Dates for the next call will be announced here and through the OCX and Eclipse Foundation community newsletter. Everything below explains what we look for and how the process works, so you can prepare a proposal in the meantime.
Anyone active in open source: developers, maintainers, researchers, companies, policymakers and community members. First-time speakers are welcome, and every proposal is read.
OCX is a vendor neutral event. Sessions are not sales pitches, and the speaker agreement makes that a condition: no promotional material and no lead collection during a talk.
You choose a format when you submit. Lengths run from 15 minutes to an hour depending on type.
A talk to a room, the standard format across every track.
Longer and hands-on, for teaching something people can take away and use.
An informal, participant-led discussion around a shared problem or project.
More about workshops and Birds of a Feather sessions.
Every edition follows the same four stages. The dates change each year and are published here when the call opens.
1. The call opens.
The call opens. Submissions are accepted from this point. Submit early: early submissions may receive additional visibility during the selection process.
2. Early submission deadline.
An earlier cut-off ahead of the final one, for the same reason.
3. Final submission deadline.
The last point at which proposals are accepted. This deadline is firm, though it has been extended in the past when volume warranted it.
4. Speaker notifications.
Everyone who submitted hears the outcome. Accepted speakers receive guidance on preparing their session.
If you have submitted a proposal, wait until you hear the outcome before you register. Accepted speakers receive a discount code to use at registration.
Each track has its own program committee, made up of volunteers from the Eclipse community. They review every proposal submitted to their track against four criteria:
See who sits on the committees on the program committee page.
Speakers cover their own travel and accommodation. Plan around the venue and see the speaker agreement for the full terms, including consent to being recorded. All speakers also agree to the Code of Conduct.
For anything about submitting or speaking, email speakers@ocxconf.org, or use the contact page
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