Workshop Proposal Dates (Extended)
October 5, 2025
Submission Deadline
October 19, 2025
Selections Announced
December 17, 2025
Workshop 2-Page Summary Camera-ready
All deadlines are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth.
Organizational Dates for Accepted Workshops
October 27, 2025
Workshop Website and CFP
November 13, 2025*
Workshop Paper Submission
December 18, 2025*
Workshop Paper Notification
February 26, 2026
Workshop Day
*Organizers to decide, but no later than the respective date.
All deadlines are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth.
WSDM (pronounced “wisdom”) is one of the premier conferences on web-inspired research involving search and data mining. The 19th ACM International WSDM Conference will occur in Boise, Idaho, USA (in-person) on February 22 – 26, 2026
The WSDM 2026 organizing committee invites proposals for full-day and half-day workshops to be held at the WSDM conference on February 26, 2026. The topics of the proposed workshops should be aligned with those outlined in the call for papers of the main conference.
WSDM workshops provide a venue for exploring and discussing emerging research directions and applications. The format and content of each workshop will be determined by its organizers. The tasks of the workshop organizers are as follows:
- Determine the submission deadline for the workshop (if applicable).
- Handle the whole reviewing process, including recruiting the Program Committee.
- Prepare a workshop website featuring the final program and proceedings.
- Publicize the workshop in the relevant communities.
- Prepare workshop notes to be distributed (possibly online) to attendees.
- Submit a workshop summary paper as part of the proceedings.
- At least one organizer must register and attend the workshop in person and supervise the workshop operations.
- Plan for an in-person experience (NOTE: there will be no provisions for remote presentations).
Proposal Format
Workshop proposals, in no more than 5 pages (ACM formatting, sigconf style, submitted as PDF), should include the following information and sections:
- Proposed workshop organizers (names, affiliations, and email addresses; identify one person as the primary contact person).
- Short biographical sketch for each organizer, describing relevant experience and qualifications (e.g., previous workshop organizing).
- Description of the workshop: objectives, goals, relevance to WSDM, and expected outcomes.
- Rationale for holding such a workshop during WSDM. Description of target audience and estimated number of participants.
- List related workshops in recent Web-related conferences, indicating the differences between the past and the proposed workshop.
- Describe how the organizers intend to encourage physical attendance and in-person activities.
- Proposed workshop duration (1/2 or full day), format, activities, and schedule.
- NOTE: If this is a recurring workshop (at WSDM or related conferences such as WWW, SIGIR, and KDD), the organizers should highlight the fact and describe past attendance and outcomes.
After workshop acceptance, the workshop organizers will be asked for a 2-page workshop summary to be included with the conference proceedings*.
Post-conference Companion Volume
This year, the WSDM organization will publish a Companion Proceedings Volume that includes the workshop papers. Nevertheless, workshop organizers retain the freedom to opt out of the Companion Volume and arrange an independent publication volume, such as a special issue in a journal.
Link for Submissions
Workshop proposals can be submitted through EasyChair, choosing the “WSDM 2026 Workshops” track: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wsdm2026.
For any questions, please reach out to WSDM2026-workshops@easychair.org