NeurIPS 2026 registration sells out weeks before notifications as agents snap up tickets in minutes
thegautamkamath · x · 2026-09-07
NeurIPS registration sold out weeks before author notifications, and researcher Gautam Kamath worries the conference will become unrecognizable: community regulars didn't stand a chance, while some people used agents to register within minutes of opening.
In the thread, colleagues caution against over-reading the sellout: at past conferences every accepted-paper author (main or workshop) got a reserved registration, and caps were conservative enough that no author who wanted to attend was turned away, with only a fraction of real capacity sold. Still, Kamath notes each conference has different organizers, so NeurIPS 2026 specifics remain unknown.
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