[Commlist] ICA pre-conference on AI and children's rights: call for submissions

The Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC) is pleased to announce its 
second ICA pre-conference, to be held on 3 June 2027 in Glasgow, 
Scotland. now on the theme of *“AI and children’s rights”* in 
association with two ICA divisions, /Children, Adolescents, and Media/ 
and /Communication Law and Policy/.

This pre-conference brings together scholars and practitioners to 
explore how research on children and AI can inform policy, regulation 
and design, and how diverse perspectives from around the world can 
inform and shape international debates. The event will be highly 
interactive and engaging, structured around themed discussions, with an 
inspiring keynote to start and a forward-looking plenary discussion to 
close.

Researchers around the world are exploring children’s relation to AI and 
the impacts of an AI-embedded world on their lives, their life chances 
and their rights. With research grounded in multiple theories, from 
different disciplinary perspectives, and deploying a range of methods, 
this is a good time to take stock of what we know, and what we are 
doing, and to debate which approaches are promising and insightful, and why.

We welcome original research studies addressing the theme of AI and 
children’s rights from all disciplines, employing empirical methods, 
relevant theory, and contributing to children’s rights in the digital 
environment. We invite extended abstracts of up to 1500 words (excluding 
references and tables). Each abstract must include the following 
subheadings: research questions, theoretical framework, empirical 
method, key findings and a description of how the work relates to 
children’s rights. Six keywords should be identified.

Submission form: *_https://forms.gle/ZzkSSsPB1SdWBuSq8_* 
<https://forms.gle/ZzkSSsPB1SdWBuSq8>

Submission deadline: 23:59 GMT on 15 December 2026
For more information visit 
_https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/ica-preconference-2027_ 
<https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/ica-preconference-2027>or 
email _info@dfc-centre.net_ <mailto:(info /at/ dfc-centre.net)>


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