Important Dates

  • Submission deadline for industry demonstrations: 9 October 2026.
  • Author notification: 23 October 2026
  • Camera-ready deadline: 6 November 2026
  • Tutorial day: 30 November 2026
  • Main conference: 1–2 December 2026

All deadlines are 11:59pm Anywhere on Earth time .

Authors should submit their industry demonstration proposals via OpenReview when submissions are open:

Industry Demonstration Submission

Overview

To encourage industry participation, networking opportunities, and interaction between academia and industry, we invite submissions for the Industry Demonstrations track. We particularly encourage startups using or working on NLP models to submit a proposal showcasing real-world NLP applications. This track offers an opportunity to showcase working NLP systems, tools, and applications for the ALTA community. Accepted demonstrations will be presented on-site in an interactive format, allowing attendees to engage directly with the systems and their developers. This track is particularly suited for showcasing practical applications, deployed systems, and emerging technologies from industry and applied research settings. Industry demonstration submissions are non-archival and will not be included in the workshop proceedings. Proposals will be reviewed by the ALTA executive committee based on relevance, technical quality, and potential interest to the ALTA community.

Topics

ALTA invites the submission of industry demonstration papers on all aspects of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computational Linguistics (CL). See the main call for papers for a non-exhaustive list of topics covered by the conference. We particularly encourage submissions that broaden the scope of our community by considering practical applications of language technology and multidisciplinary research. We also specifically encourage submissions from the industry.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be a 1–2-page proposal describing the demonstration. The proposal should include:

  • A description of the system, tool, or application to be demonstrated
  • The NLP techniques used and the problem being addressed
  • Any technical requirements
  • A brief introduction to the organisation or team

Submissions must be in English, in PDF format, and follow the two-column ACL format, using either LaTeX style files or the Microsoft Word template from https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files. Proposals will be evaluated based on their relevance, technical quality, and potential interest to the ALTA community.

Paper Submission

Authors should submit their papers via OpenReview, using the ‘‘ALTA 2026 Workshop Submission’’ button when the call is officially announced.

Important Notice Regarding OpenReview Profile Creation

We would like to notify authors about OpenReview’s profile creation policy, please note that:

  • Profiles created without an institutional email (e.g., using Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) will undergo a moderation process that may take up to two weeks for approval.
  • Profiles created with an institutional email will be activated automatically without any delay.

We strongly recommend creating your OpenReview profile early using an institutional email to avoid delays. Otherwise, please be aware of the potential two-week moderation period and plan accordingly towards the paper submission deadline.