[Call for Participation] CHI 2026 Workshop | Shaping HCI Research for Children’s Care Ecosystem Involvement

*Call for Participation: CHI 2026 Workshop "Shaping HCI Research for 
Children's Care Ecosystem Involvement"*

Children’s technology use and well-being are shaped by care ecosystems 
that extend beyond families to include peers, teachers, therapists, 
clinicians, and institutions. We invite researchers, designers, and 
practitioners to join our CHI 2026 workshop to share methods and lessons 
learned, and to collaboratively articulate priorities and open questions 
for care ecosystem-centered HCI. While the primary focus is on 
children’s care ecosystems, we also welcome participants who are 
interested in applying an ecosystem lens to other populations.

This will be a *90-minute, in-person* workshop at CHI 2026 (Barcelona).

/How to participate:/

Please submit one of the following by *Thursday, 12 February 2026 (AoE)*:

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    a *~250-word statement of interest* describing your background and
    an ecosystem-related project or challenge, *or*

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    a *2–4 page position paper* (including references)

Your submission may address:

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    ongoing or planned HCI work with children and their care ecosystems
    (families, educators, therapists, clinicians, peers, and other
    stakeholders), and/or

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    challenges and design practices for multi-stakeholder research,
    including open questions to shape the research agenda

More details: |https://sites.google.com/view/chi26-ecocare/home|

Sincerely,
Evropi Stefanidi, Lucas M. Silva, Bengisu Çağıltay, Aehong Min, Eva 
Eriksson, Gillian R. Hayes - workshop organizers