Conference Overview

SIGDIAL 2026 runs August 2–5, 2026 at the Emory Student Center. August 2 (Sun) is dedicated to workshops. The main conference takes place August 3-5 (Mon–Wed).

August 2 (Sunday) — Workshops

Check the websites of individual workshops for more details about their schedules and organizers.

Start	End	Event
TBD	TBD	WOCHAT: Workshop on Chatbots and Agentic Technologies (half-day)
09:30	17:00	Found in Translation: Speaking the Same Language about GenAI to Support Multilingual Users (full-day)
TBD	TBD	YRRSDS: Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems for PhDs, PostDocs & New Researchers (full-day)

August 3 (Monday) — Main Conference (Day 1)

Start	End	Event
08:00	09:00	Registration
09:00	09:30	Opening
09:30	10:30	Keynote 1: Larry Heck
10:30	11:00	Coffee Break
11:00	12:30	Oral Session 1
12:30	14:00	Lunch Break
14:00	15:30	Oral Session 2
15:30	16:00	Coffee break
16:00	17:30	Poster Session 1

August 4 (Tuesday) — Main Conference (Day 2)

Start	End	Event
08:30	09:00	Registration
09:00	10:00	Keynote 2: Nanyun (Violet) Peng
10:00	10:30	Coffee Break
10:30	12:00	Oral Session 3
12:00	13:30	Lunch Break
13:30	14:00	Business Meeting
14:00	15:30	Oral Session 4
15:30	16:00	Coffee break
16:00	17:30	Poster Session 2
19:00	21:30	Social Event

August 5 (Wednesday) — Main Conference (Day 3)

Start	End	Event
08:30	09:00	Registration
09:00	10:00	Keynote 3: Dilek Hakkani-Tür
10:00	10:30	Coffee Break
10:30	12:00	Oral Session 5
12:00	13:30	Lunch Break
13:30	15:00	Poster Session 3
15:00	15:30	Coffee break
15:30	16:30	Invited Talk
16:30	17:00	Awards & Closing