NeurIPS · Event date December 6, 2026 - December 13, 2026

NeurIPS 2026

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December 6, 2026 - December 13, 2026
Scheduled event

NeurIPS 2026 runs in Sydney December 6–12, with Atlanta and Paris satellite programs December 9–13. Sydney’s main conference is December 8–10 and its workshops are December 11–12; satellite workshops fall December 12–13. Several Sydney workshops examine agent security, trustworthy evaluation, and supervision of autonomous systems.

My takeaway: Choose the location and workshop before booking: Sydney and the satellite programs have different schedules. The focused agent-security and evaluation workshops have separate calendar entries with their exact Sydney dates.
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