-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Call for contributions - 7th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI2020) Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 18:00:14 +0100 From: Dirk van der Linden djt.vanderlinden@gmail.com To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

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. _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org