Conference on Language Modeling — 2026
October 6-9, 2026
Hilton San Francisco Union SquareSan Francisco, California, United States
AI NLP Machine Learning Deep Learning
The Conference on Language Modeling (COLM) is a focused research venue for scientific work on language models and their applications, including pre-training, fine-tuning, alignment, evaluation methodology, interpretability, and the societal implications of deploying large language models. Founded to provide a dedicated forum for LLM research beyond the broader ML venues, COLM runs as a single-track conference to maximize cross-paper engagement across the field. The 2026 edition takes place October 6-9 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, with three days of main conference talks and a workshops day on October 9. COLM draws strong academic and industry participation from teams working on large-scale language model development, including researchers from major AI labs, universities, and applied NLP groups. Union Square is well-served by BART, MUNI, and cable cars, and is surrounded by a dense range of hotels at multiple price points.
Venue
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
333 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
757 Market Street, San Francisco
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Green Tortoise Hostel
494 Broadway Street, San Francisco
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HI San Francisco Downtown Hostel
312 Mason Street, San Francisco
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12 Fourth Street, San Francisco
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InterContinental San Francisco
888 Howard Street, San Francisco
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San Francisco Marriott Marquis
780 Mission Street, San Francisco
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St Regis San Francisco
125 3rd Street, San Francisco
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The Mosser Hotel
54 Fourth Street, San Francisco
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W San Francisco
181 3rd Street, San Francisco
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