The PX4 Developer Summit returns this October as part of Open Source Summit Europe in Prague, Czechia. The Call for Proposals is now open.
Following our first appearance at Open Source Summit North America in Minneapolis, the PX4 Developer Summit is heading to Prague from 7 to 9 October 2026 as a track within Open Source Summit Europe.
If you’re building with PX4, Pixhawk, MAVLink, or anywhere across the drone autonomy stack, we want you on stage. Whether you’re shipping production systems, running research in the lab, or contributing upstream, your work belongs here. Academic submissions are encouraged.
Suggested topics
The PX4 Dev Summit track welcomes talks across the full drone autonomy stack, including:
- PX4 Autopilot and Pixhawk
- MAVLink, MAVSDK, QGroundControl
- ROS, ROS 2, and MAVROS
- Middleware: uORB, DDS, Zenoh
- Open standards and open hardware
- Offboard control and state estimation
- Simulation and hardware integration
- Computer vision, VIO, and obstacle avoidance
- AI/ML and deep learning applications
- Cloud and edge computing for drones
- Advancements in drone hardware development
Key dates
- CFP closes: Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 23:59 CEST (14:59 PDT)
- Speaker notifications: Friday, 24 July 2026
- Schedule announcement: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Event dates: Wednesday, 7 October to Friday, 9 October 2026
- Location: Prague, Czechia
Sessions are 30 to 40 minutes. Accepted speakers receive one complimentary pass to the event.
Submit your proposal
Submissions go through Sessionize. First-time speakers are warmly welcomed.
Submit here: https://sessionize.com/open-source-summit-europe26
Full CFP details: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/program/cfp/
See you in Prague.
