---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Wyche, Susan <spwyche@msu.edu> Date: Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 8:28 AM Subject: [gaia] ACM SIGCAS & SIGCHI COMPASS'26 | Call for Submissions To: africhi@googlegroups.com <africhi@googlegroups.com>, gaia <GAIA@irtf.org>, ictd-group <ictd-group@ischool.berkeley.edu>, ictd-researchers-in-africa-network@googlegroups.com < ictd-researchers-in-africa-network@googlegroups.com> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS — COMPASS 2026 ACM SIGCAS & SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies Hosted Virtually • July 27–31, 2026 As part of an alternating virtual/physical cycle, COMPASS 2026 will be hosted virtually this year and invites interdisciplinary research on sustainability that draws attention to how computing and sustainability efforts are embedded in and shaped by local contexts. COMPASS welcomes work that critically examines how technology intersects with social, environmental, and economic systems. *I have already sent this to this listervs/emails:* COMPASS draws from a wide array of disciplines (e.g., computer and information sciences, social sciences, geography, environmental studies, economics, climate studies, and engineering). In doing so, it promotes multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and practice that address key challenges for sustainable societies, including but not limited to equity, health, education, poverty, accessibility, conservation, climate change, energy, infrastructure, and economic development. We also welcome critical research on the ethics and limitations of technology in supporting sustainable societies, and are committed to work that addresses challenges faced by under-represented and marginalized communities. We especially welcome contributions from activists, worker advocates, and Indigenous scholars, alongside research on labour movements, climate adaptation, and sustainability practices that interrogate these dynamics in place. Important Dates (Anywhere on Earth, AoE) • Submission site opens: February 10, 2026 • Submission deadline: March 7, 2026 • Author notifications: May 1, 2026 • Camera-ready deadline: June 1, 2026 • COMPASS 2026 Virtual Conference: July 27–31, 2026 Submission via HOTCRP: https://compass26.hotcrp.com/ Themes and Topics of Interest • Systems and IoT for Sustainable Societies • HCI, Design, and Critical Perspectives • AI, ML, and Data Science for Sustainable Societies • Development, Economics, and Policy • Environment, Sustainability, Degrowth, and Climate Change • Technology, Media, and Social Practice • Energy, Infrastructure and Economic Changes in age of AI We welcome a broad variety of submission types, including deployment experiences, practitioner reports, user studies, ethnographies, design research, and systems building. Contributions from diverse fields and practices — including those not traditionally identified with computing disciplines (e.g., humanities, social sciences, climate and sustainability research, community advocacy) — are encouraged. Authors will have the opportunity to present their accepted work during virtual paper sessions. Submission Tracks and Formats Papers Track We welcome full research papers, deployment experiences, practitioner reports, and other substantial contributions. We will also have interested authors with accepted papers from ACM JCSS <https://dl.acm.org/journal/acmjcss> to present their work here as full papers. • No strict page limit; typical submissions are ~7,000–8,000 words (excluding references, captions, appendices). • Submissions below 4,000 words or above 12,000 words may be subject to desk rejection. • Papers must be anonymized for double-blind review. Formatting & Submission • Papers in PDF, anonymized, single-column ACM format (Word or LaTeX). • Authors select 1–3 contribution areas to assist area assignment. • Accessibility guidance (SIGCHI Accessibility Guide) is strongly recommended. • Anonymization must follow ACM CHI relaxed model; remove all identifying metadata, acknowledgements, and institutional identifiers. Authorship and Use of AI Tools Papers must adhere to the ACM Policy on Authorship <https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/new-acm-policy-on-authorship>; generative AI tools may not be listed as authors and must be fully disclosed. Anonymization Policy All submissions must be anonymized for review <https://chi2022.acm.org/for-authors/presenting/papers/chi-anonymization-%20policy/>. Author and affiliation sections and credits must be left blank. Authors of accepted submissions will add this information in preparation of the camera-ready version. Review Process All submissions are reviewed via double-blind peer review. Each paper will be assigned an Associate Chair and two reviewers. Submissions are evaluated on relevance, quality of exposition, and potential for impact. Meta-reviews support final acceptance decisions. Accepted papers will be published in the COMPASS 2026 proceedings and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Conference Organizers General Chairs • Nova Ahmed, North South University (nova.ahmed@northsouth.edu) • Yasir Zaki, NYU Abu Dhabi (yz48@nyu.edu) Technical Program Co-Chairs • Kurtis Heimerl, University of Washington (kheimerl@cs.washington.edu) • Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Cambridge Judge Business School ( arjuna.sathiaseelan@gmail.com) • Susan Wyche, Michigan State University (spwyche@msu.edu) Upon Acceptance of Your Paper Accepted authors must register for the conference and present their work. Papers without presentation may be removed from proceedings. Authors must complete ACM licensing and ensure permissions for all content. ORCID IDs are required for all published authors. Text in this guidance is adapted from prior ACM COMPASS conferences, ACM FAccT 2024, and ACM DIS 2024. *Susan Wyche, Ph.D. *(she/her) Associate Professor, Department of Media and Information Affiliate Faculty, African Studies Center Michigan State University spwyche@msu.edu http://www.susanwyche.com _______________________________________________ gaia mailing list -- gaia@irtf.org To unsubscribe send an email to gaia-leave@irtf.org