Call for Proposals

MiniDebConf Kanpur 2026, which will take place at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur from March 13th to 14th, 2026, is now open for proposals. The deadline to submit proposals is Tuesday, February 10th, 2026.

Introduction

Hosted by IIT Kanpur and organised by the Debian India community with support from Debian, MiniDebConf Kanpur 2026 aims to introduce and propagate Debian and Free Software/Open Source Softare.

The event will run from 14th to 15th March 2026.

Submitting an Event

You can now submit an event proposal. In addition to traditional presentations, we also have informal sessions known as BoFs (from “birds of a feather”), which can include anything from discussion sessions to workshops.

Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for questions). If your session requires a significantly different amount of time, please contact us about it. There will be a dedicated session for lightning talks (short talks of maximum 5 minutes), for which submissions will be requested closer to the conference.

We are currently set up for talks in English and Hindi.

In order to submit a talk, you will need to create an account on the site. We suggest that Debian Salsa account holders (including DDs and DMs) use their Debian Salsa login when creating an account. However, this isn’t necessary, as you can sign up with an e-mail address and password.

Note - We would appreciate if you don’t use a LLM/AI to write your CFP submission. Please just tell us about your work in your own words. Proof reading and spell checks are fine.

Timeline

Topics can be anything that is relevant to Debian and Free Software/Open Source Software.

Talks

We are planning this event as a physical event, and speakers are expected to give their talks in person.Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate pre-recorded talks at this event. If, after being selected, you are no longer able to give your presentation, please let us know as soon as possible, so that we can offer your time slot to another potential speaker.

Code of Conduct

The event is covered by a Code of Conduct designed to ensure everyone’s safety and comfort. The code applies to all attendees, including speakers, and to the content of all presentations. Do not hesitate to contact us by mail at events AT debian.org.in if you have any questions or are unsure about certain content you’d like to present.

Video Coverage

As this is a purely in-person conference, talks will not be streamed live over the internet. Unless speakers opt out, scheduled talks can be recorded and published later under the DebConf license (MIT/Expat), along with presentation slides. Recording is conditional and isn’t guaranteed as of now.

Please note that, although we will make your wishes known to the participants, we cannot control whether attendees record and publish your talk.

Questions/Queries

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the organizers at events AT debian.org.in.

See you all at the conference!

MiniDebConf Kanpur 2026 team