Call for Contributions: HealTAC 2026

[Rayson, Paul]

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HealTAC 2026

June 8-10th, 2026, Brighton (UK)

https://healtac2026.github.io/

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The 9th Healthcare Text Analytics Conference (HealTAC 2026) invites contributions that address any aspect of healthcare text analytics. This year’s theme is Human-Centered AI & NLP: Bridging Research and Real-World Practice

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Call for Contributions

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We invite submissions in the form of extended abstracts (up to 2 pages) describing methodological or application-focused work that has not been previously presented at a conference. Submissions should be prepared based on a template that is available at the conference web site. This year, we will focus on Human-Centered AI & NLP: Bridging Research and Real-World Practice, so we encourage submissions in that space in particular.

We also invite submissions describing ongoing PhD research (at any stage) or planned fellowship applications. The conference will provide an opportunity to receive constructive feedback from a panel of experts.

In addition, we invite submissions for software demonstrations, and new for 2026, we are also welcoming proposals for panel discussions.

See the website (Call for Contribution) for full details.

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Key dates

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    Deadline for all contributions: February 27, 2026

    Notification of acceptance: April 17, 2026

    Early-bird registration deadline: May 4, 2026

    Pre-conference workshop: June 8, 2026

    Conference: June 9-10, 2026

As in previous years, there will be a post-conference call to submit a journal length paper for further peer review and publication in Frontiers in Digital Health.

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Registration fees

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Due to generous support from our sponsors, we will keep the registration fee low as before: An early registration fee for students is expected to be £100 and for others £200.  All registrations include the full 3-day programme and lunches. Conference dinner (optional) will be separate. Students with accepted papers will be able to register for free.

More details on registration can be found here. Travel and accommodation details are also available here.

Follow the conference announcements on social media at #HEALTAC2026

We are looking forward to welcoming you to HealTAC 2026 in Brighton! 

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Paul Rayson

Director of UCREL and Professor of Natural Language Processing

SCC Data Theme Lead

School of Computing and Communications, InfoLab21, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK.

Web: https://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/people/Paul-Rayson/  

Tel: +44 1524 510357

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