CALL FOR Proposals ALBAYZIN 2026 Evaluation Challenges
Following the success of previous evaluation challenges, we invite prospective organizers to submit proposals for the ALBAYZIN 2026 Evaluation Challenges.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Deadline: January 31, 2026.
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How to Submit: Send an email to the organizing committee.
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Required Information:
- Contact details and research group/company name.
- A brief description of the proposed evaluation.
- The specific databases to be used and their current status (Note: Evaluations do not need to be fully prepared at this stage).
Proposals will be selected based on a survey of potential participants, prioritizing the number of interested participants and topic variety. The organizers of the selected challenges will be invited to join the ALBAYZIN 2026 Evaluation Challenges Committee.
Official results and system descriptions will be presented and published at Iberspeech 2026 in Madrid (November 18–20, 2026).
Approximate Timeline
| February 2026 | Survey to potential participants |
| March 2026 | Selection of evaluation proposals |
| April 2026 | Registration opens |
| May 2026 | Release of training and development data |
| June 2026 | Registration deadline |
| July 2026 | Release of evaluation data |
| End of Sept 2026 |
Deadline for system output submission and system description paper
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| End of Oct 2026 | Results distributed to participants |
| Nov 18–20, 2026 |
Iberspeech 2026: Official results presented
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Thank you for your interest in the ALBAYZIN 2026 Evaluation Challenges.
For any questions, please contact the Organizing Committee at iberspeech2026-albayzin@iberspeech.tech
María del Carmen Magariños Iglesias
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela