[We are planning and looking forward to a productive and very enjoyable PRESENCE conference this fall in Orlando – these small, single-track, professional and social events have always been really special and we hope you can join us!  Please help us get the word out by forwarding this Call to whoever and whatever venues you think appropriate. If you have any questions, feel free to email me directly at lombard@temple.edu. –Matthew] CALL FOR PAPERS PRESENCE 2020 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) Orlando, Florida, USA October 23-25, 2020 https://ispr.info/call-presence-2020 Conference theme: World of presence Submission deadline:…

Call for Participation A (Free) ‘Virtual’ Panel at PRESENCE 2018: Presence in Practice: A Discussion about Presence via Telepresence Tech Monday May 21, 2018 4:15 – 5:30 pm (i.e., 16:15 – 17:30) in Prague (GMT+2) (click here to see your current local time in Prague) Email your interest in participating by Sunday May 20, 2018 We often joke about how as telepresence scholars we have to travel around the world – with great financial cost, physical and emotional strain, lost time, and damage to the environment – to discuss technologies designed to allow people to avoid having to travel to…

Two important updates about the upcoming PRESENCE 2018 conference in Prague: DEADLINE: The submission deadline is Thursday March 1, but we know how things can go with deadlines, so if you need a few extra days there’s a bit of flexibility – just email me directly on or before the deadline to let us know when to expect your submission. REGISTRATION: Online registration is now open at EventBrite. And a couple additional notes/reminders: PRESENCE 2018 attendees may also be interested in attending the ICA Preconference “Communicating with Machines: Theory and Practice” on May 24. If you want to find affordable housing during…

By popular demand, the submission deadline for the PRESENCE 2018 conference in Prague has been extended to MARCH 1. Please consider submitting your work and joining us in Prague (or of course just joining us in Prague!). The full call for papers is on the ISPR website at https://ispr.info/call-presence-2018 If you have any questions or requests, please e-mail me directly at lombard@temple.edu. –Matthew CALL FOR PAPERS PRESENCE 2018 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) Prague, Czech Republic May 21-22, 2018 (optional demonstrations and guided sightseeing events May 20) https://ispr.info/call-presence-2018 Conference theme: Challenges Submission deadline (extended): MARCH…

To all members and friends of the presence community: The submission deadline for the PRESENCE 2018 conference in Prague is coming up soon (and may be extended if we get enough requests). The organizing committee is busy planning a useful, interesting and fun event, and we’re looking forward to seeing many of you there! The call for papers (below and on the ISPR website) has been updated with submission templates for MS Word and LaTeX, new information about hotels near the conference venue, new destinations for the informal group sightseeing the day before the conference begins (mmm, chimney cakes!), and…

CALL FOR PAPERS PRESENCE 2018 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) Prague, Czech Republic May 21-22, 2018 (optional demonstrations and guided sightseeing events May 20) https://ispr.info/call-presence-2018 Conference theme: Challenges Submission deadline: February 20, 2018 OVERVIEW Telepresence, often shortened to presence, is a state or perception in which we overlook or misconstrue the role of technology and feel present in the environments and/or connected to the people or things we experience via technology. It’s increasingly relevant to a wide range of media experiences and application areas. Following a series of 17 successful Presence conference events (https://ispr.info/presence-conferences/previous-conferences/), PRESENCE…

Big news…! Full details and the official Call for Papers will follow soon but the Board of Directors of ISPR invites you to join the presence community as we meet next May in Prague! –Matthew …