Lightning talks (LT) for SREcon26Americas are strictly limited to 4 minutes duration and will be run from a single master compilation of slides configured to auto-advance at 15s intervals (thus, 16 slides total). More details on the logistics will be provided to accepted speakers near the conference dates.

Please note that lightning talk speakers do not receive any conference registration discount and that only registered attendees may present lightning talks.
  • 11 February 2026 21:00 PT – deadline for proposals - passed
  • 18 February 2026 – accepted speakers notified
    • Note: the "decline" notice cited an incorrect venue for the conference - it will be held in Seattle, WA
  • 26 February 2026 – responses due from accepted speakers
  • 10 March 2026 – slides due from accepted speakers

Please contact the lightning talk chairs with any questions.

Welcome to the SREcon26 Americas Lightning Talks submissions site. For general information, see https://www.usenix.org/conference/srecon26americas.

Submissions

The deadline for registering submissions has passed.