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The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026): Fourth Call for Contributions to the Special Tracks
by Announce 01 Nov '25

01 Nov '25

*** Fourth Call for Contributions to the Special Tracks *** The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026) May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around 50% more than the previous highest number). Although the deadline for submissions to the Main Track is now over, we welcome submissions to the Special Tracks of AAMAS 2026. AAMAS 2026 will feature five special tracks: AAAI Track, JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track, and Competitions Track, as well as the Doctoral Consortium. AAMAS 2026 also welcomes proposals for workshops and tutorials. The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above). The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS 2026. The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new research opportunities, and controversial debate. The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems. The Competitions Track is an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your work and to get advice on managing your career. The calls for each track above and for the Doctoral Consortium, along with the respective important dates, are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site. Workshops and Tutorials Furthermore, AAMAS 2026 invites proposals for workshops and tutorials. These will be held on May 25-26, 2026, immediately before the main program of the AAMAS conference. The objectives of the AAMAS 2026 workshop program are to stimulate and facilitate discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods, and ideas related to specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the general area of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS 2026 workshops will provide an informal setting where participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics, fostering the active exchange of ideas and supporting community development. Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate their request when submitting their proposal. The calls for workshop and tutorial proposals, along with the respective important dates, are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site. Organizing Committee AAMAS 2026 General Chairs • Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy • John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs • Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America • Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair) • Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair) If you have additional questions, please contact the Program Chairs using aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .

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RECORDING: ICANN 84 - DNS Security Without Sacrificing Rights: HRIA on RDRS
by Joly MacFie 01 Nov '25

01 Nov '25

<https://isoc.live/19819> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19819>*YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/hhNyjGi45TA>* | *PATREON <https://www.patreon.com/posts/142555603/>* | *TRANSCRIPT <https://archive.org/download/icann84-RDRS/icann84-RDRS.EN.TRANSCRIPT.pdf> * | *ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/icann84-RDRS>* | *PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19819>* On *October 25, 2025*, the *Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/gnsononcomstake/overview>* (NCSG) in the *Generic Name Supporting Organization <https://gnso.icann.org/en>* (GNSO) hosted a session at the *Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Annual General Meeting <https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann84/>*, in Dublin, Eire – ‘*DNS Security Without Sacrificing Rights: HRIA on RDRS <https://icann84.sched.com/event/29QGf/gnso-dns-security-without-sacrificing…>* ‘ The *Registrant Data Request Service <https://www.icann.org/rdrs-en>* (RDRS) is a pilot project — ICANN’s first effort, since *WHOIS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHOIS> *was disrupted by the *GDPR <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation>* — to centralize and standardize the triage of requests for non-public registration data. It does this by providing a unified form and routing system that directs such requests to participating (opt-in) registrars. In* August 2025,* the GNSO Standing Committee delivered *its report on the RDRS <https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/generic-names-supporting-organization-co…>*, which was then *open for public comment <https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/generic-names-supporting-organization-co…>*, until just days prior to this meeting (October 20). By creating a common pathway for registrars to receive requests, RDRS raises fundamental questions about how disclosure decisions are made: when does a requester’s “legitimate interest” outweigh the registrant’s right to privacy, and how should the fundamental rights balancing test be applied across jurisdictions? This session provided an initial human rights impact assessment of the system, asking what aspects of disclosure triage can be standardized in a rights-respecting way beyond the form itself. This session aimed to go beyond the report and situate the conversation on broader challenges, such as cases where abuse is real but not obvious outside certain linguistic or cultural contexts (e.g. phishing against banks that are household names in one market but obscure elsewhere); the uneven practices of registries and registrars regarding disclosure. Subsequent to this meeting (*October 30*), ICANN issued an *RDRS Policy Alignment Analysis <https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registration-data-request-service-rdrs/r…>*, which is *open for public comment <https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/registration-data-reques…>* until *December 9*. *SPEAKERS* *Rafik Dannak* – NCSG *Reg Levy* – Tucows / RrSG *Alan Woods* – Clean DNS *Sarah Wyld* – Tucows / RrSG *Thomas Rickert* – eco Association *Michele Neylon* – Blacknight / RrSG *Michaela Shapiro* – NCSG *Naoum Mengoudis* – Hellenic Police *Manju Hatolkar* – GNSO *Beth Marty* – name.com / RrSG *Sebastien Ducos* – GNSO RDRS Standing Committee #ICANN84 #RDRS #HumanRights -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Join: Digital Feminisms in Asia: Cultural Studies Postgraduate Symposium|14 Nov 2025|Hong Kong
by WONG, Ka Hei 01 Nov '25

01 Nov '25

Dear all, You are cordially invited to an afternoon of critical dialogue at the Digital Feminisms in Asia: Cultural Studies Postgraduate Symposium at The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 14 November 2025, amid the current global wave of anti‑feminism. Register Now: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=3806239 The symposium opens with a keynote titled “Against On‑Demandness and Objective Neutrality: Feminist Media from the Asian Diaspora” by Prof. Feng‑Mei Heberer (New York University). Following the keynote, two RPg panels will showcase the latest research on the critical intersections of media, technology, and feminisms across Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and India. These presentations will be discussed by Prof. Lucetta Kam (Hong Kong Baptist University) and Prof. Ling Han (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). Symposium Details Date: 14 November 2025 Time: 2:00 – 6:30 p.m. Venue: SWH 1 (G/F), Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Register (by 10  November 2025): https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=3806239 Programme: Opening Keynote: Against On-Demandness and Objective Neutrality: Feminist Media from the Asian Diaspora Speaker: Prof. Feng-Mei Heberer (Department of Cinema Studies, New York University) Abstract: On-demandness is a defining feature of digital media. It manifests in the often taken-for-granted expectation of instant accessibility and nonstop service. This talk features feminist media practices from the Asian diaspora, from onscreen performance to on-set production, to explore how on-demandness is also key to the imperial legacy of Asian gendered racialization. In dialogue with the media work of Asian diasporans, I ask how we may reframe the function of digital media in ways that intervene in often violently neutralizing discourses and theories of digitality. Moderator: Prof. Jia Tan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Panel 1: Platform Governance and Feminist Activisms Discussant: Prof. Ling Han (Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Papers: * Algorithmic Necropolitics and the Post-Biological State: Governing Digital Futurity in Japan’s Moonshot Research & Development Program Maari Sugawara, City University of Hong Kong * Crossing Borders, Making Histories: Transnational Feminist Practices of Young Chinese Women Sugyeong Son, Seoul National University * Simulating the Unseen: Lisa's Crazy Horse Show and Its Controversy in Chinese Digital Feminism Chengsi Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong * Survival, Companionship, and Visibility with Platforms: (Re)producing Solidarity in Hong Kong Queer Spaces Roland Cheng, University of Toronto & University of Hong Kong Panel 2: Anti-Gender Politics and Queer Feminisms Discussant: Prof. Lucetta Kam (Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, Hong Kong Baptist University) Papers: * ‘Let Games be Games!’: Why Have Feminism and Inclusivity Become Growingly Incompatible with Video Game Culture? Jamie W.T Tse, The Chinese University of Hong Kong * Trans-(lat)ing law: Trans legal activism and livestreaming culture in Hong Kong Cecilia Ka Hei Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong * Recognising the Stranger—Queer unhomeliness and the woman as Other in Postcolonial Indian queer cinema. Radhika Vang Jensen, Hong Kong Baptist University * Love on Hold: Queer Temporality and the Politics of Affection between Queer Women and Their Heterosexual Mothers in Javanese Muslim Families Dayu Ajeng Anggrahita, Universitas Gadjah Mada More details: https://rih.cuhk.edu.hk/news-and-events/dfinasia_rpg_symposium/ The Digital Feminisms in Asia Network website is available here: https://rih.cuhk.edu.hk/news-and-events/df-in-asia/ We look forward to seeing you there for an engaging afternoon of feminist dialogue. For enquiries, please contact Cecilia Ka Hei Wong (Symposium Convenor) – ceciliawongkh(a)link.cuhk.edu.hk<mailto:ceciliawongkh@link.cuhk.edu.hk> or Issac Li (Symposium Coordinator) – issacli(a)cuhk.edu.hk<mailto:issacli@cuhk.edu.hk> Warm regards, Cecilia Convenor Digital Feminisms in Asia: Cultural Studies Postgraduate Symposium Cecilia Ka Hei Wong (she/ her) PhD Candidate Cultural Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ceciliawongkh(a)link.cuhk.edu.hk<mailto:ceciliawongkh@link.cuhk.edu.hk> ORCID<https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8994-628X>|Twitter<https://twitter.com/ceciliawongkh>|LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliawongkh/>|More<https://linktr.ee/ceciliawongkh> Recent publication: Feminist activist-creator practices of exposing: Navigating gender hate, algorithmic moderation, and state regulation in Hong Kong (Forthcoming in Dec 2025). In T. Bidav, & S. Mehta (Eds), Global South Creator Cultures. Routledge. In press. Navigating gender hate in manospheres: women’s affective dissonance and refusal on LIHKG in the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement<https://bit.ly/3UZRW5c>. 2024. Communication, Culture and Critique. The Pepe the Frog Image-Meme in Hong Kong: Visual Recurrences and Gender Fluidity on the LIHKG Forum<https://bit.ly/3wz0OW3>. 2023. Journal of Digital Social Research.

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