Important dates

All deadlines are intended to be 11:59pm anywhere on earth (AoE).

Schedule for CHiME-9 Challenges

1 July 2025	Challenge opening
19 Aug 2025	CHiME-9 information session at Interspeech (12:15-1pm, room Port 1b)
7 Feb 2026	Challenge submission deadline (date and details TBC)
4 May 2026	CHiME 2026 joint with HSCMA, an ICASSP satellite workshop

Schedule for Special Issue at Computer Speech & Language

19 August 2024	Submission Open Date
2 December 2024	Manuscript Submission Deadline
1 September 2025	Editorial Acceptance Deadline

Schedule for CHiME-9 Challenge proposals

6 Sept 2024	Pitching session at the CHiME 2024 workshop to refine ideas and gather support
25 Oct 2024	Submission of task proposals
8 Nov 2024	Feedback from Steering Group
22 Nov 2024	Resubmission of conditionally accepted proposals
4 Dec 2024	Notification of acceptance
Dec-July	Challenge preparation (Data collection, baseline, and rules preparation, etc.)