The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) has implemented an Annual Call for Proposals for all technical conferences and workshops solely sponsored by SPS. The Call for Proposals will occur annually, beginning each October. Detailed information about each of the eligible events will become available on the Call for Proposals page on the SPS website.
- Interested Organizers are asked to complete and submit an Intent to Bid Form by 30 November 2025.
- Teams will be shortlisted and finalists will be invited to prepare full proposals, due 18 March 2026.
- Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the relevant Technical Committees in April / May 2026.
2025 Annual Call for Workshops & Conferences Timeline
Intent to Bid Forms due | 30 November 2025 |
Notification to Shortlisted Teams | On or around 17 December 2025 |
Shortlisted Teams Prepare Full Proposals | ~17 December 2025 - 18 March 2026 |
Full Proposals Due | 18 March 2026 |
TC Review Full Proposals, discuss, and provide endorsement to SPS, many in conjunction with ICASSP | 23 March 2026 - 7 May 2026 |
Interested & Proposing Organizing Committees to attend ICASSP 2026 - ‘Host a Workshop’ Session | 8 May 2026 |
Endorsed Organizing Committee submits IEEE Conference Application for review by IEEE and SPS Conferences Board Executive Subcommittee | 5 June 2026 |
Final review period | 5 June 2026 - 17 July 2026 |
Notice of IEEE approval | 29 June 2026 - 17 July 2026 |
SPS Conference Team introduction and begin planning | 20 - 27 July 2026 |
Eligible Workshops and Conferences
- 2027 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance (AVSS)
- 2027 IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (CAMSAP)
- 2027 IEEE Image, Video, and Multidimensional Signal Processing Workshop (IVMSP)
- 2027 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems (SiPS)
- 2027 IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop (SSP)
- 2027 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications (SPAWC)
- 2027 IEEE International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS)
- 2028 IEEE International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP)
- 2028 IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP)
- 2028 IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM)