The Widening NLP (WiNLP) workshop aims to foster an inclusive environment that highlights the contributions of researchers from underrepresented groups in NLP. Anyone who self-identifies as being from an underrepresented background—based on gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, or otherwise—is encouraged to submit. In 2025, WiNLP will continue placing emphasis on access, disability, and diversity across scientific backgrounds, disciplines, training, and underrepresented languages.
Our annual Widening Natural Language Processing Workshop (WiNLP) will be held in conjunction with EMNLP 2025 in Suzhou, China. Since EMNLP is anticipating a hybrid format for their conference, we also anticipate our workshop will be hybrid, with both online and in-person attendees. The one-day workshop will occur during EMNLP’s workshop period in Room A303, from 8:00 AM to 17:30 PM on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
The full-day event includes two invited talks, a panel discussion, a mentorship session and poster sessions. The workshop provides an excellent opportunity for junior members in the community to showcase their work and connect with senior mentors for feedback and career advice. It also offers recruitment opportunities with leading industrial labs. Most importantly, the workshop will provide an inclusive and accepting space, and work to lower structural barriers to joining and collaborating with the NLP community at large.
🛎️ News
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Nov 6, 2025: WiNLP is parterning with IJCNLP-AACL 2025 D&I committee to host a mentorship program during the conference! Check out more details here.
- Oct 23, 2025: Program is out! Check the full schedule of events including keynotes, panel discussion, poster sessions, and mentorship session!
- Sep 16, 2025: WiNLP 2025 notifications are out! Congrats to all accepted authors! Please check out notificiation email for more instructions on applying for travel grants.
- Sep 3, 2025: Accepting pre-reviewed ARR submissions for commitment! See detailed instructions here.
- July 27, 2025: Final Reminder: Submissions due August 1!
- Jun 25, 2025: Call for mentors is out!
- Jun 21, 2025: Pre-mentorship deadline is TODAY!
- Jun 11, 2025: Call for papers is out!
📆 Important Dates
All deadlines are 11:59 PM UTC-12:00 (“Anywhere on Earth”)
| Event | Date |
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| Workshop date | November 8, 2025 (UTC+8) |
👩🏫 Keynote Speakers
🙋 Panelists
🌍 Organizers
🏛️ Advisory Board
