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on Natural Language Processing) invites the submission of workshop proposals featuring substantial, original, and unpublished research in all areas of computational linguistics, language resources and evaluation, including (not limited to)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 on November 9–10, 2026 in Hengqin, China. In-person format is preferred, with hybrid format allowed under special circumstances.

Workshop Schedule

You can find the list and schedule of accepted workshops for AACL-IJCNLP 2026 here.

Submitting a Paper to a Workshop

Each workshop runs its own Call for Papers, with its own deadlines and topics. To submit, please visit the website of the workshop you are interested in. Links are provided on the Workshops page.

Important Dates

First Call for Proposals December 12, 2025
Proposal Submission Due January 16, 2026 (11:59 PM UTC-12h)
Notification of Acceptance February 20, 2026
Main Conference - Workshops Main: November 6 - 10, 2026
Workshops: November 9 - 10, 2026

Submission Guidelines

Workshop proposals were solicited through a joint call issued by AACL and EMNLP. Submissions were accepted via the SoftConf portal.

Each submission should contain a maximum 4 pages: max 2 pages for main proposal + max 2 pages for workshop organizers information. Proposals must use the provided LaTeX template; non-compliant submissions will be desk rejected.

Main Proposal (2 Pages)

  • Title, acronym, and brief description of workshop topic and content
  • Discussion of hybrid/virtual contingency plans
  • List of invited speakers with confirmation status and funding sources (optional)
  • Estimate of the number of attendees
  • Workshop format specification (in-person preferred)
  • Description of shared tasks and participant estimates (optional)
  • Special requirements and technical needs
  • Venue limitations, if applicable
  • Diversity and inclusion plans
  • 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
  • Review platform choice (ARR/OpenReview or START)
  • References

Financial Support

A single free workshop registration will be provided for an invited speaker. All other costs must be covered by the workshop organizers independently.

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: