NLPCC 2026

Shared Task and Evaluation Track Proposals

The 15th CCF International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing

The International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing (NLPCC) of the China Computer Federation (CCF) is an annual conference organized by the CCF Natural Language Processing Technical Committee (CCF-NLP). NLPCC is a leading international conference focused on the fields of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Chinese Computing (CC). It is included in the list of international academic conferences and journals recommended by CCF and has been selected for the CCF High-Quality International Academic Conference Promotion Program. Previous NLPCC conferences have been successfully held in Beijing (2012), Chongqing (2013), Shenzhen (2014), Nanchang (2015), Kunming (2016), Dalian (2017), Hohhot (2018), Dunhuang (2019), Zhengzhou (2020), Qingdao (2021), Guilin (2022), Foshan (2023), Hangzhou (2024), and Urumqi (2025).

The 15th NLPCC (NLPCC 2026) will be held in Macau from November 3 to 5, 2026, and the conference is now officially inviting proposals for shared tasks and evaluation tracks. This call focuses on cutting-edge technologies and application-oriented research in natural language processing, including but not limited to foundational NLP tasks such as information extraction and sentiment analysis, domain-specific evaluation of large language model (LLM) applications, capability evaluation of AI agents, evaluation of large model code generation and tool-calling capabilities, multilingual and multimodal capability evaluation, as well as the design of evaluation tasks based on real-world data.

Proposals Should Include

  1. Names and affiliations of research team members (including contact person)
  2. A brief description of the system evaluation, including its relevance to NLP research
  3. A brief description of the dataset, including the data preparation process and availability conditions
  4. A brief explanation of how participant systems will be evaluated, including the availability of evaluation software

Evaluation proposals should clearly outline the progress in task completion, particularly in resource preparation.

Tentative Schedule

  • March 15, 2026The deadline for submitting evaluation proposals
  • March 18, 2026The preliminary selection results
  • March 20, 2026Shared task announcement and call for participation
  • March 20, 2026Registration opens
  • April 15, 2026Release of detailed task guidelines and training data
  • May 25, 2026Registration deadline
  • June 11, 2026Test data release
  • June 20, 2026Deadline for participants to submit results
  • June 30, 2026Evaluation results released and call for system reports and conference papers

Submission & Contact

The deadline for submitting evaluation proposals is March 15, 2026. Submitters are encouraged to provide examples to facilitate understanding of the data and evaluation types. Proposals should be submitted via email to jieynlp@gmail.com and ieklzhang@zzu.edu.cn. The subject line of the email should be "NLPCC-2026 System Evaluation Proposal." Research proposals will be reviewed by the NLPCC Steering Committee. Applicants will be notified of the preliminary selection results by March 18, 2026. During the review period, applicants may be contacted for further information.

For any questions regarding the preliminary review process, please email jieynlp@gmail.com and ieklzhang@zzu.edu.cn.

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