Events

Here are some upcoming events that we think will be of interest to our readers. If you would like to submit an event to be listed here, please contact us.

Events for June 26 - July 19, 2023

Workshop at IDC 2025: Designing AI for Children’s Well-Being

This hybrid workshop aims to convene an interdisciplinary community of researchers, industry professionals, and experts in AI and child well-being to pave the way for future research and practice that seeks to design AI technologies with children’s well-being in mind. We invite participants from various disciplines and backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI for children's well-being. Participants are invited to submit short position papers (up to 2 pages using the double-column ACM SIGCHI Paper Format) related…

Panel at IDC 2025: Innovating Digital Play: Partnership for research-driven industry impact

The goal of this panel is to present a research and industry design deployment collaboration, in designing digital play for children’s well-being. The panel will share processes, learnings, and ideas moving forward, as they are experienced in the Responsible Innovation in Technology (RITEC) project, led by UNICEF and The LEGO group. Details: Shuli Gilutz (UNICEF) will present UNICEF’s work on driving impact in the gaming industry to support children’s well-being through the design of digital play. This includes cross-sectoral partnerships, translating research into…

Playing with Well-Being By Design at Games for Change 2025

Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Games for Change 2025 Festival on Friday, June 27 for a workshop on creating games that promote children's well-being. Hear how Fred Rogers Productions, Killer Snails, University of Oregon, Tiny Docs and Quest Craft are incorporating well-being by design into their games. Participants will then have a chance to 'play' with the ideas! Fri, Jun 27, 2025 11:00am - 12:30 pm Speakers include: Noelle Posadas Shang, Design Director, Killer Snails Michael Preston…