{"id":732,"date":"2025-11-09T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qce.quantum.ieee.org\/2026\/2024\/10\/24\/call-for-bof-proposals\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:44:19","slug":"call-for-bof-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qce.quantum.ieee.org\/2026\/call-for-bof-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for BoF Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"732\" class=\"elementor elementor-732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f897f43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f897f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7b15b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a7b15b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a501a4c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"a501a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/qce.quantum.ieee.org\/2026\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36d727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d36d727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for BoF Proposals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37af0d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37af0d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358092c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"358092c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299a3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299a3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 1.75rem\">Scope and Goals<\/span><\/h3>\nBirds-of-a-Feather sessions or BoFs are informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. The IEEE Quantum Week program will feature scheduled BoF Sessions addressing timely topics of interest on Quantum Computing and Engineering. BoF sessions are 90-minute lively discussions.\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px\">\n \t<li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"text-align: center\">For more information, please consult<span style=\"text-align: left;font-weight: bolder\">\u00a0last year\u2019s conference program:<\/span><span style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/qce.quantum.ieee.org\/2025\/program\/bof-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QCE25 BoFs Program<\/a><span style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qce.quantum.ieee.org\/2025\/program\/panel-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QCE25 Final Conference Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2ae22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"0b2ae22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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style=\"background-color: transparent\">Please refer to the pages\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/cfp\/QCE26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EasyChair CFP<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;text-align: center\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=qce26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submit your contribution using EasyChair<\/a><\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=qce26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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and ability of the BoF\u2019s proposers and moderator to organize a highly interactive and stimulating BoF<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\">Balance and synergy of the BoF with respect to IEEE Quantum Week 2026 events<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\">Abstract of the proposal should be clear, complete, articulate and ready for publication on the IEEE Quantum Week 2026 website<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>BoF Proposal Submission Format<\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 16px\">Each BoF\u00a0proposal must conform at the time of submission to the\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html\">IEEE Formatting Instructions<\/a>\u00a0(i.e., title in 24pt font and full text in 10pt type, LaTEX users must use documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran} without including the compsoc or compsocconf option). The submission must also comply with the\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org\/become-an-ieee-journal-author\/publishing-ethics\/\">IEEE Policy on Authorship<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold\">Each BoF proposal must include the following sections in one PDF file and in the order specified below. Sections 1-8 must not exceed four (4) pages. Each proposal must be submitted via the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=qce26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EasyChair submission website<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold\">. The call for papers and proposals can also be found on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/cfp\/QCE26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EasyChair CFP<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/cfp\/QCE24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Please submit<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold\">ONE PDF file<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">that includes the following components of the proposal in the exact order specified.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px\">Each proposal must include the following sections, in the order specified below:<\/p><ol style=\"font-size: 16px\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder\">BoF title<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 descriptive and attractive to potential participants.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder\">BoF abstract<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 200-250 words to be posted on QCE26 website.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;background-color: transparent\">BoF authors\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 Contact information for all BoF organizers, indicate the\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;background-color: transparent\">main BoF contact <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;background-color: transparent\"> BoF moderator.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder\">BoF target audience<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 what is the target audience \u2014 ideally a mix of participation from industry, government, and academia.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder\">BoF motivation and objectives<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 how will this BoF engage the audience, and how will the audience benefit?<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder\">BoF relevance<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 relevance to the fields of quantum computing and\/or quantum engineering (e.g., relates to QCE26 topics).<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder\">BoF proposal<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 detailed BoF proposal and\/or position statements.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-weight: bolder\">BoF biographies<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">\u00a0\u2014 brief biography of each organizer \u2014\u00a0200-250\u00a0words per organizer\u00a0to be posted on the QCE26 website.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><h3>Important BoF Proposal Submission Requirements<\/h3><ul style=\"font-size: 16px\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px\">All participants, including BoF organizers, invited speakers, and invited guests, must register for the IEEE Quantum Week 2026. By submitting a BoF proposal to IEEE Quantum Week 2026, you are making a commitment to register for the Technical Program and attend the conference upon acceptance of your BoF proposal.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\">Please note\u00a0that IEEE Quantum Week 2026 cannot guarantee to honour specific requests for holding the BoF on specific dates.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\">The BoF abstract \u2014 title, abstract, and organizers \u2014 will be included in the proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE26).<\/li><\/ul><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birds-of-a-Feather sessions or BoFs are informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. 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