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+---
+title: "Call for Proposals: Host the EMNLP 2025 or 2026 Conference"
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+permalink: /calls/bids2025
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+    nav: "calls"
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+---
+
+## Proposal Due Date & Bid Selected Date
+
+* Mar 10, 2024: Call for bids
+* Through June 15, 2024: Feedback to bidders
+* August 18, 2024: Draft proposals due
+* September 15, 2024: Bid selected
+
+## Introduction
+
+The Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) Committee, in collaboration with the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) Director of Events, cordially invites proposals for hosting the EMNLP Conference in 2025 as well as in 2026. We are seeking  distinguished venues worldwide capable of accommodating our diverse attendees and ensuring a productive and enriching event.
+
+## Conference Overview
+
+EMNLP welcomes students, professors, and business professionals from across the globe who specialize in empirical methods in natural language processing (NLP) to present their research papers. The field of EMNLP is characterized by the growing interest in employing data-driven techniques to construct and assess models for various NLP tasks. These methodologies leverage real-world data for model training, testing, and refinement, emphasizing experimentation, data-driven approaches, and quantitative evaluation to advance effective and robust natural language processing systems.
+
+## Location
+
+For the 2025 and 2026 conferences, we are seeking a new location and region to continue our tradition of global outreach. Past EMNLP locations include Sentosa Island, Singapore (2023), Abu Dhabi, UAE (2022), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (2021), Virtual (2020), Hong Kong, China (2019) Brussels, Belgium (2018), Copenhagen, Denmark (2017), Austin, TX USA (2016), Lisbon, Portugal (2015), as well as various other international venues.
+
+## Grants & Sponsorships
+
+We are actively seeking government or local university grant sponsorship to help offset fees for the EMNLP 2025 and EMNLP 2026 Conferences. This sponsorship will play a crucial role in ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for participants in keeping registration fees down which allows for more academic attendees. By partnering with government entities or local universities, we aim to provide financial support to students, enabling them to attend and contribute to the conference.
+
+## Venue Requirements
+
+The chosen venues must satisfy the following specifications:
+Capacity:
+
+* A primary ballroom capable of accommodating 2500-3000 attendees in theater-style seating with minimal AV setup.
+* An enclosed exhibit poster area spacious enough for 20 exhibitors and 150 vertical poster boards.
+* Six parallel rooms with seating for 250-500 attendees each in theater-style seating.
+* Six breakout rooms with seating for 100-200 attendees.
+* Four additional breakout rooms with seating for 50-75 attendees.
+* Eight conference meeting rooms for ad hoc meetings, committee sessions, staffing, Diversity & Inclusion sessions, and conference staff use.
+* A designated registration check-in area.
+
+Accommodations:
+
+* Collaboration with a host hotel providing a room block for 2000 rooms.
+* Partnerships with nearby hotels catering to attendees with various budgetary preferences.
+
+Local Assistance:
+
+* Access to contacts for printing and marketing materials.
+* Exhibit services.
+* Assistance with promotional materials.
+* Support for visa procedures.
+* Arrangement of transportation.
+* Engagement with audio-visual companies.
+
+Food & Beverage:
+
+* Inclusive breakfast options or a venue capable of incorporating F&B costs into the rental.
+* Morning and afternoon coffee breaks featuring light pastries or snacks.
+* Organization of a social event including welcome drinks, appetizers, and a one-night dinner.
+
+Social Event Venue:
+
+* Capacity to seat 1/3 of attendees while accommodating a cocktail reception for the remaining 2/3.
+* Preferable stations-style setup.
+* Ability to host the event or generate interest among our diverse group of NLP attendees.
+* Memorable activities, locations and connections to local culture especially encouraged.
+
+## Submission Instructions
+
+Interested parties should submit their bids to the EMNLP President Isabelle Augenstein <[email protected]>, with a cc to the ACL Director of Events <[email protected]>. All proposals must be received no later than 31 May 2024. For inquiries or clarifications regarding the bid requirements, please contact the ACL Director of Events Jennifer Rachford +1 855 225 1962.
+
+We encourage your proposals and the opportunity to host successful EMNLP conferences in 2025 and 2026.  We also welcome preliminary statements of interest and will be happy to work with you to help identify and develop successful venue options.
+
+Isabelle Augenstein, President of SIGDAT
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 *Note*: The links for the older conferences and workshops no longer exist on the web. For those links, a snapshot from the Internet Archive is used instead.
+### 2023 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2023)
+- December 6-December 10, 2023
+- Abu Dhabi
+- [Website](https://2023.emnlp.org/)
+- [Proceedings](https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/events/emnlp-2023/)
+
 ### 2022 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2022)
 - December 7-December 11, 2022
 - Abu Dhabi

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 ## News
 
-**July 1, 2023**. The [bid](/calls/bids2024) proposal deadline has been extended to August 18, 2023.
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-**May 29, 2023**. The [Call for Bids to host EMNLP 2024](/calls/bids2024) has been posted.
+**March 10, 2024**. The [Call for Bids to host EMNLP 2025 and 2026](/calls/bids2025) has been posted.
 {: .notice}
 
-**May 29, 2023**. [EMNLP 2023](https://2023.emnlp.org) will be held in Singapore from Dec 6th to Dec 10th, 2023.
+**May 29, 2023**. [EMNLP 2023](https://2023.emnlp.org) was held in Singapore from Dec 6th to Dec 10th, 2023.
 {: .notice}
 
 ## Older News

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 (**Position**, Name, Affiliation, Country/territory)
+## 2023
+- **President**: Mona Diab, George Washington University, USA<br/>
+- **Vice President**: Isabelle Augenstein, University of Copenhagen, Denmark<br/>
+- **Vice President-Elect**: Alice Oh, KAIST, Republic of Korea<br/>
+- **Secretary-Treasurer**: Chin-Yew Lin, Microsoft Research Asia, China
 ## 2022
 - **President**: Hang Li, ByteDance, China<br/>
 - **Vice President**: Mona Diab, George Washington University, USA<br/>

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 SIGDAT is run by consensus vote of its organizing committee, consisting of the original SIGDAT organizers and subsequent SIGDAT conference chairs and co-chairs.  SIGDAT has established a Conference Board to help organize the selection of the locations of upcoming EMNLP conferences. 
 
-## Officers in 2023
+## Officers in 2024
 
-- **President**: Mona Diab, Carnegie Mellon University, USA<br/>
-- **Vice President**: Isabelle Augenstein, University of Copenhagen, Denmark<br/>
-- **Vice President-Elect**: Alice Oh, KAIST, Republic of Korea<br/>
-- **Secretary-Treasurer**: Chin-Yew Lin, Microsoft Search Technology Center Asia, China
+- **President**: Isabelle Augenstein, University of Copenhagen, Denmark<br/>
+- **Vice President**: Alice Oh, KAIST, Republic of Korea<br/>
+- **Vice President-Elect**: <br/>
+- **Secretary-Treasurer**: Chin-Yew Lin, Microsoft Corporation, China
 
 [Previous Officers](/officers)