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<div><b>First announcement and Call for submissions: NordiCHI 2026 in Vaasa, Finland, October 3-7 2026</b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">**</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">Apologies
for cross-postings**<o:p></o:p></span></i></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">We are excited to open the Call for Submissions for NordiCHI 2026! </span><span lang="FI"><br>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">Calls for research papers, critiques, panels, industry experience papers, arts-based approaches, workshops, tutorials, demos, late-breaking work, and doctoral consortium contributions for NordiCHI´26
are now available at the conference website: </span><span lang="FI"><a href="https://nordichi2026.org/"><span style="line-height: 17.013334px;">https://nordichi2026.org/</span></a></span><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.013334px; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Helvetica">The biannual NordiCHI is one of the key venues for human-computer interaction (HCI) research
in the world, bringing together a global community of researchers and practitioners, including you! In 2026, NordiCHI will take place in Vaasa, Finland on October 3-7. The conference is jointly organized by Åbo Akademi University and University of Vaasa.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.013334px; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Helvetica">The conference theme is <i>Pulse \u2013 exploring the energy that drives us</i>, representing
the dynamic highs and calm lows of life, keeping us thriving. Vaasa is known for both its vibrant energy industry as the Nordic energy cluster and the tranquility of its surrounding nature and UNESCO World Heritage site. Our ambition is for the conference
to energize its participants through inspiring encounters and opportunities to truly feel the pulse of the HCI field.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Helvetica"><b>Submission deadlines</b>:<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 116%;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">April
16, 2026: Research Paper abstracts and metadata<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 116%;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">April
23, 2026: Research Papers, Critiques, Panels, Arts-Based Approaches, Industry Experience<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 116%;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">May
7, 2026: Workshops, Tutorials<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 116%;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">May
18, 2026: Late-Breaking Work, Demos, Doctoral Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 12px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px;">Warm regards,</span><span lang="FI"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Helvetica">Susanne Hägglund and Laura Havinen<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.559999px;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 17.013334px; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Helvetica">General Chairs<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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