The International Branding Congress is an event organized by the International Association of Branding Researchers – Brand Observatory. With a cosmopolitan, inter-institutional and intercultural character, it brings together experiences and knowledge from different countries and professionals around the main trends in brands and brand management.

The VI International Congress on Branding: multiplicity and convergence will take place online and in person from April 27 to 30, 2022. Its main objective is to integrate academia and the market around the theme “multiplicity and convergence to build the value of brand”, bringing to the discussion the state of the art of theory and practice necessary to plan, implement and evaluate brand management in contemporary society.

SUBMISSION RULES
Authors are invited to submit full scientific articles (studies may still be in progress, but the work format for submission is “full scientific article”) that are related to the themes discussed in the following research groups:

• Brand Management, Construction and Consolidation Strategies
• Transparency, Ethics and Sustainability
• Brand Protection and Evaluation
• Branding Trends
• Diversity and Inclusive Brands
• Brand Discourse and Ideology
• Brand Internationalization
• Brand Methodologies and Research
• Critical Scenarios: Brands and Crises

Deadline for submission: 30 October 2021

For more information on the required format of the article, check HERE

For more information about the congress, check the WEBSITE

The Design Research Society 2022 will take place between 25 June and 3 July 2022.

Catarina Lelis (DigiMedia member) is chair of track 8 – Innovation and Intelligence in Brand Design.

DRS 2022: https://www.drs2022.org

Submission deadline: 24 November 2021 01 December 2021
Conference: 25 June – 3 July

DRS2022 is hosted by the city of Bilbao in association with the University of the Basque Country (Universidad del País Vasco) and the wider ecosystem of local academic and design institutions. In 2014 Bilbao became a member of the UNESCO City of Design network. As such, it hosts a permanent Design and Creativity Council with a mission to promote design-oriented urban policies and to integrate goals related to the cultural and creative industries into local development plans. Bilbao recently joined the Global Destination Sustainability Index with a commitment to meet specific guidelines for the development of more sustainable conferences.

DRS2022 is also hosted online in a hybrid mode, with opportunities for new interactions between the place-based and online conferences. The extended conference format will give you the chance to experience the energy and creativity of Bilbao wherever you choose to participate from.

OPEN CALL FOR PAPERS

DRS2022 invites new paper submissions in an open call or theme-track. We embrace research looking at and using design in the widest possible sense, with interdisciplinary work particularly encouraged. More details of the theme tracks here.
Submission is for full papers only up to 5000 words, including abstracts and references, and should adhere to the conference paper submission guidelines and template, available for download below. All submissions must be in the English language.

Authors of accepted papers are required to register and present their work at the conference, either physically or virtually according to the hybrid nature of the event. All accepted papers will be published in the DRS Digital Library and available to view approximately one month before the beginning of the conference.

Paper submission system will be open from 1st September 2021 and full papers must be submitted by 24th November 2021.

More information about submissions: DRS 2022 Bilbao · Open Call for Papers

THEME – TRACKS

The 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART) will take place on 20-22 April 2022, as part of the evo* event.

EvoMUSART webpage: www.evostar.org/2022/evomusart/

Submission deadline: 1 November 2021
Conference: 20-22 April 2022

EvoMUSART is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together researchers who are working on the application of Artificial Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, Swarm Intelligence, Cellular Automata, Alife, and other Artificial Intelligence techniques in creative and artist fields such as Visual Art, Music, Architecture, Video, Digital Games, Poetry, or Design. This conference gives researchers in the field the opportunity to promote, present and discuss ongoing work in the area.

Submissions must be at most 16 pages long, in Springer LNCS format. Each submission must be anonymised for a double-blind review process.

Accepted papers will be presented orally or as posters at the event and included in the EvoMUSART proceedings published by Springer Nature in a dedicated volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series.

In addition, an agreement has been reached with Entropy journal (IF 2.524; JCR Q2; ISSN 1099-4300) whereby it will publish a special issue of EvoMUSART every year. Entropy journal has already published the special issues entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Complexity in Art, Music, Games and Design” for EvoMUSART 2020 (Volume 1) and 2021 (Volume 2). All papers accepted in EvoMUSART 2022 will be encouraged to submit to a new special issue of Entropy.

Indicative topics include but are not limited to:
* Systems that create drawings, images, animations, sculptures, poetry, text, designs, webpages, buildings, etc.;
* Systems that create musical pieces, sounds, instruments, voices, sound effects, sound analysis, etc.;
* Systems that create artefacts such as game content, architecture, furniture, based on aesthetic and/or functional criteria;
* Systems that resort to artificial intelligence to perform the analysis of image, music, sound, sculpture, or some other types of artistic objects;
* Systems in which artificial intelligence is used to promote the creativity of a human user;
* Theories or models of computational aesthetics;
* Computational models of emotional response, surprise, novelty;
* Representation techniques for images, videos, music, etc.;
* Surveys of the current state-of-the-art in the area;
* New ways of integrating the user in the process (e.g. improvisation, co-creation, participation).

More information on the submission process and the topics of EvoMUSART: www.evostar.org/2022/evomusart/

Flyer of EvoMUSART 2022: http://www.evostar.org/2022/flyers/evomusart

Papers published in EvoMUSART: https://evomusart-index.dei.uc.pt

The Processing Community Day initiative is supported by the Processing Foundation and has the goal of fostering programming and creative coding as tools among students, researchers and professionals. PCD@Coimbra aims at being a showcase for what is currently being developed in Portugal and also a place for stimulating discussion and initiating future collaborations.

In 2021, PCD@Coimbra will take place at 9th of December of 2021.

CALL

The PROCESSING COMMUNITY DAY COIMBRA 2021 is accepting artwork submissions on the theme “anachronism”. We invited professionals, researchers, students, designers and artists to submit individual or collective projects that visually and/or conceptually explore techniques or subjects related to persons, media, events, objects, languages from a different time period than the period
that the artwork was designed.
In this PCD@COIMBRA edition, we welcome the submission of outputs of a given system (or application), a proposal of an installation of the system itself and also the proposal of interaction with the system. Interested people may submit their work to three distinct tracks: system outputs as posters; installation of the system/application itself; and performance based on an interaction with the
system or its outputs.
The selected artworks will be exhibited and/or presented during the PCD@COIMBRA in one or many exhibition venues in Coimbra, Portugal.

REQUIREMENTS

(i) The artwork(s) must be aligned with the theme “anachronism.”
(ii) Code (any programming language) must be used in at least one stage of the design process. Code can be used either to produce materials (for example images or sounds) or in the final generation (generating the whole artefact/experience). Provided that you fulfil these requirements, you are allowed to use any media,
material or technique.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

We accept both individual and collective submissions. In the case of collective submissions, the authors must indicate one corresponding author who may be contacted by the organisers.
The participants are allowed to submit multiple entries.
Submissions can only be made via the online submission link (see Submission
section below).
Failure to comply these conditions will invalidate the participation.
NOTE: Participation is free of charge.

SUBMISSION

In addition to completing all the fields of the online form, you are required to submit the following materials:

(a) A brief description of your project (max. 500 characters) describing the concept and clearly stating how computer code was used. We accept descriptions in Portuguese and English (preferred language);

(b) Artwork files. The type of submission depends on the track.

We are accepting three distinct types of submission:

SYSTEM OUTPUT AS POSTER
Static system’s output designed in a poster format.
The output should be submitted in B2 poster format (500mm × 700mm) in
portrait orientation (PDF file, 300 DPI, Color profile: CMYK).

SYSTEMS / APPLICATIONS
Video demonstration or access to the submitted application.
The authors should provide the requirements of the installation.
The system should be submitted by providing direct access to the application.
Alternatively, a video may be submitted, preferably using a file hosting service
(e.g. Dropbox or Google Drive).

PERFORMANCE
Performance that involves the interaction with the system or its outputs.
The authors should provide the requirements of the installation.
The performance should be submitted in a video format, preferably using a file
hosting service (e.g. Dropbox or Google Drive).

DEADLINE
30th September 2021 (23:59 UTC)

SUBMISSION FORM LINK
https://forms.gle/7bcyjkVf85UQ15E3A

More information available in:
http://pcdcoimbra.dei.uc.pt/2021/
https://www.instagram.com/pcdcoimbra/
https://www.facebook.com/pcdcoimbra
https://twitter.com/pcdcoimbra

ehSemi 2022

The 2nd students’ seminar on Ehealth and Wellbeing aims to be a forum of discussion for students who develop research leading to innovative digital media solutions to improve people’s health, wellbeing and quality-of-life.
This seminar is an initiative from the E-health & Wellbeing group of DigiMedia centre and in 2022 it will have the 2nd edition (access the 1st edition website here). The keynote speaker will be Doctor Joana Feijó, Business Development Director of the Health Cluster Portugal (HCP), who will also run a workshop in “Health Technology Transfer models and case studies” in the day before.

SUBMISSIONS

All contributions must be submitted by students (of all degrees) and must be anonymous. This means that all data which may reveal the authors’ identity, namely in the acknowledgments or references section, must be removed. All contributions will be peer reviewed by a panel of experts. Contributions may be submitted both in Portuguese and English. Accepted contributions will be presented at the seminar in the same language they were submitted. Submissions should be done through EasyChair here.

PAPERS

Authors should submit an abstract with a maximum length of 500 words, excluding the references list. In-text citations and the references list should follow APA 6th style. The submission template can be downloaded here.

PUBLICATION

The abstracts of the papers presented in the seminar will be published in the seminar proceedings, under an ISBN reference on digital support. A selection of works will be invited to submit an extended version to be published in a book of the DigiMedia Collection, a UA Press book collection managed by DigiMedia focused on the publication of works in the scientific area of Digital Media.

AREAS

The seminar welcomes original contributions in the following themes (and not necessarily limited to):
• Accessibility and Universal Design;
• Active and Healthy Living;
• eHealth Inclusion, Resilience and Literacy;
• Social Media-based Interventions for eHealth and Wellbeing;
• Games and Gamification for eHealth and Wellbeing;
• Mobile Health (m-health);
• New Media Contents and Applications for eHealth and Wellbeing;
• Sensors, Wearables, IoT and Virtual Assistants for Health and Wellbeing;
• Privacy and Security Issues in e-Health and Wellbeing;
• Health Promotion and Public Health campaigns;
• eHealth Portals and Big Data;
• AI and eHealth;
• Pandemics and eHealth.

IMPORTANT DATES

The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest is the largest and most important global meeting of academics and advocates working at the intersection of intellectual property law and the promotion of public interest. The main objective of GCIP is to promote the formulation of evidence-based policies by fostering partnerships between academics and policy advocates around the world.

The specific objectives of the Congress were summarized in the 2011 Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and Public Interest.

The call-for-proposals for the collaborative agenda of #IPWeek2021, Intellectual Property Week, the Public Interest, and COVID-19: learnings, discoveries, and challenges is officially open.

From July 26 to September 17 we will be receiving proposals about the lessons and discoveries that the COVID-19 pandemic left to society, and future challenges in the post-pandemic period, in the relationship framework between intellectual property and the public interest.

Thematic lines:

More information available in: https://2021.globalcongressip.org/en/en_home/

ECSM

9th European Conference on Social Media
12 – 13 May 2022, a Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland

What is ECSM?

Social media is being adopted and applied in almost every area of human activity, be it for personal applications, in education, for commercial applications or in the public sector. The rapid uptake of social media is related to many factors including its ease of use and adaptability to different devices. However, it also poses some challenges and problems that need to be addressed and discussed. Taking this into consideration ECSM seeks to establish a home for researchers and practitioners with a wide range of approaches to engaging with the impact, use and potential of social media across disciplines. The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide array of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods.

Types of participation

• Academic Papers
• Case Studies
• Work in-Progress Papers
• Round Table Discussion Proposals
• PhD Papers
• Posters
• Non- Academic or Practitioner Contributions

Topics

• Social media in business
• Social media in education
• Social media in the present knowledge economy
• The networked citizen
• Monitoring and evaluating social media
• Security of social media

For more information on Key Topics check HERE

Submissions

Submission information HERE
Submit an abstract HERE

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: 20 October 2021 04 November 2021
Notification of abstract acceptance: 29 October 2021
Full paper due for review: 09 December 2021
Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes): 17 February 2022
Earlybird registration closes: 03 March 2022
Final paper due (with any changes): 17 March 2022
Final Author registration date: 07 April 2022

All Papers accepted for ECSM after the double-blind peer review process will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. The conference proceedings have an ISSN (2055-7213) and will be assigned an ISBN on publication. Additionally, papers that have been presented at the conference will also be considered for further development an possible publication in the journals listed below. Note that journal editors are provided with the conference proceedings and will make selections if they feel work is appropriate and of sufficient quality for the journal. If invited to publish in a journal authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication.

Publication

• Online Information Review published by Emerald Insight, ISSN: 1468-4527
• International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments published by Inderscience, ISSN 2050-3962
• International Journal of Web-Based Communities published by Inderscience,
• Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society published by Emerald Insight, ISSN 1477-996X

Proceedings of the European Conference on Social Media (ECSM) are:

• Indexed in the ISI Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index
• Indexed by the Institution of Engineers and Technology in the UK (INSPEC)
• Listed in the EBSCO database
• Listed in the ProQuest database
• Indexed by Elsevier SCOPUS
• Indexed by Google Books and Google Scholar

What is miOne world?

miOne World is the 1st International Conference on Online Social Environments for Active Ageing, which gathers researchers, practitioners and industry representatives to discuss the design, development and evaluation of digitally mediated products for active ageing, sense of belonging and perceived wellbeing. It takes place online on 22 and 23 June 2021, being organized by the Department of Communication and Arts – DigiMedia, University of Aveiro jointly with University of Porto (FLUP) and Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (ESEV).

There are 2 typologies of participation in this conference:

1. Researchers who may present their scientific work in the field;
2. Universities of the Third Age / Daycare centres / Associations or other entities that can share and present their experiences.

The reflection and discussion take the form of R&D work, policies, case studies, demonstrations, entrepreneur experiences, reviews and methodological proposals. In addition, the conference will promote the debate about gerontechnology and digital wellbeing in times of pandemic influenza. The socio-techno-ethical dimensions associated to the adopted digitally mediated strategies to overpass  the boundaries of social distancing measures are under focus.

Topics

ICIEMC 2021

International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour

July 1-2 (virtual format)

Theme “(Post)Pandemic Changes in Business, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour”

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS / CALL FOR PAPERS / CALL FOR THESES

In this challenging context, the fifth edition of ICIEMC, to take place on July 1 and 2, 2021 in virtual format, aims to tackle these two major issues.

On one side, we actively seek scientific contributions related to the (post)pandemic changes in business, marketing and consumer behavior, related to any industry or service area and, on the other side, we value specific contributions linked to innovation in teaching and learning in higher education that have been motivated by the systemic shock effect generated by the pandemics, including teachers’, students’, higher education management’s or policy perspectives.

Important Dates & Details for Abstract & Paper Submission:

Abstract submission: March 15, 2021
Abstract acceptance notification: March 31, 2021
Procedure for abstract submission: send an abstract of maximum 250 words together with the title, author names, affiliation and track you are submitting by email to isca-iciemc@ua.pt<mailto:isca-iciemc@ua.pt>

Paper submission: May 3, 2021
Paper acceptance notification: May 31, 2021 Camera-Ready papers: June 20, 2021
Procedure for paper submission: send your paper of maximum 5.000 words (references included) in the ICIEMC paper template using the CMT Platform for paper submissions:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICIEMC2021

Author registration & payment: June 11, 2021 ICIEMC Conference: July 1-2, 2021 (virtual format)

Important Dates & Details for Theses Submissions ICIEMC 2021 opens the possibility to run for a prize of Best Thesis in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Strategy, Tourism or Technology. To be eligible, applicants must have defended their thesis (Master in Science or PhD) in 2019 or in 2020. Proof of defense will be requested for selected applicants for the prize.

Thesis Abstract submission – May 3, 2021
Thesis acceptance notification: May 31, 2021
Thesis Submission Procedure: send an abstract of your thesis (500 – 1000 words), together with the title, author name, supervisor(s) name(s), degree, scientific area of the degree, institution that granted the degree and country to isca-iciemc@ua.pt<mailto:isca-iciemc@ua.pt> by May 3, 2021.

Regular Tracks

1. Consumer Behaviour & Neurosciences
2. Consumer Protection & Data Privacy
3. Digital Transformation in Entrepreneurship and Marketing
4. Entrepreneurship & Small Business Marketing
5. Marketing Communications, Social Media, Public Relations, Advertising & Promotion
6. Marketing in Specific Industries
7. Relationship Marketing, Sensory & Experiential Marketing
8. Strategic Marketing & Value Creation
9. Services Marketing & Customer Experience
10. Sustainable Marketing, Social Responsibility & Ethics
11. Tourism Marketing

Special Tracks

1. Innovation in Teaching / Learning in Higher Education – to be defined
2. Niche Tourism & Marketing Perspectives – Bruno Barbosa Sousa
3. (Post)Pandemic Changes in Business, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour – Irina Saur-Amaral & Sandra Filipe

Conference Team

Conference Chairs: Irina Saur-Amaral, Sandra Filipe & Elisabete Vieira

Organizing Committee: Ana Estima, Cláudia Ribau, Cristina Peguinho, Hugo de Almeida, Irina Saur-Amaral, João Batista, Joaquim Neiva Santos, Joaquim Marques, Luis Silva, Sandra Filipe, Sara Santos

mailto: isca-iciemc@ua.pt<mailto:isca-iciemc@ua.pt>

site: http://iciemc.pt

<StoryBits> conference

21- 23 April 2021 | Online

Chamada para propostas

A organização da conferência StoryBits convida à submissão de propostas de comunicação ou formatos de projeto, mesas temáticas e workshops, nomeadamente na área de Media Artes, investigações baseadas na prática, concluídas ou em curso. São aceites propostas em Português (PT), Inglês (EN) e Espanhol (ES).

Todas as submissões de artigos e projetos serão sujeitas a uma revisão cega por pares.

A comissão organizadora irá editar um livro, pelas edições LabCom, com uma seleção das comunicações e projetos apresentados no evento.

StoryBits convida à submissão de propostas nos seguintes temas:

• Ficção Interativa (IF)
• Narrativa computacional
• Documentário Interativo
• Cinema Interativo/Hiperfilme
• Realidade Virtual/Aumentada
• Narrativas de Dados/Database Storytelling
• Design narrativo/Interfaces Narrativos
• Narrativa para Videojogos
• Metodologias de projeto: colaborativos; multidisciplinares; equipas fragmentadas e remotas
• Outros que contribuam para a temática do evento

Datas para submissão de propostas:

Comunicação para artigo
Até 15 de Março de 2021

Projeto, Mesa Temática e Workshop
Até dia 21 de Março de 2021

Mais informação disponível na página do evento.