This post was written in collaboration with Dana Dannélls, Dimitrios Kokkinakis, Céline Leuzinger, Ricardo Muñoz Sánchez, and Arianna Masciolini
The fifteenth biennial "Language Resources and Evaluation Conference" (LREC) was held at the Palau de Congressos de Palma in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, on 11-16 May 2026. With over 2,400 registered participants, 944 papers (long papers, short papers, and posters), 46 workshops, and 12 tutorials, this exciting, memorable, and exhausting conference set the stage for a truly large-scale event.