Dear all, we are glad to announce the keynotes of CHItaly 2021, the hybrid program of the conference and how to register for it. --------------------------- KEYNOTES --------------------------- We are excited to present the two keynote speakers of CHItaly 2021 (https://chitaly2021.inf.unibz.it/keynotes.html): 1) Prof. Albrecht Schmidt (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität) will open the conference on July 12th, talking about "THE END OF SERENDIPITY: Will Artificial Intelligence Remove Chance and Choice in Everyday Life?"; 2) Prof. Paola Bertola (Politecnico di Milano) will close the conference on July 13th, talking about: "FASHION WITHIN THE BIG DATA SOCIETY: How can data enable fashion transition towards more meaningful and sustainable products?". --------------------------- PROGRAM --------------------------- The hybrid program includes a number of interesting events, besides its keynotes: presentations of long and short research papers, workshops, interactive experiences, the doctoral consortium, social events. For details, kindly refer to https://chitaly2021.inf.unibz.it/index.html The program will be completed in due time. Meanwhile you may want to reserve the following dates in your agenda for CHItaly 2021: from Sunday the 11th of July, early afternoon, to Tuesday the 13th of July at 22:00. --------------------------- REGISTRATION --------------------------- Given its hybrid nature, CHItaly allows for two types of participation: either physical or virtual. Furthermore, due to the current uncertainty concerning travelling regulations in Europe, CHItaly adopts a 2-step registration process. STEP 1). Attendees, willing to benefit from the early-bird rate, *must* register their intention to participate - either physically - or virtually by June 7 (strict). NOTA BENE: at least one author for each long/short research article, at least one workshop organiser and at least one interactive experience organiser are requested to register by June 7 (strict). After June 7, registrations will be considered late. STEP 2). Payments are purposefully delayed. They will be based on the Step-1 registration choice. The conference organisers will allow to modify a physical into a virtual fee in case of serious COVID-19-related reasons. Payments for both physical and virtual fees will close on June 30. No on-site registration will be possible. Please, refer to https://chitaly2021.inf.unibz.it/registration.html for up-to-date and detailed information as well as for registering for CHItaly 2021. We apologise for the delay of this communication, due to the complexity of ensuring compliance with the COVID-19 regulations in South Tyrol, Italy, and Europe. We are committed to providing you with a safe and entertaining environment and warmly invite you to attend in presence. Yours sincerely, CHItaly 2021 Organising Committee https://chitaly2021.inf.unibz.it