{"id":548,"date":"2026-05-15T15:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2026\/?p=548"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:26:32","slug":"ldapcon-2026-call-for-proposals-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2026\/ldapcon-2026-call-for-proposals-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"LDAPCon 2026: Call for Proposals is Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Call for Proposals for LDAPCon 2026 is officially open. Since 2007, LDAPCon has been the international conference for LDAP, Identity &amp; Access Management (IAM), and directory services, bringing together developers, architects, security experts, and the global LDAP community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDAPCon 2026 will be a three-day event: one full workshop day followed by two conference days packed with technical talks, best practices, and community discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you using LDAP in innovative projects?<br>Do you develop LDAP clients or servers?<br>Have you implemented LDAP in new or unexpected ways?<br>Or are you building modern Identity &amp; Access Management solutions on top of LDAP?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then share your experience with the international LDAP community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are looking for <strong>presentations<\/strong> and <strong>workshops<\/strong> covering topics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LDAP implementations, APIs, and directory services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LDAP security, operations, scaling, and performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IAM, Identity Federation, and Identity as a Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SCIM, SAML, and PKI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong authentication and modern web authentication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices for LDAP and enterprise identity solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LDAP in cloud, IoT, and hybrid environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We welcome both technical deep dives and real-world case studies. Proposals can be submitted for workshops (90 minutes or 3 hours) as well as conference presentations (45 minutes including at leas 5 minutes of discussion time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be aware there will be also a slot for lightning talks (5 minutes), but there is no need to submit an abstract for that. You can spontaneously give a short talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Submission Deadline: <strong>June 15, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaker Notifications:<strong> August 15, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workshop Day: <strong>October 6, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conference Days: <strong>October 7\u20138, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2026\/cfp\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"517\">Submit your proposal<\/a><\/strong> and become part of LDAPCon 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Call for Proposals for LDAPCon 2026 is officially open. 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