About COLM

A newer conference dedicated to language models: training, data, evaluation, alignment and the science of how they behave.

What Meridian does at COLM

  • Before: a Venue Report (Meridian Pro) on the orals, themes and authors to watch.
  • During: recordings with authors near the venue, and a Notes item each day.
  • After: the award and oral papers in Briefs, and invitations to Singapore Sessions.

Season one themes that draw on COLM

  • Agents that use tools

Put a COLM paper forward

Authors of accepted main-track papers can apply, and anyone can nominate. Selection is editorial and never for sale.

Nominate a COLM paper

Sources

Reviewed 26 October 2026. Rules and fees change; confirm with the authority before relying on them.