Call for Proposals

Java continues to evolve at an incredible pace. From modern language features and JVM innovations to cloud-native architectures, platform engineering, native deployments, and the rise of AI-powered applications, today's Java developers are solving some of the most exciting challenges in software engineering.

We're looking for sessions that go beyond buzzwords and marketing slides. We value practical experiences, production stories, lessons learned, architectural insights, and actionable techniques that attendees can take back to their teams and apply immediately.

Whether you've modernized a legacy system, optimized JVM performance, built resilient distributed systems, adopted GraalVM Native Images, experimented with Virtual Threads, integrated AI capabilities into Java applications, contributed to open source, or discovered a better way to build software with Java—we want to hear your story.

Track 1: Java & JVM 

Deep dives into the Java platform, language evolution, JVM internals, performance engineering, concurrency, testing, developer productivity, modern APIs, and practical coding techniques.

Suggested topics include:

• Modern Java and language features
• Virtual Threads and Structured Concurrency
• JVM internals and performance tuning
• Testing strategies and Testcontainers
• Migrations and automated modernization
• High-performance APIs and communication patterns
• AI-assisted developer productivity
• Developer tooling and craftsmanship

Track 2: Enterprise Java 

Framework-neutral discussions focused on building, modernizing, deploying, and operating Java applications in production.

We welcome sessions covering:

• Cloud-native Java architectures
• Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut, Helidon, Jakarta EE, and other enterprise Java technologies
• GraalVM Native Images, CRaC, Project Leyden, and native deployment experiences
• Event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• Kubernetes and containerized Java workloads
• Observability and operational excellence
• Security and software supply chain practices
• Platform engineering and developer experience
• Modernization and migration journeys
• Practical applications of AI in enterprise Java, including RAG, AI agents, MCP, and real-world adoption stories

Track 3: Workshops

Hands-on experiences designed to help attendees learn by doing.

We're especially interested in workshops that enable participants to build, experiment, and leave with practical skills they can apply immediately. Topics may include AI-powered Java applications, cloud-native development, Virtual Threads, Kafka, GraalVM, observability, testing, modernization, security, and performance engineering.

Session Formats

To accommodate different styles of knowledge sharing, we invite proposals in the following formats:

• Tech Talk (25 minutes): Focused technical sessions that share a practical idea, implementation experience, case study, or specific lesson learned.
• Deep Dive Session (40 minutes): Comprehensive sessions that explore a topic in greater depth through demonstrations, architectural discussions, production experiences, and actionable takeaways.
• Hands-on Workshop (45 minutes): Interactive sessions designed to introduce participants to a technology or concept through guided exercises and practical examples.
• Masterclass Workshop (90 minutes): Extended workshops that provide an immersive learning experience, enabling attendees to build, experiment, troubleshoot, and gain practical expertise through hands-on activities.

What Makes a Strong Submission?

• We particularly value proposals that include:
• Real-world case studies and production experiences
• Honest lessons learned, including failures and trade-offs
• Live code demonstrations and interactive content
• Clear takeaways for attendees
• Open-source contributions and community experiences
• Practical approaches over theoretical discussions

What We're Less Likely to Accept

• Product pitches or vendor marketing
• Generic introductions with limited depth
• Benchmark-only talks without context
• Sessions that simply restate documentation
• AI hype without practical implementation or measurable outcomes

Our Review Process

Every submission is carefully reviewed by our CFP Review Committee. We evaluate both the proposed session and the speaker profile to understand the relevance, depth, practicality, and potential value of the content for our audience.

Shortlisted sessions may be invited for a dry run with members of the review committee. The dry run is intended to provide constructive feedback on technical depth, content flow, communication, demonstrations, and time management. It also helps ensure that the session is appropriately curated, aligns with the expectations of our audience, and can be delivered effectively within the allotted time.

Our goal is not only to select great talks, but also to help speakers refine their sessions and create the best possible learning experience for attendees.

Who Will Be in the Audience?

Our audience primarily consists of members of the professional Java community:

• ~70% working professionals, including junior and senior Java developers, technical leads, architects, engineering managers, and CXOs.
• ~30% students and aspiring developers who are passionate about Java and eager to learn from experienced practitioners.

We encourage speakers to keep this diverse audience in mind and strive to deliver sessions that are practical, insightful, and accessible to the intended experience level.

First Time Speakers are Welcome!

First-time speakers are warmly encouraged to submit—if you have practical experiences, lessons learned, or ideas that can help fellow developers, we'd love to hear your story. Whether this is your first CFP or your fiftieth, we welcome diverse voices and perspectives from across the Java community.

Special Note on Speaker Expense Coverage

We are a community-driven, volunteer-led conference organized with the sole objective of creating meaningful learning experiences for the Java community. We do not operate as a for-profit event, and our goal each year is simply to break even while delivering the best possible experience for our attendees.

As a result, our ability to support speaker travel and accommodation is limited and depends on the overall event budget and sponsorship contributions. For accepted speakers travelling from outside Gujarat, we may be able to provide partial or full assistance on a case-by-case basis, subject to budget availability. Unfortunately, we are unable to guarantee such support for all speakers.

If your organization has programs that support community speaking engagements, we'd be delighted if you could explore that option. In appreciation of their support, we would be happy to acknowledge your organization as a Community Supporter on our event website and give them a special shout-out across our social media channels.

Thank you for your understanding and for helping us keep this conference sustainable, accessible, and truly community-first.

Final Note

The Java ecosystem thrives because of the community's willingness to share knowledge and learn from one another. If you have experiences, ideas, experiments, or insights that can help fellow developers build better software, we'd love to hear from you.

We can't wait to see what you'll bring to the stage.

As a not-for-profit community conference, speaker expense coverage is limited and considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to available budget, sponsorship commitments, and applicable terms and conditions.