Bucharest, Romania
February 2-5, 2026
We are pleased to invite you to the next in-person meeting of Working Group 1 (WG1) of the COST Action CA21131 – MultiplEYE.
Date and Venue
The meeting will take place on February 2-5, 2026, at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bucharest, in Bucharest, Romania.
Objectives of the Meeting
The meeting will be organized as a workshop which will focus on the multilingual annotation of the MultiplEYE
corpus texts.
Participants of this WG1 Meeting will engage in:
– Getting familiar with automatic annotation methods through guided training
– Collaborative, hands-on annotation work on the MultiplEYE corpus texts across a range of languages
– Discussing and refining strategies for manual checking, including procedures and quality control of high-quality annotations
Beyond the technical aspect and the hands-on work, the meeting will serve to strengthen collaboration and mutual support among labs and individuals working on manual and automatic text annotations.
The meeting brings together researchers interested in multilingual manual and automatic text annotation and offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop skills, and contribute to our shared MultiplEYE
resources. We especially encourage applications from junior researchers (Master students or doctoral researchers) who have good computational and/or linguistic skills and want to use this training also for future projects of their own.
Application and Reimbursement
All members of WG1 are eligible to apply for attendance. Priority will be given to junior researchers, especially to those who have computational and linguistic background. We also consider the diversity of languages spoken by the applicants.
To apply, please complete the application form and send it via e-mail to multipleye.2022@gmail.com.
The form includes a brief motivation in which you should explain why you wish to attend the meeting and how your work aligns with the meeting objectives.
Applications should be submitted by December 21, 2025.
In case the number of applicants exceeds the available budget, the responsible Committee of the Action will evaluate applications based on prior contribution and motivation statements. The list of participants selected for reimbursement will be announced after the application deadline. Selected participants will be formally invited via the e-COST platform.
We also welcome participants who can cover their expenses through their universities or other funding sources.
While self-funded applicants will not be reimbursed by COST, their participation is subject to space limitations, and their applications will be evaluated according to the same criteria as all other applicants.
According to COST rules, all participants who are eligible for reimbursement are expected to initially pay all the expenses themselves and provide evidence of expenses incurred via the e-COST platform. Importantly, no costs related to the meeting should be incurred before you have received and accepted your official invitation via e-COST, as any such expenses cannot be reimbursed.
Participants will be reimbursed after the meeting for the attended days and travel time. Please refer to page 85 of the COST Annotated Rules to see precise calculations.
Please carefully read the Online Travel Reimbursement Rules (OTRR) on page 82 of the Annotated Rules for details on reimbursement upon the completion of the event.