{"id":12,"date":"2026-01-15T15:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:07:45","slug":"hypertext-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypertext 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London, England<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">September 14-18 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\" hurrytimer-campaign hurryt-loading hurrytimer-campaign-230\" data-config=\"{&quot;id&quot;:230,&quot;run_in_background&quot;:false,&quot;sticky&quot;:false,&quot;product_ids&quot;:[],&quot;actions&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1,&quot;redirectUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;message&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;coupon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;wcStockStatus&quot;:&quot;instock&quot;}],&quot;template&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block \\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit \\&quot;&gt;%D&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label \\&quot; &gt;days&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot; hurrytimer-timer-sep\\&quot;&gt;:&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block \\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit \\&quot;&gt;%H&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label \\&quot; &gt;hrs&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot; hurrytimer-timer-sep\\&quot;&gt;:&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block \\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit \\&quot;&gt;%M&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label \\&quot; &gt;mins&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot; hurrytimer-timer-sep\\&quot;&gt;:&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block \\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit \\&quot;&gt;%S&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label \\&quot; &gt;secs&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;methods&quot;:[1,2],&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;one_time&quot;,&quot;sticky_bar_hide_timeout&quot;:7,&quot;recurr&quot;:false,&quot;timeToNextRecurrence&quot;:0,&quot;isRegular&quot;:true,&quot;endDate&quot;:1789340400000}\" ><div class=\" hurrytimer-timer\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c2da8877 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f15145cb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The topic of Hypertext 2026 is <em>Hypertext as Method<\/em>. More than just a technological structure, hypertext embodies a way of thinking &#8211; nonlinear, networked, dynamic \u2013 that allows new forms of storytelling, new approaches to argumentation, new approaches to sense-making and knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">For 2026 we invite the breadth of hypertext-adjacent scholarship and practice to explore hypertext not solely as a tool but as a fundamental epistemic approach \u2013 one that underpins the information architecture of the modern world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The ACM Hypertext conference is a premium venue for high-quality peer-reviewed research on hypertext theory, systems and applications. It is concerned with all aspects of modern hypertext research, including social media, semantic web, dynamic and computed hypertext and hypermedia, as well as narrative systems, applications in the field of knowledge, culture and entertainment, and the societal impact of hypertext systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Note: SIGWEB gives a 1-year free membership to all people with&nbsp;<br>full conference registrations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Registration (Coming soon)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Calls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We invite creative workshop proposals that foster an informal, interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd8be335 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-401b6b56fc6cd1e9064454a44f66897d wp-block-paragraph\"><s>27\/02\/2026 AOE<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">13\/03\/2026 AOE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submission via <a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-calls\/workshops\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"40\">email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Tracks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Five tracks&nbsp;ranging from intelligent methods, readership and authoring to online communities <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd8be335 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6109abc623a19ebe04f60099c7cb4871 wp-block-paragraph\"><s>27\/03\/2026 AOE<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">30\/04\/2026 13:00 BST (12:00 UTC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submission via <a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=ht26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EasyChair<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;background-color:#f3f3f3;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-background has-medium-font-size is-style-text-annotation--1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:9px;border-top-right-radius:9px;border-bottom-left-radius:9px;border-bottom-right-radius:9px;background-color:#cccccc\">Open for submission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Sky &amp; Late Breaking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Visions, provocations, position papers, and late breaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd8be335 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Deadline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8cf692f89ba3272d66c2965232734afa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><s>29\/05\/2026 AOE<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">01\/06\/2026 AOE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submission via <a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=ht26\">EasyChair<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Support to student authors first time attending  an HT conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: 26\/06\/2026 AOE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submission via EasyChair (Coming soon)<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INTR\/HT Summer School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We are inviting students for ACM SIGWEB Hypertext Summer School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: 27\/06\/2026 AOE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submission via EasyChair (Coming soon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Demonstrations of working systems, prototypes, or experimental tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: 29\/05\/2026 AOE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submission via <a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-calls\/demos\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"68\">email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89463222 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London College of Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located at Elephant and Castle, <strong>London College of Communication<\/strong> is a creative hub specialising in media, design, and screen. Part of University of the Arts, London, it transforms students into industry-ready professionals and creative practitioners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located in London: home to over 11000 restaurants, 4000+ fast food joints, around 250 theatres and attractions and more than 200 museums and galleries!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Panorama-11-1-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Panorama-11-1-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Panorama-11-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Panorama-11-1-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Panorama-11-1-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Panorama-11-1-2048x1284.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad764497 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2480.7692971642246!2d-0.10433792357309776!3d51.49480001162401!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487604989bdaf54b%3A0x6e9c780b399ffe35!2sUAL%20London%20College%20of%20Communication!5e1!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1772816703177!5m2!1sen!2suk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London, England September 14-18 2026 The topic of Hypertext 2026 is Hypertext as Method. 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