Keynote Nominations and CfP Preview

SeaGL 2026 is coming together nicely, and we have a handful of exciting updates to share with the community! 🎉

Help us choose our keynote speakers

🔑 Keynote speakers are a vital part of our conference and we’d love the SeaGL community’s help finding voices to highlight on the main stage! If you’re an attendee, past speaker, volunteer, or simply someone who cares about free/libre/open values, we’d really appreciate your suggestion of someone who would make a meaningful and inspiring keynote speaker at an upcoming SeaGL.

Consider nominating people whose work you admire, who have engaged in advocacy that has made a difference, or those that hold a perspective you think would challenge and energize an audience of free and open source enthusiasts.

Note that we reserve two of the four keynote positions for those who rarely, if ever, have been invited to the main stage. Nominees do not need to be widely known; they just need to have a passion that they want to share with the FLOSS community and a connection to the values that SeaGL is built on.

Please fill out our Keynote Nomination Form to submit your suggestions today!

Although this form is open year-round, the SeaGL organizing team will be considering all nominations submitted by April 26th for this year’s event. 🗓️

Find us at LinuxFest Northwest

🐧 The SeaGL team will be on the ground with a booth at LinuxFest Northwest on April 25 & 26. If you are there too, please stop by and give us a squak!

This is an excellent opportunity to meet some of the people who bring SeaGL together year after year. Feel encouraged to ask questions about how the conference works, find out how to get involved, or simply spend a few minutes talking about the free/libre and open source tools we all care about.

Community events like LinuxFest Northwest are a big part of what keeps the FLOSS ecosystem vibrant, and we are glad to be a part of it. 💚

Call for Proposals opens April 24th

📢 If you have a talk, workshop, or session idea that you have been sitting on, now is the time to dust it off and polish it up: the SeaGL 2026 Call for Proposals opens on April 24th!

SeaGL welcomes speakers at every level of experience, from folks sharing something publicly for the very first time to seasoned presenters with years of stage time behind them. If you have something to share, we want to see your proposal.

Full details about the CfP process, including topics, formats, and submission guidelines, will be shared when it launches. We encourage you to start thinking about what you know, what you are passionate about, and what you think the SeaGL community would benefit from hearing. We cannot wait to see what you submit! 🚀

Keep in touch

🫂 There is plenty more news on the way as SeaGL 2026 takes shape. Follow us on social media and keep an eye on our website for updates on the CfP, the program, and everything else we have in store for our community.

If you are interested in volunteering or getting more involved with the organizing effort, visit our Get Involved page or fill out our Volunteer Application Form. We’d love to have you join the gullery!

As always, thank you for being part of what makes SeaGL a welcoming space that bridges experiences and strengthens the free software movement! 🐦