Call for Workshops

Important Dates

All deadlines are 11:59pm AoE (Anywhere on Earth)

• June 15, 2026: Workshop Proposals Due
• June 22, 2026: Workshop Acceptance Notifications
• June 29, 2026: Workshop Websites Live & CfP Announced
• July 23 - July 30, 2026: Suggested Workshop Paper Submission Deadline
  (Organizers may select their preferred deadline, provided they can meet the Aug 7 notification requirement)
• August 7, 2026: Workshop Paper Acceptance Notifications
• August 22, 2026: Conference Early Registration Deadline
• September 27, 2026: Workshops Day

Topics of Interest

To view the full range of subjects accepted by each respective community, please review our comprehensive Topics of Interest page before making your selection.

Submission Information for Workshops

Overview

We invite proposals for workshops at HCOMP 2026 and CI 2026. Workshops are a gathering place for researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals to bring together communities with common research interests and agendas, discuss ongoing work, and initiate new collaborations.

Workshops are an opportunity to move the field forward and build community. They may address basic or applied research, best practices, tools, education, industry trends, emerging themes and applications, and critical thinking about existing methodologies and frameworks. Topics should fall within the general scope of HCOMP, CI, or both, but we also highly encourage emerging research directions that have not yet been fully explored and may even be seen as controversial.

We welcome traditional workshop formats that encourage lively debates and focused discussion, as well as other types of topic-specific activities, such as tutorials or roundtables. Each workshop should generate ideas that will give the HCOMP and CI communities a fresh way of thinking about the topic or suggest promising directions for future work.

Core Requirements

• Suggested Length: 2-4 pages (excluding references).
• Format Layout: Refer to the official template criteria within General Submission Instructions.
• Submission Method: Send as a single PDF file via email directly to hcomp-ci-2026-workshops@acm.org.

1. Overview Detail

Provide a concise summary of the proposed workshop, including:

• Workshop title and acronym.
• A brief abstract (up to 250 words) suitable for the conference website.
• Topics and subtopics that are in scope.
• Intended audience and the expected number of participants.
• This should include a strong rationale for the workshop, describe the issues to be addressed, and state concrete objectives.

2. Format and Activities

Provide detailed parameters regarding your programmatic timeline and participant engagement strategy:

• Information on whether your workshop will be a full-day or half-day event.
• Explain the activities you plan to do during the workshop (e.g., keynote, workshop paper presentations, lightning talks, hands-on activities, etc.).
• An explanation of how you will keep participants engaged, interacting, and/or collaborating. Keep everyone involved! We especially encourage workshop formats with activities that maintain engagement throughout the event. Get creative! Consider incorporating demos, feedback on innovative task designs, or short-term collaborations. Think about what attendees can create or solve.
• State your plans for follow-up and creation of tangible outcomes (e.g., poster presentation, publication of a workshop report, plans for a special issue of a journal).
• Operational Rules: Workshops must be in-person or hybrid; no virtual-only workshops are allowed. Note that all workshop attendees (virtual or in person) need to pay the required registration fee.

Note: This can be submitted as a tentative operational plan.

3. Organizers and Speakers

Highlight the team structure and background expertise managing the event:

• Organizers' names, affiliations, and contact information.
• A brief biography for each organizer, highlighting their background and past experience organizing similar events.
• At least 2 organizers are required to attend the event in person; please explicitly indicate which organizers will attend in person and who won't.
• A list of potential keynote speakers, panelists, or special invitees, indicating if any have already been tentatively confirmed.

Note: Priority will be given to workshops that include a diverse group of organizers and speakers across different dimensions (e.g., academia/industry, demographics, and research area).

4. Call for Participation (CfP) Plan

Outline your outreach goals and instructional community roadmap:

• A draft of the Call for Papers/Participation that will be distributed to the community (Keep it strictly to 250 words or less).
• Information on how you plan to market and advertise your workshop to reach a diverse, international audience.

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated based on the relevance of the topic to the HCOMP and CI communities, the potential to foster engaging and interactive discussions, the experience and diversity of the organizing committee, and the overall quality of the submitted plan.

General Submission Instructions

For technical formatting details and project setup guidelines, please check the dedicated General Submission Instructions page.

Workshops Co-Chairs