Call For Proposals (CFP)

CloudOpen provides valuable content across cloud native and cloud infrastructure technologies. It is where cloud developers, engineers and operations teams can discover new tools, projects, platforms and technologies across cloud native and cloud infrastructure.

• Open Cloud Infrastructure
• Hybrid & Multicloud
• Edge Cloud Computing
• Container-Native Virtualization
• Container and Infrastructure Security
• Cloud Native Storage
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• CI/CD, Configuration Management
• Cloud-native Application Development (Architectures and Architectural Patterns, APIs, Testing, WebAssembly)
• Cloud-native Developer and Operator Experience
• Confidential Computing
• Observability: Metrics, Logging, Tracing, Service Mesh
• Serverless and Functions-as-a-Service
• Security, Authentication, and Compliance (Policy Agents, Supply Chain Management)
• Data Flow Management

Containers are revolutionizing the way workloads are automated, deployed and scaled, and ContainerCon is where teams can learn more about why and how to adopt containerization to further automation, portability and efficiency.

• Container Runtimes, Management and Orchestration
• Container Images and Registries
• CI/CD, Configuration Management, Automation, GitOps
• Observability: Metrics, Logging, Tracing, Service Mesh
• Security/Authentication
• Storage and Databases
• APIs, SDKs, Frameworks and Libraries
• Monolithic to Cloud Native: Migration and Refactoring
• Remote and Cloud-based Developer Environments
• Reproducible Builds and Environments
• Debugging Techniques for Containerized and Wasm Applications

As open source is found more and more in safety-critical products and infrastructure, the need to ensure dependability and reliability has increased. This event gathers developers focused on solving these issues, to figure out how we can increase the confidence of using OS projects in safety, mission, and business-critical applications.

• Testing and Hardening
  • Testability and Stability of Products based on Open Source Projects
  • Best Practices for Verification for Dependability
  • Best Practices for Update Policies and Practices
  • Maintainability of Products based on Open Source Projects
  • Automated Regressions and Management of Test Evidence
• Cyber Security Considerations
  • Best Practices for Improving Software Transparency with SBOMs
  • Best Practices for Vulnerability Classification, Exploitability Assessment, and Mitigations
  • Best Practices for Vulnerability Detection and Reporting
  • Best Practices for Managing Security Incident Responses (PSIRT teams, etc.)
• Safety-Critical Considerations
  • Safety Considerations when Developing Products based on Open Source Projects
  • Sandboxing and Code Isolation Techniques
  • Management of Security Issues in Safety-critical Applications
  • Best Practices for Working with Certification Authorities
  • Traceability between Requirements, Source, and Testing Evidence

This event brings together experts, enthusiasts, and practitioners in the field of open source digital trust. It aims to explore the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in using open source tools to enhance trustworthiness and security in the digital landscape.

• Establishing Open Source Trust Frameworks
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
• Privacy and Data Protection
• Security and Vulnerability Management

Diversity and inclusion are hot topics as projects compete to attract more talent to power development efforts now, as well as build their ranks to carry the projects into the future. The Diversity Empowerment Summit (DES) encourages attendees to examine how a variety of perspectives and experiences can create a richer open source community and stronger open source code development.

• Strategies for Inclusiveness
• Diversity Research & Metrics
• Community Dynamics & Case Studies of Positive Outcomes from Diverse Groups
• How to be an Ally
• Mentorship
• Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Contributors
• Diversity Badging
• Navigating Inclusivity Roadblocks

Launched in 2005, Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) is for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products. It gathers the technical experts working on embedded systems and applications for education and collaboration, paving the way for transformation in these important and far-reaching areas.

• Agriculture
• Aerospace
• Android (in embedded devices)
• Automotive
• Consumer Electronics
• Drones
• Energy
• Industrial Automation
  Robotics 

LinuxCon is an event for maintainers, developers and project leads in the Linux community to gather for updates, education, collaboration, and problem-solving to further the Linux ecosystem.

• Filesystems, Storage & io_uring
• Linux Kernel Development (Advanced & Beginner)
• Mission-Critical, Real-Time, and Long Life Systems (Scientific & Medical)
• Programming Languages and Toolchains
• Tracing
• Scheduler
• VFIO/IOMMU/PCI
• Kernel Dependability & Testing (static analysis,kcov, kcov triggered fuzzing testing, fuzzing, kmsan, kcsan, kubsan, test rings, and bots)
• System Boot
• Security
• Live Patching
• RDMA
• Power Management 
• Containers and Checkpoint/Restart
• Linux on the Desktop & Distribution Kernels & Distros Considerations for Servers, Desktops, etc.
• Virtualization
• Networking & eBPF
• Performance & Benchmarks
• Rust
• Community Health (maintainer and developer stress, burnout, well being)

This conference is for the open AI and Data community, and provides a forum to drive open source innovation in the AI, ML, DL, and Data domains by enabling collaboration and learning amongst the community. This event is produced by the LF AI + Data Foundation, and The Linux Foundation.

• LLMs & Natural Language Processing
• Image Generation & Computer Vision
• Audio and Video Generation and Processing
• Databases and Storage Solutions
• AI Agents
• AI Application Development Frameworks
• AI in 3D, Simulations and Robotics
• Scaling AI Workloads
• xOps: MLOps, GenOps & DataOps
• Deep Learning Development Frameworks
• Security and Privacy
• Edge AI
• Data Management & Processing Techniques
• Navigating AI Legislation and Governance
• Responsible and Trustworthy AI

Open Source 101 is the conference for developers that are new to open source. This event provides fundamental teaching in Linux, Cloud, and Embedded Administration and will help attendees gain the skills and understanding they need to further their careers.

• Kernel Essentials (Beginner)
  • Kernel Basics
  • Linux boot-up Sequence
  • Toolchains and Libraries
  • Debugging & Tracing
  • Driver Model & Subsystems
• Linux Administration Essentials (Beginner)
  • Introduction to Working with Open Source Software
  • Achieving Bash Mastery
  • Troubleshooting the Network
  • Monitoring Your System
  • Tracing
  • Networking Basics
  • Understanding Linux Security
  • Systemd Basics
  • Security Compliance Testing
  • Overcoming Scaling Challenges
• Cloud Administration Essentials (Beginner)
  • Cloud Infrastructure 101
  • Cloud-native App Developer 101
  • Serverless 101
  • Cloud Security 101
  • Understanding Containers 101
  • Understanding Cloud Native Projects
  • Introduction to Containers
  • Container Runtime Engines Replacing Docker
  • Introduction to Kubernetes
• AI Essentials
  • Data Fundamentals for Machine Learning
  • Introduction to AI and ML
  • Basics of Deep Learning
  • Model Evaluation and Metrics
  • Data Visualization 101
  • Understanding Natural Language Processing
• Quantum Computing Essentials (Beginner)
  • Programming for Quantum Computers
  • Understanding Quantum Computing Advancements
  • Integrating Quantum Computing into Legacy Environments
  • Quantum Algorithms 101
  • Quantum Machine Learning (QML) 101

For public sector IT professionals, open source enthusiasts and government officials passionate about leveraging technology for government e-services and public digital infrastructure

• OSPOs and open source initiatives in the public sector
• Open source adoption and contribution by the public sector
• Public sector open source observatories and knowledge sharing
• Procuring open source based technologies for the public sector
• Funding development and maintenance of open source digital infrastructure
• Open source software as an enabler for digital sovereignty
• Increasing transparency and reducing cost by open source adoption
• Cybersecurity aspects of open source in the public sector
• Barriers and enablers to open source collaboration between diverse public stakeholders
• Managing relations between the open source community and public stakeholders
• Governance aspects of cross-sector collaboration
• Roadblocks for public sector engagement in the open source ecosystem

Open Source Leadership Summit fosters innovation, growth and partnerships among the leading projects and corporations working in open technology development. It is a must-attend for business and technical leaders looking to advance open source strategy, implementation and investment.

• Best Practices in Open Source Development / Lessons Learned
• Growing, Managing & Sustaining Open Source Projects
• Security and Risk Management
• Open Source Governance and Models
• Certifying Open Source Projects & Compliance
• Leveraging Open Source Technology, Incentivization and Engagement
• Software Development Methodologies and Platforms
• Building Internal Innersource Communities

Operations Management Summit (OMS) is designed to bridge the intricacies of open source consumption, compliance, and management. Designed for organizations aiming to streamline software processes, OMS confronts the challenges of discoverability and understanding in Process-related open projects.

Delve into comprehensive discussions that reveal the ties between compliance, community involvement, and enterprise open source management. Whether your focus is on licensing, a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), or unique management structures, OMS offers insights to fit every organizational mold.

• CxO Strategy Management
• Internal Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships
• Organization Risk Management
• Adherence to Government Requirements
• Leveraging Standards for Process Management
• Applying Best Practices for Procurement
• Applying Best Practices for and M&As & Divestments
• Remediation Strategy
• Sustainability Strategy
• Managing Customer Expectations & Contractual Requirements with Regards to OS
• Working with Legal to Reduce Risk
• Working with Outside Legal Counsel on Open Source Matters
• Tooling and Shareable Processes for All of the Above

An event for those working in open source program offices (OSPOs) in organizations that rely on open source technologies to learn and share best practices, experiences, and tooling to overcome challenges they face.

• OSPOs Supporting Lessons Learned
• OSPOs Supporting Compliance and Legal
• OSPOs Supporting IT and Engineering Strategy
• OSPOs Supporting Supply Chain Security
• Developer Advocacy and Ecosystem Participation
• Hosting Projects and Communities
• OSPOs in Academia and Government

Standards & Specification Forum is an event supporting collaboration and open conversation surrounding specification development and adoption from ideation to international standard.

• Specifications and Implementations Showcase
• Testing, Conformance and Compliance for Specifications
• Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology
• Spec Editing Tools and Best Practices
• Issues in Standardization and Global Policy
• Cross-Org Collaborations: Highlighting partnerships between open source and open standards organizations

Cybersecurity incidents are among the greatest threats facing organizations today. This event, held in partnership with OpenSSF and CNCF, gathers security practitioners, open source developers, and others interested in software supply chain security to; explore the security threats affecting the software supply chain, share best practices and mitigation tactics and Increase knowledge about how to best secure open source software.

• Countering Source Code Level Problems
  • Reducing the Likelihood of Vulnerabilities (e.g., eliminating entire classes)
  • Countering Subverted Source Code Control Systems
• AI/ML Influence on Open Source Development and Supply Chain Security
  • Understanding Risks of Building with LLMs
  • Secure use of AI to Develop Software or Services
  • AI/ML Vulnerabilities and the Evolving Software Supply Chain
• Countering Build Threats
  • Simplifying Verified Reproducible Builds
  • Ensuring Safe Transition from Source Code Control to Build System
  • Countering Compromised Build System
  • Countering Bypassed CI/CD
  • Countering Subverted Package Repository
  • Countering use of Bad Package
• Measuring Risk of Potential & Already-included OSS
• Countering Dependency Threats
  • Countering use of a Bad Dependency (e.g., Typosquatting and Dependency Confusion)
  • Detecting malicious reused software
• Ensuring users Know, with Confidence, what Software Components (at all tiers) are Included.

TechDocsCon is for those interested in best practices for open source project documentation processes and communication, and provides an open forum to share real world experiences, how documentation impact and success is measured, what’s working and what’s not, and so much more.

• Documentation in Open Source Projects
  • Establishing a Documentation Process in Open Source Communities
  • Community-driven Localization: Engaging Global Contributors
  • Creating Inclusive Documentation: Strategies and Best Practices
• Measuring Success and Impact
  • Developing Metrics to Measure Documentation Impact and Success
  • Analyzing User Behavior to Inform Documentation Strategies
• Case Studies and Real-world Experiences
  • Sharing Successes and Lessons Learned
  • Overcoming Challenges in Documentation within Diverse and Distributed Teams
• Emerging Trends in Documentation
  • Exploring Agile, Lean, and other Process Frameworks in Documentation
  • The Impact of Remote Work on Documentation Processes and Collaboration
• Documentation Tooling

The Zephyr Microconference is for developers using or considering Zephyr in embedded products. This year we will be focusing on supporting topics of interest to users of Zephyr, developers contributing upstream, and maintainer specific topics.

• User
  • Zephyr in the Field: Practical Experiences and Lessons Learned
  • Zephyr Infrastructure and New Developer Onramp
  • Machine Learning on Zephyr Systems
  • Products Running Zephyr. Example uses of Zephyr in Industrial, Agriculture, Energy, Medical, Aerospace, Wearables, etc.
• Developer
  • Subsystem Status and Overview
  • Updates on Ecosystem, West, Modules, Runtimes, Developer Environments, etc.
  • Developer Tooling
  • Test Infrastructure, Code Coverage, Tracing, Fuzzing, and Static Analysis Tool
  • Power Management
  • Connectivity
  • Use in Mixed Criticality Systems.
  • Architecture Support (including Arm® Cortex®-M, Intel x86, ARC, NIOS II, Tensilica Xtensa, and RISC-V…)
• Maintainer
  • Subsystem Evolution and Planning Discussions (aka Miniconfs)
  • Proposed New Tehcnologies for Inclusion into the Project
  • Security and Vulnerability Management
  • Secure Device Provisioning and Management
  • Safety Certification and LTS Management
  • Code Quality and Coding Guidelines
  • Proposed New Technologies for Inclusion into the Project
  • Documentation