The call for papers for Nordic Tech Days (NTD) 2027 is open, and this year is a big one! Nordic Testing Days and Nordic DevOps Days are joining forces into one bigger event, keeping the NTD name our community already knows and loves.

What are we looking for?

Every session should give the audience a new skill, a step up in something they already do, or an experience to remember. We welcome both talks and hands-on workshops of 2 or 4 hours.

The program runs across several tracks under one theme: quality and delivery. Testing and DevOps are no longer split apart, so we are especially keen on sessions that connect the two, such as testing inside CI/CD pipelines, how platform choices affect product quality, or testing in production with observability. Deep, focused sessions on testing craft or on DevOps and platform practice are just as welcome. Topics we especially value include test automation and tooling, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, platform engineering and AI in practice.

New this year: the leadership track. A dedicated track for team leads, engineering and test managers, and CTOs. Share what you have learned about building a quality culture, organizing teams, measuring delivery, rolling out AI across a team, growing people or leading through change. Honest stories, including what did not work, are the most valuable.

We do not accept sessions that promote a tool, product, service or consultancy.

Target groups

• Software developers
• DevOps and platform engineers
• Site reliability engineers (SREs)
• Test and quality engineers, QA/QE specialists
• Team leads and tech leads
• Engineering managers and test managers
• Heads and directors of engineering, CTOs

Conference format

NTD 2027 is a two-day, onsite event of talks and workshops across all tracks. We are not running tutorials this year.

• Talks are 30 minutes: 1 minute for the introduction, 24 minutes for the talk and 5 minutes for Q&A.
• Workshops run for 2 or 4 hours, including breaks, for up to 50 participants.

Some sessions will be recorded and published after the event, so please be aware that your presentation may be recorded.

Selection process

Here’s what you need to know about the process:

• The content team reviews each proposal on its own merit and in the context of the other proposals.
• If you include recordings of earlier talks, we will watch them.
• If your proposal passes the first round, a member of the content team may invite you to a 10–15 minute Google Meet call to discuss it and answer questions on both sides.

Timeline of Deadlines

• December 31, 2026 — call for papers closes.
• January 7, 2027 — proposal acceptance notifications sent out.
• January 14, 2027 — proposal acceptance notifications sent out for waiting-list proposals.
• January 21, 2027 — confirmation of acceptance from the speaker expected.
• February 8, 2027 — preliminary conference program announced.
• May 2027 — conference presentations to be submitted.

Up to €350, or up to €500 for transatlantic flights flights. Hotel room with breakfast provided by organizers for 2 nights. Talks: the costs are covered once per talk and shared between presenters, who share a hotel room. Workshops: the costs are covered per presenter, for up to 2 presenters.