Community over Code Glasgow 2026 Speaker Kit

Community over Code Glasgow 2026 (October 11–14) is over. Thank you to everyone who spoke. This page is kept as a record of the speaker kit; the registration, confirmation, and upload deadlines below have passed.

Overview

Thank you for being a speaker at Community over Code Glasgow, taking place October 11-14, 2026, at the Hilton Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. Community over Code is the official conference of the Apache Software Foundation, where committers, contributors, and community members behind the world’s most widely deployed open source software gather to share, learn, and shape what comes next.

This was the official event speaker guide. Questions can still go to planners@apachecon.com.

Important Dates + Deadlines

All speaker deadlines have passed — the event took place October 11–14, 2026.

Registration

Registration for the event has closed; the conference took place October 11–14, 2026.

Visa Letter Requests

Visa letters were provided for travel to the UK ahead of the event. This is no longer applicable now that the conference has taken place.

Venue & Travel

Community over Code Glasgow was held at the Hilton Glasgow.

Address: Hilton Glasgow, 1 William St, Glasgow G3 8HT, United Kingdom

The closest airport is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), approximately 15 minutes from the venue. Bus, subway, and train options are available across Glasgow.

Parking: Self-parking £16.50 per day on-site (£3.30/hour, max vehicle height 1.8m). EV charging, secured and covered parking, and in/out privileges available. Valet parking is not available.

The event was held at the venue above. Travel and hotel details

Schedule + Confirming Your Bio/Session

The Schedule is on Cvent as a record of the program.

The main conference ran Sunday, October 11 through Wednesday, October 14, with co-located events (Lakehouse Day, Airflow Contributor Days) and workshops on Saturday, October 10 — 160+ sessions across 18 tracks, plus evening Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions and social events.

Speaker Cancellation and Session Update Policy

This policy applied before the event (the deadline was October 1, 2026) and is kept here for reference.

AV Details + Requirements

Each session room had a screen, projector, and microphones. Speakers supplied their own laptop and adaptors.

Slides

Templates. We have optional slide templates you’re welcome to use for Google Slides and reveal.js (sample). Use of the template is not required, but you’re welcome to make a copy for your convenience.

Uploading your slides (for the archive). If you haven’t already, you’re still welcome to share your final slides so we can archive them and keep your session useful to people who attended or missed it.

Share Your Talk

The event is over, but your session can keep working for you. If you gave a talk, share your slides, a recap, or a link to the recording when it’s available:

Sample posts to customize (replace [SESSION] with your talk title and [LINK] with your slides or session page):

Share in your project Slack channels, Discord servers, mailing lists, and meetup groups.

Join the Slack

If you haven’t already, join the ASF Slack: http://s.apache.org/apachecon-slack

Then find us in #speaker-help, which is where you can ask logistical questions or connect with other speakers.

Code of Conduct

Please read and abide by the Community over Code Code of Conduct. It is strictly enforced. We ask speakers especially to review it and to be inclusive in the words and images used during their presentation.

Speaker Point of Contact

Reach out in #speaker-help on the ASF Slack, or email planners@apachecon.com.

Thanks to all the volunteers for putting this together :)