March 2026 - Corpora

LxGr2026: Last Call for Papers – Extended Deadline
by Costas Gabrielatos 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

11th Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar (LxGr2026) LAST CALL FOR PAPERS: Extended deadline for abstract submission: 20 March 2026 The symposium will take place online on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July 2026 Invited Speakers Stefan Gries<https://www.stgries.info/> (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) Martin Hilpert<http://members.unine.ch/martin.hilpert> (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland) Serge Sharoff<https://ssharoff.github.io/> (University of Leeds, UK) Organiser: Costas Gabrielatos<https://ehu.ac.uk/gabrielatos> (Edge Hill University) LxGr primarily welcomes papers reporting on corpus-based research on any aspect of the interaction of lexis and grammar -- particularly studies that interrogate the system lexicogrammatically to get lexicogrammatical answers. However, position papers discussing theoretical or methodological issues, as well as descriptions or demonstrations of tools or resources are also welcome, as long as they are relevant to both lexicogrammar and corpus linguistics. If you would like to present, send an abstract of 500 words (excluding references) to lxgr(a)edgehill.ac.uk<mailto:lxgr@edgehill.ac.uk>. • Abstracts for research papers should specify the research focus (research questions or hypotheses), the corpus, the methodology (techniques, metrics), the theoretical orientation, and the main findings. • Abstracts for position papers should specify the theoretical orientation and the potential contribution to both lexicogrammar and corpus linguistics. • Abstracts for tools or resources should provide a clear description of the main functions, and specify the potential contribution to both lexicogrammar and corpus linguistics. Full papers will be allocated 35 minutes (including 10 minutes for discussion). Work-in-progress reports will be allocated 20 minutes (including 5 minutes for discussion). There will be no parallel sessions. Participation is free. For details, visit the LxGr website: https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/lxgr If you have any questions, please contact lxgr(a)edgehill.ac.uk<mailto:lxgr@edgehill.ac.uk>. ________________________________ Edge Hill University<http://ehu.ac.uk/home/emailfooter> Modern University of the Year, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022<http://ehu.ac.uk/tef/emailfooter> University of the Year, Educate North 2021/21 ________________________________ This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and remove it from your system. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Edge Hill or associated companies. Edge Hill University may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security and business communications during staff absence.<http://ehu.ac.uk/itspolicies/emailfooter>

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*SEM 2026: Direct Commitment for ARR-Reviewed Papers (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
by Nedjma Ousidhoum 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Dear corpora list members, *SEM 2026 (The 15th Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics), co-located with ACL 2026, welcomes direct commitments of pre-reviewed papers from ARR. If your paper has already been reviewed through ARR and you would like it to be considered for *SEM 2026, you can submit it through the direct commitment process. Deadline: April 10, 2026 Commitment link: https://openreview.net/group?id=aclweb.org/StarSEM/2026/Conference Important Dates (All deadlines are 11:59 PM UTC-12h, Anywhere on Earth) * Notification of acceptance: May 5, 2026 * Camera-ready deadline: May 26, 2026 * Conference date: July 3, 2026 (co-located with ACL 2026) Following ACL and ARR policies, there is no anonymity period requirement. More information: Website: https://starsem2026.github.io/ Call for Papers: https://starsem2026.github.io/calls/ Blog post: https://starsem2026.github.io/blog/ We look forward to your submissions. Best regards, *SEM Program Chairs.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Towards a Safer Web for Women - Second International Workshop on Protecting Women Online
by arianna.muti＠unibocconi.it 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Towards a Safer Web for Women - Second International Workshop on Protecting Women Online co-located with Web Science Conference 2026 Braunschweig, Germany 🇩🇪 26th-29th May 2026 tsww26.github.io Important dates Abstract Submission Deadline: 27 March, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: 3 April, 2026 Workshop Date: 26 May, 2026 This year’s workshop places a strong emphasis on preventive rather than reactive approaches to women’s online safety. We invite submissions presenting new findings, recent work, new ideas or previously published research (non-archival) that fits the workshop theme. Accepted formats include: Abstract: Up to 500 words Extended Abstract: Up to 2 pages (including references) Please submit your contributions electronically via the Google Form submission system at: https://forms.gle/tYheEgSwGecf2DyB6 Organising Committee Ángel Pavón Pérez, The Open University Miriam Fernandez, The Open University Christine de Kock, University of Melbourne Alba Morales, The Open University Arianna Muti, Bocconi University

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CFP: CustomNLP4U workshop at ACL 2026
by ACL Announcements 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Call For Papers: CustomNLP4U workshop at ACL 2026 We invite you to submit papers to the Second Workshop on Customizable NLP (CustomNLP4U), co-located with ACL 2026! CustomNLP4U brings together researchers working on tailoring language models to diverse users, domains, and communities. We welcome submissions on data and methods for model customization, evaluation of generalist and customized models, applications in sensitive domains, broader impacts including privacy and bias, and open science practices for customizable LMs. Important Dates: * Submission Deadline: April 3, 2026 * Notification of Acceptance: May 25, 2026 * Workshop date and time: July 3, 2026 (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT) For full details, submission guidelines, and the submission portal, please visit our workshop website: https://customnlp4u.github.io/ Looking forward to receiving your submissions! CustomNLP4U workshop organizers: Sheshera Mysore, Sachin Kumar, Vidhisha Balachandran, Shirley Anugrah Hayati, Faeze Brahman, Hanane Nour Moussa, Alireza Salemi

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ACM ICMI 2026: 2nd Call for Papers
by Gualtiero Volpe 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

ICMI 2026 2ND CALL FOR PAPERS ============================================ 5-9 October 2026, Napoli - Italy https://icmi.acm.org/2026/ ============================================ The 28th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026) will be held in Napoli, Italy. ICMI is the premier international forum for advancing research at the intersection of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction to create technically innovative, effective, and human-centered multimodal interactive systems. A unique aspect of ICMI is its multidisciplinary nature, bringing together research in AI, multimodal data processing, human-machine, and human-human interaction to bridge behavioral understanding with technology, with an eye towards impactful applications that benefit people and society. Novelty will be evaluated along two dimensions: scientific novelty and technical novelty. Accepted papers at ICMI 2026 must demonstrate novelty in at least one of these two dimensions. The theme of this year's conference is "Context and Cultural Awareness for Multimodal Interaction", to explore how context and cultural factors influence multimodal interaction systems, including their design, implementation, and evaluation. We welcome papers that address the integration of contextual understanding, such as environmental, social, and emotional factors, into multimodal interaction systems. We also encourage contributions that explore cultural considerations in the development and deployment of interactive technologies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Affective computing and interaction * User-adaptive systems * Cognitive modelling and multimodal interaction * Context-aware modelling * Cross-cultural design and evaluation * Gesture, touch, and haptics * Healthcare, assistive technologies * Human communication dynamics * Human-robot/agent multimodal interaction * Human-centred AI and ethics * Interaction with a smart environment * Machine learning for multimodal interaction * Mobile and wearable multimodal systems * Multimodal behaviour generation * Multimodal datasets and validation * Multimodal dialogue modeling * Multimodal fusion and representation * Multimodal interactive applications * Novel multimodal datasets * Spoken/visual behaviours in social interaction * System components and multimodal platforms * Virtual/augmented reality and multimodal interaction Commitment to ethical conduct is mandatory, and submissions must adhere to ethical standards, in particular when human-derived data are employed. Authors are encouraged to consult the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (https://ethics.acm.org/). *** Important Dates Abstract deadline April 13, 2026 Paper Submission April 20, 2026 Rebuttal Period June 1, 2026 Paper notification July 6, 2026 Camera-ready paper July 23, 2026 Presenting at the main conference October 6-8, 2026 *** ACM Publication Policies ACM's New Open Access Publishing Model. 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 will need to 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. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM. Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer: * $250 APC for ACM/SIG members * $350 for non-members 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, including ICMI.

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[ImageCLEF] Appel à participation tâche toPicto 2026
by DIANDRA FABRE 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

** Appel à Participation (English Version below) ** Dans le cadre de la campagne d’évaluation ImageCLEF 2026 (associée à la conférence CLEF 2026), nous présentons la troisième édition de la tâche ToPicto . Lab ImageCLEF2026 - [ https://www.imageclef.org/ | https://www.imageclef.org/ ] (The CLEF Cross Language Image Retrieval Track) fait partie de la 17ᵉ édition de CLEF 2026 ( [ https://clef2026.clef-initiative.eu/ | https://clef2026.clef-initiative.eu/ ] ) et est organisé du 21 au 24 septembre 2026 à Jena en Allemagne. L'objectif de ToPicto est de réunir la communauté scientifique (linguistes, informaticiens, traducteurs, etc.) afin de développer de nouvelles méthodes de traduction permettant de convertir en une séquence de pictogrammes, soit un discours oral, soit un texte. Nous proposons en fait deux tâches distinctes : - Text-to-Picto , tâche qui permet, à partir d'un texte en anglais, la génération automatique de segments constitués de termes textuels en anglais déjà alignés avec des pictogrammes connus (pictogrammes ARASAAC — [ https://arasaac.org/ | https://arasaac.org/ ] ). Ce défi peut être vu comme un problème de traduction, où la langue source serait l’anglais et la langue cible un “anglais pictogrammé”. - Next-pictogram prediction , tâche qui permet de prédire le pictogramme suivant le plus probable après une séquence donnée. Plus d'informations sont disponibles ici : [ https://www.imageclef.org/2026/topicto | https://www.imageclef.org/2026/topicto ] Les données d'entraînement sont disponibles, à vous de jouer ! Pour participer à la campagne d’évaluation, suivez les instructions fournies ici : [ https://www.imageclef.org/2026#registration | https://www.imageclef.org/2026#registration ] . Pour les inscriptions pour les tâches : - Text-to-Picto : [ https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/10/ | https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/10/ ] - Next-Pictogram prediction : [ https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/11/ | https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/11/ ] Dates importantes : - Fin d'inscription aux tâches : 23/04/2026 - Données test disponibles : 09/03/2026 - Date limite pour l'envoi des runs des participants : 07/05/2026 - Diffusion des résultats : 14/05/2026 - Date limite de soumission des notes de travail par les participants : 28/05/2026 - Notification d'acceptation des soumissions : 30/06/2026 - Camera-ready des soumissions : 07/07/2026 - CLEF2026 à Jena en Allemagne : du 21 au 24/09/2026 ---------------------------------------------------- ** Call for Participation ** As part of the ImageCLEF 2026 evaluation campaign (associated with the CLEF 2026 conference), we present the third edition of the ToPicto task. Lab ImageCLEF2026 - [ https://www.imageclef.org/ | https://www.imageclef.org/ ] (The CLEF Cross Language Image Retrieval Track) is part of the 17th edition of CLEF 2026 ( [ https://clef2026.clef-initiative.eu/ | https://clef2026.clef-initiative.eu/ ] ) and will be held from September 21 to 24, 2026, in Jena, Germany. The aim of ToPicto is to bring together the scientific community (linguists, computer scientists, translators, etc.) to develop new translation methods for converting either spoken language or text language into a sequence of pictograms. We are proposing two distinct tasks: - Text-to-Picto , a task that allows the automatic generation of segments consisting of English text terms already aligned with known pictograms (ARASAAC pictograms — [ https://arasaac.org/ | https://arasaac.org/ ] ) from an English text. This challenge can be seen as a translation problem, where the source language would be English and the target language would be “pictogrammed English.” - Next-pictogram prediction , a task that predicts the most likely next pictogram after a given sequence. More information is available here: [ https://www.imageclef.org/2026/topicto | https://www.imageclef.org/2026/topicto ] The training data is available, so it's up to you! To participate in the evaluation campaign , follow the instructions provided here: [ https://www.imageclef.org/2026#registration | https://www.imageclef.org/2026#registration ] . To register for a specific task: - Text-to-Picto: [ https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/10/ | https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/10/ ] - Next-Pictogram prediction: [ https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/11/ | https://ai4media-bench.aimultimedialab.ro/competitions/11/ ] Important dates: - Task registration deadline: April 23, 2026 - Test data available: March 9, 2026 - Deadline for participants to submit runs: May 7, 2026 - Results released: May 14, 2026 - Deadline for participants to submit working papers: May 28, 2026 - Notification of acceptance of submissions: June 30, 2026 - Camera-ready submissions: July 7, 2026 - CLEF2026 in Jena, Germany: September 21-24, 2026

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WebSci’26 Workshops: Second Call for Submissions & (Early-bird) Registration is open!
by Kaiser, Sierra Ann 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Second Call for Submissions – WebSci’26 Workshops<https://websci26.org/?page_id=705> – May 26, 2026 Contribute now to several exciting workshops at the 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSci’26)<https://websci26.org/>, taking place 26–29 May 2026, in Braunschweig, Germany. Upcoming submission deadlines (Workshops/Forums<https://websci26.org/?page_id=705>): * DHOW: Diffusion of Harmful Content on Online Web Paper submission deadline: 15 March 2026 https://dhow-workshop.github.io/2026/2/ * TSWW’26: Towards a Safer Web for Women – Second International Workshop on Protecting Women Online Abstract submission deadline: 17 March 2026 https://tsww26.github.io/ * ABIS 2026: The Effects of the Adaptive Web on Society Paper submission deadline: 17 March 2026 https://fg-abis.gi.de/veranstaltung/abis-2026 * SDW: First International Workshop on Science-Related Discourse on the Web Paper submission deadline: 24 March 2026 https://sdw2026.wordpress.com/ Overview of workshops and forums: https://websci26.org/?page_id=705 * Conference registration is open, with early-bird fees available until 22 March 2026. * Registration and prices here: https://websci26.org/?page_id=661 We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to WebSci’26! Please feel free to share within your community. Thanks! All the best, WebSci’26 Organizing Committee ------------------- Sierra Kaiser (she/her) Koordinatorin / Coordinator Stuttgart Research Focus – Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS) Universität Stuttgart Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24D | 3.352 | 70174 Stuttgart-Mitte Universitätsstr. 32 | 00.121 | 70569 Stuttgart-Vaihingen Tel.: +49 (0)711 685 84 371 Email: sierra.kaiser(a)iris.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:sierra.kaiser@iris.uni-stuttgart.de> Mastodon<https://bawü.social/@Stuttgart_IRIS> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/interchange-forum-for-reflecting-on-intell…> | BlueSky<https://bsky.app/profile/unistuttgartiris.bsky.social> | IRIS Newsletter<https://t63605f96.emailsys1a.net/91/8138/3f626b8c5a/subscribe/form.html?_g=…> www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/<http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/>

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Starter Kit Released for MedGenVidQA at BioNLP-ACL 2026
by deepak.gupta＠nih.gov 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear Participants, We are pleased to announce that the starter kit (https://github.com/medgenvidqa/starter-kit/) for the challenge has been released. The Starter kit provides a complete pipeline including data download, preprocessing, indexing, sample submissions, and a baseline model implementation. It also produces submission-ready outputs to streamline experimentation and benchmarking. We encourage you to explore the repository and get started with your experiments. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Best regards, MedGenVidQA 2026 Organizers

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Special issue of Text and Talk on the work of John Swales
by Susan Hunston 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

With apologies for cross-postings: The renowned linguist and rhetorician John Swales died in 2025 and in his honour we would like to propose a special issue of the journal Text and Talk. We invite abstracts of 400-500 words on any aspect of Linguistics related to Swales' work, with topics including but not limited to: * Genre (move) analysis, including developments in the model since its inception, and using moves to investigate novel genres. * The Michigan corpora. * The relationship between Swales and other approaches to language. * Swales and the analysis of university language / discourse communities. * Swales and English for Academic Purposes. Your abstract should make explicit the link to John Swales' legacy. Key dates: * Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2026 * Notification of acceptance: June 2026 * Deadline for papers: 5 January 2027 * Deadline for revised papers after review: 1 June 2027 * Publication: September 2027 Please send your abstract to both Susan Hunston (s.e.hunston(a)bham.ac.uk) and David Oakey (david.oakey(a)liverpool.ac.uk) by the deadline of 1 May 2026. Professor Susan Hunston Department of Linguistics and Communication University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT UK Tel: +44 121 414 5675 Email: s.e.hunston(a)bham.ac.uk<mailto:s.e.hunston@bham.ac.uk> Published September 2025: Pattern, Construction, System: A unified approach to grammar and lexis. Cambridge University Press. (Open Access)

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ADA PhD Studentships (4 years)
by Constantin Orasan 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

The Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Network for AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility (ADA) at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey is offering fully funded studentships to develop and train a community of industry-aware leaders in AI-enabled research with unique expertise in language, translation, media accessibility and design studies combined with insights from engineering, computer science, social and cognitive science to improve digital media access for all. Led by the Centre for Translation Studies, ADA enjoys support from the Surrey Institute of People-Centred AI as well as industry and community partners. In October 2026 we will be welcoming our third cohort of Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholars, and we have a limited number of studentships<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/leverhulme-doctoral-…> available. ADA PhD studentships<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/leverhulme-doctoral-…> include: * Tuition fees * Stipend paid at UKRI's standard rate for up to 48 months * ?10,000 individual research grant Application deadline: 14th April 2026 Start date: 1st Oct 2026 Full details on how to apply can be found at https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/leverhulme-doctoral-… --- Prof Constantin Orăsan Professor of Language and Translation Technologies Centre for Translation Studies<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies> | School of Literature and Languages<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/school-literature-languages> Personal page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/constantin-orasan Office: 06LC03, Phone: +44 (0) 1483 68 4115 Library and Learning Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK

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