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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
ACI2020: the 7th International Conference on Animal-Computer
Interaction
10-12 November, Milton Keynes, UK
In co-operation with ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and
SIGCHI
(Special interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction)
www.aciconf.org
#aci2020conf
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23aciconf2020>
ABOUT
ACI is the main International Conference on Animal-Computer
Interaction. It
is a highly multidisciplinary event drawing researchers and
practitioners
from the most diverse backgrounds to share and discuss work and
topics
related to the research and design of technology for and with
animals.
COVID-19 update
Due to the ongoing pandemic, it will be possible to register to
attend the
conference virtually for a reduced fee (go to
http://www.aciconf.org/aci2020/attendees for more details).
Submission
deadlines for all tracks remain unchanged, but for papers and
workshops the
submission requirements have changed to ensure that authors can
submit
their work and present it at the conference in spite of the
disruption
caused by the pandemic (follow the links below to see the
submission and
presentation requirements for each track).
SUBMISSION DATES
- Full and short papers
<http://www.aciconf.org/aci2020/authors/papers> May
31, 2020 (extended abstracts)
- Workshop proposals
<http://www.aciconf.org/aci2020/authors/workshops> May
31, 2020 (physical and virtual events)
- Videoposters and demos
<http://www.aciconf.org/aci2020/authors/videopostersdemos>
August 14,
2020 (abstracts and videos)
- Doctoral consortium
<http://www.aciconf.org/aci2020/authors/doctoralconsortium%3E%20(submission%20deadline%2021%20August%202020>
August
21, 2020 (abstracts and letters)
All submissions will undergo a double blind review and will be
selected
based on the quality of their contribution. Each submission will
be
reviewed by a minimum of 3 reviewers drawn from the program
committee and
from a panel of domain experts. Accepted papers will be published
in the
ACI2020 Conference Proceedings Volume which will be *published in
the ACM
Digital Library*.
The ACI2020 submission portal
<https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions> is now
open. When you get
there, under the 'Society' menu choose SIGCHI, then under the
'Conference/Journal' menu choose ACI2020 and the appropriate track
for your
submission.
THEME & TOPICS
This year's conference theme is ‘embodied dialogues’. Although
specifically
focussed, the theme is very broad in the connections that can be
made from
multiple angles, in order to encourage engagement with and
contributions to
the conference from a wide range of multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary
perspectives. Submissions that relate to this year's conference
theme are
especially welcome, but high quality submissions are welcome
regardless.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
- support interspecies communication
- improve humans’ understanding of other animals and their needs
- enable humans to take better care of other animals
- support animals in activities they do for humans
- reduce interspecies conflicts and the impact of human activity
on
animals
- foster ecologically and ethically sustainable forms of
interspecies
interaction and cohabitation.
- studying and theorizing the interaction between animals and
technology
in naturalistic settings
- developing user-centered technology to improve animals’ welfare,
support animals' activities and foster interspecies relationships
- informing animal-centered approaches that enable animals to
participate in the design process as stakeholders and
contributors.
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