We're looking for talks from people who've actually shipped and maintained AI in production. No vendor pitches. No 'intro to LLMs'. Bring the messy graphs.
STATUS
● open
DEADLINE
aug 15, 2026
DECISIONS
sep 05, 2026
EVENT
oct 24, 2026
§ 01 / formats
Three formats
pick one when you submit
F014 slots
long talk
40 minutes
Deep-dive into a real system you built and shipped. Architecture, evals, the failure modes, the cost ledger.
// what we want
+production system w/ ≥ 6 months of operation
+real numbers (latency, $/req, regression rate)
+at least one failure story you can name
F026 slots
short talk
20 minutes
One sharp idea, one strong takeaway. Could be a method, a tool, a debugging story, a benchmark, a lesson.
// what we want
+one clear thesis you can defend
+one diagram or chart that earns its place
+a single, memorable takeaway
F033 slots
hands-on lab
90 minutes
Side-room workshop, max 40 attendees. They leave with something runnable on their laptop.
// what we want
+working starter repo (we’ll mirror)
+setup that fits in 10 min
+a takeaway artifact attendees keep
§ 02 / timeline
Timeline
jun 01
CFP opens
aug 15
submissions close
aug 30
reviewing closes
sep 05
speakers notified
oct 24
event
§ 03 / submit
Submit your proposal
§ 04 / updates
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