Submissions for the Refereed Track, Kernel Summit, BoF and Microconferences are now open. Linux Plumbers will be held this year in Prague, Czechia from October 5-7th.
The Refereed presentations are 45 minutes in length (Talk+Q&A) and should focus on a specific aspect of the “plumbing” in a Linux ecosystem. Examples of Linux plumbing include core kernel subsystems, init systems, core libraries, toolchains, windowing systems, management tools, device support, media creation/playback, testing, and so on. The best presentations are not about finished work, but rather problem statements, proposals, or proof-of-concept solutions that require face-to-face discussions and debate.
The Kernel Summit track is divided into sessions of 45 minutes. Sessions may be focused on the discussion of specific Linux kernel topics which can be better resolved in person than over e-mail. The program committee will also consider “information sharing” topics if they are clearly of interest to the wider development community (i.e., advanced training in topics that would be useful to kernel developers). In addition to submitting proposals to the Linux Plumber website, please also send a copy of the proposal as an e-mail to the ksummit@lists.linux.dev mailing list with a subject prefix of [TECH TOPIC].
The Microconferences are 3 and a half hours of technical discussion, broken up into 15 to 30 minute subtopics. The only presentations allowed are those that are needed to bring the audience up to speed and should not last more than half the allotted time for the subtopic. To submit a Microconference, provide a topic, some examples of subtopics to be discussed and a list of key people that should be present to have meaningful discussions. For Microconferences that have been to Linux Plumbers in the past, they should provide a list of accomplishments that were a direct result of the discussions from their previous sessions (with links to patches and such).
Presenters and Microconference subtopic leads should be physically present at the conference. Remote presentations will be allowed strictly on an emergency basis.
The Microconference Track submissions end at 11:59PM UTC on Thursday, April 23, 2026, submissions for subtopics within a Microconference will open shortly after the Microconference has been fully accepted.
The Refereed Track and Kernel Summit submissions end at 11:59PM UTC on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
Please submit your Refereed Track, Kernel Summit, BoF or Microconference topic. We are looking forward to seeing the great content that is submitted that makes Linux Plumbers the best technical conference there is.
