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CFP: Unconference submissions close 15 March!
by Lyle Skains 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Call for Proposals: 2026 NMWP Unconference https://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/unconference/ 12-13 May 2026 — 100% Virtual (Zoom) Deadline: EXTENDED to 15 March 2026 You are cordially invited to contribute to our third annual New Media Writing Prize Unconference. This two-day creative and critical participant-directed Unconference is hosted by the New Media Writing Prize in partnership with the Electronic Literature Organization (https://eliterature.org/) and the British Library (https://www.bl.uk/) The Unconference will culminate in the awards evening for the New Media Writing Prize on 13 May 2026. (Register for the free/open to the public awards evening here: https://bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/4OgsKI_LTjaCtCBH6EBsoQ) Please see https://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/unconference/ for the full call for proposals and a link to submit your proposal. Unconference Theme: Fight the Future ------------------------------------ "Fight the Future" frames interactive digital narrative as a site of resistance, rehearsal, and collective world-building in a time when “the future” is increasingly pre-scripted by corporate algorithms, patriarchal norms, political fascism, and extractive responses to climate crisis. By fighting the future, we do not mean rejecting futurity itself, but refusing inevitability: resisting default, dystopian trajectories and instead playfully, critically, and collectively co-creating alternative futures grounded in care, justice, and solidarity . We invite playful, participatory, and experimental work and activities that use interaction, liveness, and co-creation to imagine and rehearse worlds otherwise — from small-scale narrative interventions to speculative systems and performative digital practices. While AI is an unavoidable condition of contemporary digital culture, this Unconference is not an AI-only conference; rather, we welcome work that engages AI as material, constraint, collaborator, antagonist, or object of critique alongside broader explorations of interactive storytelling, social change, and collective imagination. Examples of activities include: * Live Co-Creation : Collaborative storytelling, netprovs, or group design challenges. * Hack-a-Thon / Write-a-Thon : Thematic challenges that result in co-created outputs. * Peer-Led Clinics : Hands-on sessions using accessible tools like Twine, GitHub, or creative software. * Creative Networking Sessions : Innovative ways to connect participants (e.g., collaboration speed-dating). * Dialogues in Digital Practice : Lightning talks based in a panel’s research or practice followed by facilitated discussion and creative responses. * Thematic Breakouts : Discussions or activities exploring subthemes like accessibility or sustainability. * Quickfire Interludes : Quick creative exercises (e.g., collaborative poems, brainstorming). Researchers could also use these for data collection — try things out on us! * …and anything else you can think of! Please note we’ll be limiting single-presenter presentations to 7 minutes or less. This includes artists’ talks. Proposal submission deadline: EXTENDED to 15 March 2026, Midnight UTC. Please see https://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/unconference/ for the full call for proposals and a link to submit your proposal. -------- The NMWP Opening Up voting is open! The Opening Up Competition asks YOU to select your favorite from all entries that are eligible that have been submitted to the Main and Student categories of the New Media Writing Prize. Start your viewings and submit your vote! Vote Now at https://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/opening-up-2025/ ________________________________ BU is a Disability Confident Employer and has signed up to the Mindful Employer charter. Information about the accessibility of University buildings can be found on the BU AccessAble webpages. This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.

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WEBCAST MAR 11 - The Rapid Rise of Space-Based Internet: Broadband from Above
by Joly MacFie 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20328> *LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/qA1MlK6jMnQ> | REGISTER <https://www.netcaucus.org/event/the-rapid-rise-of-space-based-internet-broa…> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.io/e/o7y7nblxztlk> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20328>* On *Wednesday March 11, 2026,* at *12pm-1pm EDT* (16:00-17:00 UTC), the *Congressional Internet Caucus Academy* wll host a panel '*The Rapid Rise of Space-Based Internet: Broadband from Above <https://www.netcaucus.org/event/the-rapid-rise-of-space-based-internet-broa…>*' at Rayburn House in Washington DC. For years, the idea that high-speed broadband could beam directly to your handheld phone from space sounded like science fiction. Today, it’s happening. Low-Earth orbit constellations are reshaping broadband competition. Phones are beginning to connect directly to satellites. And space-based networks are becoming part of America’s communications backbone. *SPEAKERS* *Jay Schwarz* - Chief, Space Bureau, Federal Communications Commission *Scott Wallsten* - President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Open position: Postdoc on AI in welfare
by Rachel Humphris 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, Please see the call for applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position on the ERC-funded project Digital Welfare Borders (DigiWeB): The Effects of Artificial Intelligence in Migrants' Access to Welfare, led by Prof Rachel Humphris at Queen Mary University of London. This opportunity is for a social science researcher who will conduct long-term fieldwork in the Netherlands. Fluency in Dutch is required. The post is full-time for 2.5 years. The start date is flexible but cannot begin earlier than October 2026 or later than January 2027. DigiWeB is an interdisciplinary project examining how artificial intelligence (specifically predictive analytics) is transforming the relationship between welfare systems and migration governance. As governments increasingly use AI to make decisions about welfare eligibility and fraud detection, these technologies are reshaping how migrants access social rights and services and may create new forms of 'digital borders' within welfare states. The project combines data science and social science approaches to investigate how welfare algorithms function, how they are implemented by street-level bureaucrats such as social workers, and how they impact migrants' experiences of welfare systems. The research involves comparative work across the UK, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Further details about the position and application process can be found here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQR499/postdoctoral-research-associate Potential applicants who have questions about the role are welcome to contact Prof Rachel Humphris directly (r.humphris(a)qmul.ac.uk<mailto:r.humphris@qmul.ac.uk>) Best wishes and many thanks, Rachel Professor Rachel Humphris (she/her) Department of Politics and International Relations Director, Centre for the Study of Migration Queen Mary University of London New Book: Making Sanctuary Cities: Migration, Citizenship and Urban Governance<https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=36909> Stanford University Press. Discount of 20% with order code FSS25<https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9781503642393/making-sanctuary-cities/>. New Special Issue: Digital technologies and migration: behind, beyond and around the black box.<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2513153#abstract> New Article: Digital internal bordering: surveillance, data-sharing, and the fate of sanctuary cities<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2513166#abstract>. New Project: Digital Welfare Borders (DigiWeB): The effects of Artificial Intelligence in Migrants' Access to Welfare ERC Starting Grant (2026 - 2031)

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CFP: Algorithmic Images and Information Urgency – Contemporary Photojournalism Challenges (EMP Journal – Q1 Scopus)
by MATHIAS FELIPE DE LIMA SANTOS 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite submissions for the upcoming special issue in the journal *Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico (EMP)*, a Q1 journal in Scopus: "*Algorithmic Images and Information Urgencies: Challenges and Transformations of Contemporary Graphic Journalism.*" As generative AI and digital shifts redefine our visual culture, photojournalism faces unprecedented aesthetic, ethical, and industrial hurdles. This monograph seeks to explore the complexities of documentary photography in an era marked by rapid technological change and global crises, from climate change and migration to the rise of polarized political narratives. *Languages for Submission:*Please note that the journal accepts original articles in *Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese.* *Key Information:* - *Submission Deadline:* June 30, 2026 - *Expected Publication:* October 2026 - *More Details and Submission Platform:* https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ESMP/monograficos/periodismografico *Topics include (not limited):* - AI & Image Mutation: Deontological limits, deepfakes, and algorithmic bias. - Representing Reality: Visual activism, hybrid narratives, and documenting humanitarian crises or climate change. - Structural Challenges: Gender equality in the profession and the economic sustainability of the photojournalistic industry. *Editors: *Nieves Limón-Serrano (UCLM), Marta Martín-Núñez (UJI), and Mathias-Felipe-de-Lima-Santos (UNSW/UNIFESP/UPF). Any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. Best wishes, -- *Mathias Felipe* UNSW/Unifesp -- ---- É obrigatória a utilização do e-mail @unifesp em todas as correspondências oficiais, institucionais e no acesso aos equipamentos e sistemas da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, conforme a portaria Reitoria n. 1182/2022 <https://sti.unifesp.br/documentos/termos-de-uso-do-email> que define a Política de e-mail institucional da Unifesp. <https://sei.unifesp.br/sei/publicacoes/controlador_publicacoes.php?acao=pub…>

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First Monday shutting down after 30 years
by Zimmer, Michael 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Really sad to hear that First Monday is shutting down after 30 years of publication. It was one of the first journals devoted to internet research, and a true pioneer in open access: no fees, no paywalls, and authors retained their copyright. My very first publication appeared there in 2004, and I know an entire generation of us got our start in its pages. Many thanks to Ed and everyone who contributed to building and sustaining such an important venue. End of an era. https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99 ~ Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society<https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer(a)marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: www.zuckerbergfiles.org<http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/>

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Protocols, among humans and machines - 4S open panel
by Nathan Schneider 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Friends, forgive me for another 4S panel posting, but I think it might interest some of you. Please propose: ARTWORKS 🎨 RESEARCH 🔎 THEORIES 📃 PROTOCOLS 🎌 (MAYBE WE NEED NEW EMOJI FOR THAT!) AND MORE. 153. Protocols, among humans and machines Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder Infrastructure; Indigenous STS; Information, Computing and Media Technology Protocol is a word and concept that has traveled widely, from Indigenous practices that defend against colonization to the rudimentary rules of the internet. Artists and technologists have begun taking the concept more seriously, both as a site of critique and as a technique of liberation. Scholarship on the topic, however, has not kept pace. Some scholars have focused just narrowly on a specific set of protocols, such as internet standards, without connecting them to protocols in other contexts. Other scholars have written off protocol as solely a form of control from above, without accounting for the ways in which living communities are turning to it as a strategy of sovereignty, resistance, and survival. This panel seeks to hold space for this concept at 4S, and in particular to explore the potentials for solidarity that unfold from it. Papers and creative works are welcome that explore protocol across both human and technical domains, and that identify opportunities for this expansive concept to help build linkages across them. https://www.4sonline.org/accepted_open_panels_toronto.php -- Nathan Schneider Associate Profesor, Media Studies University of Colorado Boulder

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Call for Chapter Proposals - Handbook Gray Zones
by Oscar Daniel Moreno Martinez 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

Dear AoIR community, We would like to invite you to check this Call for Chapter Proposals for the Handbook of Knowledge, Technologies and Innovation in the Gray Zones to be published in the Research Handbooks in Science and Technology Studies series, edited by Dominique Vinck for Edward Elgar Publishing. This volume will bring together innovative scholarship to explore themes such as creativity by necessity, antagonistic innovation, collective resourcefulness, adaptive learning, ephemeral infrastructures, and technological repair, grounded in empirical research across informal settlements, criminal economies, and conflict zones. Rather than treating these spaces as marginal or pathological, the handbook reclaims them as generative arenas where constraint and asymmetry actively shape technological emergence. Kew dates: Proposal deadline April 30, 2026 / Full chapter submission September 30, 2026. Sincerely, Óscar Moreno-Martínez morenoo(a)javeriana.edu.co Javier Guerrero-Castro javierguerrero(a)itm.edu.co AVISO LEGAL: El presente correo electronico no representa la opinion o el consentimiento oficial de la PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA. Este mensaje es confidencial y puede contener informacion privilegiada la cual no puede ser usada ni divulgada a personas distintas de su destinatario. Esta prohibida la retencion, grabacion, utilizacion, aprovechamiento o divulgacion con cualquier proposito. Si por error recibe este mensaje, por favor destruya su contenido y avise a su remitente. En este aviso legal se omiten intencionalmente las tildes. Este mensaje ha sido revisado por un sistema antivirus, por lo que su contenido esta libre de virus. This e-mail has been scanned by an antivirus system, so its content is virus free.

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CFP: CySoc 2026 Workshop at ICWSM — Human–AI Relationships & Cyber Social Threats
by Ugur Kursuncu 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Call for Papers: CySoc 2026 - International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats @ICWSM 2026 Deadline: March 22, 2026 AoE Website: https://cy-soc.github.io/2026/ Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cysoc2026 Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 7th International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats (CySoc 2026), to be held in conjunction with the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2026) in Los Angeles, California, USA. CySoc provides an interdisciplinary venue for researchers and practitioners studying emerging cyber social threats in online environments. The workshop aims to foster dialogue across fields such as social computing, computational social science, AI, social cybersecurity, and communication. Spotlight Topic (2026): Human–AI Relationships: Risks, Rewards, and Responsibilities With the rapid emergence of generative AI and agentic AI systems, online ecosystems are undergoing significant transformation. These technologies introduce new opportunities but also raise concerns around manipulation, false or misleading information, harassment, and unintended harms affecting individuals, communities, and society at large. Topics of Interest: We invite submissions on a broad range of topics including, but not limited to: • Online extremism, harassment, and cyberbullying • Hate speech, toxicity, and harmful online content • Coordinated influence campaigns • Mental health implications of social media • Trust relationships and community dynamics online • Ethical considerations in privacy-preserving social media analytics • Generative AI and agentic AI in online platforms • Risks, misuse, and unintended societal impacts of AI systems Submission Types: We welcome: • Full research papers • Position papers • Short papers • Demonstrations Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and published in the ICWSM Workshop Proceedings. Workshop Location: Los Angeles, California, USA We look forward to receiving your submissions and continuing the conversation around the evolving intersection of AI, online platforms, and societal impact. Best regards, Co-organizers: Ugur Kursuncu, Georgia State University, GA, USA. Matthew R. DeVerna, Stanford University, CA, USA. Francesco Pierri, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy. Kai-Cheng Yang, The State University of New York at Binghamton, MA, USA. Yelena Mejova, ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy. Jeremy Blackburn, The State University of New York at Binghamton, NY, USA. — Ugur

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RECORDING - ICANN 85 – WSIS+20 Lessons Learned & Next Steps
by Joly MacFie 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

<https://isoc.live/20323> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20323>VIDEO <https://youtu.be/JaKScXfKNKk> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/icann85-wsis/icann85-wsis.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/152688168/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/icann85-wsis> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20323> On March 9 2026, during the ICANN 85 Community Forum <https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann85/> in Mumbai, in a panel ‘WSIS+20 Lessons Learned & Next Steps <https://sched.co/2GwkG>‘, Internet governance leaders and community members reflected on the WSIS+20 <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20> review process and discussed what comes next. SPEAKERS Kurtis Lindqvist – President and CEO, ICANN Sally Wentworth – President and CEO, ISOC Ian Sheldon – ICANN GAC Amrita Choudhury – ICANN community member Chris Disspain – ICANN community member Chengetai Masango – Head – IGF Secretariat Moderator: Janis Karklins – Head of Government Engagement, ICANN Host: Rebecca McGilley – Government and IGO Engagement Operations Senior Director, ICANN - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026: Call for Posters, Demos, and Work-in-Progress (WIP) (Submission Deadline: 22nd March 2026)
by h-yonekura+ist 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We would appreciate your help in forwarding this call to colleagues who may be interested. ====================================================================== Call for Posters, Demos, and Work-in-Progress (WIP): IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026 https://smartcomp2026.unime.it/call-for-posters/ ====================================================================== **** Paper Submission Deadline: 22nd March 2026 (AoE) **** SMARTCOMP 2026, the 12th edition of the premier conference on smart computing, will be held in Messina, Italy, from 22nd to 25th June 2026. https://smartcomp2026.unime.it/ Please consider submitting your work to the Posters, Demos, and Work-in-Progress (WIP) track of SMARTCOMP 2026. This track offers an excellent opportunity to present early-stage research, novel ideas, preliminary results, and innovative applications to an international audience of researchers and practitioners in Smart Computing. *** Accepted Posters, Demos, and WIP papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates (All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth, AoE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper submission: 22nd March 2026 (AoE) Acceptance notification: 15th April 2026 Camera-ready deadline (tentative): 22nd April 2026 Conference: 22nd to 25th June 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart computing is a multidisciplinary domain enabled by advances in sensor-based technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems (CPS), edge computing, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, ambient intelligence, and artificial intelligence. Applications of smart computing span many societal domains, including transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, industrial systems, entertainment, and social media. Algorithmic and system advancements in cloud computing, mobile/pervasive computing, cyber-physical systems, sensor networking, and social computing are expanding the influence of smart computing in everyday ways of living. The Posters and Work-in-Progress (WIP) session will provide a forum to discuss novel ideas, preliminary results, present innovative applications and tools, and bring about novel research questions, approaches, and directions. The Demo session will focus on hands-on demonstrations of preliminary works on novel platforms, implementations, and case studies. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Future Smart Computing Paradigms - Models of Smart Environments - Algorithms for Smart Computing - AI and Machine Learning in Smart Computing - Security, Privacy, and Trust Issues in Smart Computing - Fairness and Socio-technical Issues of Smart Computing - Cyber-physical System Platforms for Smart Environments - Middleware Platforms for Smart Environments - Mobile and Ubiquitous Platforms for Smart Environments - Cloud, Edge, and Fog Computing Platforms for Smart Systems - Data Architectures and Analytics for Smart Computing - Smart Computing for Smart and Connected Communities - Smart Green Computing - Social Computing and Smart Systems - Wearable Computing and IoT for Smart Systems - Architectures and Software for Smart Computing - Novel Communication Paradigms (e.g., 5G/6G, VLC, DSA) in Smart Computing - Quantum Computing in Smart Systems - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Smart Computing - Applications of Smart Computing (e.g., smart healthcare, smart agriculture, smart infrastructures, smart cities, smart energy/transportation/water systems, smart factories, smart workspace) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines (Summary) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Posters, Demos, and WIP papers should be no more than 3 pages in length (including figures, tables, and references). - Submissions must be formatted using the two-column IEEE proceedings template (conference mode). - Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF (US Letter size paper), through EDAS. - At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the conference to present the work (in-person). Submission links (EDAS): - Submit your Demo here: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=34460&track=134041 - Submit your Poster/WIP here: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=34460&track=134042 For the full CFP and details, please refer to: https://smartcomp2026.unime.it/call-for-posters/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Posters/Demos/WIP Co-Chairs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brent Lagesse, University of Washington Bothell, USA Mario Molinara, University of Cassino, Italy We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you in Messina, Italy, in June 2026! Sincerely, --------- Haruki Yonekura Publicity and Social Media Co-Chair, IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026 https://smartcomp2026.unime.it/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee-smartcomp/ Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Osaka, Japan Mobile Computing Laboratory

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