This instalment of Write On!, our periodic compilation of calls for papers, as follows:

► The University of Michigan Law School invites junior scholars to attend the 8th Annual Junior Scholars Conference, which will take place in person on April 22-23, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The conference provides junior scholars with a platform to present and discuss their work with peers, and to receive detailed feedback from senior members of the Michigan Law faculty. The Junior Scholars Conference is intended for academics in both law and related disciplines. Applications from graduate students, SJD/PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, teaching fellows, and assistant professors (pre-tenure) who have not held an academic position for more than four years, are welcomed. Applications are due by January 10, 2022.

For more detailed information on the submission process and opportunities for financial assistance and participation, click here.

► The Asser Institute invites abstracts on the topic of Law and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: From Principles to Practice and Policy, for an interdisciplinary conference that will take place on March 10–11, 2022 at the Asser Institute in The Hague (subject to change).

The Asser Institute invites the submission of contributions that will result in an interdisciplinary dialogue aimed at generating insights on the principles, conditions, and methods that would allow AI to be responsibly deployed in the public sphere. The conference will result in a series of papers addressing theoretical and empirical aspects of AI in the public sector from the combined perspectives of philosophy, law, and computer science, with the aim to bring together academic researchers from various disciplines. There is no registration fee. Abstracts are due by December 3, 2021.

For more information about the call for papers and the conference, click here.