*Joint Call for Tutorial Proposals (EACL/ACL) 2026*
The Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) and the European
Chapter
of the ACL (EACL) invite proposals for tutorials in conjunction with
the ACL
2026 and EACL 2026 conferences. We welcome submissions covering all
areas of
computational linguistics (CL) and natural language processing (NLP),
broadly
defined to include related disciplines. We are soliciting proposals for
two
types of tutorials:
* *Cutting-edge tutorials in CL/NLP*: Covering recent advances in
emerging
areas not previously addressed in tutorials at EACL, NAACL-HLT, ACL,
or
EMNLP.
* *Introductory tutorials in related fields*: Offering overviews of
disciplines potentially relevant to the CL/NLP community, such as
linguistics, bioinformatics, machine learning, human-computer
interaction,
or applications of large language models in non-English languages.
In both cases, the primary goal is to help CL/NLP researchers understand
key
scientific challenges, their tractability, and their theoretical and
practical implications. Presentations of specific technologies or
systems are
welcome when used to illustrate broader scientific insights.
Tutorials will be held at one of the following conference venues:
* *EACL 2026* (The 19th Conference of the European Chapter of the
Association for Computational Linguistics), which will be held as a
hybrid
conference, and physically held in Rabat, Morocco, from March 24-29,
2026.
* *ACL 2026* (The 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for
Computational
Linguistics), which will be held as a hybrid conference and
physically
held in San Diego, California, from July 2-7, 2026.
Other calls will be made in the fall for tutorials colocated with
conferences
later in the year (e.g., EMNLP and AACL). This call thus exclusively
centers
EACL and ACL 2026.
*Important Dates*
EACL/ACL 2026 shared dates:
* Proposal submission deadline: *October 20, 2025*
* Notification of acceptance: December 08, 2025
* Tutorial slides + abstract + bibliography + any other materials
one month prior to the date of the tutorial
/All deadlines are 11:59 PM UTC-12:00 ("anywhere on Earth")./
*Fee Waivers*
Up to *3 instructors per tutorial* can have their registration fees
waived
for the main conference and any subset of co-located tutorials and
workshops.
*Diversity & Inclusion*
To foster an inclusive culture in our field, we particularly encourage
submissions from members of underrepresented groups in CL/NLP, i.e.,
researchers from any demographic or geographic minority, researchers
with
disabilities, among others. The overall diversity of the tutorial
organizers
and potential audience will be taken into account to ensure that the
conference program is varied and balanced.
Tutorial proposals should describe and will be evaluated according to
how the
tutorial contributes to *topics promoting diversity* (e.g., working on
minority languages or groups), *participation diversity* (e.g.,
coordinating
with social affinity groups, providing subsidies, making a promotional
plan
for the tutorial), and *representation diversity* among tutorial
presenters.
For more information or advice, organizers may consult resources such as
the
BIG directory [1], Black in AI [2], Disability in AI [3], Indigenous AI
[4],
LatinX in AI [5], Masakhane [6], 500 Queer Scientists [7], and
Women-in-ML's directory [8].
*Submission Details*
1Proposals should use the ACL paper submission format. Authors can
download
[9] the LaTeX or Word template or use the Overleaf template [10].
Proposals
*should not exceed 4 pages of content* (plus one page for tutor
biographies
and unlimited pages for references), should be submitted as PDF
documents,
and should contain the following:
1) A title and authors, affiliations, and contact information.
2) A brief description of the tutorial content and its relevance to the
CL/NLP community.
3) Type of the tutorial: "cutting-edge in CL/NLP" vs "introductory to
fields related to CL/NLP".
4) Briefly describe the target audience and any expected prerequisites
for
the attendees, for example:
* Math: e.g., "Understand derivatives and integrals as found in
introductory calculus"
* Linguistics: e.g., "Be able to parse and generate text with
dependency grammars"
* Machine Learning: e.g., "Understand 'classical' supervised
methods such as SVM and perceptron"
* Neural Network: e.g., "Familiarity with transformers"
* Programming or other tools: e.g., "Knowledge of PyTorch and Unix
command line tools"
5) An outline of the tutorial structure and content, and how it will be
covered in a three-hour slot. In exceptional cases, six-hour
tutorial
slots are available. These time limits do not include coffee breaks,
e.g., a three-hour tutorial in fact occupies a 3.5-hour slot, and a
six-hour tutorial occupies a 7-hour slot.
6) Explain how the tutorial includes other people's work. We recommend
that the tutorial cover work by the presenters as well as by other
researchers. The submission should explain how this breadth is
ensured.
Tutorials should not be "self-invited talks".
7) Diversity considerations, e.g., use of multilingual data,
indications of
how the described methods scale up to various languages or domains,
participation of both senior and junior instructors, demographic and
geographical diversity of the instructors, plans for how to
diversify
audience participation, etc.
8) Reading list. Work that you expect the audience to read before the
tutorial can be indicated by an asterisk. Recommended papers should
provide breadth of authorship and include work by other authors, as
well
as work from other disciplines is welcomed if relevant.
9) For each tutorial presenter, a one-paragraph statement of their
research
interests and areas of expertise for the tutorial topic, as well as
experience in instructing an international audience.
10) An estimate of the audience size for the tutorial. If the same or a
similar tutorial (or workshops, talks, etc.) has been given before,
include information on where any previous version of the tutorial
was
given and how many attendees the tutorial attracted.
11) A description of special requirements for technical equipment.
12) We intend to make tutorial presentation materials publicly
available
(e.g., tutorial slides, captioned video recording, as well as
software,
data, or other resources as applicable) in the ACL Anthology. If
any of
your tutorial materials cannot be shared, please explain why this
is the
case.
13) An ethics statement that discusses the ethical considerations
related to
the topics of the tutorial.
14) A description of any limitations that would restrict the tutorial
to a
specific venue (EACL or ACL). For example: if the tutorial is
compatible
with only one of these events, logistically, thematically or
otherwise,
or if the tutorial cannot be held at a venue for logistical
reasons.
15) OPTIONAL: We welcome proposals on the special conference themes. If
your
tutorial proposal aligns with the special themes of EACL (theme
TBA) or
ACL (theme TBA), then please explain why this is the case.
16) OPTIONAL: We invite tutorial instructors to include pedagogical
material
that the audience can bring into classrooms or similar spaces of
discussion, to bring attention to the tutorial topic (e.g., a
hands-on
exercise, discussion questions, a demo, or an assignment). If you
would
like to provide this, then please explain why this is the case.
Tutorial proposals should be submitted online using the softconf system
at
the following link: https://softconf.com/p/acl-tutorials2026 [1] [11].
Proposals
will be reviewed jointly by the Tutorial Co-Chairs of the conferences
and,
optionally, by a group of external experts.
*Evaluation Criteria*
Each tutorial proposal will be evaluated according to its clarity and
preparedness, novelty or timely character of the topic, instructors'
experience, target audience, open access of the tutorial instructional
material, and diversity and inclusion.
*Instructor Responsibilities*
Tutorial decisions along with reviews will be released by *Dec 08,
2025*.
Accepted tutorial proposers must then provide abstracts for inclusion in
the
conference registration material by the specific conference deadlines.
The
description should be in two formats: (a) an ASCII version that can be
included in email announcements and published on the conference website,
and
(b) a PDF version for inclusion in the electronic proceedings (detailed
instructions will be provided). Tutorial speakers must provide *tutorial
materials (e.g., slides, a relevant list of papers) at least one month
prior
to the start date of the hosting conference*. The final submitted
tutorial
materials must minimally include copies of the course slides and a
bibliography for the material covered in the tutorial. After the
conference,
the presenters will be invited to update their slides in the ACL
Anthology
(if needed).
*Tutorial Chairs*
* EACL
* Aline Paes, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
* Rodrigo Wilkens, University of Exeter, UK
* Chenghua Lin, The University of Manchester, UK
* ACL
* Kenton Murray, Johns Hopkins University, USA
* Jacob Andreas, MIT, USA
If you have any questions related to tutorial proposals, you can reach
us at
eaclacl2026_tutorials [at] googlegroups.com [2].
Read more:
https://www.aclweb.org/portal/content/joint-call-tutorial-proposals-eaclacl-2026
[3]
[1] http://www.winlp.org/big-directory/ [4]
[2] https://blackinai.github.io/#/membership [5]
[3] https://elesa.github.io/ability_in_AI/ [6]
[4] https://www.indigenous-ai.net/ [7]
[5] https://lxai.app/PUBLIC-DIRECTORY [8]
[6] https://www.masakhane.io/
[7] https://500queerscientists.com/ [9]
[8] https://www.wiml.org/directory [10]
[9] https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files [11]
[10] https://www.overleaf.com/read/crtcwgxzjskr [12]
[11] https://softconf.com/p/acl-tutorials2026 [1]
Links:
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[1] https://softconf.com/p/acl-tutorials2026
[2] http://googlegroups.com/
[3]
https://www.aclweb.org/portal/content/joint-call-tutorial-proposals-eaclacl-2026
[4] http://www.winlp.org/big-directory/
[5] https://blackinai.github.io/#/membership
[6] https://elesa.github.io/ability_in_AI/
[7] https://www.indigenous-ai.net/
[8] https://lxai.app/PUBLIC-DIRECTORY
[9] https://500queerscientists.com/
[10] https://www.wiml.org/directory
[11] https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files
[12] https://www.overleaf.com/read/crtcwgxzjskr
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