Call for Papers Special Issue on Smart Toys, Smart Tangibles, Robots and other Smart Things for Children International Journal of Child Computer Interaction https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-child-computer-interaction/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-smart-toys-smart-tangibles-robots-and-other Deadline for abstract submissions (optional but recommended): 10 October 2020 Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October ~1 November 2020 The world of children’s toys has continued to evolve with advances in embedded electronics, digital capabilities, and wireless connectivity. Smart toys, and robots represent an increasingly vibrant range of play objects that combine different capabilities such as networking, processing and intelligent reasoning. These interactive objects posit a growing and promising form of technology capable of sensing and…

[Although this call doesn’t focus on presence phenomena, the rise of digital models, fashion shows, social media influencers, etc. along with the organizers’ openness toward a wide range of topics, suggest it may be of interest to some in the presence community. –Matthew] Fashion and Photography 2nd Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Friday 12th March 2021 – Saturday 13th March 2021 Lisbon, Portugal http://www.progressiveconnexions.net/interdisciplinary-projects/global-transformations/fashion-and-photography/conferences/ Submission deadline: 4th September 2020 NOTE: Due to the postponement of this event in relation to the Covid pandemic, we are delighted to be able to unexpectedly reopen the Call for Submissions for the newly rescheduled dates.…

Call for Submissions Handbook on Games and Sex/Sexuality https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6343859/call-submissions-handbook-sexsexuality-game-studies Deadline for proposals: September 30, 2020 We have been approached by Bloomsbury Publishing to put together a proposal for a handbook on the intersection of (video) games with sexual content and sexuality. Traditionally, handbooks are envisioned as comprehensive surveys of the discipline aimed at the library market. Volumes typically consist of about 25-35 contributions written by experts in their respective areas of the field. There is a great deal of interest and exceptional work being done on this topic with numerous publications written and published in the last five years. This…

Call for Abstracts British Society of Aesthetics: Aesthetics and Ethics in the Digital Age 27th and 28th May 2021 Cambridge, UK https://fass.open.ac.uk/research/conferences/AEDA Submission deadline: 31st December 2020 Submissions are invited for the upcoming conference British Society of Aesthetics: Aesthetics and Ethics in the Digital Age. The conference will take place on 27th and 28th May 2021 in Cambridge, UK. The aim of this conference is to explore some developments in recent practice that raise new and interesting questions for the philosophy of art. Artists, working independently in different parts of the world, are creating new forms of technological interfaces and…

Call for Chapters HCI and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments Bentham Science Publishers (Web of Science Indexed) NO PUBLICATION FEE https://sites.google.com/view/hciandbeyond/call-for-chapter Abstract submission deadline: September 4, 2020 This Edited Book invites chapters presenting new discoveries, innovative ideas, concepts, theoretical findings, practical solutions, improvements, and novel applications related to the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and its applications in the context of Smart and Interconnected Environments: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Applications of HCI for Smart Homes, Smart Cities, Smart Workplaces and Smart Vehicles Design of Technology for special user groups – elderly, children, disabled…

Call for Participation ACM Creativity & Cognition 2021 The 13th ACM conference on Creativity & Cognition Venice, Italy on the Isola San Servolo [and/or online; see Note below] https://cc.acm.org/2021/submit/ Earliest submission deadline: February 1st, 2021 Note: The current COVID-19 pandemic might raise questions for authors interested in submitting their work to C&C 2021. The event is expected to take place face-to-face, and/or through virtual participation if needed. The conference chairs are in ongoing discussions with ACM and SigCHI to explore contingency plans in the event that C&C 2021 is cancelled or held with restrictions. If no such restrictions occur, we…

Call for Participation 5th Annual Frameless Symposium November 29-30, 2020 MAGIC Spell Studios, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York http://framelesslabs.rit.edu/symposium-2020/ Submission deadlines: Papers, talks, workshops: August 31, 2020 Demos, Installations, Performances, WiP: September 30, 2020 Flash Talks: November 1, 2020 NOTE: We intend to hold this conference virtually with the possible addition of onsite participation. Therefore, we are exploring options for distance participation through VR and other digitally synchronous means to broaden the range of opportunities for presentation and attendance. Please stay tuned to the conference website where we will share information and updates. The Frameless Symposium is an…

Call for Papers “Empowering Children’s Critical Reflections on AI, Robotics and Other Intelligent Technologies” NordiCHI 2020 workshop 25 October 2020 Tallinn, Estonia and online (see NordiCHI 2020 website for updates) https://sites.google.com/view/nordichi2020wsai/ Paper submission deadline: September 1st, 2020 Robotics, automated systems and AI are gradually shaping novel techno-social realities especially in educational contexts. However not enough space is being given to a critical reflection on the emerging ethical and social implications for designers/developers and the users, especially children. This workshop aims at creating a space to discuss the current practices and the near future opportunities for the support of children’s reflections…

Call for Abstracts Lockdown: Mental Illness, Wellness, and COVID-19 November 16th-18th, 2020 via Zoom There are no registration fees for this conference. https://forms.gle/7UWvZKshQncbojsF7 Deadline for submissions: September 13 2020 In the wake of the global COVID-19 lockdown, digitally mediated and online forms of mental health therapy and wellness practices have proliferated. Such therapies and practices have been necessitated by the COVID-19 lockdown and its unique demands. Nevertheless, the necessity of social distancing has the potential to fuel calls for digitising treatment of mental illnesses, calls that emerge from institutions and entrepreneurs who see tele-therapies as cost effective, and as pushing…

Call for Manuscripts Journal of Communication Pedagogy Theme: Machine Teachers in Education https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/callforpapers.html#machine Guest Editor: Jihyun Kim, Ph.D., Nicholson School of Communication and Media, University of Central Florida, USA. Submission Deadline: October 15, 2020 OBJECTIVE With ongoing technology development, it is highly likely that education will begin its new era by incorporating nonhuman agents as a tutor, assistant, advisor, or/and teacher, so-called “machine teachers.” Although human teachers may not be completely replaced by machine, some people argue machines would start assisting and replacing teachers in some areas in near future. In fact, this trend already arrived when an AI (Artificial…

Call for Papers CUI@CSCW: Collaborating through Conversational User Interfaces Workshop at the 2020 ACM Computer-supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) conference 17th or 18th October Held virtually http://speech-interaction.org/CSCW2020/ KEY DATES Submission deadline:  30th August (23:59 Anywhere on Earth) Notifications:  13th September Workshop:  17th or 18th October (TBC) ABOUT THE WORKSHOP The virtual CUI@CSCW workshop will bring together the burgeoning communities centred on the design, development, application, and study of Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs). We will examine the challenges involved in transforming CUIs into everyday computing devices capable of supporting collaborative activities across space and time. Additionally, we intend to…