# Call for Contributions: BOB 2026 (Berlin, March 13 - Deadline Nov 17) **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** event, call\ **Created:** [October 2, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2026-berlin-march-13-deadline-nov-17/3961 "2025-10-02T11:28:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://racket.discourse.group/u/mike)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2026-berlin-march-13-deadline-nov-17/3961/1 "2025-10-02T11:28:08Z")
We'd love Racket at BOB! # BOB Conference 2026 - Call for Contributions ## "What happens when we use what's best for a change?" - [https://bobkonf.de/2026/cfc.html](https://bobkonf.de/2026/cfc.html) - Berlin, Mar 13 - Deadline: November 17, 2025 ## Looking for Speakers You are actively engaged in advanced software engineering methods, solve ambitious problem with software and are open to cutting-edge innovation? Attend this conference, meet people that share your goals, and get to know the best software tools and technologies available today. We strive to offer a day full of new experiences and impressions that you can use to immediately improve your daily life as a software developer. If you share our vision and want to contribute, submit a proposal for a talk or tutorial! **NOTE** : The conference fee will be waived for presenters. Travel expenses will not be covered (for exceptions see "Speaker Grants"). ## Topics We are looking for talks about best-of-breed software technology, e.g.: - functional programming - persistent data structures and databases - event-based modelling and architecture - "fancy types" (dependent types, gradual typing, linear types, ...) - formal methods for correctness and robustness - abstractions for concurrency and parallelism - metaprogramming - probabilistic programming - math and programming - controlled side effects - program synthesis - AI beyond vibecoding and chatbots - linked data - symbolic AI - next-generation IDEs - effective abstractions for data analytics - ... everything really that isn't mainstream, but you think should be - ... including rough ideas that are worth discussing. Presenters should provide the audience with information that is practically useful for software developers. ## Challenges Furthermore, we seek contributions on successful approaches for solving hard problems, for example: - bias in machine-learning systems - digital transformation in difficult settings - accessibility - systems with critical reliability requirements - ecologically sustainable software development **We're especially interested in experience reports.** Other topics are also relevant, e.g.: - introductory talks on technical background - overviews of a given field - demos and how-tos ## Requirements We accept proposals for presentations of 45 minutes (40 minutes talk + 5 minutes questions), as well as 90 minute tutorials for beginners. The language of presentation should be either English or German. Your proposal should include (in your presentation language of choice): - An abstract of max. 1500 characters. - A short bio/cv - Contact information (including at least email address) - A list of 3-5 concrete ideas of how your work can be applied in a developer's daily life - additional material (websites, blogs, slides, videos of past presentations, ...) [Submit here](https://pretalx.com/bob-2026/submit/) ## Organisation - Direct questions to `konferenz at bobkonf dot de` - Proposal deadline: **November 17, 2025** - Notification: December 5, 2025 - Program: December 12, 2025 ## Shepherding The program committee offers shepherding to all speakers. Shepherding provides speakers assistance with preparing their sessions. Specifically: - advice on structure and presentation - review of talk slides ## Speaker Grants BOB has Speaker Grants available to support speakers from groups under-represented in technology. We specifically seek women speakers, speakers of color, and speakers who are not able to attend the conference for financial reasons. ---
**Author:** ![mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://racket.discourse.group/u/mike)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2026-berlin-march-13-deadline-nov-17/3961/2 "2025-11-03T12:32:57Z")
Note the BOB deadline is only two weeks away!