Registration Information                    

Conference Dates: November 6-10, 2026  

Registration Tiers

The ACL Executive Committee has established three registration tiers. Each has an additional fee option for authors presenting papers. These fees cover the direct costs of presentation while keeping attendance more affordable for non-presenting authors and participants.

Author Registration Details

Important Deadlines for Authors

• Main Conference, Findings papers: September 30 October 7, 2026 (AOE)
• Workshops: September 30 October 7, 2026 (AOE)
• D&I subsidy applicants: October 10, 2026(AoE)  

Important Notes

• Every paper must be linked to a registered "Author Paper Presenter" (Main Conference and Findings papers must have a registration with the code "F-RP")
• Papers not registered by the deadlines will be removed from the proceedings and program.
• Every workshop paper must have one registered author to the conference. (Workshop papers must have a registration with the code "RP".).
• Student presenters may register under the student rate.

Authors Registered Paper Presentation Fees

(In addition to conference registration cost)

Author Register Paper (for presentation) Industrial/Non-Academic, Academic or Student. All Registration fees cover up to 2 accepted papers.

At least one author of each accepted paper to an ACL conference (ACL, NAACL, EACL, AACL, or EMNLP) must register their paper to present at the conference. AACL-IJCNLP 2026 requires all Findings papers to be presented (either in person or virtually). Exceptions to the statement above:

Please note: All conference attendees must be registered to attend the conference. If an author is not registered, they will not be able to access the venue or Underline site.

Note that all Paper registration fees are based on the actual hard cost to the conference.

• In-person Register paper fee reflects the attendees' hard costs of food & beverage (breaks, welcome reception, and social dinner) along with meeting space, av or poster presentation equipment.
• Virtual Register paper fees reflect the virtual costs (internet, AV, content management, platforms).

Membership Policy

All attendees must be 2026 ACL members. Memberships had to have been purchased in December 2025 or later to be a current member. If memberships have not been paid, a balance will be due at time of registration check-in.

Benefits：

• Access to all ACL conferences without repaying membership.
• Open access to ACL Anthology, CL Journal, TACL Journal.
• Notifications of calls, journals, and events.

Registration Rates

In Person (IP)

Virtual (V)

Invited Speakers

Invited speakers and panelists will receive a registration code. Additional invited speakers must register as attendees. ACL membership is not included.

Subsidies and Regional Waivers

D&I subsidies remain available to offset registration and travel costs.

• D&I Subsidy Application Deadline: September 30, 2026 23:59 PM (AOE).
• Papers with all authors in regions eligible for free/sliding-scale virtual registration may register under those terms. 
• If your subsidy application is approved, please select the payment option: "Coupon Registration-D&I." Grant notifications are scheduled for October 07, 2026

Registration Inclusions

In-Person Main Conference Registration Includes

• Access to all in-person and virtual sessions.
• Exhibition/Poster Hall access (in-person only).
• Coffee breaks and lunch daily.
• Welcome Reception and Social Dinner.
• Breakfast and other dinners are not included.

In-Person Tutorial/Workshop Only Registration Includes

• Admission to the specific session registered (tutorial or workshop, in person and virtual).
• Poster Hall access (in-person only).
• Coffee breaks and lunch daily.

Note: Breakfast and dinners are not included. The Welcome Reception and Social Dinner may be added to your registration for an additional fee.

Virtual Registration Includes

• Access to all sessions via the online platform.
• Access to the virtual Presentation.

Cancellation Policy

• ≥ 1 month before conference (October 6, 2026): Full refund less the $100 processing fee.
• 3 weeks before conference (October 13, 2026): Full refund less the $200 processing fee.
• No-shows: No refund.

Exceptions

Written requests required with documentation for review and approval by conference secretariat.