Call For Event Proposals
Submit your proposal to run an event on the Community Events Day
The call for events and activities for the PostgreSQL Community Day at PostgreSQL Conference Europe in Valencia, Spain, is now open.
Like last year, we are organizing a Community Day, which this year will take place on Friday October 23 2026, the day after the main conference.
We are inviting the community to submit proposals for full day or half a day events and activities by 2026-04-27.
Your event or activity would be open for registration by conference attendees, and also available for purchase as a single-day ticket.
Your event or activity should be focused around the PostgreSQL community and must not be centered on specific corporate interests.
Submitting Your Proposal
Your proposed event could be across a wide range of topics and formats. We're not aiming to restrict the community's creativity in the type of events or activities proposed.
Here are a few ideas:
- Developer Meeting
- Community Summit / Extension Summit
- Driver Summit
- Everything Backup Tools
- Unconference
- A PostgreSQL extension hacking session
- Art & crafts room
- Any other ideas that focus on the PostgreSQL community
Please submit your proposal no later than 2026-04-27 by emailing: contact@pgconf.eu
With the following details:
- Name of the meeting/summit
- Short abstract for the website
- Key people organizing the meeting/summit, and their emails
- Event length - half day or full day
- Expected number of attendees + maximum number of attendees you would like to see at this event
- Any materials you might require (projector, whiteboard, etc)
- Will you have CfP for speakers
- Any additional details you can provide
Before submitting your proposal, please carefully review the information and key dates below.
Event Format
- Your proposed event or activity would span either the full day or half a day.
- If you prefer a different length, please let us know in the submission, and we will see if we can accommodate your request.
- This year, we have a venue with ample capacity and a range of room sizes, allowing your event or activity to accommodate between 30 and 150 participants.
- This year we can accommodate both interactive sessions with participants, as well as presentation-style events.
Call for Presenters At Your Event
- If your event has a call for Presenters, you must use the PGConf.EU conference system for the submissions, and align with the general Call for Papers timeline for the conference. Specifically, your Call for Presenters must end no later than PGConf.EU
- We will work with you in order to help you select proposals.
- Likewise if your event has a Call for Presenters, you must disclose, on the event website, who is selecting proposals.
Your Event Webpage
- You will be able to provide content (text and images) for your event webpage, which will be hosted as part of the PGConf.EU website.
- The entire organizing team for the event must be disclosed on the event website.
Event Tickets
- Community Day tickets can be purchased either as part of the general PGConf.EU ticket purchasing process or separately.
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Every presenter and organiser for your event must have a valid ticket for the Community Day.
- Attendees can purchase the Community Day ticket as an add-on to the regular conference, we will also offer a single day ticket only for the Community Day this year.
- Presenters will NOT receive a complementary ticket to the Community Day (Friday) or the conference. They will need to purchase it.
- Organisers of the Community Day event will receive one complimentary Community Day ticket. This ticket cannot be transferred to event Attendees or Presenters even if the organiser already holds a Community Day ticket. If more than one ticket is required for Organisers, those must be obtained separately.
Community Day Individual Event Financial Supporters
- External financial support for Community Day events is not permitted.
- Companies wishing to support the conference are encouraged to sponsor PGConf.EU, see our website for sponsorship details and benefits.
Branding
- Presenters, Organisers, and Attendees are not permitted to use company-branded swag, or other attire for promotional purposes.
- Non-corporate open source projects may be permitted to use their branding for Community Day events. Please contact us to confirm.
Code of Conduct
All Community Day participants are required to abide by the PostgreSQL Code of Conduct.
Key Dates
- Submission of proposals for Community Day events opens: 2026-04-06
- Submission of proposals for Community Day events closes: 2026-04-27
- Community Day Organisers notified: 2026-05-01
- Call for Community Day Presenters opens: 2026-05-12
- Call for Community Day Presenters closes: 2026-06-01
- Community Day Presenters notified: 2026-07-03
- Conference: October 20–23 2026
We look forward to receiving your submissions.