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Submission time for Linux Plumbers 2026
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.
Presenters and Microconference subtopic leads should be physically present at the conference. Remote presentations will be allowed strictly on an emergency basis.
Refereed Track Presentations Proposals (OPEN)
Submissions close: 11:59PM UTC on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
Decision Notifications: July 14, 2026.
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, tool-chains, 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.
BOFs will also be accepted on Refereed track and be recorded, if submitted while the CFP is open.
The Refereed Presentations track will be running throughout all three days of the conference.
Linux Plumbers Conference Program Committee members will review all submitted proposals. High-quality submissions that cannot be accepted due to the limited number of slots will be forwarded to organizers of suitable Linux Plumbers Microconferences for further consideration.
Submissions are due on or before 11:59PM UTC on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
Kernel Summit Presentations Proposals (OPEN)
Submissions close: 11:59PM UTC on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
Decision Notifications: July 14, 2026.
The goal of the Kernel Summit track will be to provide a forum to discuss specific technical issues. 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). The Kernel Summit track is divided into sessions of 45 minutes.
In addition to submitting proposals here, please also send an e-mail for each submission to the ksummit@lists.linux.dev mailing list with the subject prefix [TECH TOPIC].
We will be reserving roughly half the Kernel Summit slots for last-minute discussions that will be scheduled during the week of Plumber's, in an "unconference style".
Microconference Proposals (OPEN)
Submissions close: Thursday, April 23, 2026 - MC leads notified: from Saturday, May 8, 2026
A Microconference is a 3 and a half hour session (4 hours with a half hour break) focused on a single topic. In past years, Microconferences were organized around topics such as security, scalability, energy efficiency, toolchains, containers, printing, system boot, Android, scheduling, filesystems, tracing, or real-time. The LPC Microconference track is open to a wide variety of topics as long as it is focused, concerned with interesting problems, and is related to open source and the wider Linux ecosystem.
A Microconference is broken up into subtopics based on the overall topic. These subtopics will be between 15 to 30 minutes in length and be discussion oriented. Note, these subtopics are not being accepted at this time.
A Microconference submission should explain the overall topic and give a few examples of what subtopics would be discuss. Adding links to information on the example subtopics is also appreciated. These include current email threads or definitions of terminology that isn't well known to those not working within the main topic.
The Microconference should also list the key people who need to attend to make sure that the discussions can be followed through with action.
Microconferences that have been at previous LPCs should list results and accomplishments from those previous sessions in the submission as well as cover follow-up work and new topics.
eBPF Track Proposals (OPEN)
Submissions close: July 24, 2026 - Speakers notified: from July 31, 2026
The track will be composed of talks and discussions, 30 minutes in length (including Q&A discussion).
Proposals can cover a wide range of advanced topics related to BPF covering improvements in areas such as (but not limited to) BPF infrastructure and its use in tracing, security, networking, scheduling and beyond, as well as non-kernel components like libraries, compilers, testing infra and tools.
Networking Track Proposals (OPEN)
Submissions close: July 28, 2026 - Speakers notified: from August 2, 2026
LPC Networking track is an in-person (and virtual) manifestation of the netdev mailing list, bringing together developers, users and vendors to discuss topics related to Linux networking. Relevant topics span from proposals for kernel changes, through user space tooling, to presenting interesting use cases, new protocols or new, interesting problems waiting for a solution.
The goal is to allow gathering early feedback on proposals, reach consensus on long running mailing list discussions and raise awareness of interesting work or use cases. We are seeking proposals of 30 min in length (including Q&A discussion). Presenting in person is preferred, however, exceptions could be given for remotely presenting if attending in person is challenging.