🌐 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

* Submission: Dec 10, 2025 * Notification: Feb 4, 2026 * Camera-ready: Feb 28, 2026 * More details herehttps://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

* Submission: Feb 18, 2026 * Notification: Mar 11, 2026 * Final version: Apr 1, 2026 * More details herehttps://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 & Tutorialshttps://websci26.org/?page_id=79

* Proposal submission: Dec 15, 2025 * Notification: Dec 19, 2025 * Workshops/Tutorials Day: May 26, 2026 * More details herehttps://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.orghttp://www.websci2026.org ------------------- Sierra Kaiser (she/her)

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