ESSLLI 2026 Call for Course and Workshop Proposals

[Ondrej Bojar]

(Apologies if you receive this multiple times.)

*** CALL FOR COURSE AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
*** 37th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information
*** -- ESSLLI 2026
*** https://2026.esslli.eu/call-for-proposals.html

TL;DR: ESSLLI seeks courses on diverse topics, each course taking one or
two weeks of 90 minutes per day. ESSLLI workshops follow the same
structure (5 days, 90 minutes per day) with content assembled from
external contributors.

** Important Dates

October 1, 2025 (AoE): Deadline for submitting tentative
course/workshop titles
October 15, 2025 (AoE): Deadline for submitting course/workshop
proposals
November 30, 2025 (AoE): Notification of acceptance
For workshop proposers, we then suggest:
December 15: First call for papers
March 15: Deadline for workshop paper submissions
May 15: Notification for workshop paper submissions
August 3-14, 2025: ESSLLI 2026 in Prague

** Introduction

Under the auspices of the Association for Logic, Language, and
Information (FoLLI), the European Summer School in Logic, Language, and
Information (ESSLLI) runs every year. Except for 2021, when the school
was virtual, it runs in a different European country each year. It takes
place over two weeks in the summer, hosts approximately 50 different
courses at levels that run from foundational to introductory to
advanced, and attracts around 400 participants from all over the world.
In 2026, ESSLLI returns to Prague after exactly 30 years.

Since 1989, ESSLLI has been providing outstanding interdisciplinary
educational opportunities in the fields of Computer Science, Cognitive
Science, Linguistics, Logic, Philosophy, and beyond. It comes from a
community which recognizes that advances in our common areas require the
contributions of multiple interrelated disciplines.

The main focus of ESSLLI is the interface between linguistics, logic and
computation, with special emphasis on human linguistic and cognitive
ability. Courses, both introductory and advanced, cover a wide variety
of topics within the combined areas of interest: Logic and Computation,
Computation and Language, and Language and Logic. Workshops are also
organized, providing opportunities for in-depth discussion of issues at
the forefront of research, as well as a series of invited evening
lectures.

** Topics and Format

Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI 2026 are invited in all
areas of Logic, Linguistics and Computer Science. Cross-disciplinary and
innovative topics are particularly encouraged.

Each course and workshop will consist of five 90 minute sessions,
offered daily (Monday-Friday) in a single week. Proposals for two-week
courses should be structured and submitted as two independent one-week
courses, e.g. as an introductory course followed by an advanced one. In
such cases, the ESSLLI Program Committee reserves the right to accept
just one of the two proposals.

All instructional and organizational work at ESSLLI is performed
completely on a voluntary basis, so as to keep participation fees to a
minimum. However, organizers and instructors have their registration
fees waived, and are reimbursed for travel and accommodation expenses up
to a level to be determined and communicated with the proposal
notification. ESSLLI can only guarantee reimbursement for at most one
course/workshop organizer, and cannot guarantee full reimbursement of
travel costs for lecturers or organizers from outside of Europe. The
ESSLLI organizers would appreciate any help in controlling the School's
expenses by seeking partial or complete coverage of travel and
accommodation expenses from other sources.

** Categories

Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.

*** Foundational Courses

Such courses are designed to present the basics of a research area, to
people with no prior knowledge in that area. They should be of
elementary level, without prerequisites in the course's topic, though
possibly assuming a level of general scientific maturity in the relevant
discipline. They should enable researchers from related disciplines to
develop a level of comfort with the fundamental concepts and techniques
of the course's topic, thereby contributing to the interdisciplinary
nature of our research community.

*** Introductory Courses

Introductory courses are central to ESSLLI's mission. They are intended
to introduce a research field to students, young researchers, and other
non-specialists, and to foster a sound understanding of its basic
methods and techniques. Such courses should enable researchers from
related disciplines to develop some comfort and competence in the topic
considered. Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area may
presuppose general knowledge of the related disciplines.

*** Advanced Courses

Advanced courses are targeted primarily to graduate students who wish to
acquire a level of comfort and understanding in the current research of
a field.

*** Workshops

Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually of current interest.
Workshop organizers are responsible for soliciting papers and selecting
the workshop program. They are also responsible for publishing
proceedings if they decide to have proceedings.

** Proposal Guidelines

Course and workshop proposals should closely follow these guidelines to
ensure full consideration.

Course and Workshop proposals can be submitted by no more than two
lecturers/organizers and can be presented by no more than these two
lecturers/organizers. Two is actually the preferred number of
lecturers/organizers, to secure the course/workshop against unexpected
unavailability. All instructors and organizers must possess a PhD or
equivalent degree by the submission deadline.

Course proposals should mention explicitly the intended course category.
Proposals for introductory courses should indicate the intended level,
for example as it relates to standard textbooks and monographs in the
area. Proposals for advanced courses should specify the prerequisites in
detail.

Proposals of Courses given at ESSLLI in the previous year will have a
lower priority of being accepted in the current year.

** Submission Details

Please consult and follow the link from:
https://2026.esslli.eu/call-for-proposals.html

** EACSL Sponsorship

The EACSL will support one Logic and Computation course or workshop
addressing topics of interest to Computer Science Logic (CSL)
conferences. The selected course or workshop will be designated an EACSL
course/workshop in the programme. If you wish to be considered for this,
please indicate it in your proposal.


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Written without AI assistance. I prefer typos and bad style over bad meaning.
Ondrej Bojar (mailto:o...@cuni.cz / bo...@ufal.mff.cuni.cz)
http://www.cuni.cz/~obo