# The CFP is now open & will close on Feb 1, 2026! The 5th annual **POSETTE: An Event for Postgres** will take place on Jun 16-18, 2026 and the [Call for Speakers](https://posetteconf.com/2026/cfp/) is now open—**until Feb 1, 2026**! POSETTE is a free & virtual developer event organized by the Postgres team at Microsoft. The name POSETTE stands for **P**ostgres **O**pen **S**ource **E**cosystem **T**alks **T**raining & **E**ducation. **First time & experienced speakers are welcome!** Whether you’re a first-time speaker or a regular speaker at conferences, we’d love to consider your talk proposal(s) about Postgres and the rich tooling and extensions (like PostGIS, Citus, & Patroni) in the Postgres ecosystem—both open source and for Postgres in the cloud on Azure. ## 4 Unique Livestreams There will be 4 unique livestreams: 2 in Americas workday timezones (PDT), and 2 in EMEA workday timezones (CEST). Each livestream will have its own keynote and set of talks—no repeats among the livestreams. ## Important Dates & Deadlines • **Nov 12, 2025** – Call for proposals (CFP) opens
• **Feb 01, 2026** – CFP closes @ 11:59 pm PST • **Feb 11, 2026** – Speakers notified • **Feb 25, 2026** – Schedule & sessions announced • **Mar 25, 2026** – Virtual Speaker Meet & Greet • **Apr 20-24 and Apr 27-May 1, 2026** – Pre-record all talks • **Jun 16-18, 2026** – POSETTE happens! Join the livestream virtually to chat with attendees and other speakers. ## Key things to know Even more information on the **[POSETTE CFP page](https://posetteconf.com/2026/cfp/)** • **Format**: Four 6-hour livestreams at different times of day • **CFP closes**: Feb 1, 2026 • **Length**: 25 mins / talk • **Virtual & free**: no travel (or funding) required • **Video recording & production**: All talks will be pre-recorded by the POSETTE team at Microsoft—all speakers need is a good microphone & a decent webcam. We’ll take care of the rest—including all editing, caption QA, and caption translation. • **Speaker resources**: on our **[CFP page](https://posetteconf.com/2026/cfp/#speaker-resources)** • **Submit your proposal**: **[on Sessionize](https://sessionize.com/posette2026/)** ## Topics Here are some of the topics we would like to see at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres. This list is not exhaustive, other Postgres topics are welcome too! • Open source user stories • How you run your workloads on Postgres on Azure • New capabilities in PostgreSQL • Postgres community • Generally interesting Postgres knowledge & tips • How you use Postgres extensions such as pgvector, PostGIS, Citus, & more • Data modeling and SQL best practices • Explaining Postgres internals • Tips for building your application on Azure Database for PostgreSQL • Building AI applications with Postgres • Security Best Practices • How Postgres workflows are changing with LLMs • Benchmarking & performance tuning • HA and DR techniques • Migrating to Postgres on Azure • Monitoring tools for Postgres • Building data analytics pipelines with data lakes and Postgres • Case studies & success stories (or interesting failures) • Developing extensions in Postgres • Azure ecosystem integrations with Postgres • Running SaaS applications built with Ruby, Python, Node.js, Java, or .NET—and running on Postgres ## Other useful links - **[Code of conduct](https://posetteconf.com/2026/conduct/)** - **[Talk selection team](https://posetteconf.com/2026/cfp/#talk-selection-team)**
