Please plan your stay at ISLS 2026 early! With FIFA 2026 and other large-scale events taking place across Southern California, hotel space will be in high demand (Note: short-term rentals such as Airbnb are NOT permitted within the City of Irvine.)

Second and final deadline ISLS2026 extension announcement!! ISLS2026 submissions (all ICLS & CSCL formats) now due October 20, 2025, 11:59 PM AOE, in recognition of ongoing academic and personal challenges. See call for proposals for each format at 2026.isls.org

In addition to the main paper and symposia tracks, ISLS Annual Meeting also welcomes your proposals for Interactive Tools and Demos, Workshops and Tutorials, and Doctoral/Early Career/Mid-Career/Alt-Academic Workshop. Deadline Nov 15. See more at 2026.isls.org/calls-for-pr...

The submission deadline for the 2026 ISLS Annual Meeting, covering all ICLS and CSCL formats, has been extended. We recognize the significant academic and personal challenges that many are currently facing. We therefore extend the deadline for submissions to October 13, 2025 11:59PM AOE

What will future conferencing look like? Find out by submitting to #ISLS26! ISLS Annual Meetings feature cutting edge in-person and virtual (accommodation) designs. Our hybrid designs are facilitated to ensure smooth interaction across modalities. Check us out! 2026.isls.org

Do you have research that involves practitioners, community members, families, etc.? Submit to #ISLS26. We value expansive collaboration! Non-traditional attendees may attend as co-presenters or virtual viewers. Learn more in our previous hybrid plan: 2025.isls.org/hybridity-pl...

Submit to #ISLS26 in Irvine! Can’t travel due to disability, caregiving duties, or visa challenges? No problem! ISLS has an easy, quick accommodations process for scholars to present their work virtually! See a previous info page: 2024.isls.org/isls-2024-re...

This is a friendly reminder that research paper submissions for the ISLS 2026 Annual Meeting are due in one month - October 5. You can see the full calls on the in-progress website now: 2026.isls.org

Announcing ijCSCL Special issue: Artificial Intelligence in CSCL: Discerning Promising Opportunities while Avoiding Pitfalls in Light of Past Accomplishments and Recent Advances. For more information, see link.springer.com/collections/...

The ISLS 2026 First Call for Papers is available on the ISLS website now! A dedicated annual meeting website is coming soon. www.isls.org/news/isls-20...

The ISLS 2026 First Call for Papers has been sent! The paper submission deadline is October 5, 2025, and the pre-conference event submission deadline is November 15, 2025. Check your inboxes for more information!

🗳️ ITS TIME TO VOTE for your 2025-26 ILSSA Board! 🗳️ All students affiliated with @islsnews.bsky.social / @islsilssa.bsky.social are eligible to vote...so vote! 😎 Ballots can be accessed via your email, the Discord, or by emailing 📨 [email protected]

On behalf of the ISLS Board, we are pleased to announce the results of the recent ISLS Board elections. Dr. Miwa A. Takeuchi (University of Calgary) has been elected as President-Elect of the International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Lots of important reminders and information in your inboxes! Make sure you keep an eye out for emails about the *ISLS Board Election ending June 1* AND details about *upcoming virtual and hybrid events* for the 2025 Annual Meeting (first up, a Virtual Social Monday June 2!)

All, please check your emails for important ISLS updates re: the 2025 board election, membership, & Annual Meeting program information!

Dear ISLS members, keep an eye on your inboxes for an update about the Annual Meeting Early Bird Deadline extension & refund policy. Thank you!

A reminder! We’re launching our Hybrid Ambassador (HA) program for the Annual Meeting in Helsinki. Please sign up to serve! Indicate your willingness to serve in this Google form (forms.gle/7Ac684TvE1jP...). If you do not have access to Google, please email islshybrid(at)gmail(dot)com directly

Note for ISLS 2025! Please note that all presenting authors must register for the meeting by April 15th (as in-person or virtual presenter). The early bird deadline of May 2nd is also approaching, so don't miss out on the lower fees. You can register here. 2025.isls.org/registration/

See our call for Virtual Hosts & Hybrid 'Ambassadors' for ISLS 2025!

Please see the ISLS website for information about the Call for Equity Travel Assistance Applications! More here: www.isls.org/news/call-fo...

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