NeurIPS 2026 October newsletter: Sydney Dec 6-12, grants and invited talks announced
NeurIPSConf · x · 2026-11-08
NeurIPS published its October 2026 newsletter. The conference runs Dec 6-12 in Sydney, Australia, with official satellites in Atlanta, USA (Dec 9-13) and Paris, France (Dec 9-13).
- Six recipients announced for the 2026 Bridging the Future Grants Program, supporting activities that broaden participation in AI/ML from grade-school learners to senior faculty.
- Updates on Affinity events, tutorials, the Journal Track, invited speaker topics, and making AI science more accessible.
- Australasian AI research gatherings connecting NeurIPS 2026 with AJCAI 2026 and ACML 2026.
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