Title: (De)Centering the Human, Moving Forward in an Age of Uncer­tain­ty: Cele­brat­ing 10 Years of Human-Machine Commu­ni­ca­tion Precon­fer­ences
Date: Thurs­day, June 3, 2027 (Full day)
Venue: On-site at the ICA27 confer­ence venue
Orga­niz­ers: Marco Dehn­ert, Autumn Edwards, Steve Jones, Katrin Etzrodt

The 2027 HMC Pre-Confer­ence marks the tenth HMC gath­er­ing since the first HMC post-confer­ence in Fukuo­ka in 2016. We warm­ly invite contri­bu­tions that envi­sion new direc­tions, spark debate, and help shape the agen­da for HMC as a field and as a community: 

  • Submis­sion types: Reflec­tions, Provo­ca­tions, Agen­da-Setting Pieces (1,000–1,500 words), Turn­ing-Point Pieces or, Demon­stra­tion Pieces (300–800 words), and a limit­ed number of Research Abstracts (1,000–1,500 words).
  • Dead­line: Janu­ary 24, 2027, 12:00 noon ET. Accep­tance notes are sent in early March.
  • How to submit: two PDFs (cover page includ­ing an AI-use state­ment, anonymized manu­script) via email to Marco Dehn­ert (mdehnert@uark.edu), subject line “HMC Pre-Confer­ence Submission.”
  • Review­ing: eligi­ble authors review three submis­sions. Volun­teer review­ers are very welcome; please contact Marco.

Full Call for Papers: https://Link.icahdq.org/viewdocument/call-for-papers-hmc-pre-conerence-2027?CommunityKey=48dbd5d3-5dae-446f-8e68-7417916ec3e0&tab=librarydocuments

Ques­tions go to our 2027 main orga­niz­er, Marco Dehn­ert (mdehnert@uark.edu), with “HMC Pre-Confer­ence Submis­sion” in the subject line.