Call for Workshops

We are now soliciting workshop proposals to be held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2026. The purpose of the workshops is to provide focused forums on emerging, interdisciplinary, and specialized topics that may not be fully explored within the main conference program. Workshops are intended to encourage in-depth discussion, foster collaboration, and stimulate new research directions across both technical and application-oriented multimedia domains. Workshop organizers are expected to be fully committed and guarantee physical presence (at least part of them) at the workshop. Diversity in organizing teams (e.g., country, area, field, gender) is strongly encouraged.

Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the workshop co-chairs and decisions on acceptance will be taken by the Workshop co-chairs in consultation with the TPC and General co-chairs.

Workshop paper submissions, reviews and decisions must be made through OpenReview (mandatory). Therefore, for accepted workshops, the organisers will have to configure an OpenReview venue for their workshop, under the ACM MM 2026 Venue. A support document with guidelines will be shared with workshop organizers, with further details.

The ACM MM 2026 organisers will provide details of all workshops to ACM for publishing. All papers accepted in every workshop will be published as workshop proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. We will be facilitating workshops that range from half-day to full-day events. All workshops will be provided with an AV-equipped room. For any additional requirements, please detail them in your proposal.

Proposal Format:

Workshop proposals should have a maximum of 4 pages + references, and be formatted as PDF using the ACM template. The proposal should address the following aspects:

• Title of the workshop.
• Workshop Organizers (name, affiliation, and email).
• Scope and topics of the workshop.
• Rationale:
  • Why is the workshop related to ACM Multimedia?
  • Why is the topic timely and important?
  • Why may the workshop attract a significant number of attendees?
  • A brief biography for each Organiser, Panelist, and Keynote Speaker.
• Workshop details:
  • A draft call for papers (including organizers, program committee, and steering committee if any).
  • Workshop tentative schedule (number of expected papers, number of expected attendees, duration (full / half day), format (talks / posters, etc.)).
  • Names of potential participants and invited speakers (if any).
• Workshop history (if any), including previous venues, number of participants, and other relevant information.
• Workshop logistics: Detail any special or additional requirements for the workshop, aside from a room with AV equipment.

Important Dates:

The key dates for this call are as follows:

• 12th February 2026 - Deadline for submission of workshop proposals.
• 5th March 2026 - Notification of acceptance for workshop proposals.

Submission:

Workshop proposals must be submitted through OpenReview using the official ACM Multimedia 2026 workshop venue. Submissions should follow the workshop proposal guidelines specified in this call and be uploaded as a single PDF document. Detailed instructions will be provided later.

ACM MM 2026 Workshop Proposals OpenReview submission link:.

Contact:

For any questions, please contact the Workshop Chairs: David Semedo, Ichiro Ide, and Lucile Sassatelli at workshops-mm26@acmmm.org.