iBSDCan 2026 will be held 19 June - 20 June (Fri-Sat), 2026 in Ottawa, at the University of Ottawa. It will be preceded by two days of tutorials on 17-18 June (Wed-Thu).
Also: do not miss out on the Goat BOF on Tuesday 16 June. For the safety of speakers and attendees, this conference will follow the mask policy outlined at https://bsdcan.org. Masks are recommended but not required. However, the organizers reserve the right to implement a stricter policy in the event that the public health situation changes drastically. We are now accepting proposals for talks. The talks should be designed for a technical audience, and may be intended for a variety of experience levels. Proposals of a business development or marketing nature are not appropriate for this venue. We have tended to group the sessions into the following categories or tracks: - Development - System Administration - Experiences - Security - Tutorials - BOFs (Birds-of-a-Feather sessions) and we may add further categories as needed, depending on the nature of the submissions. See http://www.bsdcan.org/2026/ If you are doing something interesting with a BSD operating system, please submit a proposal. Whether you are developing a very complex system using BSD as the foundation, or helping others and have a story to tell about how BSD played a role, we want to hear about your experience. People using BSD as a platform for research are also encouraged to submit a proposal. Possible topics include: * How we manage a giant installation with respect to handling spam * and/or sysadmin * and/or networking * Cool new stuff in BSD * Tell us about your project which runs on BSD * other topics (see next paragraph) >From the BSDCan website, the Archives section will allow you to review the wide variety of past BSDCan presentations as further examples. Both users and developers are encouraged to share their experiences. The schedule is: 1 NOv 2025 Proposal acceptance begins 17 Jan 2026 Proposal acceptance ends 1 Feb 2026 Confirmation of accepted proposals The conference will be primarily an in-person one. We are hoping to offer other ways to participate, but the details have not been worked out, so if you can only present remotely, please indicate this in your submission notes. See also http://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html Instructions for submitting a proposal to BSDCan 2026 are available from: http://www.bsdcan.org/2026/submissions.html The BSDCan Program Commitee
