We encourage both academic and practitioner submissions, and welcome submissions in three formats. Based on submissions we will put together a series of panels and workshops, and a poster session. For panels, panellists will be encouraged to read and respond to each other's work during the discussion section.
**Submit an abstract / proposed contribution here |** Timeline details here.
| Papers | Reports & presentations | Posters |
|---|---|---|
| *We welcome academic, referenced papers of 2 - 20 pages in any discipline (though they should be accessible to an interdisciplinary readership). |
Papers will be circulated in advance to encourage in-depth discussion.* | We recognise that practitioner-led projects, or work-in-progress may not be written up in a formal paper. We welcome submission of abstracts for a 5 to 10-minute presentation (optionally accompanied by a project report). | We invite poster presentations of both case study and theoretical work.
Posters will be displayed throughout the symposium, and for an extended poster discussion session. | | Full papers for accepted abstracts should be provided by 24h January to allow other panellists to read and be ready to respond. | Presentation slides for accepted abstracts should be provided by 24th January to allow other panellists to review and be ready to respond. | *Presenters will be responsible for printing and bringing their own posters for display.
A digital (QR code based) poster option will be available.* |
We see this symposium as an invitation and opportunity to write-up and share completed work, and work in progress, that can further research and practice on giving communities a powerful say in how AI is developed and governed.
Depending on space, we might ask you if you are willing to present your work in a different format (e.g. a poster instead of presentation or paper). You can indicate all the formats you are able to present work in on the submission form.
The Paris Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, in its focus on the public interest, trust, and governance, acknowledges that trust in AI depends on an effective feedback loop among AI developers, regulators and the broad public: necessitating more participatory approaches to AI development and governance. Scholars and policymakers have emphasised the importance of integrating diverse voices, particularly from marginalised and underrepresented communities, into AI decision-making processes to mitigate the bias, inequality, and ethical blind spots. A shift towards a participatory model challenges traditional, top-down and expert-driven approaches to AI governance and raises important questions about power, agency, representation, and accountability. Amid this incipient “participatory turn” in both the development and governance of AI our goal is to showcase work that demonstrates what it looks like, how and why to do it, as well as what can go wrong.
We invite short papers, posters, presentations and case studies for an interactive research symposium to take place on 8th February 2025 ahead of the 2025 AI Action Summit (Paris, Feb 10th/11th). Submissions should respond to three key themes:
Submissions are also encouraged to consider one or more cross-cutting themes of (a) operationalising theory into practice, (b) evaluation, evidence and impacts and/or (c) learning for policy and practice.
We aim to convene researchers and practitioners of participatory methods in AI for the purpose of international community-building. Interested policy-makers, advocates, and civil society organisations are also invited. Through showcasing the state of current work and critique of participatory AI, this gathering will build a stronger international community of practice. It will also begin the work of formulating a shared vision for policy action.
Submissions will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel. Selected applicants will be invited to present in-person in Paris on February 8 during symposium panels (short talks of 5-10 minutes, poster presentation, or roundtable contributions). Invited speakers who are unable to travel will be invited to speak at the online-only symposium on 30 January, 2025. The submission portal offers the option to indicate the submission should solely be considered for online presentation.
We are open to submissions in a range of formats, aiming to bring together both academic and applied work.
Track chairs: Meg Young (Data & Society) & Susan Aaronson (NIST)