Call for Papers
We invite submissions to LT4CPR: Language Technologies for Crisis Preparedness and Response, a workshop at AACL 2026. The workshop focuses on advancing speech and language technologies that support crisis preparedness, disaster risk reduction, and crisis response, especially in multilingual and low-resource settings.
LT4CPR aims to bridge NLP research, local language technologies, and real-world humanitarian impact.
Topics of Interest
We welcome work including, but not limited to:
- Ethics and societal implications of AI in crisis management
- Technologies for information extraction, situational awareness and crisis response
- Translating NLP research into operational tools
- Qualitative studies for language technology design
- Multilingual NLP for crisis and humanitarian initiatives
- Crisis informatics and social media analysis
- Human-in-the-loop systems and deployment considerations
- Speech and language technologies for emergency and crisis communication
Submission Tracks
Two tracks are available. All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth). For Track 1 (Research Papers), authors may choose archival or non-archival submission. Long and short papers must follow ACL 2026 formatting guidelines.
Submit through ARR, then commit your reviewed paper to LT4CPR via OpenReview by the commitment deadline.
- Last ARR deadline for eligibilityAugust 2026
- Commitment deadlineOctober 15, 2026
- Notification of acceptanceOctober 20, 2026
- Camera-ready deadlineTBD
Submit directly through Softconf. Papers undergo full peer review by the program committee. Already-published work may be submitted non-anonymized with a link to the original publication.
- Submission deadlineAugust 15, 2026
- Notification of acceptanceSeptember 15, 2026
- Camera-ready deadlineTBD
For practitioners, NGOs, humanitarian organizations, and field experts. Includes experience reports, position papers, and talk proposals. Submissions are non-anonymized and reviewed for relevance and impact.
- Submission deadlineTBA
- Notification of acceptanceTBA
Presentation and Publication
All accepted submissions are invited for presentation at the workshop. Only archival research papers (Track 1, archival option) and shared task papers are published in the ACL Anthology. Non-archival research papers, already-published work, and Field Reports (Track 2) are presented at the workshop but do not appear in the proceedings.
Important Notes
- All deadlines will be 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).
- Dual submission policies follow AACL and ACL guidelines.
Contact
For questions, please contact: LT4Crisis@gmail.com