Open Source Days 2026 will be held on July 19 in Los Angeles, CA for more than 500 software engineers and developers working in VFX and animation. 

While Open Source Days is a hybrid event, all speakers must plan to present in-person. For sessions with multiple speakers, you must have at least one speaker who will be presenting in-person. All presentations will be recorded and posted publicly after the event.  

We welcome talk submissions on any topic related to open-source software for visual effects, animation, or digital content creation. Talks should not be sales pitches or product promotions.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Pipeline tools and technologies
• Computer graphics and imaging
• AI and machine learning
• Virtual production and real-time
• Cloud
• Interoperability
• Open source in production
• Emerging or new open source projects (submit as a lightning talk)
• Open source best practices  

Submission Types:

• Session Presentation (20-30 minutes; 1 speaker or 1 speaker and 1 co-speaker)
• Multi-speaker Presentation (20-30 minutes; 1 main speaker with additional guest speakers giving short updates)
• Panel Discussion (40 minutes; maximum 4 panelists and 1 moderator)
• Lightning Talk (10 minutes; 1 speaker or 1 speaker and 1 co-speaker)

Note: we do not accept multi-presenter or panel sessions with only male speakers.