Human-Machine Communication Interest Group

International Communication Association

Hey there HMC Community!!
A bit less than one month until the ICA-HMC paper submission deadline! Read our call for papers and sign up to be a reviewer! #ICA26
www.icahdq.org/mpage/HMC_CFP

Humans and machines say: VOTE in the ICA HMC elections!
We have two items on the ballot:
* Vice Chair position
* Dues adjustment proposal
You must be a member of ICA ➕ a member of HMC IG to vote.
Elections close October 21 at 12pm EDT(16:00 UTC)
www.icahdq.org/surveys/?id=...

Robots on display at #DigiKommHMC2025!

The first joint conference of #DigiKommHMC2025 is in full swing!
Scholars from around the world are asking big questions:
– Are machines new actors in communication?
– How do we trust, collaborate, and connect with AI?

Check out the agenda here: tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/ifk...

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The ICA 2025 elections are now OPEN! 🗳
HMC Interest Group has two items on the ballot:
🪑 Vice Chair position
💵 Dues adjustment proposal
Deets:
You must be a member of ICA ➕ a member of HMC IG to vote.
Elections close October 21 at 12pm EDT(16:00 GMT)
www.icahdq.org/surveys/surv...

👋 Hey HMC IG! It's been a bit since ICA. What’s been on your mind lately? Drop a comment below 👇 and tell us what cool tools you are using, questions you are asking, challenges you are facing. Or, just drop a comment to say hi!

It's almost time. July 15th is the next deadline for submissions for HMC. #hmc

And that’s a wrap on #ICA25!! Safe travels home, and we’ll see you in Dresden!!

Wrapping up our #ICA25 Conference Programming today (Monday, June 16th). Last chance to enjoy live #HMC scholarship before our joint conference in Dresden!

HMC Top Paper Session happening now!

Our Joint Reception with Communication Science and Biology, Game Studies, and Information Systems is happening tonight right after our HMC Business Meeting!!
When: 6pm, Sunday, June 15th
Where: Centennial B (Regency 3)
Why: Fun and Networking!
😎🤖🥂

Another wonderful day of HMC presentations including our Top Papers Panel AND our HMC Business Meeting! See you there! #ICA25 #HMC

Anthony Chen shaking hands with Andy Prahl as he received his top paper award

Congratulations to Anthony Chen, our Pre-Conference Jake Liang Top Paper Award winner: Anthony Chen!! Title: Queer algorithms: A longitudinal investigation of human-algorithm
interaction in LGBTQ+ youth identity formation 🏆🎉🎊

We have an awesome lineup of presenters today (Saturday). See you soon! #HMC #ICA25

Awesome lineup of presentations today - Friday, June 13th! Download today's schedule here!

#ICA25 #HMC

As always, the @ica-hmc.bsky.social precon is so good. #hmc

And we’re live!! Our HMC PreCon has started! #ICA25 #HMC

Home - Human-Machine Communication Our Pre-Confer­ence is sched­uled for June 12th in Denver!  The Human-Machine Commu­ni­ca­tion Inter­est Group supports and promotes schol­ar­ship regard­ing commu­ni­ca­tion between people and tech­n...

We're less than 24hrs away from our #ICA25 HMC Pre-Conference in Denver! Presentations, Discussions, Networking.. Oh My!! Stay tuned for daily event posts including presentation times and locations! See you soon!!
humanmachinecommunication.org

International Communication Association Building on the spirit that launched HMC—the drive to explore uncharted spaces where human communication with machines occurs—the 8th HMC Pre-Conference aims to facilitate dialogues about the disruptive potential and consolidating force of machines in communication research, while reflecting on how HMC itself is shaped by these dynamics. For this pre-conference, we define "disruption" as significant changes in understanding, experience, or practice, and "consolidation" as uniting ideas into a new whole as well as strengthening or solidifying them.

🚨Time is running out to register for our #ICA25 #HMC Pre-Conference on June 12th!
All Pre-con attendees will receive a surprise gift! Registration closes Friday, May 23rd! www.icahdq.org/event/HMC

⏳ We're one month away from the ICA HMC Pre-Conference in Denver, CO!
Visit our website for details, registration, and to download the Pre-Conference program!
humanmachinecommunication.org/pre-post-con...

AI-generated images of famous moments in human-machine interaction.. including the Aida Lovelace, first computer programmer; the tin man from Wizard of Oz, the scribe automaton built in 1770s, and I really wish we could offload this to AI...

Hot off the digital press! It's our HMC ICA Pre-Conference 2025 program! Can you guess the historic moments in HMC/HRI we used for our cover page? 😀
Register for #ICA2025 and our #HMCPreCon2025 to join us!
Get the program & more info here at our website: humanmachinecommunication.org

Have you registered for #ICA2025 yet? ICA’s 75th annual conference is landing in Denver, June 12–16! Whether you’re presenting, paneling, or just in it for the hallway chats and hotel coffee—
Let’s make some academic magic in the mountains! www.icahdq.org/event/ICA25
@icahdq.bsky.social

Screenshot of PowerPoint slide with mostly words and people falling into a hole (of theory and literature)

Dr. Ernesto de León suggests not to get too bogged down in explaining theory and literature. Also, use highlight tools like circling important findings and include a brief takeaway on slides with data @ernesto-deleon.com

Dr. Jesse Fox’s slide on terrible things to do on PowerPoint slides, like dancing squirrel and wrestler gifs

Thanks to our speakers today for their great tips on conference presentations! See 🧵 for highlights!
Dr. Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social cautions against overuse of nostalgia and movement! Dancing squirrels are cute, but save them for smaller screens! 😄

Flyer for interactive webinar on improving ICA conference presentation skills.

Our interactive webinar for dynamic and impactful conference presentations is happening Wednesday, April 2nd!! Register here:
uark.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Preparing for #ICA2025? Level up your presentation skills with expert tips from leading scholars! Join our interactive webinar on April 2 to learn how to craft engaging, impactful talks

We’re SIX hours away from our International Meet the Lab event!! Get registered now and we’ll see you soon!

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Reminder that our 3rd annual International Meet the Lab Event is happening this Friday!!
March 7th 2pm (GMT)
Register here: ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

👋 HMC IG invites you to join our 3rd annual International Meet the Lab Event! Dr. Selma Šabanović, Dr. Jingwen Zhang, and Dr. Nicole Krämer will introduce us to their labs and current research.
March 7th 2pm (GMT)
Register here: ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...