CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL) 2021 (11th edition of ICDL-EPIROB) An IEEE Computational Society-sponsored conference August 23-26, 2021 Beijing, China (Due to the influence of COVID-19, IEEE ICDL 2021 may be held virtually) https://icdl-2021.org/ Paper submission deadline: February 15th, 2021 Tutorial and workshops submission deadline: February 1st, 2021 Journal track submission deadline: April 28th, 2021 OVERVIEW The IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), previously referred to as ICDL-EpiRob, is the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of cognitive and developmental learning. As such, ICDL is a unique conference gathering researchers…

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS What teacher educators should have learned from 2020 Published by AACE – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education & SITE – Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education https://site.aace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2021-lessons-from-2020.pdf Full chapters due: January 15, 2021 Call for a fast-tracked, open access, book published by AACE on lessons learned and best practices from 2020. The chapters will focus on research and practical outcomes from 2020 that have implications for improving teacher education with or through technology. Submission for practice and research brief due: January 15, 2021 Chapter length: 3000-5000 words maximum Publication date: March, 2021…

Call for Papers Japanese Journal of Analog Role-Playing Game Studies (JARPS) RPG at a Distance: Online and Remote Forms of Analog Role-Playing https://jarps.net/journal/announcement/view/2 Deadline for expressions of intent to submit a contribution: February 15, 2021 Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2021 The Japanese Journal of Analog Role-Playing Game Studies (JARPS, https://jarps.net) is seeking innovative, constructive and thought-provoking papers regarding the challenges raised by the global COVID-19 pandemic but equally about the emerging possibilities for the various practices of (usually) analog (non-digital) role-playing. The events of 2020 impacted all facets of social life and in particular those depending on personal interaction…

Call for Papers Fictional Practices of Spirituality: Vol. I: in Interactive Fiction Deadline for abstracts: 7 February 2021 Spirituality and narration are two deeply intertwined elements in the history of humankind. The epos of Gilgameš, perchance one of the earliest surviving narrative texts, already weaved central religious elements of Mesopotamic belief into a cardinal example of the hero’s journey. It is that basic dark earth in which fiction and narration grow their root, and from which they sprout their fruits (Vogler 1998). Through narration, believers invoke elements of their religious experience. Any time a rite is performed, they (re)tell and…

Call for Papers The 34th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (CASA 2021) July 15-17, 2021 Virtual (online) from Ottawa, Canada http://casa2021.ca/ Submission deadline: February 27, 2021 CASA is the oldest international conference in computer animation and social agents in the world. It was founded in Geneva in 1988 under the name of Computer Animation (CA). In the last past ten years, CASA was held in Switzerland (2006), Belgium (2007), Korea (2008), Netherlands (2009), France (2010), China (2011), Singapore (2012), Turkey (2013), United States (2014), Singapore (2015), Switzerland (2016), Korea (2017), China (2018), France (2019), and UK (2020).…

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS iLRN 2021: 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network May 17 to June 10, 2021 On iLRN Virtual Campus, powered by Virbela … and across the Metaverse! Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Education Society, with proceedings to be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore® Conference theme: “TRANSCEND: Accelerating Learner Engagement in XR across Time, Place, and Imagination” Conference website: https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2021/ PDF version of this CFP available at: https://bit.ly/3qnFYRu Main round submission deadline: January 15, 2021 The 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2021) will be an innovative and interactive…

Call for Papers Workshop on Automation Experience at the Workplace At CHI 2021, the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (https://chi2021.acm.org) Virtual Workshop May 7th 2021 http://everyday-automation.tech-experience.at IMPORTANT DATES: Submission of position papers: February 11, 2021 Decision notification: February 18, 2021 Workshop date: May 7, 2021 Automation is transforming traditional workplaces and work processes tremendously. While automated systems are no longer restricted to manufacturing environments but pervade various work domains in manifold appearances, automation initiatives and research are still driven from a technology and performance perspective. This workshop provides a multi-disciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners working…

Call for Papers IDC 2021 – ACM Interaction Design and Children conference 2021 June 26-30, 2021 Online and in Athens, Greece https://idc.acm.org/2021/ Deadline for submission of paper abstracts: 25 January 2021 We are pleased to announce that the ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference 2021 will be held on June 26-30, 2021 in a hybrid format, pandemic permitting (online and in Athens, Greece). IDC is the premier international conference for researchers, educators and practitioners to share the latest research findings, innovative methodologies and new technologies in the areas of inclusive child-centered design, learning and interaction. THEME & GENERAL TOPICS…

Call for Papers W4A 2021 – The 18th International Web for All Conference Co-located with the 30th International World Wide Web Conference – TheWebConf’21 April 19-20, 2021 Online http://www.w4a.info/2021/ Submission deadline: January 17, 2021 Due to the ongoing pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding the possibility of traveling during the dates of the conference, W4A’21 will be held virtually on April 19-20, 2021. W4A is the premier venue for web accessibility research and is co-located with the 30th International World Wide Web Conference, TheWebConf’21 (https://www2021.thewebconf.org/). The conference focuses on all aspects of web accessibility. Areas of general interest include, but are not…

Call for Papers The Phenomenology of Social Impairments Special Issue of Phenomenology and Mind https://journals.fupress.net/call-for-paper/the-phenomenology-of-social-impairments-special-issue-of-phenomenology-and-mind/ Deadline for submissions: 30 January 2021 Social impairments impact the way the world and others appear to us and are a key feature of mental disorders. Disturbed sociality typically involves modifications in intercorporeality and interaffectivity. These changes influence the structure of the self-other relation and determine the way subjects interact and perceive other people. The close relationship between anomalies in interpersonal embodiment and affectivity and reduced sociality is reflected from a growing body of research on mental disorders. Ample evidence indicates that difficulties in establishing…

Call for Papers ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2021) 9-11 September 2021 Rome, Italy http://www.grc.upv.es/goodit2021/ Submission deadline: May 1, 2021 Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Special issues associated with the conference are being organized. Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to those journals. MOTIVATION AND RATIONALE The conference will focus on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. In this case, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are…

Call for Papers Athena: Philosophical Studies Thematic issue: Philosophical Reflections on Media and Technology Submission deadline: 30 June 2021 The journal Athena: Philosophical Studies (https://www.athena.lt/home) invites to submit the articles for the thematic issue Philosophical Reflections on Media and Technology. Media and technology are important topics in contemporary philosophical reflections. They were discussed in the works of renowned thinkers, such as B. Latour, D. Harraway, B. Stiegler, F. Kittler – to name only a few – their insights have shaped the way we live and think in our highly technologized world. However, recent technological developments and the rise of machine…