Call for Sponsors and Exhibitors

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR 2026), we would like to invite you to participate as a sponsor or exhibitor. CHIIR is the leading international forum dedicated to human interaction with information and knowledge systems.

Human interaction with AI is core to the transformational impact of LLMs, agents, and conversational systems on businesses and products. The CHIIR community includes the top researchers and thought leaders in academia and industry working at the intersection of AI and user interaction with information and knowledge.

CHIIR offers an opportunity to connect with scientists developing these next-generation AI techniques and learn about the state-of-the-art and future research directions. CHIIR also offers the chance to meet and recruit the top PhD students. It is an excellent venue to promote your organization’s brand to thought leaders with global influence. Sponsors will receive extensive exposure during the conference promotion and during the conference.

We look forward to welcoming you to Seattle in 2026 and encourage you to consider the benefits of sponsoring CHIIR 2026.

Scientific Program

The CHIIR 2026 Committee is planning a stimulating program covering five days, with research papers, posters, tutorials, workshops, and social events. The focus is on research and development in human interaction with information systems.

Supporters will benefit from networking in a community dedicated to understanding how to build safe and effective human-facing AI systems. Papers, workshops, and tutorials at CHIIR have included:

• Workshop on Search-Oriented Conversational Artificial Intelligence
• A Theoretical Framework for Conversational Search
• Evaluating Cognitive Biases in Conversational and Generative IIR: A Tutorial
• Design Principles for Exploratory Search Interfaces
• Large-Scale Analysis of Email Search and Organizational Strategies
• An AID for Avoiding Inadvertent Disclosure: Supporting Interactive Review for Privilege in E-Discovery
• A Spoken Dialog System for Coordinating Information Consumption and Exploration

Delegate Profile

CHIIR has an international profile and rotates between North America, Europe, and Asia. Most delegates come from the US and Canada, the EU, UK, China, Australia, and Japan. About half of the delegates are Ph.D. students, many of whom will be seeking opportunities to shape the next generation of human-facing AI. We expect CHIIR 2026 to attract about 200 delegates.

Logistics

Dates: March 22-26, 2026
Location: Seattle, Washington

Benefits of Supporting CHIIR 2026

• Acknowledgement of your organization’s support leading up to and during the conference.
• Networking opportunities during the conference to promote your brand, products, and employment opportunities to researchers and graduate students.
• A showcase for your brand supporting researchers in this critical aspect of AI products.
• An opportunity to establish contacts and strengthen relationships with the leading researchers and institutions from around the world.
• An opportunity to launch new initiatives, products or services.
• A place and time for your researchers and management to connect face-to-face to learn about the state-of-the-art and future developments.

Sponsorship Opportunities

There are two types of sponsorship opportunities: general conference sponsorship and targeted sponsorship. All conference sponsors receive the following benefits:

• Recognition as a supporter (with your logo) in the conference program
• Recognition as a supporter (with your logo) on the supporters page of the official conference web site, including a hyperlink to the organization’s home page
• Acknowledgement as a supporter on the official supporter acknowledgement board onsite at the conference.
• Use of the conference logo until the end of March 2026

General Conference Sponsorship

Level	Donation	Free Delegates	Conference Banner	Acknowledgement	Exhibit Tables	Conference Introduction	Ad in Program	Satchel Insert
Platinum	$10000	2	Y	Y	2	Y	Full	Y
Gold	$5000	1	Y	Y	2	Y	Full	Y
Silver	$2000	0	N	Y	1	Y	Full	Y
Bronze	$1000	0	N	Y	0	Y	Half	Y

Other Sponsorship Opportunities

• Welcome reception: $3,500
• Poster reception: $3,500
• Conference banquet: $8,000
• Lunches: $4,000 (per day)
• Student Volunteer Program Sponsor (includes registration + t-shirts for 10 volunteers): $4,000

Sponsorship Procedure

If you wish to participate in CHIIR 2026, please contact us: chiir2026sponsorship@acm.org

Sponsorship Chairs