[hpc-announce] ACM CoNEXT 2026 Call for Workshop Proposals

[GIOVANNI STANCO]

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Call for Workshop Proposals
ACM CoNEXT 2026
Utrecht, The Netherlands - December 7-10, 2026
Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: May 19, 2026
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ACM CoNEXT 2026, to be held in-person in Utrecht, The Netherlands, is soliciting proposals for half-day and full-day workshops to be co-located with the main conference.

We invite you to submit workshop proposals on any topic related to the broad set of research and application areas covered by the ACM CoNEXT conference. We welcome workshops on topics in network research, practice, and education. Topics that represent new research areas and directions are particularly welcome.

If the workshop is accepted, the proposers agree to recruit a Program Committee for selecting papers, recruit invited speakers if applicable, and advertise the workshop in order to attract papers and attendees. The workshop chairs reserve the right to cancel workshops that do not receive a sufficient number of submissions from their open call. Furthermore, it is expected that the majority of accepted papers will originate from authors who are not members of the workshop's Technical Program Committee (TPC) and will be submitted in response to the open call. While invited papers may be included in the final program, they should constitute a minority of the accepted submissions. As an integral part of the conference, the workshops will be fully incorporated into CoNEXT's logistical and budget planning process. Workshop papers - unless opted-out - will be published in the same set of proceedings as the conference's short papers, and will be available on the ACM Digital Library. Workshop papers will not appear as part of the new journal-based proceedings (PACMNET).

Detailed guidelines on how to prepare your workshop proposal submission can be found at:
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Where to Submit a Workshop Proposal
Please submit your workshop proposal in a single PDF file by sending it to the Workshop Chairs over email at workshopchairs_conext2026 at auckland.ac.nz<mailto:workshopchairs_conext2026 at auckland.ac.nz>. with the subject “CoNEXT 2026 Workshop Proposal: xxxx” (where xxxx is the acronym of your proposed workshop) by May 19, 2026. Please follow the deadlines below.

Important dates (in reverse chronological order)

  *   Workshop paper submission: July 14th, 2026
  *   Workshop paper abstract registration: July 7th, 2026
  *   Announcement of CFPs: Before June 15th, 2026
  *   Announcement of selected workshops: June 8th, 2026
  *   Submission of workshop proposals: May 19th, 2026
Note that the time between the notification of acceptance of the workshop and the announcement of the CFP is limited. Thus, we reiterate that you should contact your workshop's potential TPC members and secure the participation of most of them before submitting your proposal.

Preliminary Information for Workshop Planning
All deadlines will be common across workshops.

  *   Paper submissions deadline: July 14th, 2026
  *   Paper acceptance notification: Before end of August, 2026
  *   Camera ready due: Before end of September, 2026
  *   Program available online: Before mid-October, 2026
  *   List of organisation details: Before mid-October, 2026

In order for the workshops to be synchronised with preparations for the main conference and with travel grants, the dates above must be strictly followed by all workshops.
Please contact the CoNEXT 2026 Workshop co-chairs Chris Visser and Ulrich Speidel (workshopchairs_conext2026 at auckland.ac.nz<mailto:workshopchairs_conext2026 at auckland.ac.nz>) with any questions.