Workshops provide a venue for addressing novel ideas and emerging research focused on user-centered aspects of information interaction and information retrieval. Generally, workshops are less formal, more interactive, and potentially more focused than the main conference itself.
While workshop themes will often align with the main conference call for contributions, proposals related to other areas of Human Information Interaction and Interactive Information Retrieval are welcome. Workshops can be either full-day or half-day, and formats are determined by organizers.
We strongly encourage workshops that promote collaboration, discussion, problem-solving, and community-building. Proposals structured like “mini conferences” focused solely on paper presentations are discouraged.
Organizers of accepted workshops are expected to define the workshop’s focus, solicit and review submissions, recruit participants, and manage the final program. At least two organizers must attend and facilitate the entire workshop.
Suitable templates are available from the ACM website:
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Submit electronically via EasyChair by selecting the “CHIIR 2026 Workshops” track.
Each proposal must include two parts:
Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings.
Note: Abstract submission is not mandatory for workshop proposals.
Workshop proposals are not anonymous. The review process is single-blind to reflect the nature of the content.
Please review the ACM authorship policy before submission. Authors must be listed correctly in EasyChair at submission time. No changes will be permitted after the deadline.
All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence.
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70–75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open must pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Remember that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria that the ACM sets.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.
This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.
Contact the ACM for more information at dl-info@hq.acm.org.
