Call for Workshops

Workshop Program Chairs: Richard Jiang, Guosheng Hu, Ziquan Liu and Emma Wilson
Proposal Deadline: May 22, 2026 AOE
Notification by: June 5, 2026 AOE
Email: bmvc2026workshop@googlegroups.com Please use this email for all questions and concerns.

We invite submissions of proposals for workshops to be held together with The 37th British Machine Vision Conference. The workshops will take place on 26 November 2026 at the Lancaster Town Hall in Lancaster, UK. The workshops are intended to provide a comprehensive forum on topics that will not be fully explored during the main conference and to encourage in-depth discussion of technical, application, and community issues. We welcome workshops aiming to create and strengthen communities (e.g., affinity workshops) as well as workshops focusing on the societal impact of computer vision.

Important Information

• Workshops will follow the format of BMVC 2026 (in-person only).
• If workshop organizers intend to peer-review and publish accepted papers in conjunction with BMVC 2026 proceedings, please note the following key dates:
  • Last day for workshop camera-ready submission will be September 4 2026 (tentative)
  • Last day for finalized workshop program will be September 7 2026 (tentative)
• Any workshop sponsorship and award money offered must be managed by Workshop organizers.
• Workshop proposals must be submitted via the Google form.

Evaluation Criteria

Workshop proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria. Their order below does not reflect their importance. We encourage, and expect, broad representation in the organizing team and invited speakers, and a wide range of opinions represented during a workshop.

• Interest and Relevance
  • Workshops should complement the main conference, reflect the BMVC community’s interests, and generate new discussion and momentum.
  • We strongly encourage workshops aimed at creating or improving community, workshops focusing on the societal impact of computer vision, interdisciplinary workshops, and workshops on emerging topics not sufficiently represented at BMVC.
• Wide range of topics and formats
  • We strive for a wide range of topics, especially relevant topics that are not well covered in the main conference.
  • We strive for different workshop formats, such as invited speakers, challenges, community building, etc.
  • There should be minimal overlap in invited speakers between workshops. Workshop organizers are strongly encouraged to invite speakers who are uniquely relevant to their topics, and to think broadly about inviting speakers beyond those that commonly speak at BMVC workshops.
• Societal impact and ethical consideration
  • Computer vision may be useful both in positive and negative ways, so we expect workshop organizers to articulate the potential impact of their topics in the proposal and to incorporate those considerations into the workshop itself.
  • We encourage workshops focusing specifically on the societal impact of computer vision.
• Organization
  • The level of experience of the organizing team and the dedication of the main organizers will be taken into account.
  • The proposal should clearly articulate plans for engaging the audience.

Submission Instructions

Submission must be made via this Google form with the following questions:

1. Proposers’ names, titles, affiliations.
2. Primary contact email.
3. Workshop key words.
4. Workshop name.
5. Workshop abstract.
6. Broader impact statement: Describe why the workshop is relevant to the community and how relevant the topics or discussion are beyond the BMVC audience.
7. Rough program outline (estimated numbers of orals, posters, invited talks, etc).
8. Have you organized any workshops before? If exist, give the past attendance statistics.
9. Preliminary program including names and bios of any invited speakers and an indication of whether they have agreed to speak.
10. Anticipated target audience as well as the expected number of attendees.
11. Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.
12. Any special space or equipment requests.

Google form link is here: https://forms.gle/hmpUtXZUvmufcJCT9

Upon Acceptance

• The BMVC 2026 organizers will provide the room and equipment, and distribute electronic copies of the workshop proceedings.
• Workshops will be required to prepare their own websites, separate from the BMVC 2026 webpage. These pages will include workshop details, organizers, dates, submission instructions, and, once finalized, the workshop program.
• Workshop organizers are expected to respond in a timely manner to requests from the BMVC 2026 organizers (e.g., by providing the workshop website url, the workshop program to be included in the main distribution materials). Failure to respond in a timely manner may result in withdrawal of the workshop’s acceptance at the discretion of the program chairs.
• Program requests must be finalized by Sep 7, 2026 (including poster boards).
• Note that everyone, including speakers, must be registered in advance to attend. Half-day workshops may register one invited speaker free of the workshop registration charge and full-day workshops may register two invited speakers free of the workshop registration charge.

Questions

For any questions, please contact the workshop program chairs, Richard Jiang, Guosheng Hu, Ziquan Liu and Emma Wilson via email: bmvc2026workshop@googlegroups.com.