026 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: Stories of illness are often understood as attempts to tame, navigate, and make sense of the ‘wreckage’ or ‘biographical disruption’ that the experience of serious illness…

Call for Proposals: North American Conference on Video Game Music 2026May 1–2, 2026Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)Troy, New York (with options to attend and present virtually)https://nacvgm.org/proposals/ Deadline for submissions: November 21, 2025 Scholars are invited to submit proposals for the twelfth North American Conference on Video Game Music, which will take place May 1–2, 2026 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and virtually. The conference organizing and program committee is composed of Kate Galloway (host, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Ryan Thompson (program chair, Michigan State University), Jim Buhler (UT Austin), Karen M. Cook (University of Hartford), Julianne Grasso (Florida State University), Neil Lerner (Davidson…

[NOTE: See the conference website for more information on the other submission types. –Matthew] Call for Papers: NordiCHI 2026 – Nordic Conference on Human-Computer InteractionOctober 3-7, 2026Vaasa, Finlandhttps://sites.uwasa.fi/nordichi2026/ Deadlines for submissions: Research Paper abstracts and metadata: April 16, 2026 Research Papers, Critiques, Panels, Arts-Based Approaches, Industry Experience: April 23, 2026 Workshops, Tutorials: May 7, 2026 Late-Breaking Work, Demos, Doctoral Consortium: May 18, 2026 We invite you to join us in Vaasa, Finland, 3-7 October 2026 for NordiCHI 2026, an international conference bringing together the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community. NordiCHI 2026 offers a platform to engage in state-of-the-art discussions that propel…

Call for Participation: “Press Send: A search for aura and embodied experience when art is borne from machine”Nika Nesgoda, Teachers College Columbia UniversityNew Grounds in Education Theory – Online seminar seriesNovember 12, 2025 at 12:30-1:30pm (UK Time)https://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=index&L=PHILOS-L&O=D&P=112439216 We are pleased to provide the details for the next online seminar series, as put on by New Grounds in Education Theory, an initiative that supports and champions both marginalised researchers and underrepresented theoretical research in Education. Wednesday November 12th, 12:30-1:30 pm London UK time.Nika Nesgoda, Teachers College Columbia University“Press Send: A Search for Aura and Embodied Experience when Art is Borne from…