The ASONAM 2026 Committee invites proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. All workshops will be held on August 25, 2026, i.e., the first day of the conference.
Workshop proposal deadline: January 20, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE
ASONAM2026 provides an interdisciplinary venue that solicits empirical, methodological, and theoretical research reporting original and unpublished results on social network analysis and mining along with their applications.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Workshops can typically focus on topics aligned to or specified in the general call for contributions but may not be restricted to those. All theoretical and applied aspects of social network analysis and mining are welcome. We strongly suggest having organizers from different institutions that bring different perspectives to the workshop topic. We welcome workshops with a creative structure that may attract various contributions and ensure rich interactions. Workshops may be full-day or half-day. A full-day workshop should select 10-14 regular papers, while a half-day workshop should choose 5-7. It is the responsibility of the workshop organizers to create their website.
Workshop Chairs must form their program committee and handle the whole process, including the submission, review, and acceptance decisions.
You may use the submission system you prefer. One complimentary registration will be provided per workshop to be used by one of the organizers who is expected to attend and coordinate the organization of the workshop. Workshop organizers will receive coverage for one invited speaker from North America only if they accept at least ten high-quality papers without counting the papers forwarded from the main conference. Coverage for the invited speaker will include an economy class ticket, two nights accommodation, and complimentary registration. However, it is highly recommended that workshop organizers find a sponsor to cover the expenses of an invited speaker.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Proposals must be submitted via the submission link: click here to submit
(NB: select the appropriate track/symposium from the top left side under `+Create new submission') .
All Workshop proposals should include the following elements:
- Title of the workshop
- Names of workshop organizers, affiliation, mailing address, e-mail address, and a designated contact person
- Description of the workshop (not exceeding 350 words), including abstract, objectives, relevance, and the expected outcome (The organizers should clearly explain how the workshop complements, rather than duplicates, the topics of the main conference.)
- Description of the plans for the workshop (e.g., program, keynotes, highlights, etc.)
- Length of the workshop (half-day or full-day)
- A list of potential Program Committee members and attendees and submissions, and a justification of the expected attendees and submissions
- A short description of how the workshop will be advertised to ensure a sufficiently wide range of submissions from authors and high-quality papers
- A description of past versions of the workshop, including dates, organizers, submission and acceptance counts, attendance, sites, and any other relevant information
- Short CV of the organizers
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Each submitted workshop proposal will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Relevance and novelty of the topic of the workshop
- Level of complementarity of the topic to the main conference
- A clear plan for attracting submissions, making the workshop itself productive, and disseminating results
- Experience of the workshop organizers
- Submissions are only accepted using the submission link: click here to submit (NB: select the appropriate track/symposium from the top left side under `+Create new submission')
WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION
Organizers whose proposals are accepted will be responsible for advertising the workshop, forming the program committees, and reviewing and selecting the papers, all along guaranteeing high quality worthy of the prestige and range of the conference. After the acceptance of a workshop proposal, the organizer(s) should:
- Create a “Call for papers/participation” for the workshop
- Create a webpage for the workshop, the link of which will be published on the Conference website
- Create a Board of Reviewers (Program Committee)
- Review and select papers
- Schedule the workshop program
All submitted papers should be reviewed based on technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity. The workshop organizers will also have the discretion of editing selected papers (after their expansion and revision) into books or special journal issues.
REGISTRATION
Workshop paper registration fees are the same as regular conference fees. All registered participants are entitled to attend all keynotes, sessions, workshops, panels, tutorials, and social events.
WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
- Michael Benzinger, Technical University of Munich, Germany (michael.benzinger@tum.de)
- Sucheta Soundarajan, Syracuse University, USA (susounda@syr.edu)
- I-Hsien Ting, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan (iting@nuk.edu.tw)
