Symposium on Natural Language Generation Evaluations

RetroEval 2026

Date 1-2 June 2026
Location Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Venue Sir Duncan Rice Library
Format In Person

About this Conference

A special symposium honoring Prof. Ehud Reiter's retirement, focusing on the evolution of evaluation methods in Natural Language Generation (NLG). The event provides a forum for academic and industry researchers to examine how NLG evaluations have changed and explore current challenges.

Call for Papers

Accepts long papers (up to 8 pages), short papers (up to 4 pages), and extended abstracts (up to 2 pages). Submissions must use two-column ACL 2026 format, LaTeX template, and be submitted via OpenReview. Long and short papers follow double-blind review policies.

Important Dates

  • Abstract Submission March 16, 2026
  • Full Paper Submission April 24, 2026
  • Short Paper Submission May 1, 2026
  • Notification May 8, 2026
  • Camera Ready May 22, 2026
  • Submission February 6, 2026
  • Conference dates 1-2 June 2026