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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello,</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are excited to invite you to<b> IRAI 2026 – the First Workshop on Information Retrieval for Accountability and Integrity</b>,<b>
</b>a full-day pilot workshop dedicated to exploring how IR and NLP can help evaluate forward-looking statements, verify commitments, and restore trust across public and private domains. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What IRAI aims to do</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Information systems shape public discourse, decisions, and trust—yet we lack systematic ways to evaluate the accuracy of forward-looking statements
(e.g., campaign promises, corporate forecasts). Media coverage is selective, standards are uneven, and the signal is buried in noise. The result: accountability gaps and eroded confidence.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IRAI brings IR and NLP communities together to assess the fulfilment and reliability of claims and commitments. It complements ECIR’s mission
by tackling a pressing, real-world challenge with societal impact.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aligned with the NLP community</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IRAI 2026 will be part of the
<b>European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR) held in Delft</b> on April, 2nd 2026 as it highlights concrete applications for
<b>social good</b>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Important Information</span></b></p>
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<span class="spelle">Apr</span> 2, 2026 </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="grame"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where:</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Delft,
<span class="spelle">Netherlands</span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="spelle"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submission</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span class="grame">Deadline:</span> <span class="spelle">Feb</span> 1, 2026</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Notification <span class="grame">
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final Version <span class="grame">
Due:</span> Mar 1, 2026</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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