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Dear colleagues,</div>
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This is a reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for the <b>INDL-North America Symposium on Labor and Artificial Intelligence</b> is fast approaching.</div>
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<b>Submission Deadline:</b> January 18, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth)</div>
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<b>Symposium Date:</b> April 29, 2026</div>
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<b>Location:</b> Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.</div>
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We are also thrilled to announce our opening keynote speaker: <b>Dr. Julia Ticona</b>,
Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
A formal abstract for the keynote address will be shared in the coming
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Please visit the <a rel="noopener" id="m_-6370932515045012508OWAe22ef8ec-8683-b90b-bd5b-4b9b74fa605a" href="https://indl-na.sciencesconf.org/" target="_blank">
symposium website</a> for the full call for papers and submission instructions. The abstract for the keynote will be shared in the future.</div>
<div style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>*Apologies for cross-posting. Please share widely.*</i></div><div style="text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.38;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">--<br>Yoehan Oh (he/him)<br>Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies<br>Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer in Computer Science<br>Teaching Course Crosslisted to History and East Asian Studies<br>Yale University, 51 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT, USA 06511<br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:yoehan.oh@gmail.com">yoehan.oh@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:yoehan.oh@yale.edu">yoehan.oh@yale.edu</a></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM Posada, Julian via Members <<a href="mailto:members@lists.sigcis.org">members@lists.sigcis.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg5373160460849131368">
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Dear colleagues,</div>
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I am pleased to announce the call for papers for the <b>INDL-North America Symposium on Labor and Artificial Intelligence</b>.</div>
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<b>Event Details:</b></div>
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<b>Date:</b> April 29, 2026</li><li style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:115%;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in">
<b>Location:</b> Yale University, New Haven, CT (In-person)</li></ul>
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<b>Theme:</b> "Workers Building, Using, and Resisting AI" This inaugural symposium highlights the essential role of labor not only in creating AI models but also in shaping how those technologies transform work, maintaining AI infrastructure, and developing
strategies to navigate or resist AI-driven change.</div>
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We invite contributions from established and early-career academic researchers (including graduate students), labor organizers and practitioners, and professionals engaged with the theme.</div>
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<b>Funding:</b> We are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships for graduate students, non-academics, and independent scholars, funded by Yale’s MacMillan Center.</div>
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<b>Important Dates:</b></div>
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<b>Abstract Deadline (<500 words):</b> January 18, 2026 (AoE)</li><li style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:115%;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in">
<b>Notification of Acceptance:</b> February 28, 2026</li></ul>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">For the full call for papers and submission instructions, please visit the symposium website:
</span><span style="color:blue"><b><u><a style="color:blue" id="m_-1410845344465848460OWA683ff33a-76bc-6bca-83e8-810baff533bb" href="https://indl-na.sciencesconf.org/" target="_blank">https://indl-na.sciencesconf.org/</a></u></b></span></div>
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<i>*Apologies for cross-posting. Please share widely.*</i></div>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b>Julián Posada</b>, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Assistant Professor of American Studies<br>
<b>Yale University</b></span></p>
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<a href="https://posada.website/" target="_blank">https://posada.website/</a></div>
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