Hello,

We are excited to invite you to IRAI 2026 - the First Workshop on Information Retrieval for Accountability and Integrity, a full-day pilot workshop dedicated to exploring how IR and NLP can help evaluate forward-looking statements, verify commitments, and restore trust across public and private domains.

- What IRAI aims to do

Information systems shape public discourse, decisions, and trust?yet we lack systematic ways to evaluate the accuracy of forward-looking statements (e.g., campaign promises, corporate forecasts). Media coverage is selective, standards are uneven, and the signal is buried in noise. The result: accountability gaps and eroded confidence.

IRAI brings IR and NLP communities together to assess the fulfilment and reliability of claims and commitments. It complements ECIR’s mission by tackling a pressing, real-world challenge with societal impact.

- Aligned with the NLP community

IRAI 2026 will be part of the European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR) held in Delft on April, 2nd 2026 as it highlights concrete applications for social good.

- Important Information

* When: Apr 2, 2026 * Where: Delft, Netherlands * Submission Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 * Notification Due: Feb 21, 2026 * Final Version Due: Mar 1, 2026

- More info and Registration: https://nlpfin.github.io/sites/ECIR2026.html

-- IRAI organizers