Call for Tutorials:
ACM 2027 SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR)

The 2027 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR – pronounced “cheer”) will take place in Berlin, Germany between March 7-11, 2027.

ACM SIGIR CHIIR 2027 invites submission of half-day tutorials. The purpose of a tutorial is to provide conference attendees, including early-career researchers and researchers crossing over from related disciplines, with an opportunity to learn about concepts and techniques for research on user-centered aspects of information interaction and information retrieval. Tutorials also serve as a venue to share presenters’ expertise with the global community of user-centered information retrieval researchers and practitioners. Tutorials should focus on a specific topic presented within the context of CHIIR-related research. Example topic areas include, but are not limited to:

  • quantitative or qualitative analysis method and its use in CHIIR contexts
  • modelling or simulation technique for retrieval interaction
  • method for research data collection, anonymization, or public archiving

Tutorials should be half-day, with a length commensurate with the presented materials and the projected interest of the CHIIR community. We actively encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit tutorial proposals that target different levels of expertise and different interests. We also encourage the submission of hands-on tutorials that combine theoretical concepts with practical exercises.

 

Important Dates

  • Thursday, 22 October 2026: Tutorial and Workshop proposal submissions due
  • Thursday, 5 November 2026: Acceptance notifications
  • Thursday, 26 November 2026: Tutorial and Workshop Website summaries due
  • Sunday, 24 January 2027: Tutorial and Workshop Camera-ready due
  • March 7-11, 2027: Conference

All deadlines are at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth

 

In-Person Attendance Policy

CHIIR 2027 is an in-person conference. We believe that an in-person conference is more beneficial in terms of direct engagement and networking opportunities, more dynamic exchange of research ideas, and welcoming and nurturing newcomers.

All accepted tutorials and workshops are expected to be conducted in-person. All presentations at tutorials and workshops are expected to be in-person. No pre-recorded videos will be accepted.

 

Submission Instructions

  • Suitable LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf templates are available from the ACM Website (use sigconf proceedings template for LaTeX and the Interim Template for Word). For LaTeX, use:
    • \documentclass[sigconf,natbib=true]{acmart}
  • Submissions should be submitted electronically via EasyChair:
    • https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chiir2027
    • by selecting the “CHIIR 2027 Workshops and Tutorials” track.
  • Tutorial proposals are not anonymous. The tutorial proposal should consist of two parts as follows:
    • Extended abstract (1500 words) including:
      • the title of the proposed tutorial and format (half day)
      • motivation for the tutorial: why it is valuable to the CHIIR community
      • syllabus and learning outcomes
      • a short bio of each presenter, including their name, affiliation, email address, website, and qualifications
      Note that extended abstracts for accepted tutorials will be published in the conference proceedings.
    • Supplementary document (1500 words) including:
      • a proposed outline for the day/half day that includes the type of activities you intend to carry out during the event
      • any special requirements for the tutorial room
      • any materials that would be needed
      • a website URL, if desired (not required until after acceptance)
      • up to 100 word blurb for the CHIIR website in the event of acceptance

 

Tutorial Evaluation Criteria

Tutorial proposals will be reviewed and selected according to these criteria: (1) ability for the tutorial to contribute to strengthening the foundations of research on user-centred aspects of information interaction and information retrieval, or to broadening the field with respect to important new challenges and techniques, (2) experience and skill of the presenter(s), and (3) the value of any materials released with the tutorial for the community.

Please note that for tutorial proposals, an abstract submission is not mandatory.

 

Anonymity Policy

Tutorial proposals are not anonymous, and the proposal review process is single blind. Workshops and tutorials have traditionally been single-blind to reflect the nature of their content.

 

Authorship Policy

Authors should carefully go through ACM’s authorship policy before submitting a paper. Please ensure that all authors are identified in EasyChair before the submission deadline. To support the identification of reviewers with conflicts of interest, the full author list must be specified at extended abstract submission time.

No changes to authorship, under any circumstances, will be permitted after the submission deadline. This also applies to the camera-ready submission. So, please ensure you have listed authors correctly at the submission time.

 

Use of AI

All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on using Artificial Intelligence.

 

Open Access

Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Note that workshops and tutorials are not subject to the ACP policy.

Contact the ACM for more information at dl-info@hq.acm.org.

Tutorials and Workshops Chairs
Jacek Gwizdka and Frank Hopfgartner