**Apologies for cross posting** ——————————————————————————— *Call for Special Tracks Proposals* ———————————————————————————
ACM 6th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT '26) 2-4 September 2026, Pisa, Italy https://goodit2026.di.unipi.it/ ——————————————————————————— Scope ——————————————————————————— GoodIT 2026 will feature special tracks designed to focus on specific topics of interest within the overall scope of the conference. We invite proposals for special tracks to be held within the main conference, with accepted contributions published in the conference proceedings. Special track proposals may address any contemporary themes that emphasize aspects of social good in the design, implementation, deployment, security, and evaluation of information technologies. ——————————————————————————— Special Track Proposal Format ——————————————————————————— A special track proposal must contain the following information: - Title of the special track - The names of the organisers (indicatively, two) with affiliations, contact information, and a single paragraph of a brief bio. - A short description of the scope and topics of the special track (max 1/2 page) and a brief explanation of: (1) why the topic is timely and important; (2) why the topic is related to the conference’s main theme; (3) why the special track may attract a significant number of submissions of good quality. - Indication if a journal special issue is associated with the special track, possibly with information on the process of selecting papers. - The plan to disseminate the call for papers of the special track for achieving a reasonable number of paper submissions (a list of emailing lists will help). - An outline of the foreseen reviewing process to ensure the scientific quality of the accepted papers including a tentative list of program committee members. - A draft call for papers (max 1 page). ——————————————————————————— Selection of Special Tracks ——————————————————————————— Accepted Special Tracks will be curated by the Special Track Chairs, possibly involving other members of the conference’s organising committee, and possibly discussing details with the Track Proposers. ——————————————————————————— Publication ——————————————————————————— Papers submitted to each special track have to satisfy the same criteria as for the main conference. They must be original works and must not have been previously published. They have to be peer-reviewed by the track’s Program Committee (at least three reviews per submitted paper are required). The final version of papers must follow the formatting instructions of the main conference. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference on site; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. The special track may provide an option for publishing the extended versions of selected papers in a dedicated special issue of a journal. ——————————————————————————— Special Track Submission Guidelines ——————————————————————————— The proposal should be submitted as a single PDF file to the special track chairs (see below) via email to: [email protected] and [email protected] <[email protected]> The subject of the e-mail must be: “*GoodIT 2026 – special track proposal* ”. The special tracks chairs may ask proposers to supply additional information during the review period. *Important Dates* - Proposal Submission Deadline: February 14th, 2026 - Notification of Selection: February 21st, 2026 - Paper submission deadlines: must be the same as for the main conference ——————————————————————————— Contact (Special Tracks Chairs) ——————————————————————————— - *Sara Montagna* (University of Urbino, Italy) – [email protected] - *Erika Susana Rosas Olivos *(Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain) – [email protected] -- ----------------------------------------- Sara Montagna, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Pure and Applied Sciences - University of Urbino Piazza della Repubblica 13, 61029 Urbino, Italy URL: https://www.uniurb.it/persone/sara-montagna
