Call for Workshop Proposals

Important Dates

Workshop Proposals Due April 22
Notification of Acceptance May 17
Camera-Ready Due June 1
Workshop Dates July 22 & 23
Deadlines are anywhere on earth (AoE) time.

Workshop Proposals

We invite workshops proposals for COMPASS 2025. We encourage workshop sessions that engage with the conference theme, Computing in Place, and any of the following areas:
  • Systems and IoT for Sustainable Societies
  • HCI, Design and Critical Perspectives
  • AI, ML and Data Science for Sustainable Societies
  • Development, Economics and Policy
  • Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change
  • Technology, Media, and Social Practice
COMPASS explicitly promotes multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and practice, and we welcome diverse and interdisciplinary workshops that will include perspectives from a range of conference participants. A focus of this year’s conference is to expand the community and in addition to themes from prior years we encourage new topics not featured in prior COMPASS conferences. Workshops formats may also include tutorials, discussions, participatory activities, and other types of communication and exchange.

Proposal Submission Details

To propose a workshop session, please submit a proposal through HotCRP: https://compass2025.hotcrp.com/ Workshop proposals should be submitted as an extended abstract of up to four pages excluding references. The submissions should include the following:
  • Title
  • Organizers (proposals are not anonymized)
  • Workshop background, format, theme, and goals
  • Anticipated outcomes 
  • Duration, sample schedule, and 250-word call for participation (can be removed if accepted and published in the ACM DL proceedings)

Proposal Formatting Details

  • Submissions are not anonymous; organizers’ names should be included in the submission.
  • Authors must use the current ACM two-column conference format. LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf templates are available on the ACM Website. 
    • For LaTeX use ‘sigconf’ proceedings template. The following settings should be used in the template: documentclass[sigconf,natbib=true]{acmart}. 
    • For Word, use the Interim Template for Word.
  • ACM’s CCS concepts and keywords are not required for review but may be required if accepted and published by the ACM.
  • Upon acceptance, authors will be provided the choice of opt-in/opt-out of the ACM DL proceedings for the conference.

Proposal Accessibility

We ask that authors create accessible submissions when submitting their PDF. Please follow the guidance in the SIGCHI Accessibility Guide for Authors, particularly Section 1: Authoring an Accessible Document, and Section 2: Submitting Accessible Documents for Review. https://sigchi.org/resources/guides-for-authors/accessibility/

Workshop Chairs

  • Vikram Iyer (Assistant Professor, University of Washington)
  • Reese Muntean (PhD Candidate, Simon Fraser University)
If you have any questions, please reach out to the co-chairs at workshops-2025@compass.acm.org.