[spectre] (fwd) CFP: xCoAx 2023 (5-7 July 2023, Konstanz/Germany), deadline 31 Jan 2023

[Andreas Broeckmann]

xCoAx 2023: 11th International Conference on Computation,
Communication, Aesthetics and X

Dates: 5-7 July 2023

Location: Konstanz, Germany

Website: http://xcoax.org/

Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2023


xCoAx is an exploration of the intersection where computational tools 
and media meet art and culture, in the form of a multi-disciplinary 
enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive X 
factor that connects and characterises them all.

The focus of xCoAx is on the unpredictable overlaps between creative 
freedom and algorithmic rules, between human nature and machine 
technology, aimed towards new directions in aesthetics.

xCoAx has been an occasion for international audiences to exchange ideas 
in search for interdisciplinary synergies between computer scientists, 
artists, media practitioners, and theoreticians at the thresholds 
between digital arts and culture.

Since starting in 2013 in Bergamo, xCoAx has taken place in Porto, 
Glasgow, Bergamo again, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Graz, online, and 
Coimbra. xCoAx 2023 will take place in Konstanz, Germany. We will 
closely monitor the evolving situation with CoViD-19 and will be ready 
to move the event online, but as of now we aim for a fully on-site, 
in-person event.


Call for papers, artworks, performances

xCoAx 2023 calls for papers, artworks, performances and research 
works-in-progress by scholars, artists, performers and students, working 
on any of its multi-disciplinary facets.


Topics

You are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental 
research work in the form of papers, artworks, and performances, on a 
range of topics that includes but is not limited to the following:

   * Computation
   * Communication
   * Aesthetics
   * X
   * Algorithms / Systems / Models
   * Artificial Aesthetics
   * Artificial Intelligence & Creativity
   * Audiovisuals / Multimodality
   * Design
   * Interaction
   * Games
   * Generative Art & Design
   * History
   * Mechatronics / Physical Computing
   * Music / Sound Art
   * Performance
   * Philosophy of Art & of Computation
   * Computational Photography and Image Technologies
   * Technology / Ethics / Epistemology


Important dates (2023)

   * Submission deadline: January 31
   * Notifications to authors: March 13
   * Registration deadline for authors: March 31
   * Delivery of final versions of full papers, and extended abstracts of
     artworks and performances for the proceedings: April 16
   * Delivery final versions of multimedia files for the website: May 5
   * School of X live: July 3-5
   * Welcome, opening of the exhibition: July 5
   * Presentations of papers, artworks and performances: July 6-7
   * Performances evening: July 6
   * Closing event: July 7


Submission categories


Papers

Please submit a paper (3.000 to 6.000 words, excluding references) 
following the formatting in the Word template at http://xcoax.org

Revision of papers will be double-blind. Please make sure that the PDF 
file is completely anonymised (i.e. omits author-related information in 
the body of text or as explicit self-citations, notes and bibliography). 
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and 
authors will hold a 15-minute presentation at xCoAx 2023.


Artworks

Proposals should provide a clear description of the work in the form of 
a document including the following:

   * A 200-word abstract
   * A 700 to 2.000-word main text (excluding references)
   * An appendix with technical rider and setup details for either online
     or on-site setting
   * Links to online documentation or preview of the work

The document must follow the formatting in the Word template at 
http://xcoax.org. Revision of proposals will be single-blind. All 
accepted works will be part of the exhibition and featured on the xCoAx 
2023 website and the artists will hold a 5-minute presentation at xCoAx 
2023. Part of the exhibition will take place at the Leica Gallery in 
Konstanz, which will be especially dedicated to artworks with a 
conceptual connection to photography and image making or processing 
techniques. The proceedings will publish the abstract, the main text, 
and at least one featured image of the artwork provided by the authors. 
Should the circumstances and the logistics of xCoAx 2023 change due to 
unforeseen causes, an alternative solution will be proposed by the 
Organising Committee.


     Performances

Proposals should provide a clear description of the performance in the 
form of a document including the following:

   * A 200-word abstract
   * A 700 to 2.000-word main text (excluding references)
   * An appendix with technical rider and setup details
   * Links to online documentation of the performance

The document must follow the formatting in the Word template at 
http://xcoax.org. Revision of proposals will be single-blind. Accepted 
works will be part of the program and featured on the xCoAx 2023 website 
and the authors will hold a 5-minute presentation at xCoAx 2023. The 
proceedings will publish the abstract, the main text, and at least one 
featured image of the performance provided by the authors. Should the 
circumstances and the logistics of xCoAx 2023 change due to unforeseen 
causes, an alternative solution will be proposed by the Organising 
Committee.


Additional information and submission details

   * All works must be submitted via EasyChair:
     https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2023
   * Submissions must be original and will be rigorously reviewed by an
     international and multidisciplinary scientific committee, in a
     process that will assess originality, relevance, artistic and
     technical achievements;
   * Submissions should be presented as .pdf files with all the media
     files embedded or linked to online resources;
   * Final versions for publication should be delivered in .docx with all
     the images and other media files attached as independent files;
   * All images and media assets must be cleared for publication by the
     authors;
   * At least one of the authors of each selected contribution must
     register to the conference before the first author registration
     deadline in order for the work to be published in the proceedings;
   * xCoAx’s working language is English;
   * xCoAx’s conference proceedings (with ISBN) will be published online
     with free access;
   * Please contact the program chairs at info at xcoax.org
     <mailto:info at xcoax.org> with any questions regarding submissions.


Conference format

   * Wednesday July 5: Opening event, Exhibition opening, Proceedings
     launch.
   * Thursday July 6: Paper presentations, Keynote, Performances.
   * Friday July 7: Artworks and Performances presentations, Keynote,
     Closing event.


Registration

For each accepted submission, one author will have to register with full 
registration (for authors with academic affiliation) or with reduced 
registration (for authors without academic affiliation) before March 31.
Attending co-authors and audience members will have to register with 
reduced registration before July 5.

   * Full registration: € 250
   * Reduced registration: € 100


Travel

Konstanz is a southern German city on Lake Constance (Bodensee), where 
Germany, Switzerland and Austria meet.

Travel by train or bus is possible from many cities. Approximate times 
of travel are 8 hours from Berlin or Rome, 6 hours from Paris or 5 hours 
from Milan. The nearest international airports to Konstanz are Zurich (1 
hour by train from Konstanz), Stuttgart (2 hours), and Frankfurt am Main 
(4 hours). Low-cost airlines fly to Friedrichshafen (1 hour by boat, 1 ½ 
hours by train) (Ryanair) and to Memmingen (2 ½ hours by train) 
(Wizzair). Please refer to this guide prepared by the University of 
Konstanz: 
https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/international-office/study-in-konstanz/preparation/travel-to-konstanz/


Organizing committee

   * Caterina Moruzzi, University of Konstanz
   * André Rangel, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
   * Jason Reizner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
   * Luís Nunes, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
   * Luísa Ribas, CIEBA / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon
   * Mario Verdicchio, Università degli Studi di Bergamo
   * Miguel Carvalhais, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto


Contacts

info at xcoax.org
http://xcoax.org
https://twitter.com/xcoaxorg
https://www.instagram.com/xcoaxorg/