Call for Papers: C&T 2027 – Communities of Hope | Deadline 9 Nov 2026

*Call for PapersInternational Conference on Communities & Technologies
(C&T) 2027*
https://2027.comtech.community/



*“Communities of Hope”12–16 April 2027Delft University of Technology,
Delft, The Netherlands*

Paper deadline: 9 November 2026 AoE


The 13th International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T 2027)
invites scholars, researchers, practitioners, designers, activists, and
community organisers to contribute to this year’s theme: *Communities of
Hope*.

Hosted by Delft University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands, C&T
2027 brings together an interdisciplinary community to explore the role of
hope in shaping relationships between communities and technologies in a
time marked by overlapping socio-ecological crises, conflict, and
uncertainty.


*Theme: Communities of Hope*

Hope emerges in moments of fear and instability, yet unlike fear, it
connects rather than isolates. It invites us to imagine alternative
futures, our shared utopias, and to ground those visions in collective
action. Hope is not abstract. It is rooted in lived experience, in
struggle, and in everyday practices. As Paulo Freire reminds us, hope is a
human necessity, one that drives us to challenge injustice and enact change.

Positioned at the intersection of communities and technology, C&T 2027
moves beyond both techno-optimism and techno-pessimism. We critically
engage with dominant narratives that frame technology as either solution or
threat, and instead centre *community-led, situated, and hopeful
engagements with technology*.

We understand hope not only as a feeling, but as a *collective practice* of
resistance, care, imagination, and action. Likewise, we approach community
as “being in common”: shared practices, shared struggles, and shared
futures.

*Topics and Areas of Interest*

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

   1. *Critical and Situated Perspectives on Technology*
   2. *Designing, Developing, and Appropriating Technologies for Hope*
   3. *Socio-Technical Imaginaries, Applications and Pedagogies*


*Contribution Types*

We invite full, short, and exploratory papers. Accepted papers will be
published in the ACM Digital Library and are part of the ACM Open
<https://libraries.acm.org/acmopen> program. Further calls for
participation, including workshops, posters & demos, and doctoral
colloquium, will be published soon.


*Important Dates*

Paper deadline: 9 November 2026 AoE
Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2027
Camera-ready deadline: 26 February 2027
Conference: *12–16 April 2027*

*More Information*

For submission guidelines and updates, please visit:
https://2027.comtech.community/

Paper chairs: Gamze Dane, Frederick van Amstel, Rico Herzog, Gabriela Marcu
Contact: [email protected]

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