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Please get in touch if you are interested, or if you would simply like to discuss whether a location might be a good fit for a future RecSys.

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We also welcome expressions of interest in hosting future editions beyond 2029. More information about the process is available here: recsys.acm.org/steering-com...

There is no need to prepare a full conference bid before reaching out. We would initially like to hear about the proposed location, prospective General Chairs, their involvement in the RecSys community, and relevant conference-organizing experience.

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We are already in conversations with prospective organizers about possible locations for 2029, but we very much encourage others in the #RecSys community to get in touch with me or anyone on the RecSys Executive Committee (@drchole.bsky.social, Humberto Corona, @md.ekstrandom.net).

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With #RecSys2026 and #RecSys2027 taking place in the US, followed by a European edition in 2028, the @recsys.bsky.social Steering Committee is currently looking beyond these regions for #RecSys2029.

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REPLIK. Reglering som träffar tekniken snarare än den faktiska makten riskerar att gynna de stora aktörerna, skriver Alan Said i en replik. ⤵️

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 17/07/2026

Just accepted in ACM Transactions on Recommender Systems.

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 15/07/2026

Check out the website for more information and call for papers: beyondrecsys.github.io/2026/ Submission deadline: July 20, 2026 Workshop: October 2, 2026, ACM RecSys 2026, Minneapolis.

beyondrecsys.github.io

BEYOND Workshop@RecSys 2026

Website for the BEYOND Workshop@RecSys.

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 15/07/2026

If your work draws on #psychology, communication, #HCI, #sociology, design, information systems, or other disciplines, we'd love to hear from you. We also welcome work that challenges established paradigms or introduces new ways of thinking about recommendation.

beyondrecsys.github.io

BEYOND Workshop@RecSys 2026

Website for the BEYOND Workshop@RecSys.

Alan Said @alansaid.com · 15/07/2026

Recommender systems research goes beyond what we see at @recsys.bsky.social. BEYOND is a space for interdisciplinary work, new perspectives, and conversations that complement the algorithmic focus of the conference. beyondrecsys.github.io/2026/ @evazangerle.bsky.social @christinebauer.bsky.social

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BEYOND Workshop@RecSys 2026

Website for the BEYOND Workshop@RecSys.

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AltRecSys Workshop @altrecsys.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#RecSys2026 friends! There is *one week* left to submit your ideas to the second AltRecSys workshop — due date is July 20. Details and submission instructions in the call: altrecsys.github.io/recsys26/

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AltRecSys at RecSys 2026

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UMAP @umapconf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What a great day at #UMAP2026 , with lots of inspiration from workshops and DC ! Tomorrow marks the start of the main conference. Conference Program: www.um.org/umap2026/pro...

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 09/06/2026

After a bit of an unplanned intermission, we're back with our starting keynote speaker @ranjithaskumar.bsky.social with a talk on Zero to One-Shot Personalization with LLMs. #umap2026 @umapconf.bsky.social

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 07/05/2026

Why yes of course, "${spammysender}", I am very interested in your services

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 01/04/2026

The registration for #UMAP2026 is now open! See you all in Gothenburg!!

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The Steering Committee brings together current, past, and future General and Program Chairs, along with elected members who have contributed significantly to the conference and community over time. For the full list of SC members, see recsys.acm.org/steering-com...

Steering Committee Chair Alan Said (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Executive Committee Humberto Corona (Spotify, The Netherlands) Sole Pera (TU Delft, The Netherlands) Michael Ekstrand (Drexel Univ...

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This year's organizing committee is doing a lot of thoughtful work to ensure an interesting, inclusive, and engaging conference. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

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As many members of our community are now preparing submissions across the different tracks, rest assured that preparations for #RecSys2026 are well underway (not to mention #RecSys2027 and #RecSys2028).

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Coordinating this meeting is not simple, though. We are in 9 time zones, from UTC−7 to UTC+11, which means some of us are starting very early while others are staying up far too late just to make it work.

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It's always more fun to meet face-to-face, but these meetings are still a great chance to reconnect with familiar #recsys peers.

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While we usually meet in person during the conference, this virtual check-in is an important moment to discuss the upcoming conference and the broader direction of the #RecSys community.

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UMAP @umapconf.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

It's about six months until #RecSys2026, which means the @recsys.bsky.social Steering Committee just held its mid-year meeting.

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⏰ [UMAP2026] Industry Paper submissions deadline is in March 6, 2026 (AoE). 🎯 Present your real-world innovations 🎯 Discuss practical deployment challenges 🎯 Share impactful solutions with the community. 📍 Gothenburg, Sweden, June 8–11, 2026. 👉 Check out the call: www.um.org/umap2026/cal...

Call for Industry Track Papers

UMAP invites submissions for its Industry Track, a platform designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange by showcasing innovative, deployed solutions in user modeling, adaptation, and perso...

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 21/01/2026

Many thanks to Cristina Gena and @ludovicoboratto.bsky.social for making this happen!

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 21/01/2026

Just in time for the paper deadline, we received notification that @umapconf.bsky.social has been upgraded to A in the ICore rankings! Check out the CFP www.um.org/umap2026/cal... and the ICore ranking info below! portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/1... @toinebogers.bsky.social @abellogin.bsky.social

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 04/01/2026

I've received phone calls and voice mails that all seemed to be intended for someone else. The topics were always on something related to translations, often from Russian. I never could figure out what this was about. Until now. There's a Swedish interpreter, Alan Asaid. alanasaid.com

alanasaid.com

Alan Asaid

| asides and soliloquies |

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 04/01/2026

Occasionally, over the last 15 years or so, I've received invitations to literary events, notifications of awards for literary works, inquiries about my work in relation to the Swedish Author's Fund (Sveriges författarfond), invitations to contribute translations to collections of poems, etc., etc.

Alan Said @alansaid.com · 02/01/2026

2025 had good, sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Heading into 2026 with fewer assumptions and better questions.

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 02/01/2026

Across talks and public conversations, the same questions kept coming back: #sustainability, #accountability, and the longer-term consequences of recommender systems (#recsys). Seeing this work travel outside academia was a good reminder of how careful we need to be with nuance.

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 02/01/2026

Wrapping up 2025 and realizing it was mostly a year of transitions. Stepping away from Head of Education role after 6+ years gave me some distance, and a lot to think about in terms of what actually makes change stick. Less about structures, more about continuity, trust, and people.

UMAP @umapconf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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Are you a PhD student in topics related to User Modelling and Personalization? Check out the #UMAP2026 call for Doctoral Consortium papers! Submission: March 6, 2026 Notification: March 20, 2026 DC Day: June 8th, 2026 Call: www.um.org/umap2026/cal...

Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers – ACM UMAP 2026

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Alan Said @alansaid.com · 16/12/2025

I see @acm.org has added an additional page at the beginning of all papers in the ACM Digital Library. Assuming this is part of the move to #ACMOpen. I wonder if any estimates of how many additional printed pages that will be wasted as an effect of this have been made? Doesn't seem very sustainable.

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Human-centered AI @hcai.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

New episode out now. We talk with @benbendc.bsky.social about the future of #HCAI, why user self-efficacy still matters, and how design, responsibility, and safety must guide the next wave of AI systems. A deep, wide-ranging conversation with one of the true pioneers of #HCI. hcai.se/podcast/25-1...

hcai.se

HCAI Podcast Episode 13 - Human-centered AI with Ben Shneiderman | Human-centered AI @ GU

This episode’s guest is Ben Shneiderman, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, co-founder of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab, and author of the book Human-Centered A...

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UMAP @umapconf.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Reminder!!! The UMAP2026 call for full and short papers is out! Important Dates (AoE) Abstract submission: January 22, 2026 Paper submission: January 29, 2026 Rebuttal phase: March 2-9, 2026 Notification: March 25, 2026 CfP: www.um.org/umap2026/cal... For questions: umap2026-papers@um.org

Preliminary Call for Papers – ACM UMAP 2026

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UMAP @umapconf.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Yeahhhhh 🥳🥳 The UMAP 2026 call for workshops and tutorials is out!! Proposal Submission: January 22, 2026 For more information 👇 Workshop Website: www.um.org/umap2026/cal... Tutorial Website: www.um.org/umap2026/cal... For questions: umap2026-workshop-tutorial@um.org