ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) is the premier international forum for multidisciplinary research on multimodal human-human and human-computer interaction, interfaces, and system development. The conference focuses on theoretical and empirical foundations, component technologies, and combined multimodal processing techniques that define the field of multimodal interaction analysis, interface design, and system development.

The Steering Board of the ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) invites proposals to host either

1. the 21st Annual Conference, to be held between the end of September and mid-November 2019. Priority will be given for proposals hosted in Asia or Australia continents.
2. the 22nd Annual Conference, to be held between the end of September and mid-November 2020. Priority will be given for proposals hosted in Europe or Africa continents

Strong proposals from other regions are also welcome. ICMI 2016 was in Tokyo, Japan, ICMI 2017 was in Glasgow, UK and ICMI 2018 will be in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Please see the attached document for more details about ICMI bid process.

Important Dates

For ICMI 2019 bids:

• December 18, 2017 - Notify intention to submit proposal
• January 26, 2018 - Draft proposals due
• February 12, 2018 - Feedback to bidders
• March 2, 2018 - Final bids due
• March 20, 2018 - Bid selected

For ICMI 2020 bids:

• January 29, 2018 - Notify intention to submit proposal
• February 15, 2018 - Draft proposals due
• March 5, 2018 - Feedback to bidders
• April 9, 2018 - Final bids due
• April 30, 2018 - Bid selected

ICMI 2016, 2017 and 2018 websites

              https://icmi.acm.org/2016/

              https://icmi.acm.org/2017/

              https://icmi.acm.org/2018/

              All communications, including request for information and bid submission, should be sent to the ICMI Steering Board Chair (Louis-Philippe Morency, morency@cs.cmu.edu).