We are pleased to invite you to submit papers *to the 24th International Academic Mindtrek conference. *Academic Mindtrek is a multidisciplinary event and a meeting place where researchers, experts, students, and thinkers present results from their latest work regarding the development of novel technology, media, and digital culture for the society of tomorrow. *Academic Mindtrek 2021* Tampere, Finland *Call for Papers, Posters, Demonstrations, Workshops and Doctoral Consortium* Full papers, demonstrations and workshops due on *January 25, 2021* Posters and doctoral consortium proposals due on *April 10, 2021* Note: Special arrangements for virtual presentations will be made for presenters unable to travel and physically attend due to the COVID-19 related travel restrictions. Website: https://www.mindtrek.org/2021/ Full CfP: https://www.mindtrek.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/09/Academic-MindTrek-2021-CfP-v1.1.pdf Academic Mindtrek 2021 welcomes all the scientific papers that present relevant and actual studies of today, that may shape the way we interact with technologies of tomorrow. Our goal is to facilitate a meaningful experience and knowledge sharing on how the technology merges into the society and what opportunities and hidden threats it brings. We encourage the submissions to share methodological understanding and practices on how to design, develop and evaluate interactive digital products and services to meet a growing demand for high-quality standards. We also welcome all the works that demonstrate innovative and efficient ways to make technologies more useful, sustainable, accessible and desired for the people of the 21st century. Specifically, Academic Mindtrek 2021 welcomes submissions under the following themes but all submissions broadly related to *Human-Computer Interaction (HCI*) and other themes related to interaction of technology and society are sought. · *Fictional Futures* · *Playable, Sustainable, Inclusive: The Future of Smart Cities* · *Dark Side of Information Technology* · *Extended Reality: Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Realities * · *Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)* · *Technology-Supported Collaboration and Multi-User Interaction * · *Accessibility and Special Interests Groups * · *Games and Gamification* · *Immersive Media and Journalism * · *Emerging Media * · *Digital Art & Performance* *Schedule:* *Deadline for full papers, demonstrations, and workshops submissions: January 25, 2021.* *Notification of acceptance (full papers, demonstrations, and workshops): March 25, 2021.* *Deadline for poster proposals and doctoral consortium submissions: April 10, 2021.* *Notification of acceptance (posters and doctoral consortium): April 25, 2021.* *Copyright forms submission: May 1,2021.* *Conference registration & camera-ready paper submission: May 1, 2021.* *Conference: June 1-3, 2021* *Reviewing process* The Academic Mindtrek conference has a rigorous peer-review process via the EasyChair system. All submissions are peer-reviewed; each paper will be reviewed by three experts in a double-blind review. The review process is managed by local track chairs and their international co-chairs and overseen by the conference chair and academic program chair. Please find more information on our website <https://www.mindtrek.org/2021/> ! We are looking forward to your submission! Mindtrek Team --------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send an empty email to mailto:[log in to unmask] For further details of CHI lists see http://listserv.acm.org ---------------------------------------------------------------