A proceedings volume will be published for the conference.

Notification will take place ca. 15 May 2026. Camera ready deadline for the full papers or posters will be 1 July 2026. It is obligatory to use the specific proceedings templates which will be provided soon on the conference’s website.

Our selection process is based on the principle of double-blind peer review. We therefore kindly ask you to ensure that your submission does not contain your name, your affiliation or any other identifying references. We regret that submissions which do not meet these requirements cannot be taken into consideration.

All papers and posters should be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

The conference is interested in art works, papers, posters, workshops and panel discussions related, but not restricted

• the sonic environment’s and/or acoustic ecology’s social/cultural/political dimensions
• the sonic environment and its relationship to democracy and/or social cohesion and/or participation
• sonic environments and machine learning/AI/agentic coding
• artistic works with soundscapes related to machine learning/AI/agentic coding
• acoustic ecology and post human perspectives
• acoustic ecology and media aesthetic education/facilitation
• acoustic ecology and audience development
• cultivating auditory attentiveness
• the philosophical dimension of listening
• soundscapes and diversity
• acoustic ecology’s values in change
• acoustic ecology and its relationship to emerging technologies
• soundscape studies/acoustic ecology and artistic research
• writing about sonic environments as an expression of listening culture
• sonic environments and aspects of physical and mental health
• sonic environments and life sciences
• soundscape-related practices in architecture, sound design, urban and landscape planning
• aesthetic and/or social utopias of designed acoustic environments  
• studio/lab reports about artistic works with soundscapes
• studio/lab reports about listening and media aesthetic education

Please, submit your abstracts for papers (or posters) via easy chair latest until 1 April 2026, 23:59 CEST.

For scholarly/scientific papers, panel discussions, workshops:
Please provide 

• title and subtitle
• abstract max. 300 words

For scholarly/scientific poster presentations:
Please provide

• title and subtitle
• abstract max. 200 words

For artistic submissions:
Please provide

• title and subtitle
• abstract max. 300 words plus tech-rider with technical and spatial requirements and specifications for your productions:
  • a.      genre of the artwork 
  • b.      year of creation/finalization
    
    

Please note that Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences can offer a limited amount of equipment. If your productions are selected, we would kindly ask you if you could bring most -ideally all – of your required and specialized equipment with you.