Welcome to the fourteenth year of our free—as in freedom and tea—grassroots technical summit!

Below are a variety of details regarding how to attend, what’s on the schedule, and where you can help. Please take a moment to read and share!

How to Attend

You can join us in-person on the University of Washington campus at the Husky Union Building (known as the HUB). Those not in Seattle, or otherwise occupied, are encouraged to participate remotely via Matrix.

As always, both options are free/gratis and registration is optional—just show up! However, we are once again providing an option to register without identifying yourself. This information helps us estimate attendance and focus our efforts.

Do note that all staff, presenters, and attendees of SeaGL are expected to obey the Code of Conduct not only at SeaGL but also in all SeaGL-associated spaces including but not limited to associated social events and virtual channels.

In-person attendees are also expected to obey the Health and Safety Policy for the duration of the conference. This policy requires wearing masks inside some but not all presentation rooms, which are clearly marked, and encourages them in other areas. If you don’t have your own we are providing them gratis.

Schedule

Each day of SeaGL will be packed full, with doors opening at 8am Pacific Time (PT) (15:00 UTC) and closing at 6pm PT (01:00 UTC). There will be two keynote presentation per day, starting at 9am PT (16:00 UTC) on Friday, 10/23 and at 5pm PT (00:00 UTC) on Saturday, 10/24.

For those attending in-person, there will be a tea break (TeaGL) each afternoon at 3:30pm PT in the Expo Hall. Saturday night’s social will begin with a screening of the new CultRepo documentary about KDE at 6:00pm PT, transitioning to Big Time Brewery & Alehouse - which is walking distance from the event - at 7:00pm PT. Unfortunately, we did not have the resources for an organized Friday evening event this year. If you want to organize something for a larger group, let us know and we’ll announce it.

Additional details can be found in the schedule.

Please note, the Saturday evening social has a capacity of approximately 80 people. If you find it too crowded, check-out the Hallway Matrix room to connect with other attendees who may be flocking to nearby venues.

Social Media

We encourage everyone to get together, chat, and just generally share their SeaGL experiences. After all, people are the best part of Free Software.

If you share anything on your social network of choice, please use the #SeaGL2026 hashtag so everyone can follow along. You can also follow us on or for announcements and updates.

Volunteering

Don’t forget, SeaGL is a 100% volunteer run conference and we are always looking for more help! If you are interested in helping out during the event, stop by the information desk.

Here are some of the at-event positions we’re looking for more help with:

• Room Monitors: introduce speakers (with their permission), perform room head counts, make sure speakers have everything they need, and ensure sessions run smoothly and finish on time.
• Sign-Wranglers: post up and take down signs in and around venue.
• Chair-Stackers: help unstack chairs in the morning before the first talk and stack chairs at the end of the day after the last talk.
• Refreshment Aides: help with the set up, tear down, and clean up of coffee and tea breaks.
• Information Attendants: register attendees (if they want), check-in speakers and exhibitors, hand out programs, and provide directions and answers to questions.
• Virtual Hosts: keep an eye on the Matrix channels, identify content in need of moderation, reach out to in-person staff as needed.

We also love to welcome year-round volunteers who would like to continue helping out after the conference. If you’re interested in joining the flock, please reach out via Matrix or email, or fill out the volunteer form - we’d be thrilled to have you!

See You Soon

That’s all for now. We’re so excited for this year’s event, and we hope to see you at SeaGL today, tomorrow, and in the not-too-distant future!