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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Dear colleagues,</span></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>We invite </span><strong><span>workshop
proposals</span></strong><span> for the </span><strong><span>EICS
2026 Workshops Track</span></strong><span>. The workshops
track offers the opportunity to organize specialized forums
alongside the main conference and to bring attention to emerging
and timely research topics related to the </span><strong><span>engineering
of interactive computing systems</span></strong><span>.</span></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>\U0001f4cc Full CfP page (with submission
link): </span><a disabled="true"><span>https://eics.acm.org/2026/workshop.html</span></a></p>
<h2><span>Important dates (all deadlines are AoE)</span></h2>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Feb 14, 2026</span></strong><span>
\u2014 Workshop proposal submission deadline</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Feb 21, 2026</span></strong><span>
\u2014 Notifications</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Apr 30, 2026</span></strong><span>
\u2014 Camera-ready workshop proposals</span></p>
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<h2><span>Scope and format</span></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>In addition to traditional workshops
with paper presentations, we welcome </span><strong><span>innovative
workshop formats</span></strong><span>, including design and
experience workshops (where participants design and/or evaluate
artifacts), interactive sessions based on collaborative work,
etc.</span></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Workshop duration can be proposed by
the organizers: </span><strong><span>half-day or full-day</span></strong><span>.</span></p>
<h2><span>Proposal length and template</span></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Workshop proposals should be </span><strong><span>no
longer than 5 pages</span></strong><span>, using the </span><strong><span>new
ACM Master template</span></strong><span> (manuscript option).</span></p>
<h2><span>Required proposal contents</span></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Workshop proposals must include:</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Background:</span></strong><span>
The workshop aims and goals.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Target audience:</span></strong><span>
Expected background, knowledge level in the workshop themes,
and expected number of participants.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Pre-workshop plans:</span></strong><span>
Recruitment and community-building plans (e.g., website or
other communication channels); expectations for attendee
submissions (format, length); and the workshop timeline
(submission deadline, notification, final program, etc.).</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Workshop structure:</span></strong><span>
Detailed structure and format, including activities, timing,
and resources.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Operational requirements:</span></strong><span>
Equipment or space/layout needs if accepted.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Advertising plan:</span></strong><span>
Planned website, distribution to mailing lists, invitations
to attendees of previous related workshops/conferences, etc.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Post-workshop plans:</span></strong><span>
Dissemination plan for workshop outputs. The current plan is
to publish accepted workshop material in a </span><strong><span>common
volume for all EICS 2026 workshops</span></strong><span>,
as an </span><strong><span>LNCS volume published by
Springer</span></strong><span> (paper format linked on the
CfP page). Workshop papers can be revised in light of
reviewer comments and workshop discussions. If organizers do
not want to use this opportunity, they should inform the
chairs at submission time.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong><span>Organizers:</span></strong><span>
Short bios (including the main contact person) and expertise
in organizing workshops and in the workshop topic(s).</span></p>
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<h2><span>Visibility at the main conference</span></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Accepted workshop organizers will
have the opportunity to present the workshop themes and results
as </span><strong><span>posters at the main EICS 2026
conference</span></strong><span>, enabling workshop
participants to prepare and present posters as part of the main
conference program.</span></p>
<p><span>Workshop proposals are juried. Selection criteria include
relevance to EICS, organizer scientific background and
event-organizing experience, and the advertising/dissemination
plan.</span></p>
<h2><span>Use of Generative AI in manuscript preparation</span></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Authors must follow </span><strong><span>ACM\u2019s
policy on the use of Generative AI in authoring papers</span></strong><span>
(linked from the CfP page). Submissions are evaluated against
this policy, and violations risk desk rejection.</span></p>
<h2><span>Registration policy</span></h2>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Workshop attendees and organizers
must register for the </span><strong><span>workshops day</span></strong><span>,
but </span><strong><span>not</span></strong><span> for the
main conference.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>Workshops with </span><strong><span>5
or fewer attendees</span></strong><span> will be canceled.</span></p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>One </span><strong><span>free
workshops-day registration</span></strong><span> is
provided to </span><strong><span>one organizer</span></strong><span>
per </span><strong><span>8 registered workshop attendees</span></strong><span>.</span></p>
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<p><span>One </span><strong><span>free workshops-day + main
conference registration</span></strong><span> is provided
to </span><strong><span>one organizer</span></strong><span>
per </span><strong><span>12 registered workshop attendees</span></strong><span>.</span></p>
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<h2><span>Contact</span></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span>For any questions about workshop
proposals, please contact the workshop chairs: </span><a
disabled="true"><strong><span>workshops2026@eics.acm.org</span></strong></a></p>
<p><span>Best regards,</span><br>
<span>EICS 2026 Workshops Track Chairs</span></p>
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