Open vSwitch and OVN 2026 Fall Conference

Open vSwitch and OVN 2026 Fall Conference realiza-se de 3 a 4 de novembro de 2026, Bildungscampus, em Heilbronn.

Join us for the 12th Annual Open vSwitch & Open Virtual Network Conference! The Open vSwitch (OVS) project, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project, will host its 12th annual conference focused on Open vSwitch, OVN, and related ecosystem projects on November 3–4, 2026 . This is a 100% community-driven event , organized by and for the developers, maintainers, network engineers, and open-source contributors who build, maintain, and deploy the OVS and OVN ecosystems. Hybrid Event Experience This year’s conference is a fully hybrid event designed to bring together our global community, whether attending in person or joining remotely from around the world. Live Presentations: Talks will be presented live during the conference and given once. Interactive Discussion: We are utilizing an online platform featuring real-time text discussion and live Q&A during each presentation. Dedicated Q&A & Breakout Time: Following every talk, time is specifically reserved for deeper technical discussion with the speakers, conducted via live audio/video, text chat, and face-to-face with on-site presenters. In-Person Location For those attending in person, the conference will be held at: Bildungscampus Heilbronn, Germany Sponsorship Opportunities As a community-driven event, support from sponsor organizations helps keep conference registration accessible and supports community engagement across the software-defined networking ecosystem. Get in Touch: For sponsorship inquiries, custom packages, or questions, contact the organizing team at ovscon@openvswitch.org . Who Should Attend? Developers, maintainers, infrastructure architects, and engineers working on software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, eBPF, DPDK, and Kubernetes networking (such as ovn-kubernetes). Whether you are sharing ongoing work, exploring production challenges, or planning future roadmap goals, engage with the community to shape what’s next for OVS and OVN.