Call for Speakers is Open!
The Call for Proposals is your chance to participate more actively in the DevOpsDays Austin conference May 5th and 6th, 2026 and place your mark on the Austin DevOps community. We encourage a wide range of original material, focusing on new and local presenters. This year, our theme statement is “The Value All The Way Down.”
For our 2026 theme, we’re focusing on something that connects all of us—delivering value to the customer. No matter your title or role, everyone contributes to that goal. We want to hear your stories about how you’ve brought value to life in your work. What obstacles did you face and overcome? What clever ideas or new approaches helped you deliver better results? Maybe you’ve found ways to use AI to enhance value, or you’re running a smooth, continuous delivery process and want to share the journey. Whatever your story looks like, we’d love to hear it at this year’s conference.
This year, it’s all about the real work of value delivery—the wins, the lessons, and the moments that made a difference. Attendees are looking for authentic stories about getting value from start to finish, navigating challenges, and finding better ways to serve customers. Every one of us plays a part in that process, and your experience could inspire others to deliver even more value in their own roles.
Types of proposals we are looking for:
- Ignite lighting talk: A 5-minute, 20-slide talk, with slides automatically forwarding every 15 seconds, delivered to the entire conference audience. If you are unfamiliar with ignites, look here. (Note: These have a 75% acceptance rate; if you want a challenge and a high probability to speak, this is your spot!)
- Presentations: A 20-minute talk on the topic of your choice, optionally with some time for questions, in one of our two parallel talk tracks.
- Workshops: A 90-minute interactive session on the topic of your choice in a dedicated room, hosting up to ~35 attendees. Great for hands-on learning!
