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<b>Annual Conference of the Search Engines and Society Network (SEASON 2027)</b></div>
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On behalf of the Search Engines and Society Network (SEASON), we invite you to contribute to the
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2027 editi</span>on of the Search Engines and Society Annual Conference (SEASON 2027) at Lund University, Sweden, 15th – 17th September 2027. </div>
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Following the success of previous SEASON conferences, which brought together an engaged and diverse international community of researchers, practitioners, and students, SEASON continues its dedicated conference series for critical and interdisciplinary research
on search engines and their societal implications.</div>
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The annual SEASON conference explores the multifaceted role of search engines in today’s culture and society. It brings together researchers from different fields and fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration to deepen our understanding of search
engines as cultural, societal, political, and technical artefacts, as well as their use in everyday practices.</div>
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We invite submissions for presentations, interactive sessions (including panels, workshops and experimental formats), and posters.</div>
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<b>Conference Theme</b></div>
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We welcome submissions on topics such as:</div>
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• Social and cultural aspects of search and search engines</div>
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• Epistemic implications (e.g., search engine use, search engines as knowledge infrastructures)</div>
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• AI and changing patterns of search engine use</div>
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• Search engines and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)</div>
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• Search engines and information disorders (e.g., data voids, disinformation, information manipulation…)</div>
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• Search and search engines and environmental crises (e.g., climate change)</div>
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• The politics of search and search engines</div>
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• Search engines, trust and trustworthiness</div>
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• History of web search and web search engines</div>
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• Search engine bias, fair search, algorithmic harms</div>
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• Ethical considerations related to search engines (accountability, commons, data protection…)</div>
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• Affect and emotional aspects of search engine use</div>
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• Media and Information literacy, critical literacies related to search engines</div>
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• Search engines and specific groups or communities (children, elderly, certain professions …)</div>
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• Search engines and studies of ignorance and information avoidance</div>
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• Search engines in everyday life and in social practices</div>
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• Search engines in educational settings</div>
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• Negotiations of search results (SEO, GEO,…)</div>
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• Search engine comparisons (e.g., comparing results tailored to different locations, comparing results from different searc engines)</div>
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• Methods for analysis and data collection for search engine research</div>
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We welcome conceptual and empirical submissions from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds, including the humanities, </div>
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social sciences, and technical disciplines. We welcome approaches transgressing disciplinary boundaries and submissions from individuals from outside academia. Submissions discussing work in progress are welcome. We also encourage students to submit contributions.</div>
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<b>Submission Categories</b></div>
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Presentations: Presentations should be submitted in the form of an extended abstract. The maximum length is 800 words (excluding references). We also welcome presentations of ongoing research.</div>
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Interactive Sessions (for example, panels, workshops and experimental formats): Should be designed for 60-180 minutes. The proposal should include the purpose, abstract, and format, and be a maximum of 1000 words (excluding references).</div>
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Posters: Posters should be submitted in the form of an abstract with a maximum of 500 words (excluding references).</div>
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<b>Submission Guidelines</b></div>
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Papers should be submitted as a .PDF file.</div>
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Place the title of the paper in bold at the top of the first page only. On the next line, include the names of the author(s), along with their email addresses and affiliations.</div>
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References should follow the APA referencing style.</div>
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Please ensure the paper has been carefully proofread.</div>
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<b>Please submit your contribution via EasyChair</b></div>
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<b>Submission Deadline: April 30, 2027</b></div>
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Accepted contributions will be available for downloading for conference participants in advance of the conference. All accepted abstracts will be freely accessible to everyone after the conference.</div>
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<b>Contact information</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Local chair: Olof Sundin, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="mailto:olof.sundin@kultur.lu.se" class="ms-outlook-linkify" title="mailto:olof.sundin@kultur.lu.se" data-outlook-id="3ac46941-34c4-4e5d-85cf-102a7ca5557c" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">olof.sundin@kultur.lu.se</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Programme chair: Dirk Lewandowski, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="mailto:dirk.lewandowski@haw-hamburg.de" class="ms-outlook-linkify" title="mailto:dirk.lewandowski@haw-hamburg.de" data-outlook-id="7fab348d-057b-4974-9788-c71598c6ae62" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">dirk.lewandowski@haw-hamburg.de</a></span></div>
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