Thank you for your interest in speaking at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026, a free & virtual developer event organized by the Postgres team at Microsoft—and now in its 5th year. POSETTE’s 4 unique livestreams are scheduled for Jun 16-18, 2026. Speakers will present their talks remotely for video pre-recordings which will be done in advance of the event—and may do the pre-recordings in their own timezone. Please read on to learn more.

First time speakers & Experienced speakers are both welcome! If you are a first-time speaker and are not sure whether to submit, we encourage you to do so! And feel free to reach out for advice/guidance on the #posetteconf channel on our Discord (link below.)

Remote friendly, no travel required: Talks are pre-recorded remotely—all you need is a good internet connection, a decent webcam and microphone, some good light, and the talk. The organizers will take care of the pre-recording and video production of your talk. 

Format & logistics of the event:

• Talks will be 25 minutes long.
• All talks will be in English. 
• All talks will be pre-recorded by the POSETTE team in advance of the event (with you presenting remotely.)
• Pre-recordings will be scheduled for the weeks of Apr 20th and Apr 27th. 
• All pre-recorded talks will be livestreamed in one of the 4 livestreams on Jun 16-18.
• Speakers will be asked to participate in the online text chat during the livestream of their talk on Jun 16-18.
• All talks will be published online right after the event (e.g. on YouTube), so a video of your talk will be accessible to anyone with an internet connection.
• Published talks will include high-quality captions for accessibility. 
• High-res 1000x1000 speaker bio pics are required, so please don't wait until the last minute to submit!

Topics: What would make a good topic for a POSETTE talk proposal? Here are a few ideas to get your creativity going. This list is by no means exhaustive! At a high level, we’re looking for talks about Postgres and the rich tooling and extensions in the Postgres ecosystem—as well as talks about Postgres in the cloud on Azure, including customer stories. Some examples:

• Open source Postgres user stories
• How you run your workloads on Postgres on Azure
• New capabilities in PostgreSQL
• Postgres community
• Generally interesting Postgres knowledge & tips
• How you use Postgres extensions such as pgvector, PostGIS, Citus, & more
• Data modeling and SQL best practices
• Explaining Postgres internals
• Tips for building applications on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Building AI applications with Postgres
• Security best practices
• How Postgres workflows are changing with LLMs
• Benchmarking & performance tuning
• HA and DR techniques
• Migrating to Postgres on Azure
• Monitoring tools for Postgres
• Building analytics pipelines with data lakes and Postgres
• Case studies & success stories (or interesting failures) 
• Azure ecosystem integrations with Postgres
• Running SaaS apps built with Ruby, Python, Node.js, Java, or .NET—and running on Postgres

Code of Conduct: There is a Code of Conduct for POSETTE. Please help us to provide a respectful, friendly, professional experience for all involved.

Important Dates:

• Nov 12, 2025 – Call for proposals (CFP) opens
• Feb 1, 2026 – CFP closes @ 11:59 pm PST
• Feb 11, 2026 – Speakers notified
• Feb 25, 2026 – Schedule & sessions announced
• Mar 25, 2026 – Virtual Speaker Meet & Greet
• Weeks of Apr 20th & Apr 27th – Pre-record all talks
• Jun 16-18, 2026 – POSETTE livestreams happen!

Ways to connect with other attendees and speakers: To ask questions about the CFP for POSETTE—and to be part of the conversation with speakers and other attendees during the livestreams in June—you can join the #posetteconf channel in the Microsoft Open Source Discord.

Follow us on social: Another way to stay informed, you can follow us on social media. The event hashtag is #PosetteConf 

• LinkedIn: POSETTE: An Event for Postgres
• X/Twitter: @PosetteConf
• Mastodon: @posetteconf@mastodon.social
• Bsky: @posetteconf.com

More CFP information: is on the CFP page on the website for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026, including useful speaker resources and tips, plus info about the Talk Selection Team. 

Thank you for your participation, we can’t wait to see what stories you want to share!

CFP will close on Sun Feb 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PST (Pacific Standard Time).