/Apologize for unintended cross-mailing/ ========================================================= *Deadline extension *-> new deadline: *March 31, 2021* ========================================================= Special Issue on *Collaborative multimedia applications in technology* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=c… <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call48>* * **Guest Editors: **• César A. Collazos, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia • Freddy Paz, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Perù • Habib Fardoun, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain & King Abdulaziz University. Saudi Arabia** **The indicative list of topics of interest for this special issue devoted Collaborative multimedia applications in technology includes, but is not limited to: Frameworks and Methodologies for Collaboration Collaboration Enabling Technologies Architectures & Design of Collaboration Systems Platforms, Artifacts and Tools for Collaboration Coordination and Cooperation Mechanisms Interfaces for Collaborative Work Intelligent, Autonomous and Multi Agents in Collaboration Cognitive and Psychological Issues in Collaboration Virtual Communities and Communities of Practice Group  Characteristics and Social Factors Ontologies and Ethnographic Approaches Human-machine Collaboration and Interaction Awareness in Collaboration Systems Contextual and Situation-based Collaboration Visualization of Collaborative Processes &  Applications Privacy-preserving Collaboration Grid and Cloud-based Collaboration Environments** **and Focus Section on* **Design during and for Pandemics *http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call48fs <http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call48fs>* * **Guest Editors:** • Vasiliki Mylonopoulou, University of Gothenburg, Sweden • Guido Giunti, University of Oulu, Finland and TU Delft, Netherlands Are you working in the research or industry fields related to HCI, Interaction Design, Health Informatics, Health and Wellbeing, Information Processing Sciences, and Industrial Design? Then it is vital to contribute to this focused issue with your experiences on: how the COVID-19 influenced the way you work with users of technology how the pandemic influenced your designs different type of designs you develop to support people during a pandemic e.g. HIV, Ebola, or COVID-19 prevention and management to be published at the /*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/ (ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998) ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** Since 2008 also in Scopus **** **** *Since 2015 also* in *Emerging Sources Citation Index* and *Web of Science* *** *---------------------------------------------------------------- IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) Help us in improving the quality of the editorial process and of the journal, please donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5E… *Important dates:* ----------------------------------------------------------- • Deadline: *March 31, 2021* (extended) • Notification to the authors: April 30, 2021 • Camera ready paper: May 10, 2021 • Publication of the special issue: end of May, 2021 ========================================================== *Authors' guidelines* ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to the paper submission page: *https://www-2020.ixdea.uniroma2.it/ojs/ixdea/login* <https://www-2020.ixdea.uniroma2.it/ojs/ixdea/login> More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------* *** * Forthcoming issues:* http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102 • Summer 2021 'Educational Location-based Applications' Guest editors: Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Heinrich Söbke with a focus section on 'Decoding The Smart City' Guest editors: Elise Hodson, Michel Nader Sayún, Teija Vainio • Autumn 2021 'Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education' Guest editors: Ingi Helgason, Enrique Encinas, Ivica Mitrovic, Michael Smyth • Winter 2021 'Smart learning Ecosistems and Regional Development 2021' ----------------------------------------------------------