ML Venue Tracker

Discover smaller ML conferences that still feel like the big ones used to

Problem

Researchers report that large ML venues like NeurIPS sell out in hours, receive far more submissions than reviewers can handle, and leave organizers overwhelmed. Many are considering or attending alternative venues, but there is no central place to track them.

Solution

A tracker that aggregates alternative ML conferences, workshops and regional events, with filters by topic, deadline, location and peer reviews, plus subscription reminders. Users can bookmark events and see which peers are attending.

Users

ML graduate students, postdocs and industry researchers, especially those frustrated with the big-conference experience.

MVP

Manually curate or semi-automatically scrape 30–50 alternative ML venues and workshops; filter by topic, deadline and region; email or calendar subscription reminders; user submissions for new events; short reviews from past attendees.

Revenue

Free basic tracker; paid subscription for personalized recommendations, early-bird alerts and a private community.

Why now

The crowding and review crisis at major ML venues is pushing researchers toward alternatives, yet information is highly fragmented. A focused discovery tool has low operating cost and suits an indie developer.