[Air-L] CFP: ACM Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS) - July 2025 - Toronto

[Tamara Kneese]

Hi all,

I am on the papers committee for COMPASS this year and while it is an ACM
conference, we are hoping to attract interdisciplinary submissions. As I
think you'll see from the CFP, we are open to papers from critical data
studies scholars and activists. And paper presenters also have a remote
option since we are offering hybrid sessions.

Please circulate widely and think about submitting your work! :)

Warmly,

Tamara


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*ACM COMPASS 2025 <https://compass.acm.org/>*, hosted at the University of
Toronto, invites interdisciplinary research on *sustainability* with a
focus on how computing and moves toward sustainability are embedded in and
shaped by *specific local contexts—computing in place*. Rooted in the
broader discourse of sustainability but also open to questioning its
prevailing narratives, COMPASS welcomes work that critically examines how
technology intersects with *social, environmental, and economic systems*.
This year's theme encourages a deeper, situated perspective on how
technological practices emerge as solutions, but also contributors to the
complexities they claim to address.

COMPASS draws from a wide array of disciplines: *computer and information
sciences, social sciences, critical geography, environmental studies,
economics, climate studies, and engineering*. We aim to foster a discussion
that interrogates not only the potentials but also the limitations of
technology-led interventions in sustainability. This includes research that
explores *power dynamics, inequality, and extraction*—how technology might
reinforce or disrupt existing systems. We encourage work from *activists,
worker advocates*, and *indigenous scholars*, alongside those studying
topics such as *labour movements, climate adaptation*, and *the ethics of
sustainability practices*. COMPASS values research that brings forth the
often-unseen *political and material consequences* of digital
infrastructure in shaping futures.

COMPASS explicitly promotes multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary
research and practice that address key challenges for sustainable societies
including, but not limited to, equity, health, education, poverty,
accessibility, conservation, climate change, energy, infrastructure and
economic growth. We also welcome research on the ethics of technology,
especially from a critical perspective, that explores limitations and
concerns with technology-led solutions for sustainable societies. COMPASS
also has a particular commitment to approaches and research that address
the challenges faced by under-represented and marginalized communities.

The theme of the conference will be *Computing in Place. *We also invite
submissions that speak to that theme and/or contribute to one or more of
the following areas:


   - Systems and IoT for Sustainable Societies
   - HCI, Design and Critical Perspectives
   - AI, ML and Data Science for Sustainable Societies
   - Development, Economics and Policy
   - Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change
   - Technology, Media, and Social Practice


Papers: *https://compass.acm.org/call-for-papers/
<https://compass.acm.org/call-for-papers/>*
In our papers track, we welcome a variety of submission types, including
deployment experiences, practitioner reports, user studies, ethnographies,
design research, and systems building. We invite contributions from a range
of fields, practices, and individuals who may not see themselves as
traditionally members of 'computing' disciplines, including the humanities
and social sciences, climate and sustainability research, and community
advocacy. Accepted papers will be published as a conference proceedings
with the ACM. Authors will have the opportunity to present their work as
part of either in-person and hybrid paper sessions.

*Important Dates for Papers: *

   - Submission site open: January 10, 2025
   - Paper Deadline: January 17, 2025
   - Notifications: March 21, 2025
   - Camera-Ready Completion Deadline: April 7, 2025


Deadlines are anywhere on earth (AoE) time.

Late-Breaking Work/Posters:
*https://compass.acm.org/call-for-late-breaking-work/
<https://compass.acm.org/call-for-late-breaking-work/>*
Accepted Late-Breaking Work submissions will be included in the ACM
Archives and presented during a special posters session at the COMPASS
conference. Authors must therefore expand or otherwise significantly modify
versions of these works as papers to COMPASS or any other venue. This year,
COMPASS is accepting late-breaking work submissions in multiple rounds. Authors
who need visas to travel to Canada may consider submitting to the early
round.

Important Dates for Late-Breaking Work:

   - First Round
   - Submission Site Open: November 25, 2025
      - Submission Deadline: December 1
      - Notification to the Authors: January 15
      - Camera-Ready Completion Deadline: February 7, 2025

      - Second Round
   - Submission deadline: February 28
      - Notification to the authors: April 15
      - Camera-Ready Completion Deadline: May 7, 2025


Deadlines are anywhere on earth (AoE) time.



-- 
Dr. Tamara Kneese
Director, Climate, Technology, and Justice Program
Data & Society Research Institute
www.tamarakneese.com