TheoryFest 2026 Call for Workshops

Important Dates

Submission deadline:	March 6, 2026
Notification:	March 13, 2026
Workshops held during TheoryFest:	June 22–26, 2026

TheoryFest 2026 will hold workshops during the conference week, June 22–26, 2026. We invite groups of interested researchers to submit workshop proposals.

The TheoryFest workshops will provide an informal forum for researchers to discuss important research questions, directions and challenges in the field, as well as a venue to invite new researchers to an area. They will begin with a tutorial, and will continue with research talks or other events highlighting recent results and new directions. We encourage workshops that focus on connections between theoretical computer science and other areas.

Format:

• Workshops will typically span about 4-6 hours of total content.
• Each workshop should begin with a tutorial, aimed at inviting graduate students and non-experts to the field and hopefully preparing them to engage with the later talks. We suggest that the tutorial take up ~2 hours.
• After the tutorial, the organizers can decide about a mix of invited talks and/or events such as open problem sessions or social events.

Proposal Submission

Workshop and tutorial proposals should, ideally, fit within two pages. Please include a list of names and email addresses of the organizers, a brief description of the topic and the goals of the workshop, and the format (what mix of tutorial, invited talks or other events) and proposed or tentatively confirmed speakers if known. Feel free to contact the Workshops Committee (listed below) directly with questions.

Submission Instructions

Proposals should be submitted by Friday March 6, 2026 via email to theoryfest26workshops@gmail.com with the subject line “STOC 26 Workshop Proposal”. Proposers will be notified by Friday March 13, 2026 whether their proposals have been accepted.

Workshop Committee: Ryan O'Donnell and Mary Wootters.