• 30 Nov 2025 (Sun): Competition announcement 1.
  • 10 Dec 2025 (Wed): Sample data publication.
  • 19 Jan 2026 (Mon): Release of training and development data and scorer; Competition announcement 2.
  • 23 Feb 2026 (Mon): Leaderboard release with submission format checker.
  • 31 Mar 2026 (Tue): Test data release and opening of evaluation phase.
  • 02 Apr 2026 (Thu): End of evaluation phase.
  • 08 Apr 2026 (Wed): Publication of results.
  • 17 Apr 2026 (Fri): Competition report (first version).
  • 04 May 2026 (Mon): Competition report (final version).
  • 31 Aug 2026 (Mon) – 02 Sep 2026 (Wed): Presentation at ICDAR 2026.
  • Throughout the period: Communication with participants.

All times are CEST.

Please also refer to the general timeline of ICDAR 2026 for now: ICDAR 2026 Dates

Registration:
You can register by sending an email to the organizers.
Contact details are available on the Organizers page.