The Call For Papers for PIC #20 is now open! The Final Round will be held on Wednesday, June 10th, as part of the LocWorld55 Conference in Dublin, Ireland.

The Process Innovation Challenge (PIC) is now in its tenth year, showcasing some of the most impactful ideas shaping how our industry works. Do you have a cool, productive, or genuinely disruptive innovation you’d like to share with peers? If so, this is your moment. Bring us your latest innovations and pitch at PIC #20.

We welcome submissions from innovators working in localization, media, interpreting, global content, data services, and closely adjacent industries, whether they are part of an established organization or a newer entrant. This includes language service providers, technology and platform providers, academia, as well as language professionals and data specialists from any part of the world. Innovators from client-side companies are invited to submit their proposals to the Client Innovation Platform(CLIP), CFP launching 23rd February.

What ideas qualify?

  • If you have implemented or tested an idea that improves processes, found new ways of working that are faster, better, or more sustainable, solved a specific operational, technical, or organizational problem, or built tools, workflows, or smart applications of existing tools that make life easier for others, we encourage you to submit.

Successful innovators will be invited to join the 3cubed Preliminary Virtual Rounds and have a chance to participate in person at the PIC final in Dublin, Ireland.

If you have any questions or difficulties with the submission process, please contact Jefferson Clark <jefferson@locworld.com>. Please note, dates may change at the discretion of the PIC organizers.

Click here to make your submission.

Key Dates for PIC #20

  • CFP Open: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 
  • CFP Closes: Friday, March 20, 2026
  • Notification of Invitation to Preliminary Rounds: Friday, March 27, 2026 
  • 3cubed Preliminary Virtual Rounds: Week of Monday, April 15-16-17, 2025
  • Finalists Announced: Friday, April 24, 2026
  • Final Round Presentations Due:, Monday, May 25th, 2026
  • Final Round: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at LocWorld55 in Dublin, Ireland.

Awards: Thursday, June 11, 2026, at LocWorld55 in Dublin, Ireland