The ACM PEARC (Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing) Conference Series is the premier community-driven annual forum for discussing challenges, opportunities, best practices, and solutions among the broad range of participants in the research computing community. The PEARC26 Technical Program Committee (TPC) invites you to submit proposals for the ACM PEARC26 Conference, which will be held from July 26-30, 2026, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The theme of the PEARC26 conference, Resilient Roots, Empowered Communities, recognizes the work already accomplished within the advanced Research Computing and Data (RCD) community and appreciates the broad community engagement while looking toward the future. Following the conference theme, the PEARC26 TPC is reimagining the three technical tracks and introducing a special edition track to further empower the PEARC community. The technical paper tracks for PEARC26 are:

    Applications: Scientific Impact, Deployments, and Workflows  
    Systems: Infrastructure and Middleware 
    Workforce Development: Education, Training, Community, and Leadership
    Research Software Engineering: People, Practice, and Impact

Submissions may address any topic of relevance to the advanced research computing and data community.  While not required, authors are encouraged to submit work related to the conference theme, Resilient Roots, Empowered Communities.

The PEARC26 welcomes submissions across a range of tracks, allowing participants from all career stages (including students) and from all RCD and RCD-adjacent roles.

In addition to technical paper submissions to the four tracks described above, submissions to the following are also welcome: 

    Workshops and Tutorials
    Panels and Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)
    Posters and Visualization Showcases 
    Presentation-only Abstracts