Call for Workshop Proposals
IJCNN 2027 invites participants to organize half-day workshops by submitting proposals to the IJCNN 2027 Organizing Committee. Workshops may focus on standard IJCNN topics as well as on emerging, multidisciplinary, and impactful topics.
Workshop Rules
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Workshop organizers handle participation, communication, promotion, speaker agreements, sponsorships, and event-day logistics.
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All workshops are half-day (4 hours). Organizers choose the structure, which may include a keynote, invited talks, papers, posters, or panels.
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Workshops may accept full papers (up to 6 pages) for possible publication in the IJCNN 2027 IEEE Xplore® proceedings, or for independent volumes/journal issues not included in the IJCNN 2027 proceedings.
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If publication in the IJCNN 2027 proceedings is chosen, papers follow the conference review process; otherwise, organizers manage reviews independently.
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A dedicated workshop webpage with full details is strongly recommended and must remain accessible through the end of IJCNN 2027.
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Workshops take place on Day 5, Friday, June 18, 2027, with up to 8 concurrent sessions (16 half-day workshops total).
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Full-conference registrants may attend workshops for free but must select one per session. Attendees may also register for Workshop Day only at a reduced fee, selecting one workshop per session.
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Full conference registration is required to publish regular, J2C, or late-breaking papers in a workshop.
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Workshops with 10+ or 20+ Workshop Day registrations grant organizers 50% registration waivers for one or two organizers, respectively.
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Organizers set their timeline, noting the final submission deadline for papers intended for IJCNN 2027 proceedings is January 15, 2027.
Timeline
Proposal Submission Guidelines
Prospective Workshop organizers are expected to submit a proposal document, by following the provided template (please limit it to 8,000 chars, including spaces), including the following information:
Tentative title and acronym of the Workshop.
Full list of organizers (including names, affiliations and short bios).
Organizing team’s experience: Information that supports the organizers’ ability to run a workshop (e.g. previous experiences on events’ organization).
Relevance to the IJCNN community and motivation on why the workshop can enrich the conference; if the workshop is part of a series of workshops across multiple years, please mention it in the proposal and clarify the relevance of the new workshop edition.
Organization of the workshop (duration, expected number of attendees, agenda). If you plan to have keynotes or invited speakers, clarify in the proposal which of them already accepted the invitation. Discuss how diversity is being considered in the organizing committee and in the selection of invited speakers (if any). Discuss if special space or equipment are requested.
Whether proceedings will go through IEEE Xplore Digital Library or not.
List of potential reviewers for Workshop papers, if the option of publication in the IJCNN 2027 proceedings is selected. The reviewer list must be provided after acceptance of the proposal.
All proposals will be evaluated taking into consideration their relevance to IJCNN 2027, novelty, scientific impact, and organizers’ expertise. Organizers are expected to take special care to diversity, inclusivity, and potential ethical issues. Workshop proposals must be submitted in pdf format via the IJCNN 2027 CMT System below.
Workshop Chairs
Mathys C. du Plessis
Nelson Mandela University
Country: ZA