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CONFEST is an umbrella event consisting of three main conferences CONCUR, FMICS and QEST+FORMATS, and affiliated workshops. The organizers of CONFEST 2026 invite proposals for satellite workshops to be co-located at CONFEST 2026 (University of Liverpool, 1–5 September 2026). 

All accepted workshops will be held on 5 September, 2026. The deadline for applications, including the information below, is *January 30, 2026*. Notifications will be sent by *February 6, 2026*.

== What CONFEST 2026 Provides to Accepted Workshops

For workshops accepted to CONFEST 2026, the organisers will provide:

- Meeting room on campus

- Coffee breaks

- Centralized registration through the main conference registration system

- A webpage within the CONFEST 2026 website (with edit access) or a link to external workshop webpage

- Support for local information

== What to Submit — Proposal Guidelines

If you wish to organize a workshop at CONFEST 2026, please send us a proposal including the following information:

- Name + Acronym of the proposed workshop

- Short description of the topic / goals (few lines)

- Name of the organizers / contact person, including link to their website

- Link to website or to history of the workshop (if available)

- Expected number of participants

- Envisaged length of the workshop (half day, full day)

- Publication plan, if any (formal/informal, pre/post proceedings, publisher)

- Tentative schedule for submission and notification

Organizers of accepted workshops will be responsible for: maintaining their workshop webpage, publicising the Call for Participation (if any), handling submissions (if applicable), selecting participants, preparing the workshop program, and organizing any materials or special arrangements.

== Timeline for Workshop Proposals

- Workshop proposal deadline: 30 January 2026 (AoE)

- Notification:   6 February 2026 (AoE)

== Submission

Please send your workshop proposal (as a PDF) to the Workshop Chair of CONFEST 2026. Use the subject line: “CONFEST 2026 Workshop Proposal – WorkshopName”. Include all required information listed above. Informal questions can be directed to workshop chair.

== The CONFEST 2026 Workshop chair

Shufang Zhu, University of Liverpool

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