Program Overview
SIGDIAL 2026 is held at the Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) Building at Emory University. August 2 (Sun) is dedicated to workshops. The main conference takes place August 3-5 (Mon–Wed).
August 2 (Sunday) — Workshops (Day 0)
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 | 16:00 | Invited Talk |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Awards & Closing |