<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;"></style> </head> <body dir="ltr"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> Dear colleagues, <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Apologies for any cross-posting. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> We would like to remind you of the Special Issue we're collating for the International Journal of Social Robotics: GENDERING ROBOTS: Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Submissions will remain open until June 30th, 2022 <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> The Special Issue welcomes submissions addressing the topic of gender in robotics from multiple angles. We are interested in Social Robotics and HRI papers, as well as submissions from Philosophy, Social Sciences, Psychology, and Humanities. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> All papers submitted to the special issue will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and the accepted papers will be published online first until the complete Special Issue is published. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> You can find more information on the Special Issue below and on our <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/ro-man21-genr-workshop/special-issue?authuser=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">website</a>. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Please feel free to reach out for questions and details to our email addresses (see CFP). <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Kind regards, Katie Winkle <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> ============================================================= <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> SPECIAL ISSUE GENDERING ROBOTS: ONGOING (RE)CONFIGURATIONS OF GENDER IN ROBOTICS <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR) - Impact Factor 5.126 (2020) [<a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/12369/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">link to journal</a>][<a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/12369/updates/19292566" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">link to special issue</a>] <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> The field of HRI is increasingly employing humanoid robots and anthropomorphic designs to aid social interactions between humans and robots. However, designing robots with human-like characteristics can have far-reaching implications. For instance, integrating identity markers such as gender into robotic systems can involuntarily transfer implicit biases into the human-robot interaction (HRI) and perpetuate harmful structural patterns and societal stereotypes. This Special Issue aims to deepen the social, ethical, and psychological understanding of the attribution of gender to robots, addressing how the design and use of gendered robots might impact HRI and affect society at large. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> We welcome original papers investigating the attribution of gender to social robots, the influence of robot�s gender on the perception of and interaction with robots (e.g., acceptance, trust), the design of gendered robots, and its ethical and societal implications. Through this special issue, we would like to inspire discussions about the mindful use of robots in society and promote the possibility of using robots to challenge harmful social practices (e.g., gender stereotypes, gender inequality). Our ultimate goal is to bridge the communication gap we observed between the different disciplines addressing the topic of gender in robotics and the lack of spaces to converse with and learn from one another. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> The Special Issue is based on the GenR workshop �GENDERING ROBOTS: Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics,� which took place on August 12th, 2021, at the 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2021). The Special issue opened on August 12th, 2021, and will stay open until June 30th, 2022. All submitted papers will be reviewed as soon as they are received. Accepted papers are published online first until the complete Special Issue is published. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Topics of interest include but are not limited to <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Gendering practices in Social Robotics <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Experimental studies on gendered robots <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Feminist robotics <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Robot�s gender design <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Norm-critical design <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Queer design in HRI <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Sex Robots <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Ethics of Gendered Robots <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Normative deviance in relation to robot gender <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Societal implications and applications of gendered robots <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Performative arts encompassing a reflection on gender in robotics <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> * Non-binary perspectives on robot gender <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Instructions to submit your paper to the Special Issue: <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> When submitting your paper to the International Journal of Social Robotics via the Editorial Manager, you will be asked if your paper belongs to a special issue; please select YES as an answer. At this point, a pull-down menu will appear, and you will be able to choose the title of the special issue, select �GENDERING ROBOTS (GenR): Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics.� <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Besides selecting the Special Issue upon submission, you should also specify in your cover letter that you wish to submit your manuscript to the special issue �GENDERING ROBOTS (GenR): Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics.� <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Please, feel free to contact us should you need further information about the special issue. <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> The Guest Editors: <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Dr. Giulia Perugia (Lead guest editor): <a href="mailto:giulia.perugia@it.uu.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">g.perugia@tue.nl</a> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Dr. Katie Winkle: <a href="mailto:winkle@kth.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">winkle@kth.se</a> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Dominika Lisy: <a href="mailto:dominika.lisy@liu.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">dominika.lisy@liu.se</a> <p style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size:15px; background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; color:rgb(14,16,26); margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"> Ryan Blake Jackson: <a href="mailto:rbjackso@mymail.mines.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background:none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; color:rgb(74,110,224)">rbjackso@mymail.mines.edu</a> <div id="Signature" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"> <div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:; margin:0"> <div>-----------------</div> <div>Dr. Katie Winkle</div> <div>Digital Futures Postdoctoral Researcher</div> <div>KTH Royal Institute of Technology</div> <div>School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</div> <div>Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning (RPL)</div> <div> </div> <div>Lindstedtsv�gen 24, 4th floor, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>