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Following the launch of shared tasks at RANLP-2025, we are pleased to invite proposals for shared tasks to be held at RANLP-2027. Shared tasks will take place on 9\u201310 September 2027, alongside the RANLP-2027 workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome proposals on any topic of interest to the NLP community, from fundamental problems to applied, industrial or commercial challenges. We particularly encourage tasks that use or evaluate the latest NLP methods, including Large Language Models and Generative AI, as well as tasks that release new datasets, cover multiple or low-resource languages, or address problems with social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onsite Presence of Organisers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least one shared task organiser must be present in Varna.<\/strong> This organiser will present the task overview paper, coordinate the shared task session onsite, and liaise with the RANLP-2027 Organising Committee on venue arrangements. If no organiser can attend in Varna, the shared task will be cancelled. Where possible, its accepted papers will be moved to a related RANLP-2027 workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation, Registration and Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each participating team that submits a system description paper must have at least one author register for RANLP-2027 and pay the registration fee<\/strong>. That author must present the system<\/strong> at RANLP-2027 in Varna. Papers from teams that do not register and present may be excluded from the proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each accepted shared task receives one free full registration<\/strong> to RANLP-2027 for one of its organisers. It covers the summer school, tutorials, main conference, all workshops, the reception and the conference dinner. Any further organisers must register and pay the standard fee. The RANLP-2027 Organising Committee cannot provide any other financial support to shared task organisers or participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that the free registration does not cover publication. At least one author of the task overview paper must register for RANLP-2027 and pay the standard fee for the overview paper to be included in the RANLP-2027 proceedings, as for system description papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publication<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The task overview paper and the accepted system description papers will be published as part of the RANLP-2027 conference proceedings<\/strong>, with ISBN numbers and DOIs, and included in the ACL Anthology. The RANLP proceedings are indexed by SCOPUS and DBLP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submission and Reviewing Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All RANLP-2027 shared tasks must use START<\/strong> for paper submission, reviewing and camera-ready collection. The RANLP-2027 proceedings for the ACL Anthology, covering the main conference and all workshops and shared tasks, are generated from START, so each shared task\u2019s submissions, review records and proceedings must be managed there. The RANLP-2027 organisers will set up a START submission portal for every accepted shared task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shared task proposals due: 15 January 2027<\/strong>
Shared task selection notification: 25 January<\/strong><\/strong> 2027<\/strong>
Task website and first call for papers (suggested): 15 February 2027<\/strong>
Training data release (suggested): 1 March 2027<\/strong>
Test data release and evaluation period (suggested): 1-15 April 2027<\/strong>
System description paper submission (suggested): 30 April 2027<\/strong>
Overview paper draft due to RANLP shared task chairs (suggested): 31 May 2027<\/strong>
Paper acceptance notification (suggested): 5 June 2027<\/strong>
Camera-ready papers (suggested): 30 June 2027<\/strong>
Final camera-ready papers due to RANLP publication chairs (firm): 31 July 2027<\/strong><\/strong>
Shared task: 9\u201310 September 2027<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposal Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposals must be prepared using the RANLP-2027 shared task proposal template<\/strong>, available on Overleaf: https:\/\/www.overleaf.com\/read\/ybkqbbbrdgng#6dee3c<\/a>. They should be no longer than five pages (including information about the organisers and references) and must include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Title, acronym, and a short description of the task, its motivation, and why it is timely and important for the NLP community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A precise task definition, including the input and output format and any subtasks or tracks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The data: source, size, languages, annotation procedure and quality control, licensing, and whether the training, development and test data are already available or still to be created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The evaluation: metrics, the evaluation platform (e.g. CodaBench, Kaggle), and the baseline systems that will be provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The expected number of participating teams, the target audience, and how the task will be publicised.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Related shared tasks held in the last three years (e.g. at SemEval, WMT, or RANLP-2025) and how the proposed task differs from them. If the task has run before, give the number of previous editions and the number of participating teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. A task timeline consistent with the important dates above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. How system description papers will be reviewed<\/strong> in START (for example, peer review among participating teams, with additional reviewers if needed).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Ethical considerations, including data privacy, consent, and potential misuse, where relevant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Names and contact details (web page and email address) of the organisers, with a description of their experience in the task topic and in organising shared tasks or related events. Name the organiser(s) who will be present in Varna.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Responsibilities of the Shared Task Organisers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n