NeurIPS Newsletters

Welcome to the November edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! NeurIPS2024 is around the corner. It will be held in Vancouver in less than a month, from Tuesday, Dec 10 to Sunday, Dec 15, 2024.

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives.

You are receiving this newsletter as per your subscription preferences in your NeurIPS profile. As you prepare to attend NeurIPS, we hope that you will find the following information valuable. To unsubscribe from the NeurIPS newsletter, unselect the “Subscribe to Newsletter” checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. To update your email preference, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

Newsletter includes:

1. NeurIPS 2024 Conference Schedule
2. NeurIPS 2024 Workshops
3. NeurIPS 2024 Tutorials
4. NeurIPS 2024 Affinity Events
5. Bridging the Future Affinity Workshop
6. NeurIPS Town Hall Details
7. NeurIPS Highschool Projects Results
8. Poster Printing Service
9. Childcare and Other Amenities
10. Reminder About Conference Dates
11. NeurIPS EXPO

1) NeurIPS 2024 Conference Schedule

The details are posted on the conference website.

2) NeurIPS 2024 Workshops

NeurIPS 2024 workshops will take place on Dec. 14 & 15. We received 204 total submissions — a significant increase from last year. From this great batch of submissions, we have accepted 56 workshops. Given the exceptional quality of submissions this year, we wish we could have accepted many more, but we could not due to logistical constraints. We want to thank everyone who put in tremendous effort in submitting a workshop proposal.  For a list of accepted workshops, refer to our blog post here.

3) NeurIPS 2024 Tutorials

The NeurIPS 2024 tutorials will be held on Tuesday, Dec 10. There will be 14 tutorials this year. All of them will be conducted in person to encourage active participation and some of them include panels to allow for a diverse range of discussion. For a list of accepted tutorials and their speakers, refer to our blog post here.

4) NeurIPS 2024 Affinity Events

We are excited to announce this year’s affinity events co-located with NeurIPS. At NeurIPS, affinity groups play a crucial role in promoting and supporting the ideas and voices of various communities that are defined by some axis of joint identity and raise awareness of issues that affect their members. In addition, they provide members of these affinity groups with increased opportunities to showcase their work, engage in discussions, and build connections during NeurIPS events, promoting diversity and inclusion at NeurIPS. For more information, please visit the Affinity Events Blog Post.

5) Bridging the Future

In this event, we will cover recent activities towards broadening participation activities in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. NeurIPS has recently provided support to several groups active in this space, and in this event, they will describe their efforts and results. The event will take place on Thursday, December 12 at 7:30 pm in room East MR 18. Join us to learn about their ongoing project to better support their communities and the world. Light snacks and drinks will be served. See details here.

6)  NeurIPS Town Hall Details

NeurIPS invites all attendees to our annual Town Hall, which will occur in person at the conference on Friday, December 13th at 7 PM this year. The NeurIPS Town Hall provides community members with an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions about the conference. The town hall lasts for an hour, with the first 30 minutes dedicated to presentations from various chairs and the last 30 minutes dedicated to an open Q&A from the community.

7) Announcing the NeurIPS High School Projects Results

We are thrilled to announce the results of the first call for NeurIPS High School Projects.  With a theme of machine learning for social impact, this track was launched to get the next generation excited and thinking about how ML can benefit society, to encourage those already pursuing research on this topic, and to amplify that work through interaction with the NeurIPS community.

In total, we received 330 project submissions from high schoolers around the globe.  Among those, 21 projects were chosen to be spotlighted and 4 were chosen as award winners.  We congratulate all of the students and encourage community members to attend the joint poster session on Tuesday, December 10, where representatives of the four award-winning projects will present their work. For the details refer to this blog post.

8) Poster Printing Service

Read the NeurIPS poster printing information page for additional insight and information about templates, virtual poster and paper thumbnails, poster sizes, and printing.

You can use any service you want to print your poster. We offer an optional poster printing service.

9) Childcare and Other Amenities

NeurIPS is proud to provide free on-site child care. The deadline for registration has passed and it is now at capacity. We invite everyone to review the Child attendance policy here.
We kindly request that all attendees adhere to our child attendance policy by refraining from bringing children under the age of 14 to the venue unless they are registered in the childcare program.

Other amenities will include a nursing room and first aid.

10) Reminder About the Conference Dates

As already announced multiple times, the conference start date has been changed to Tuesday, December 10 in order to support delegates arriving on Monday for the Tuesday morning sessions. Registration will now open on Monday from 1 pm to 6 pm. Tutorials remain on Tuesday as originally scheduled. We encourage all attendees to verify dates directly on our website (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024) to avoid confusion.

11) NeurIPS EXPO

This year’s NeurIPS features an exciting lineup of 56 Expo events across December 10th-11th. This includes 18 interactive demonstrations on Tuesday, December 10th, along with 26 talk panels and 12 workshops spread across both days. Grab a coffee or box lunch and engage in an EXPO talk or workshop. Demos will be available on the exhibit sponsor hall floor.

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

Amir Globerson & Lester Mackey

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the October edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! 

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2024, held in Vancouver, from Tuesday, Dec 10 to Sunday, Dec 15, 2024.

You are receiving this newsletter as per your subscription preferences in your NeurIPS profile. As you prepare to attend NeurIPS, we hope that you will find the following information valuable. To unsubscribe from the NeurIPS newsletter, unselect the “Subscribe to Newsletter” checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. To update your email preference, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

Newsletter includes:

1. Introducing the NeurIPS 2024 Tutorials
2. Announcing the NeurIPS 2024 Affinity Events
3. NeurIPS Town Hall Scheduled
4. Live streaming at Pinnacle Hotel Waterfront
5. Poster Information and Printing Service 
6. Childcare and and Other Amenities
7. Dietary Restrictions 
8. Conference Dates and NeurIPS EXPO

1) Introducing the NeurIPS 2024 Tutorials

The NeurIPS 2024 tutorials will be held on Tuesday, Dec 10. There will be 14 tutorials this year. All of them will be conducted in person to encourage active participation and some of them include panels to allow for a diverse range of discussion. For a list of accepted tutorials and their speakers, refer to our blog post here.

2) Announcing the NeurIPS 2024 Affinity Events

We are excited to announce this year’s affinity events co-located with NeurIPS. At NeurIPS, affinity groups play a crucial role in promoting and supporting the ideas and voices of various communities that are defined by some axis of joint identity and raise awareness of issues that affect their members. In addition, they provide members of these affinity groups with increased opportunities to showcase their work, engage in discussions, and build connections during NeurIPS events, promoting diversity and inclusion at NeurIPS. For more information, please visit the Affinity Events Website.

3)  NeurIPS Town Hall Scheduled

The NeurIPS Town Hall will be held on Friday December 13th at 7 PM this year, before the closing reception. The Town Hall provides community members with an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions about the conference and its organisation. The town hall lasts for an hour, with the first 30 minutes dedicated to presentations from various chairs and the last 30 minutes dedicated to an open Q&A from the community. 

4) Live streaming at Pinnacle Hotel Waterfront

NeurIPS 2024 is partnering with the Pinnacle Hotel Waterfront to provide live streaming of the Invited Speaker talks. Attendees staying at the Pinnacle Hotel can enjoy the talks from the hotel itself, in the Harbourfront Ballroom. To access this room, attendees will need to show their room key and NeurIPS badge. Complimentary snacks and coffee will be provided.

Talks streamed at the Pinnacle:

Wednesday, December 11 at 8:30am, Sepp Hochreiter

Wednesday, December 11 at 2:30pm, Fei Fei Li

Thursday, December 12 at 8:30am, Zhou Lidong

Thursday, December 12 at 2:30pm, Arnaud Doucet

Friday, December 13 at 8:30am, Danica Kragic          

Friday, December 13 at 2:30pm Rosalind Picard                

Note: The Tuesday, December 10th talk with Alison Gopnik may be seen at the VCC, West level 0, Hall C or streamed from your mobile device.

5) Poster Presentation and Printing Service 

An email with the subject “NeurIPS 2024 Update Poster Presentation Details” has been sent to all authors.  If an author has not received the email they should check their spam folder and/or check that the email on their account at NeurIPS is the correct email address with this link (https://neurips.cc/MyStuff). 

Read the NeurIPS poster printing information page for additional insight and information about templates, virtual poster and paper thumbnails, poster sizes and printing.

You can use any service you want to print your poster. We offer an optional poster printing service. 

6) Childcare and and Other Amenities

NeurIPS is proud to provide free on-site child care. Please register before the  Nov 8th at 5 pm PST deadline and familiarise yourself with the cancelation policy to avoid no-show fees. For details and how to register visit:  https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/Children. 

Other amenities will include a nursing room and first aid.

7) Dietary Restrictions 

Dietary restrictions should be updated in each registration profile by November 1. After November 1, we are unable to guarantee supporting dietary restrictions. We will do our best to still accommodate you if you have not met the deadline date, but we cannot guarantee.

8) Conference Dates and NeurIPS EXPO 

The conference start date has been changed to Tuesday December 10 in order to support delegates arriving on Monday for the Tuesday morning sessions. Registration will now open on Monday from 1 pm to 6 pm. Tutorials remain on Tuesday as originally scheduled. We encourage all attendees to verify dates directly on our website (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024) to avoid confusion. 

This year’s NeurIPS features an exciting lineup of 56 Expo events across December 10th-11th. This includes 18 interactive demonstrations on Tuesday December 10th, along with 26 talk panels and 12 workshops spread across both days. Grab a coffee or box lunch and engage in an EXPO talk or workshop. Demos will be available on the exhibit sponsor hall floor.

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

Amir Globerson & Lester Mackey 

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the September edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! 

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2024, held in Vancouver, from Monday, Dec 9 to Sunday, Dec 15, 2024.

You are receiving this newsletter as per your subscription preferences in your NeurIPS profile. As you prepare to attend NeurIPS, we hope that you will find the following information valuable. To unsubscribe from the NeurIPS newsletter, unselect the “Subscribe to Newsletter” checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. To update your email preference, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

Newsletter includes:

1. Recent Updates
2. Registration and Visa Reminders
3. 2024 Conference Dates

1) Recent Updates: 

–       The NeurIPS 2024 Workshops have been announced! A total of 56 accepted workshops will take place this year on December 14th and 15th. For a full list of accepted workshops and more information on our selection process this year, read our blog post: https://blog.neurips.cc/2024/08/02/announcing-the-neurips-2024-workshops/

–       Following last year’s incredible success, we will hold another edition of the Creative AI Track research papers and artworks that showcase innovative approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning in art, design, and creativity. The submission deadline was August 16, and the authors will be notified on October 17. For more details please check our website: https://neurips-creative-ai.github.io/2024/.

–       Keynote speakers for NeurIPS 2024 have now been confirmed! We are excited to welcome our invited speakers Sepp Horchreiter, Danica Kragic, Lidong Zhou, Alison Gopnik, Rosalind Picard, Arnaud Doucet, and Fei Fei Li. More information will be released soon on the blog and the website. 

–       We are delighted to announce that NeurIPS 2024 will host affinity events from the following affinity groups: Women in Machine Learning, Queer in AI, Black in AI, LatinX in AI, Indigenous in AI, Global South in AI, Muslims in ML, New in ML and Neurodivergent Community. Stay tuned for more details about the groups and their planned events!

2) Registration and Visa Reminder

NeurIPS 2024 is committed to facilitating the participation of a global community. We understand the complexities and challenges associated with obtaining a Canadian visa and have compiled visa information at https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/Visa. This link includes a step-by-step process to: Register, Generate your Visa Invitation Letter, Submit Your Canadian Visa Application, and then Return to the Visa Invitation Letter Page to enter your name, country and Visa Application number. 

To support attendees that may need a visa in this process, we strongly encourage early conference registration. By registering promptly, participants can secure a visa invitation letter in advance of their visa appointments. We recognize that uncertainties exist, and in the unfortunate event of a visa denial, attendees have the option to cancel and refund their registration, as detailed in our cancellation policy (https://neurips.cc/FAQ/CancellationPolicy). Our goal is to ensure that NeurIPS 2024 is accessible to all who wish to attend, and we are here to assist you every step of the way.

Additionally, we urgently ask each delegate to update your profile with your dietary needs. Please do so by logging into your account and updating your profile at this link:
https://neurips.cc/EditProfile

You must update the account that you will register for the conference with.

3) 2024 Conference Dates

As a reminder, NeurIPS 2024 is occurring between Monday Dec 9 to Sunday Dec 15, 2024. Note that this differs from previous years in that we are starting on a Monday. On Tuesday evening (Dec 10) there will be an opening reception and the first invited talk. We encourage all attendees to verify dates directly on our website to avoid confusion. 

Amir Globerson & Lester Mackey 

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the August edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! 

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2024, which will be held in Vancouver, from Monday Dec 9 – Sunday Dec 15, 2024.

This newsletter was sent to email subscribers on August 22nd. To subscribe and receive these updates directly in your email, select the Subscribe to Newsletter checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe.

Newsletter includes:

1. NeurIPS 2024 Workshops Announced
2. Call for NeurIPS 2024 Creative AI Track
3. Keynote Speakers Announced
4. NeurIPS 2024 Affinity Groups Announced
5. Registration and Visa Reminders
6. Reminder to Provide Dietary Preferences 
7. Reminder on NeurIPS Conference Dates

1) NeurIPS 2024 Workshops Announced

The NeurIPS 2024 workshops have been announced! A total of 56 accepted workshops will take place this year on December 14th and 15th. For a full list of accepted workshops and more information on our selection process this year, read our blog post:
https://blog.neurips.cc/2024/08/02/announcing-the-neurips-2024-workshops/

2) Call for NeurIPS 2024 Creative AI Track

Following last year’s incredible success, the Creative AI Track invites research papers and artworks that showcase innovative approaches of artificial intelligence and machine learning in art, design, and creativity.

Key dates:

• August 16: Submission Deadline, for both Papers & Artworks
• October 17: Decision
• October 30: Final Camera-Ready Submission

For more details on how to submit, please check our website: https://neurips-creative-ai.github.io/2024/.

3) Keynote Speakers Announced

Keynote speakers for NeurIPS 2024 have now been confirmed! We are excited to welcome Sepp Horchreiter, Danica Kragic, Lidong Zhou, Alison Gopnik, Rosalind Picard, Arnaud Doucet, and Fei Fei Li as speakers this year. More information about talk titles and abstracts will be released in the months leading up to the conference. 

4) NeurIPS 2024 Affinity Groups Announced

We are delighted to announce that NeurIPS 2024 will host affinity events from the following affinity groups: Women in Machine Learning, Queer in AI, Black in AI, LatinX in AI, Indigenous in AI, Global South in AI, Muslims in ML, New in ML and Neurodivergent Community. Stay tuned for more details about the groups and their planned events!

5) Registration and Visa Reminder

NeurIPS 2024 is committed to facilitating the participation of a global community. We understand the complexities and challenges associated with obtaining a Canadian visa, and have compiled visa information at https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/Visa. This link includes a step-by-step process to: Register, Generate your Visa Invitation Letter, Submit Your Canadian Visa Application, and then Return to the Visa Invitation Letter Page to enter your name, country and Visa Application number. 

To support attendees that may need a visa in this process, we strongly encourage early registration for the conference. By registering promptly, participants can secure a visa invitation letter in advance of their visa appointments. We recognize that uncertainties exist, and in the unfortunate event of a visa denial, attendees have the option to cancel and refund their registration, as detailed in our cancellation policy (https://neurips.cc/FAQ/CancellationPolicy). Our goal is to ensure that NeurIPS 2024 is accessible to all who wish to attend, and we are here to assist you every step of the way.

6) Reminder to Provide Dietary Preferences

We urgently ask each delegate to update your profile with your dietary needs. Please do so by logging into your account and updating your profile at this link:
https://neurips.cc/EditProfile

You must update the account that you will register for the conference with.

7) Reminder on NeurIPS Conference Dates

As a reminder, NeurIPS 2024 is occurring between Monday Dec 9 to Sunday Dec 15, 2024. Note that this differs from previous years in that we are starting on a Monday. We encourage all attendees to verify dates directly on our website to avoid confusion.

Amir Globerson & Lester Mackey 

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the June edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! 

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2024, which will be held in Vancouver, from Monday Dec 9 – Sunday Dec 15, 2024.

This newsletter has been sent out to subscribers based upon settings in their NeurIPS profile, and reposted to the blog for visibility. As you prepare to attend NeurIPS, we hope that you will find the following information valuable. To unsubscribe from the NeurIPS newsletter, unselect the Subscribe to Newsletter checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. To update your email preference, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

This month s newsletter includes:

1. NeurIPS 2024 Competitions Announced
2. NeurIPS 2024 Call for Socials
3. NeurIPS 2024 Call for Ethics Reviewers

1) NeurIPS 2024 Competitions Announced

Competitions for NeurIPS 2024 have been announced! We thank all submitters for their quality proposals. A total of 16 competitions will be featured this year. Read more about this year s process in our blog post: https://blog.neurips.cc/2024/06/04/neurips-2024-competitions-announced/

Details about accepted competitions can be found on our website page: Competition Track 2024 (neurips.cc)

2) NeurIPS 2024 Call for Socials

We re excited to announce our call for proposals for Socials at NeurIPS 2024! Socials are events that focus on the social aspects of the conference, rather than the technical ones, and are opportunities for our community to meet up, discuss, collaborate, debate, or celebrate around a common interest. 

We re soliciting proposals from all registered NeurIPS attendees on any social topic of common interest within our community. For more details, read our call at:

https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallforSocials

Proposals are due September 5, 2024 (AoE). 

3) NeurIPS 2024 Call for Ethics Reviewers

We are seeking additional ethics reviewers for NeurIPS 2024. NeurIPS has asked authors to consider ethics and broader impact when submitting their papers since 2021, and adopted a Code of Ethics in April 2023. Ethics reviews are a second round of review that take place should the program committee flag any potential concerns during the technical review phase. Ethics reviewers provide feedback to the program committee regarding risks and harms of the work, and recommend potential mitigations prior to acceptance. 

For more details, and to sign up to be an ethics reviewer, please refer to our Google forms page: http://tiny.cc/neurips2024ethics 

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the May edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! 

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2024, which will be held in Vancouver, from Monday Dec 9 – Sunday Dec 15, 2024.

You are receiving this newsletter as per your subscription preferences in your NeurIPS profile. As you prepare to attend NeurIPS, we hope that you will find the following information valuable. To unsubscribe from the NeurIPS newsletter, unselect the “Subscribe to Newsletter” checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. To update your email preference, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

Newsletter includes:

1. Registration and Visa Information
2. NeurIPS 2024 Call for Affinity Events
3. NeurIPS Creative AI Track
4. Review of Other Key Dates

1) Registration and Visa Information

Registration for NeurIPS 2024 is now open! 

NeurIPS 2024 is committed to facilitating the participation of a global community. We understand the complexities and challenges associated with obtaining a Canadian visa, and have compiled visa information at https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/Visa. To support attendees that may need a visa in this process, we strongly encourage early registration for the conference.  

By registering promptly, participants can secure a visa invitation letter in advance of their visa appointments. We recognize that uncertainties exist, and in the unfortunate event of a visa denial, attendees have the option to cancel and refund their registration, as detailed in our cancellation policy (https://neurips.cc/FAQ/CancellationPolicy). Our goal is to ensure that NeurIPS 2024 is accessible to all who wish to attend, and we are here to assist you every step of the way.

2) NeurIPS 2024 Call for Affinity Events

We are calling for affinity groups to host events at NeurIPS 2024. You can send the proposal (see https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForAffinityEvents for the proposal template) to the Affinity Chairs (affinity-chairs@neurips.cc) in the form of a PDF file (refer to formatting instructions below). For full consideration, we highly recommend submitting by the deadline. If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at: affinity-chairs@neurips.cc.

At NeurIPS, affinity groups promote and support the ideas and voices of various communities that are defined by some axis of joint identity and raise awareness of issues that affect their members. Previously, affinity groups included Women in Machine Learning (WiML), Queer in AI (QinAI), Black in AI (BAI), LatinX in AI (LXAI), {Dis}Ability in AI, Indigenous in AI, Global South in AI, Muslims in ML, and Jews in ML. In this call, we welcome applications from all kinds of affinity groups.

Important Dates:

• Deadline to submit proposal: Jun 07, 2024 AOE
• Notification of acceptance: Jun 14, 2024 AOE

3) NeurIPS Creative AI Track

Following last year’s incredible success, we are thrilled to announce the NeurIPS 2024 Creative AI track. We invite research papers and artworks that showcase innovative approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning in art, design, and creativity. 

Focused on the theme of Ambiguity, this year’s track seeks to highlight the multifaceted and complex challenges brought forth by the application of AI to both promote and challenge human creativity. We welcome submissions that: question the use of private and public data; consider new forms of authorship and ownership; challenge notions of ‘real’ and ‘non-real’, as well as human and machine agency; and provide a path forward for redefining and nurturing human creativity in this new age of generative computing. 

We particularly encourage works that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries to propose new forms of creativity and human experience. Submissions must present original work that has not been published or is not currently being reviewed elsewhere. For more information, please refer to https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForCreativeAI.

Important Dates:

• August 2: Submission Deadline
• September 26: Decision 
• October 30: Final Camera-Ready Submission 

4) Review of Other Key Dates

In addition to the above two new calls, we are excited to announce that the NeurIPS 2024 Call for Papers (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForPapers), Call for Dataset and Benchmarks Papers (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForDatasetsBenchmarks), Call for Workshop Proposals (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForWorkshops), Call for Tutorials (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForTutorials), and Call for High School Projects (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallforHighSchoolProjects) have already been released! 

The abstract submission deadline has now passed, and we are eagerly awaiting to receive the paper submissions and start the reviewing process. 

In order to make sure that your paper follows the guidelines and can be reviewed, please carefully review the call for papers. In particular, please make sure your submission satisfies the following (please read the call for papers for the complete set of requirements):

• It follows the neurips formatting guidelines (e.g., uses the neurips style file and page limit).
• It is completely anonymized.
• It does not violate the dual submission policy
• It is submitted on time, before the submission deadline (be aware of timezone differences).

Main Conference Key Dates:

• Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2024 01:00 PM PDT 
• Full paper submission deadline: May 22, 2024 01:00 PM PDT
• Author notification: Sep 25, 2024
• Camera-ready, poster, and video submission: Oct 30, 2024 AoE

Datasets and Benchmarks Track Key Dates:

• Abstract Submission Deadline: May 29, 2024 AoE
• Paper Deadline: June 5, 2024, AoE

Workshop Proposals Key Dates:

• Workshop Application Open: April 22, 2024
• Workshop Application Deadline: Jun 7, 2024, AoE
• Workshop Acceptance Notification: July 12, 2024, AoE
• Suggested Submission Date for Workshop Contributions:  August 30, 2024, AoE
• Mandatory Accept/Reject Notification Date: September 30, 2024, AoE

Tutorials Key Dates:

• Deadline for submission: Jun 14, 2024 AOE
• Final Decisions: Aug 02, 2024

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the April edition of the NeurIPS monthly Newsletter! 

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2024, which will be held in Vancouver, from Monday Dec 9 – Sunday Dec 15, 2024.

This newsletter was sent out to newsletter subscribers on April 17th, 2024. If you would like to subscribe to the NeurIPS newsletter to receive these updates directly in your inbox, select the Subscribe to Newsletter checkbox in your profile: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. To update your email preference, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

Newsletter includes:

1. Call for Papers
2. Call for Dataset and Benchmarks Papers
3. Call for Workshop Proposals
4. Call for Tutorials
5. Registration and Visa Information
6. Call for High School Projects

1) Call for Papers

The NeurIPS 2024 Call for Papers is now live!

Key dates:

• Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2024 01:00 PM PDT 
• Full paper submission deadline: May 22, 2024 01:00 PM PDT
• Author notification: Sep 25, 2024
• Camera-ready, poster, and video submission: Oct 30, 2024 AoE

Note the full paper submission deadline includes technical appendices and supplemental materials. Please make sure to read the call for papers before submitting. Papers are often desk-rejected for reasons such as formatting, anonymity, or double submission, so ensuring your submission conforms to the call for paper requirements reduces this risk. An OpenReview profile will be required for submitting the papers, so authors are encouraged to set up their profile well before the full paper submission deadline. . Your OpenReview profile can be edited by logging in and clicking on your name in https://openreview.net/. 

Submissions will open on April 22, 2024, and can be accessed here:  https://openreview.net/group?id=NeurIPS.cc/2024/Conference 

Subscribe to these and other dates on the 2024 dates page.

2) Call for Dataset and Benchmarks Papers

For the fourth time, the Datasets and Benchmarks track will accept submissions on new machine learning datasets and benchmarks. This track has tailored reviewing guidelines that are specific to the needs of dataset development and the distribution of data oriented work.

Key dates:

• Abstract Submission Deadline: May 29, 2024 AoE
• Paper Deadline: June 5, 2024, AoE

For more information, see the call for papers: https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForDatasetsBenchmarks 

3) Call for Workshop Proposals

Workshops on a variety of current topics will be held on December 14 and 15 this year. We will provide more details in NeurIPS 2024 Guidance for Workshop Proposals. 

We invite researchers interested in organizing these workshops to submit proposals. Workshop organizers have several responsibilities, including coordinating workshop participation and content, publicizing and providing the program in a timely manner, and moderating the program throughout the workshop. 

Key dates:

• Workshop Application Open: April 22, 2024
• Workshop Application Deadline: Jun 7, 2024, AoE
• Workshop Acceptance Notification: July 12, 2024, AoE
• Suggested Submission Date for Workshop Contributions:  August 30, 2024, AoE
• Mandatory Accept/Reject Notification Date: September 30, 2024, AoE

For more Workshop details go here:

https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForWorkshops

4) Call for Tutorials

NeurIPS 2024 welcomes proposals for in-person tutorials on either core machine learning topics or topics of emerging importance for machine learning, broadly construed. We will consider any topic, so long as the proposal makes a strong argument that the tutorial is important for the NeurIPS community. Tutorials should be of interest to a substantial portion of the community and should represent a sufficiently mature area of research or practice. Tutorials are expected to be accessible to PhD candidates working in other areas of the NeurIPS community, i.e. some part of the tutorial may need to be spent on covering necessary background material. 

Key dates:

• Deadline for submission: Jun 14, 2024 AOE
• Final Decisions: Aug 02, 2024

More details can be found here:

https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallForTutorials

5) Registration and Visa Information

Registration for NeurIPS 2024 is now open! 

NeurIPS 2024 is committed to facilitating the participation of a global community. We understand the complexities and challenges associated with obtaining a Canadian visa, and have compiled visa information at https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/Visa. To support attendees that may need a visa in this process, we strongly encourage early registration for the conference.  

By registering promptly, participants can secure a visa invitation letter in advance of their visa appointments. We recognize that uncertainties exist, and in the unfortunate event of a visa denial, attendees have the option to cancel and refund their registration, as detailed in our cancellation policy (https://neurips.cc/FAQ/CancellationPolicy). Our goal is to ensure that NeurIPS 2024 is accessible to all who wish to attend, and we are here to assist you every step of the way.

6) Call for High School Projects

This year, we invite high school students to submit research projects on the topic of machine learning for social impact. A subset of finalists will be selected to present their projects virtually and will have their work spotlighted on the NeurIPS homepage.  In addition, the leading authors of up to five winning projects will be invited to attend an award ceremony at NeurIPS 2024 in Vancouver.  

More details can be found here:

https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2024/CallforHighSchoolProjects

Amir Globerson & Lester Mackey 

NeurIPS 2024 General Chairs

Welcome to the September edition of the monthly NeurIPS Newsletter! This newsletter was sent out by email to all subscribers on September 20, 2023, but we reposting on our blog as a monthly digest. To receive this newsletter in your email inbox directly, subscribe at: https://neurips.cc/Profile/subscribe. For more information on email preferences, visit: https://neurips.cc/FAQ/EmailPreferences

The NeurIPS Newsletter aims to provide an easy way to keep up to date with NeurIPS events and planning progress, respond to requests for feedback and participation, and find information about new initiatives. Notably, this newsletter will focus on NeurIPS 2023, which will return to New Orleans from Sunday, December 10th – Saturday, December 16th, 2023.

Newsletter includes:

1. Registration and Visa Guidance
2. Upcoming Calls for Participation
3. Event Week – Schedule at a Glance
4. Program and Dataset & Benchmarks Updates
5. Affinity Workshops
6. Tutorials
7. Workshops
8. Competitions
9. Ethics Review
10. Outreach
11. Call to Register for Childcare
12. Support to Attend NeurIPS

1. Registration & Visa Guidance

Registration is open! https://neurips.cc/Register/

This year NeurIPS opened registration April 11th to provide early access to visa materials (https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2023/Visa) in section five of the registration process. The Cancellation Policy (https://neurips.cc/FAQ/CancellationPolicy) contains considerations for visa denials, and the conference will grant a full refund before November 14th, 2023.

NeurIPS recognizes that this step may not solve all visa-related issues, but we hope it makes the process smoother for a significant number of attendees.

2. Upcoming Calls for Participation

NeurIPS is welcoming a second round of proposals for socials, due October 18th 2023 AoE (Anywhere on Earth). Socials are events focused on the social aspects of the conference, rather than the technical ones, creating space to meet up, discuss, or celebrate around a common interest. For more information on how to submit a proposal, read: https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2023/CallforSocials

NeurIPS is soliciting applications for the EXPO from Diamond & Platinum exhibitors. The NeurIPS EXPO is a one day (Sunday December 10th 2023), multitrack, interdisciplinary section of the conference focused on ideas being developed in an industrial context. Deadline for expos is October 13th 2023 AoE. For more details, read: https://neurips.cc/Expo/CallForTalksPanels

3. Event Week – Schedule at a Glance

Curious how the conference week will look? See the daily events:

• Sunday December 10th
• NeurIPS Expo 
• Monday December 11th
• Affinity Workshops
• Tutorials 
• Opening Remarks, First Keynote, and Reception
• Tuesday December 12th and Wednesday December 13th
• Main Conference: Keynotes, Posters, and Oral Sessions
• Socials (Evening)
• Thursday December 14th
• Main Conference: Keynotes, Posters, and Oral Sessions
• Townhall 
• Closing Reception
• Friday December 15th
• Workshops
• Socials (Evening)
• Saturday December 16th
• Workshops

4. Program and Datasets & Benchmarks Updates

Reviews are underway and nearing an end! Poster, Oral and Spotlight decisions will be announced for both the Main Program and Datasets & Benchmarks tracks September 21st at 9:00 PM EDT. Reviewing at scale presents many challenges. This year, we received 13,330 submissions, coordinated over 13,500 reviewers, 1,100 Area Chairs, and 100 Senior Area Chairs across both tracks. On behalf of the Program Chairs and Datasets & Benchmarks Chairs we thank our reviewers, ACs, and SACs for making this possible.

5. Affinity Workshops

At NeurIPS, affinity groups play a crucial role in advocating for and amplifying the ideas and voices of marginalized communities. This year, we’re excited to host eight Affinity Workshops on Monday. Many Affinity Workshops have released calls for contributions, and they welcome your work:

• Black in AI (https://blackinai.github.io/)
• Global South in AI (https://businessschoolofai.teachable.com/p/globalsouthinai1)
• Indigenous in AI (https://indigenousinai.org/)
• LatinX in AI (https://www.latinxinai.org/events)
• Muslims in ML (http://www.musiml.org/)
• New in ML (https://nehzux.github.io/NewInML2023NeurIPS/)
• North Africans in ML (https://sites.google.com/view/northafricansinml)
• Queer in AI (https://www.queerinai.com/neurips-2023)
• Women in Machine Learning (https://wimlworkshop.org/)

Read our blog post “Announcing the NeurIPS 2023 Affinity Workshops” for details: https://blog.neurips.cc/2023/07/18/announcing-the-neurips-2023-affinity-workshops/

6. Tutorials

Tutorials are self-contained events covering emerging ML & AI topics, led by a small number of speakers with panels to broaden discussion. This year, we’re excited to announce a total of 14 tutorials – stay tuned for an upcoming blog post next month with the full list of accepted tutorials. 

7. Workshops

NeurIPS Workshops provide a structured means of bringing together attendees with shared interests to form communities. This year, we’re excited to host 58 workshops that will take place on December 15th & 16th. Many of these workshops will have a submission deadline near September 29th, 2023 AoE (Anywhere on Earth), so mark your calendar!

For planning and more details, including the list of accepted workshops, see: https://neurips.cc/virtual/2023/events/workshop 

In addition, read our blog post, “Announcing the NeurIPS 2023 Workshops”:
https://blog.neurips.cc/2023/07/13/announcing-the-neurips-2023-workshops.

Lastly, new this year, we are releasing our guidance on how to organize an accepted workshop, as a means to improve transparency about the process. Read our blog post:
Your NeurIPS Workshop was Accepted – Now What? – NeurIPS Blog

8. Competitions

NeurIPS Competitions promote innovative research and foster collaboration across different scientific disciplines by providing an opportunity to showcase research and compete with other leading researchers. We’re excited to host 20 competitions in this year’s Competition Track on Friday Dec 15th and Saturday Dec 16th 2023.

Read more about this year’s competitions and how you can participate in this blog announcement, “Announcing the NeurIPS 2023 Competitions”: https://blog.neurips.cc/2023/06/14/announcing-the-neurips-2023-competitions/

9. Ethics Review

This year saw 502 papers (3.77% of all submissions) flagged for ethics review, up in absolute number from last year (474), but down in relative terms (4.37%). We thank our 396 ethics reviewers and especially the 76 who also volunteered as emergency reviewers. Please watch for our detailed report on the ethics review process, coming soon!

10. Outreach

At NeurIPS, we’re always looking for ways to grow our community, with focus on demographics underrepresented in ML/AI. This year in NeurIPS Outreach, we are planning to invite undergraduate and graduate students from local colleges and universities including HBCUs. Stay tuned to hear more about the details in the coming newsletters!

11. Call to Register for Childcare

NeurIPS is proud to be providing free on-site child care at the conference this year. Registration deadline for child care is November 30th 2023, and is on a first-come first-serve basis. For more information on how to register, please read:
https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2023/ChildCare

12. Support to Attend NeurIPS

Applications for financial assistance and volunteering will be open soon after the conference paper decision notification date. We are aiming for a rapid turnaround, especially on applications from authors of accepted conference papers, to give attendees sufficient time to organize travel. Keep an eye on the conference homepage for further updates this month!

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you at the conference,

Alice Oh & Tristan Naumann

NeurIPS 2023 General Chairs