🌐 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 – Calls for Papers, Posters & Workshops/Tutorials
Braunschweig, Germany | May 26–29, 2026
🎉 Celebrating 20 Years of Web Science!
The 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSci’26https://websci26.org/) invites submissions exploring how the Web shapes—and is shaped by—society, technology, and people.
Join us in Braunschweig for an interdisciplinary exchange on the future of the Web!
📝 Call for Papershttps://websci26.org/?page_id=77
Topics include*, but are not limited to:
- Understanding the web
- Making the web inclusive
- The web and everyday life
- Doing web science
*This is only a small selection from the list of examples.
🎨 Call for Postershttps://websci26.org/?page_id=513
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Submission: Feb 18, 2026
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Notification: Mar 11, 2026
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Final version: Apr 1, 2026
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More details herehttps://websci26.org/?page_id=513
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Qualitative study of community
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Theorizing web behavior, content, and structures
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Artwork providing challenges to and imaginings around the web
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Emerging legal frontiers around web science
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Practitioner perspectives from industry
🧩 Call for Workshops & Tutorialshttps://websci26.org/?page_id=79
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Proposal submission: Dec 15, 2025
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Notification: Dec 19, 2025
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Workshops/Tutorials Day: May 26, 2026
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More details herehttps://websci26.org/?page_id=79
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Responsible web science in the age of generative AI
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Resilience against misinformation and disinformation
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Web inclusivity and digital justice
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Privacy, security, and trust online
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New methodologies for web research
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The cultural and creative web
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Education and capacity building in web science
Be part of the global conversation on Web Science—its evolution, inclusivity, ethics, and innovation.
Sierra Kaiser (she/her)
Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin / Scientific Coordinator
Stuttgart Research Focus – Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
Universität Stuttgart
Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24D | 3.352 | 70174 Stuttgart-Mitte
Universitätsstr. 32 | 00.121 | 70569 Stuttgart-Vaihingen
Tel.: +49 (0)711 685 84 371
Email: sierra.kaiser@iris.uni-stuttgart.demailto:sierra.kaiser@iris.uni-stuttgart.de
Mastodonhttps://bawü.social/@Stuttgart_IRIS | LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/interchange-forum-for-reflecting-on-intelligent-systems/ | IRIS Newsletterhttps://t63605f96.emailsys1a.net/91/8138/3f626b8c5a/subscribe/form.html?_g=1695825304
www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/
🌐 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 – Calls for Papers, Posters & Workshops/Tutorials
Braunschweig, Germany | May 26–29, 2026
🎉 Celebrating 20 Years of Web Science!
The 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSci’26<https://websci26.org/>) invites submissions exploring how the Web shapes—and is shaped by—society, technology, and people.
Join us in Braunschweig for an interdisciplinary exchange on the future of the Web!
📝 Call for Papers<https://websci26.org/?page_id=77>
* Submission: Dec 10, 2025
* Notification: Feb 4, 2026
* Camera-ready: Feb 28, 2026
* More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=77>
Topics include*, but are not limited to:
* Understanding the web
* Making the web inclusive
* The web and everyday life
* Doing web science
*This is only a small selection from the list of examples.
🎨 Call for Posters<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513>
* Submission: Feb 18, 2026
* Notification: Mar 11, 2026
* Final version: Apr 1, 2026
* More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513>
* Qualitative study of community
* Theorizing web behavior, content, and structures
* Artwork providing challenges to and imaginings around the web
* Emerging legal frontiers around web science
* Practitioner perspectives from industry
🧩 Call for Workshops & Tutorials<https://websci26.org/?page_id=79>
* Proposal submission: Dec 15, 2025
* Notification: Dec 19, 2025
* Workshops/Tutorials Day: May 26, 2026
* More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=79>
* Responsible web science in the age of generative AI
* Resilience against misinformation and disinformation
* Web inclusivity and digital justice
* Privacy, security, and trust online
* New methodologies for web research
* The cultural and creative web
* Education and capacity building in web science
Be part of the global conversation on Web Science—its evolution, inclusivity, ethics, and innovation.
👉 Learn more & submit: www.websci2026.org<http://www.websci2026.org>
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Sierra Kaiser (she/her)
Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin / Scientific Coordinator
Stuttgart Research Focus – Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
Universität Stuttgart
Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24D | 3.352 | 70174 Stuttgart-Mitte
Universitätsstr. 32 | 00.121 | 70569 Stuttgart-Vaihingen
Tel.: +49 (0)711 685 84 371
Email: sierra.kaiser@iris.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:sierra.kaiser@iris.uni-stuttgart.de>
Mastodon<https://bawü.social/@Stuttgart_IRIS> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/interchange-forum-for-reflecting-on-intelligent-systems/> | IRIS Newsletter<https://t63605f96.emailsys1a.net/91/8138/3f626b8c5a/subscribe/form.html?_g=1695825304>
www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/<http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/>