[fg-arc] Happening together 2026: VL/HCC + HCSE in Paderborn, Germany [Sep 29 - Oct 02]

[Stefan Sauer]

Dear members of our community,

I would like to direct your attention to the fact that this fall, two leading 
conferences come together in one place from *September 29 to October 2* in 
*Paderborn, Germany*:

2026 IEEE Symposium on Human-Centric Computing and Visual Languages (VL/HCC) 
<https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2026> and

11th IFIP International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software 
Engineering (HCSE) <https://conf.researchr.org/home/hcse-2026>

Why may that be important to *you*? How can you *benefit *from *co-locating* 
these two exciting and important events?

  * *Maximize your impact:* Submit your work to VL/HCC, HCSE, or even both - and
    possibly get papers accepted at two conferences. The more submissions we
    get, the more papers we can accept!
  * *Get the best of both:* Benefit from the similarities of topics, while
    taking advantage of the different conference formats.
  * *Shared highlights:* A mix of joint activities (e.g. keynotes,
    posters/demos, social events) and parallel tracks.
  * *More opportunities:* A variety of tracks where you can submit papers,
    contribute your work, and participate (see tracks and deadlines below)
  * *Broaden your network:* Meet both communities in one place. While VL/HCC has
    a long and successful tradition as an IEEE-sponsored
    <https://conferences.computer.org/VLHCC/> event, HCSE is a bi-annual working
    conference organized by the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on Methodology for
    User-Centred System Design
    <http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-2/> in those years
    when there is no INTERACT <https://interact.ifip-tc13.org/> conference.
  * *Reduce traveling and cost:* Two events at the cost of only one trip.
    Attending both events will allow you to save even more of your conference
    budget thanks to a *substantial discount on the registration fees*.

*Important Deadlines*

  * *VL/HCC: *Research Papers
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2026/vlhcc-2026-research-papers>
    (May 01), Workshops and Tutorials
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2026/vlhcc-2026-workshops-tutorials>
    (May 29), Graduate Consortium
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2026/vlhcc-2026-graduate-consortium>
    (June 12), Posters, Demos, and Showpieces
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2026/vlhcc-2026-posters-demos-showpieces>
    (July 10), Journal-first Presentations
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/vlhcc-2026/vlhcc-2026-journal-first-presentations>
    (July 10)
  * *HCSE:* Technical Papers
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/hcse-2026/hcse-2026-papers> (May 08),
    Demos and Posters
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/hcse-2026/hcse-2026-demos-posters> (July
    03), Discussion Forum for PhD Students
    <https://conf.researchr.org/track/hcse-2026/hcse-2026-discussion-forum>
    (July 03)

VL/HCC and HCSE 2026 will be hosted by Paderborn University 
<https://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/> at the Software Innovation Campus Paderborn 
(SICP) <https://www.sicp.de/en/sicp-software-innovation-campus-paderborn>.

*About Paderborn*

Paderborn <https://www.paderborn.de/microsite/welcome/index.php> is a 
medium-size city located in the heart of Germany. Paderborn combines tradition 
with high-tech. The heritage of computer pioneer Heinz Nixdorf has shaped the 
city, university, and economy. The Heinz Nixdorf Museum 
<https://www.hnf.de/en/home.html> right next to the SICP is the world’s largest 
computer museum. And there is definitely more to see in Paderborn and around.

Paderborn can be easily reached from its regional airport PAD (with multiple 
daily connections to/from Munich International Airport MUC) or by train/car 
within 2-3 hours from many other international airports such as Frankfurt FRA, 
Düsseldorf DUS, Cologne CGN, and Hanover HAJ.

The organizing committees of both VL/HCC 
<https://conf.researchr.org/committee/vlhcc-2026/vlhcc-2026-organizing-committee> 
and HCSE 
<https://conf.researchr.org/committee/hcse-2026/hcse-2026-organizing-committee> 
are looking forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to our 
/Joint International Conferences on Human-Centric Computing and Software 
Engineering/ in Paderborn this fall!

Visit our website for further information and follow us on social media to stay 
updated.

*Web* https://conf.researchr.org/home/vlhcc-2026
*Facebook* https://www.facebook.com/vlhcc
*LinkedIn* https://www.linkedin.com/company/vlhcc2025/posts/?feedView=all

Best regards,

Stefan Sauer

General Chair of VL/HCC and HCSE 2026


-- 
"Software.Innovation.Cooperation"
--
Prof. Dr. Stefan Sauer

Research Group "Human-Centered Software Engineering"

Managing Director
Senior Researcher

Paderborn University | SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn
Software Innovation Lab
Zukunftsmeile 2
33102 Paderborn
Germany

Phone   +49 5251 60-6820
E-Mailsauer at uni-paderborn.de
Web     go.uni-paderborn.de/sts
         www.sicp.de

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