Conference schedule

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Sunday 1 Nov 2026 – Workshops, Masterclass & DC

Time	Activity
09:00–10:00	Registration
10:00–13:00	Workshop: Preferable Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Creative Technology (full day) Workshop: 2nd International Workshop on Health, Wellbeing and Human-AI Interaction (full day) Workshop: Understanding Identity Erosion: When AI Threatens Sense of Self and Agency (half day) Masterclass: Colour Brings People Together (half day) Doctoral Consortium (full day)
13:00–14:00	Lunch
14:00–15:30	Workshop: Preferable Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Creative Technology (cont.) Workshop: 2nd International Workshop on Health, Wellbeing and Human-AI Interaction (cont.) Workshop: AI Beyond the Individual: Designing for Relational Personhood (half day) Doctoral Consortium (cont.)
15:30–16:00	Afternoon Tea
16:00–17:30	Workshop: Preferable Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Creative Technology (cont.) Workshop: 2nd International Workshop on Health, Wellbeing and Human-AI Interaction (cont.) Workshop: AI Beyond the Individual: Designing for Relational Personhood (cont.) Doctoral Consortium (cont.)

Monday 2 Nov 2026 – Main Conference

Time	Activity
09:00–09:15	Opening & Welcome
09:15–10:15	Keynote: Advait Sarkar, Microsoft Research
10:15–10:30	Short Paper Showcase: Group A
10:30–11:00	Morning Tea
11:00–12:00	Paper Session 1: AI, Expertise and Changing Practice
12:00–12:30	alt.britchi: Strange Relations with AI
12:30–14:00	Lunch
14:00–14:40	Paper Session 2: Immersive and Embodied Experiences
14:40–15:10	Community Showcase 1
15:10–15:25	Short Paper Showcase: Group B
15:30–16:00	Afternoon Tea
16:00–16:40	Paper Session 3: Digital Social Life
16:40–17:00	Short Paper Showcase: Group C
17:00–17:20	Student Research Competition
17:20–17:30	alt.britchi: Between The Cracks lightning talks
17:30–18:00	Town HallAre you interested in volunteering to help run BritCHI in future years? We want to know what went well and what else you would like.
18:00	Poster Event & Conference Dinner

Tuesday 3 Nov 2026 – Main Conference

Time	Activity
09:30–10:30	Keynote: Anne Roudaut, University of Bristol
10:30–11:00	Morning Tea
11:00–12:00	Paper Session 4: Digital Health, Care and Wellbeing
12:00–12:30	alt.britchi: Designing Otherwise: Power, Values and Consequences
12:30–14:00	Lunch
14:00–14:50	Paper Session 5: Critical and Responsible HCI
14:50–15:20	Community Showcase 2
15:20–15:50	Closing: Awards & Announcement of BritCHI 2027