Dear Shadi, all, Thanks for sharing that. Indeed, within the GoodIT conference, I, along with three colleagues from Deusto and Malmö, are running a Special Track called "*Community-in-the-Loop Governance in AI-enabled Socio-Technical Systems (CO-GOV-AI)* <https://goodit2026.di.unipi.it/call_for_papers.html#special-track-6-title>" (Same deadline dates shared by Shadi).
This may be of interest to you, as many of the groups in this email's work appear closely connected to the scope of the track. We are inviting contributions that explore how AI-enabled socio-technical systems can be governed in more inclusive, transparent, accountable, and community-informed ways. The track welcomes interdisciplinary work across both technical and social dimensions, including themes such as participatory sensing, citizen science, evidence-to-policy, contestability, oversight, accountability-by-design, citizen-centric data governance, and field or longitudinal evaluation. We would be very pleased to consider your submission if this aligns with your current research. Sincerely. On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM Shadi Attarha <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > We are pleased to invite submissions to the 6th ACM International > Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (ACM GOODIT 2026)*, > *which > will take place in Pisa, Italy, from 2–4 September 2026*.* > > ACM GOODIT is a premier international forum for researchers, > practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the latest innovations, > trends, and challenges in leveraging technology, data, and > interdisciplinary approaches for social good and the UN Sustainable > Development Goals (SDGs)*. *The conference welcomes contributions > exploring the intersection of technology with fields such as social > sciences, healthcare, environmental studies, and public policy, > highlighting the broader societal impact of digital transformation. > > =========== CALL FOR PAPERS =========== > ACM GOODIT 2026 > 6th ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good > Pisa, Italy, 2-4 September 2026 > https://goodit2026.di.unipi.it > ================== > Conference Track > ================== > > We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not > limited to: > > - Data Science and AI for Social Good: > > - Social Impact of Machine Learning Applications > - Data and Algorithmic Biases and Potential Societal Risks > - Large Language Models (LLMs) and GenAI Models' Impact on Society > - Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning > - Citizen Science and Civic Intelligence > - Data Sensing, Processing and Persistence > > > - Technology and Applications for Social Good: > > - AI and Machine Learning for Social and Humanitarian Response > - IoT Solutions for Sustainable Development > - Decentralised Approaches to IT > - Digital Solutions for Cultural Heritage > - Game, Entertainment, and Multimedia Applications > - IT for Education, Smart Living, Health and Social Care > - Social Informatics > > > - Environmental Sustainability and Technology: > > - Green Computing and Energy-Efficient Technologies > - Climate Change Modelling and Environmental Science > - Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Development > - Sustainable Networking and Communication Systems > - Technology Addressing the Digital Divide > - Sustainable Cities and Transportation > - Frugal Solutions for IT > > > - Ethics, Policy, and Governance in Tech for Social Good: > > - Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Ethical Tech > - Governance of AI and Autonomous Systems in Social Contexts > - Digital Rights and Freedom in the Age of Technology > - Data Privacy and Security in Social Applications > - Privacy and Trust Issues and Solutions > - Smart Governance and E-administration > - Socially Responsible IT Solutions > > > *Special Issues:* > Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit extended > versions to Special Issues (details forthcoming). > ====================== > Important Dates > ===================== > • Full Paper Submission (all tracks): *17 May 2026* > • Notification: *7 June 2026* > • Camera-Ready: *21 June 2026* > • Conference: *2–4 September 2026* > > ====================== > Submission Guidelines > ====================== > Submitted papers must be original works and must not have been previously > published. > All papers must clearly outline the research question, methodology, > results, and implications for social good. > > The papers should follow the new ACM format ( > https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/taps-production-workflow > ). > > * Main Track and Special Tracks Full Paper Submission should be a > maximum of 9 pages. (ACM double column format) > * Work-in-Progress papers should be a maximum of 6 pages. (ACM double > column format) > * Ph.D. track papers should be a maximum of 4 pages. (ACM double column > format) > > Documents with a length disproportionate to their contribution will be > rejected. These submissions will undergo a single-blind peer review process > involving three evaluations each. Accepted papers will be included in the > ACM Digital Library. Each accepted paper must have at least one of its > authors register for and physically present the work at the conference. For > additional details, please check the “Submission of Papers” web page. > By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby > acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM > Publications Policies <https://www.acm.org/publications/policies>, > including ACM's new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human > Participants and Subjects > <https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-participants-and-subjects>. > Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be > investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in > addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy. > > Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID > <https://orcid.org/register>, so you can complete the publishing process > for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and > we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our > published authors <https://authors.acm.org/author-resources/orcid-faqs>. > We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper > attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name > normalisation; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts. > > ====================== > HOTCRP Submission Link > ====================== > https://goodit2026.hotcrp.com/ > ====================== > Contact Us > ====================== > For any inquiries regarding the call for papers, please contact > andrea[dot]michienzi[at]unipi[dot]it > We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the ACM GOODIT > 2026 Conference! > ACM GOODIT 2026 Conference Committee > > > Respectfully > Dr.-Ing. Shadi Attarha > > Sustainable Communication Networks > Faculty of Physics and Electrical Engineering > University of Bremen > NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1 > 28359 Bremen, Germany > -- email too brief, delayed or out of your office time? Here's why! Anna Cox’s email charter <https://www.eworkresearch.org/email-charter/> *Diego Casado-Mansilla* Lecturer & Researcher / Faculty of Engineering Latest publications: https://tinyurl.com/vxezked [image: Deusto] <http://www.deusto.es> University of Deusto. D-548 Avenida de las Universidades 24. 48007 Bilbao Tel. +34 94 413 90 03 (Ext: 2796) [email protected]
