Call for Workshop Proposals

We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference. The goal of the workshops is to provide a venue for presenting research on focused topics of interest and an informal forum to discuss research questions and challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the conference.

Important Dates (AoE)

Workshop proposal deadline July 6, 2026
Workshop proposal notificationAug. 4, 2026
Workshop papers deadlineNov. 9, 2026
Go/No-Go decision for workshopsDec. 1, 2026
Workshop paper notificationDec. 7, 2026
Workshop proposal camera ready deadlineDec. 10, 2026
Workshop paper camera ready deadline (CEUR)Dec. 21, 2026

Workshop Formats

We encourage proposals for a wide range of workshop formats, including but not limited to:

  • “Mini-conferences” on specialized topics with their own paper submission and review processes.
  • Interactive formats to explore topics through breakout rooms; may target a report summarizing discussions.
  • “Late breaking work” meetings with lighter review processes (e.g., based on abstracts).
  • “Hands-on” workshops around a specific problem requiring position statements.
  • “Project centric” workshops related to large-scale funded projects (e.g., NSF, EU).
  • “Mini-competitions”, challenges, or hackathons.

Organizer Responsibilities

  • Review & Restructuring: Workshops with few submissions may be cancelled, shortened, or merged.
  • Publicity: Organizers must produce their own CFP and publicize it to relevant newsgroups and audiences outside the IUI community.
  • Management: Organizers will maintain their own website (linked from the IUI 2027 site) and coordinate the paper solicitation, collection, and review process.
  • Publication: A workshop summary will be in the ACM Digital Library. Accepted workshop papers will be published in a joint workshop proceedings (via CEUR or similar).

Proposal Format & Submission

  • Length: Maximum 4 pages (single-column).
  • Template: Latest Word Submission Template or LaTeX template.
  • Submission Link: PCS 2.0 (Select SIGCHI -> IUI 2027 -> IUI 2027 Workshops).
  • Contact: workshops2027@iui.acm.org

Proposal Organization

  1. Name and title: One-word acronym and full title + “(Workshop)”.
  2. Description: Relevance to IUI 2027, interest to the audience, and target audience.
  3. Previous history: List of past workshops on the topic and participant counts.
  4. Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, web pages, and backgrounds. Indicate the primary contact and those attending.
  5. Workshop Program Committee: Names and affiliations of tentative members.
  6. Participants: Expected count and recruitment plan (include names of at least 10 interested people).
  7. Workshop activities: Format description (papers, talks, panels, etc.).
  8. Planned outcomes: Goals and planned publications/outputs.
  9. Length: Full-day or half-day.

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