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SIG Conference Planning Guide

Volunteer commitment and coordination is the foundation that makes an ACM conference successful. ACM provides a comprehensive planning guide with instructions and best practices to help create the best possible event.

HRI 2026

HRI 2026, Mar. 16 - 19

The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction is the premier venue for innovations on human-robot interaction, bringing together researchers spanning robotics, human-computer interaction, human factors, artificial intelligence, engineering, and social and behavioral sciences. The conference theme for HRI 2026 is “HRI Empowering Society.” Keynote speakers will be Yukie Nagai (University of Tokyo), Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas (University of Glasgow), Benjamin R. Cowan (University College Dublin), and Benjamin Rosman (University of the Witwatersrand). The event is being held in Edinburgh, Scotland.

CHIIR 2026, Mar. 22 - 26

The ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval invites submissions focused on user-centered approaches to the design and evaluation of systems for information access, seeking, retrieval, and use. Contributions may explore improvements to existing systems and interfaces; propose novel theories, models, and systems; or focus on understanding individual and group interactions with information and information systems. Keynote speakers are Ben Shneiderman (University of Maryland) and Xin Luna Dong (Meta Reality Labs). The conference is being held in Seattle, Washington, USA.

CHIIR 2026

ASPLOS 2026, Mar. 22 - 26

he ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems, is the premier academic forum for multidisciplinary computer systems research spanning hardware, software, and their interaction. It focuses on computer architecture, programming languages, operating systems, and associated areas such as networking and storage. Workshops and tutorials include "Ramulator and DRAM Bender: Cutting-Edge Infrastructures for Real and Future Memory System Evaluation," "AI for Quantum Computing," " Ethical System and Architecture Design," and more. The conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

ASPLOS 2026
SAC 2026

SAC 2026, Mar. 23 - 27

The ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing gathers computing professionals engaged in the development of new computing applications. Tutorials include "Digital Sovereignty for Smart Societies: Engineering Paradigms, Case Studies, and Research Directions," "Open RAN Security and Privacy Foundations in the Post-Quantum Era," "Product Comparison using Feature Similarity Matching," and "Social Media Data Analytics for Disaster Management." There are also Technical, Poster, and Student Research programs. Keynote speakers are Ioannis Pitas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and Begoña García-Zapirain (University of Deusto). The symposium is being held in Thessaloniki, Greece.

ICSE 2026, Apr. 12 - 18

The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering is the premier software engineering forum where researchers, practitioners, and educators gather together to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and issues in the field of software engineering. Tutorials include "Beyond A/B Testing - Orthogonal and Experimental Designs," "How (not) to Analyze Software Engineering Experiments: From Anti-Patterns to Solutions," and more. Keynote speakers include Virgilio Almeida (Federal University of Minas Gerais), Jan Bosch (Chalmers University Technology), and Qinghua Lu (CSIRO). The event is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering

CHI 2026, Apr. 13 - 17

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction. Workshops include "Between and Beyond: Designing for Identity Complexity in HCI," "Child-Centred AI-Mediated Collaborative Agency by Design," "Moving Beyond Clicks: Rethinking Consent and User Control in the Age of AI," "Social and Emotional Uses of AI," "The AI Accomplice: Exploring Generative Artificial Intelligence in Facilitating and Amplifying Deceptive Designs," and more. The conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain.

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

DATE 2026, Apr. 20 - 22

The Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference is the premiere European event for electronic system design & test. Tutorials and workshops will include "Reactive Cyber-Physical Systems: Design, Simulation, and Coordination," "Rapid Design Space Explorations of Novel Hardware Solutions: from Atoms to Applications", "Nano Security: From Nano-Electronics to Secure Systems," "Energy and Material Efficiency in Cloud-Edge continuum," and more. Keynote speakers are Luc Van Den Hove (Imec), Bettina Heim (Nvidia), Rolf Drechsler (University of Bremen), and more. The event is being held in Verona, Italy.

EuroSys 2026, Apr. 27 - 30

EuroSys conference is a premier forum for discussing various issues of systems software research and development, including implications related to hardware and applications. The conference brings together professionals from academia and industry. It has a strong focus on systems research and development: operating systems, database systems, real-time systems, networked systems, storage systems, middleware, distributed, parallel, or embedded computing systems. Workshops include "Challenges and Opportunities of Efficient and Performant Storage Systems," "Systems and Methods for Sustainable Large-Scale AI," "System Software for Trusted Execution," and more. The conference will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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MMSys 2026, Apr. 4 - 8

The ACM Multimedia Systems Conference will bring together researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to share and explore the latest advances in multimedia systems. Unlike other venues that often focus on isolated technical components, MMSys offers a truly interdisciplinary platform that spans a wide spectrum of areas—including networking, operating systems, real-time systems, databases, mobile and distributed computing, computer vision, and middleware. The event will take place in Hong Kong.

MMSys 2026

IUI 2026, July 13 - 16

The 2026 ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces is the annual premiere venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction. Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques and systems. Keynote speakers are Antonio Krüger (Saarland University), and Pattie Maes (MIT Media Lab). The event will take place in Limassol, Cyprus

NOTE: the IUI 2026 conference was originally scheduled to take place March 23-26 in Paphos, Cyprus.

IUI 2026

Conferences Best Paper Awards

Best Paper Awards are presented at many ACM conferences to authors whose work represents groundbreaking research in their respective areas. By recognizing these select papers for their ingenuity and importance, ACM highlights some of the theoretical and practical innovations that are likely to shape the future of computing.

Desirable Characteristics for AI Teaching Assistants in Programming Education
By Paul Denny, Stephen MacNeil, Jaromir Savelka, Leo Porter, Andrew Luxton-Reilly
Best Paper at ITiCSE '24: Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

Mining Domain-Based Policies
By Si Zhang, Philip W. L. Fong
Best Paper Award at CODASPY '24: 14th ACM Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy

The Impact of Perceived Tone, Age, and Gender on Voice Assistant Persuasiveness in the Context of Product Recommendations
By Sabid Bin Habib Pias, Ran Huang, Donald S. Williamson, Minjeong Kim, Apu Kapadia
Best paper award at CUI '24: ACM Conversational User Interfaces

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Virtual Conferences: A Guide to Best Practices

In March 2020 ACM formed a Presidential Task Force (PTF) to help conference organizers transition their events to online. The PTF is working on a guide to offer practical advice and shed light on the largely unfamiliar territory of online conferencing.

The report, available here, includes pointers to a live document with additional resources. We welcome comments, suggestions and experience reports from the community.

On March 3, 2022, ACM’s Executive Committee decided not to hold any conferences in Russia while the conflict in the Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis in Europe continue. This decision applies to ACM sponsored conferences and workshops as well as in-cooperation events.