Call for Workshops

Overview

AACL-IJCNLP 2026 (the 5th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics and the 15th International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing) invites the submission of workshop proposals featuring substantial, original, and unpublished research in all areas of computational linguistics, language resources and evaluation, including (not limited to)

  • Linguistics
  • Language Documentation
  • NLP
  • Speech and Multimodal Processing
  • Computational Social Science
  • Digital Humanities.

Workshops will be held in Hengqin, China. In-person format is preferred, with hybrid format allowed under special circumstances.

Important Note: At least one organizer of accepted workshops must be present in person in Hengqin, China.

Important Dates

First Call for Proposals TBD
Submission Link Posted TBD
Second Call for Proposals TBD
Proposal Submission Due TBD
Notification of Acceptance TBD
Main Conference - Workshops Main: November 6 - 10, 2026
Workshops: TBD

Submission Guidelines

Each submission should contain a maximum 4 pages: max 2 pages for main proposal + max 2 pages for workshop organizers information.

Main Proposal (2 Pages)

  • Title and brief description of workshop topic and content
  • List of invited speakers with confirmation status and funding sources
  • Estimate of the number of attendees
  • Workshop format specification (in-person preferred)
  • Description of shared tasks and participant estimates
  • Special requirements and technical needs
  • Previous workshop iterations (if applicable)

Organizer Information (2 pages)

  • Names, affiliations, and email addresses of organizers
  • One-paragraph research interests and expertise statements
  • Program Committee members list with confirmation status
  • Brief advertisement/tagline (up to 140 characters)
  • Review platform choice (ARR/OpenReview/START)
  • Unlimited space for references

Submission Style & Portal The template and submission guidelines will be announced soon. Details on the submission portal will be provided in due course.

Diversity & Evaluation

We encourage diverse participation and evaluate proposals on multiple criteria.

Diversity & Inclusion

  • Demographic and geographic minorities
  • Researchers with disabilities
  • Topics contributing to improved diversity
  • Relevance to underrepresented groups

Evaluation Criteria

  • Originality and impact
  • Expected participant interest level
  • Quality and expertise of organizing team
  • Contribution to conference diversity

Contact Information

Workshop Chairs:

Details will be announced soon.