<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i>Apologies for cross-posting.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We are pleased to share the Call for Workshop Proposals for IEEE VR 2027, the 34th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, which will take place February 27–March 3, 2027, in Melbourne, Australia.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">IEEE VR workshops provide an opportunity to bring together researchers, developers, practitioners, technology providers, and users to explore emerging topics and exchange new ideas in an interactive and informal setting. We particularly welcome workshop formats that go beyond traditional paper presentations and encourage active participation through discussions, panels, breakout sessions, demonstrations, thought experiments, collaborative activities, and other creative formats.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Important Dates</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>September 28, 2026</b>: Workshop proposals and Calls for Contributions due</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>October 12, 2026</b>: Notification of results</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>January 7, 2027</b>: Latest workshop paper notification date for papers to be included in the IEEE Digital Library</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>January 12, 2027</b>: Camera-ready deadline for workshop papers to be included in the IEEE Digital Library</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>February 27–28, 2027</b>: Workshops at IEEE VR 2027</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">All deadlines are 23:59:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth, UTC-12).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Each accepted workshop will be allocated a half-day slot. Workshop submissions should include:</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>A workshop proposal of up to 3 pages</b>, describing the workshop topic, goals, organizers, expected participants, planned format and activities, and other organizational details; and</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><b>A Call for Contributions</b>, outlining the workshop scope, contribution formats, and submission deadlines.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Both documents should be submitted through Precision Conference Solutions (PCS).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We welcome proposals across all areas related to virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, 3D user interfaces, immersive technologies, and their applications, and we especially encourage workshops that foster new communities, interdisciplinary exchange, inclusive participation, and lively discussion.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Call for workshop and submission information: <a href="https://ieeevr.org/2027/contribute/workshops/" target="_blank">https://ieeevr.org/2027/contribute/workshops/</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">For questions regarding workshop proposals, please contact <a href="mailto:workshop2027@ieeevr.org" target="_blank">workshop2027@ieeevr.org</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We look forward to receiving your workshop proposals and welcoming you to Melbourne for IEEE VR 2027!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Best regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">IEEE VR 2027 Workshop Chairs</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">Andrew Irlitti, Deakin University, Australia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">Joe Liu, Monash University, Australia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">Francisco Ortega, Colorado State University, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">Tim Weissker, RWTH Aachen University, Germany</span></p></div>