For inquiries, please contact the Workshops and Masterclasses Chairs.

Important Dates

  • Submission Deadline: June 18th, 2026 AoE
  • Notification: July 2nd, 2026
  • Camera-ready Deadline: August 27th, 2026
  • Workshops and Masterclasses: November 1st, 2026

For Workshops:

  • Call for Participation released by workshop organisers, with website up and running: July 16th, 2026
  • Participant submissions due (on or before): August 13th, 2026
  • Participants notified of acceptance (on or before): August 27th, 2026

We invite members of the HCI community to host workshops or masterclasses at BCS BritCHI 2026. These sessions will provide opportunities for discussion and advancement on both established and emerging topics in the field.

See the suggested list of suggested topics below.

What are Workshops?

Workshops are a space for debate and co-development of ideas and approaches related to the advancement of HCI research and practice. A workshop brings together participants with shared expertise and interest in a specific topic to explore new knowledge, challenges, opportunities, and perspectives.

Workshop organisers are responsible for defining and managing the review process for participant submissions.

Masterclasses?

Masterclasses are tutorials where community members will demonstrate state-of-the-art methodologies and/or disseminate scientific research that benefits conference attendees.

Further Details

Scheduling

Both workshops and masterclasses can be either half-day or full-day sessions.

Half-day sessions run for approximately 3 hours (including breaks); full-day sessions run for approximately 6 hours. Exact scheduling will be confirmed upon acceptance.

Topics

We invite submissions across a range of topics, and particularly welcome those aligned with the role of technology and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Examples include:

  • Responsible AI, Policy and Dark Patterns
  • AI and Self: Identity, Agency and Personhood
  • AI Explanations and Decision Support in Healthcare
  • The Role of AI in HCI Education
  • HCI and Public Policy: Shaping Technology for Social Good
  • Combating Toxicity, Harassment, and Abuse in Online Social Spaces
  • Emerging Technologies and the Future of Work
  • Human-Agent Collaboration: Trust, Control and Delegation in Practice
  • Global and Decolonial HCI - Cross-cultural perspectives and challenging Western-centric design defaults
  • HCI for Climate Action and Sustainable Digital Design
  • Children, Young People and Technology
  • Wearables for Personalised Health and Well-Being
  • Accessibility, Assistive Technology and Inclusive Design
  • Ethics by Design: Values, Power, and Accountability in HCI

Submission Guidelines

Multiple paper submissions and submitting across multiple tracks: If you are planning to be an author on multiple submissions, please carefully read information below regarding publication fees before submitting your work.

Submissions to Workshops and Masterclasses must adhere to the following:

Paper Length: Short papers should be between 4 and 6 pages, excluding references.

Formatting: Please adhere to the Electronic Workshops in Computing paper format and ensure you use the template provided. Authors should submit their paper in PDF format.

Track Variant Proposals should clearly specify which subtrack (ie. Workshop or Masterclass) the proposal is targeting

Authorship Submissions should include all author names, affiliations, and contact information (they are not anonymous)

All proposals should include:

  • Title of the proposed session
  • Names and affiliations of the organisers
  • Aim(s), objectives, motivation, benefits, and significance of the proposed session
  • Information about the event including:
    • Duration (half day or full day)
    • A scheduled overview of planned activities and their description
    • Audience size: The minimum number of attendees is 8 (organisers not included)
    • Accessibility considerations
  • Organiser(s) background in a short bio, including relevant expertise. We encourage diverse and inclusive organising teams.
  • References

Additional Requirements by Session Type:

For Workshops:

  • Workshop history: If the proposed Workshop has been organised previously, describe where it was given, the feedback it received from attendees, and how it will be evolved for this iteration
  • Audio/visual needs: Rooms generally include a projector, screen, and computer audio
  • Promotional strategy: A description of your advertising/promotional strategy for attracting attendees
  • Post-workshop plans: How you plan to disseminate the results

Workshops must also provide a 250-word Call for Participation that will be posted on the conference site to recruit participants.

This should appear at the end of your workshop proposal and include:

  • The format and goals of the workshop
  • The participant selection criteria
  • Requirements for participants’ submissions (e.g., topics to address, page length, format)
  • Where submissions should be submitted
  • How accepted workshop papers will be published
  • The requirement that at least one author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop and that all participants must register for the workshop
  • A link to the workshop website

For Masterclasses:

  • Prerequisites for attendees (if any)
  • Required equipment or software that participants should bring/install (if any)

Review and Selection Process

As Workshop and Masterclasses Chairs, we will create a carefully curated list of sessions that reflects the needs and desires of the community.

All submissions will follow a juried-by-committee process, meaning proposals are evaluated by the Workshop and Masterclasses Chairs together with a small review panel, rather than by external peer reviewers. Evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

  • The potential for the session’s topic to generate engaging discussions and valuable outcomes
  • A well-structured plan and the organisers’ ability to facilitate the session’s objectives
  • Scientific soundness and quality of the submission
  • A diverse range of topics within the Workshops and Masterclasses track and the conference main themes

Please note that we might propose modifications, such as suggesting that workshops be combined where appropriate.

Workshop proposals must refrain from including sensitive, private, or proprietary information not suitable for publication.

Formatting: Authors should submit their paper in PDF format. Please adhere to the Electronic Workshops in Computing paper format.

General instructions for writing manuscripts: https://www.bcs.org/media/4864/ewic-paper-preparation.pdf

Word Templates
Windows: https://www.bcs.org/media/4866/ewic-paper-template.dot
Mac OSX: https://www.bcs.org/media/4867/ewic-paper-template-mac.dot

LaTeX
Instructions: https://www.bcs.org/media/4868/ewic-latex-template.pdf
Class file: https://www.bcs.org/media/itwpirx0/ewic-latexcls.zip
Main file: https://www.bcs.org/media/4870/ewic-latex.tex

Submission Process

Submissions are via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=britchi26

Presentation

At least one author named on a submission is expected to register and attend the conference.

Publication

Accepted works will be published online with open access, indexed in SCOPUS and Web of Science – Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and referenced in CrossRef with a DOI identifier. Papers will be indexed in the ACM Digital Library

Publication fees: the substantial costs associated with the processing and digital archival of manuscripts, the following registration policy applies:

  • One Registration per Paper: At least one author must register at the conference for each accepted paper.

  • Multiple Papers by a Single Author: If an author has multiple accepted papers and is the only author with a conference registration, a Mandatory Publication Fee of £100 will be charged for each additional paper beyond the first.

  • Co-authored Papers: If a different co-author registers for each subsequent paper, the additional publication fee will be waived.

In the case of Workshops, online publishing in the proceedings applies to the call, and not to individual submissions to accepted workshops (if these are required by workshop leaders). If such submissions are required, these may, for example, be hosted on the author’s own websites, or be circulated by emal between participants.

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to BCS BritCHI 2026!