Deadlines
All important dates and deadlines for the 2018 IEEE Haptics Symposium are listed below. Unless stated otherwise, submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
| Cross-Cutting Challenges Theme Proposals | September 29, 2017 |
| Paper Submission | October 27, 2017 |
| Cross-Cutting Challenges Themes Announced | November 15, 2017 |
| Cross-Cutting Challenges Individual Submission | December 22, 2017 |
| Paper Notifications | December 29, 2017 |
| Registration Opens | January 11, 2018 |
| ToH Poster Submission | January 12, 2018 |
| Cross-Cutting Challenges Individual Submission Notifications | January 15, 2018 |
| ToH Poster Notification | January 17, 2018 |
| Camera-ready Paper Submission | January 26, 2018 |
| WIP Paper and Demo Submission | January 26, 2018 |
| Student Volunteer Program Application Deadline | January 28, 2018 |
| Demo Acceptance Notification | February 9, 2018 |
| WIP Acceptance Notification | February 14, 2018 |
| Exhibitor Status Application Deadline | February 14, 2018 |
| Student Volunteer Program Acceptance Notification | February 17, 2018 |
| WIP Camera-ready Submission | February 23, 2018 |
| Early Registration Deadline | February 26, 2018 |
| Conference Begins | March 25, 2018 |