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GStreamer Conference 2026 past

10-11 October 2026 · Prague, Czech Republic

Group picture of the GStreamer Conference 2026 attendees

Prague

The 14th GStreamer Conference brings the community together in Prague, Czech Republic, on Saturday and Sunday 10-11 October 2026: two days of talks, demos and hallway conversations with the people who build GStreamer and ship it in real products. A GStreamer hackfest follows on Monday and Tuesday 12-13 October 2026.

It runs right after the Embedded Linux Conference Europe, and the weekend dates make it easy for ELCE attendees to stay on and join us.

Details

The GStreamer Conference is where developers, community members, decision-makers, industry partners, researchers and students meet to share what is new in the GStreamer multimedia framework and in open source, cross-platform multimedia.

Who should attend?

If open source, cross-platform multimedia interests you, the GStreamer Conference 2026 is for you.

Whether you are a hobbyist, app developer, researcher or student, or you work for a company that uses GStreamer or plans to, this is the place to learn about the latest technical developments and project news, to meet the developers behind them, and to connect with the wider community.

Schedule

Click here for the conference schedule.

Registration

Registration is closed now, since the event is over now.

Schedule and speakers list

We have an exciting range of topics and speakers lined up for you again this year (and more to come):

Talks will be recorded and livestreamed again by Ubicast and will be made available for viewing after the conference.

Showcase or Lightning Talks

There were again opportunities for short lightning talks for those who did not wish to present a full talk, but just wanted to showcase something they're working on, or present a problem or challenge they are facing or have solved, and that they think might be interesting for others to hear about.

Please submit all lightning talks through the GStreamer Conference 2026 Talk Submission Portal.

You can log in using your existing freedesktop.org GitLab account if you have one, or register a new account with the system. If you have problems receiving your verification e-mail try a non-gmail.com address. Logging in via gitlab might also require a few tries.

There is no deadline for Lightning Talk submissions, slots will be allocated on a first-come first-serve basis.

Call for Presentations

The call for presentations is now closed, but you can still submit lightning talks.

Lightning talks are 5 minutes long, with no questions, and can be submitted until the day of the conference.

Talks can be on almost anything multimedia related, ranging from talks about applications to challenges in the lower levels in the stack or hardware.

Please submit all proposals through the GStreamer Conference 2026 Talk Submission Portal.

You can log in using your existing freedesktop.org GitLab account if you have one, or register a new account with the system. If you have problems receiving your verification e-mail try a non-gmail.com address. Logging in via gitlab might also require a few tries.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The GStreamer Conference 2026 is only possible thanks to the generous financial support from our sponsors.

For this year's sponsorship opportunities please refer to the sponsor brief (PDF) or get in touch.

Sponsorship proceeds are not only used to put on the conference and hackfests, but also support our ex(t)(p)ensive CI infrastructure.

City

This year's conference will take place in Prague, Czech Republic.

Getting there

By train You can travel directly by train to Prague from many cities, such as Berlin, Budapest, Bratislava, Copenhagen, Dresden, Hamburg, Kraków, Linz, Munich, Vienna, and Warsaw. Many more are just one change away.

By air Prague is served by a single international airport: Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), with direct flights to more than 160 destinations, and also easily reachable through all major European hubs.

Entry requirements, Visas The Czech Republic is part of the European "Schengen area". Many international visitors, including most EU, EEA, Swiss US, Canadian, Australian, Japanese and South Korean citizens, will neither need a Visa nor prior travel authorization to enter, only a valid passport. A European travel authorization scheme (ETIAS) is planned for late 2026 / early 2027, but this is not in operation yet, and no start date has been announced yet, so we think it is unlikely to come into force before the conference.

See Visit Czechia - Entry to the Country for links to the list of countries whose citizens do need to apply for a Visa and which do not.

Venue

The conference will take place at:
ImpactHub Prague
Drtinova 557/10
150 00 Prague 5 - Smíchov
Czech Republic

Hotels

The venue is close to the city center and as such there are many hotels nearby. Public transport is also quite good, so accommodation options that are a few metro stops or trams stops away are not a problem at all. The venue is easily reachable via the metro and tram.

The following is just a small selection of hotels which may or may not be suitable. Prague is a major city and tourist destination and as such has many hotels and hostels in all price categories. The below is merely a small selection, you can find more using the usual booking engines such as booking.com, lastminute.com or airbnb.com.

The conference venue (ImpactHub Prague) is in the district Prague 5 - Smíchov not far from the transport hub and B line metro stop Anděl, and some closer tram stops too. It should therefore be fairly easy reach by public transport or taxi from all areas of the city and especially the city centre. There is public transport in form of busses, trams and an underground metro.

The following hotels are located near the venue (ImpactHub) and the Anděl transport hub, and had at least a couple of rooms left at the time of writing, but there are many other hotels in the city which may be better located or provide better value:

Invitation Letter

If you need an invitation letter for visa application purposes, please get in touch (you should usually get an initial response within a day).

Social Events

Friday: Welcome drinks and/or food @ Dim Sum Spot & Pub Anděl

Join us for some drinks and/or food at Dim Sum Spot & Pub Anděl! (same place as the "Clock" pub/bar)

We're booked in from 19:00 onwards, but arriving a bit earlier should be fine as well.

Ask the staff for "GStreamer" - we should have a section or room.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase, credit cards are accepted.

Vegetarian and vegan options are available.

Saturday: Social Event with Food and Drinks @ Lokalblok

Our main social event will be on Saturday at Lokalblok Smichov, from 19.00 onwards until late (11pm).

Food and drinks will be provided (many thanks to our sponsors!), including vegetarian and vegan options.

Note that we have been allocated a section of the venue, but other parts of the venue may be open to the public and owing to the layout of the place the bar may be shared.

If you are lucky enough to look younger than 25, please make sure to bring some ID with you to prove that you are at least 18 years old.

GStreamer hackfest

There will again be a hackfest after the conference, on Monday and Tuesday 12-13 October 2026, at the same venue as the conference (ImpactHub).

You do not need to register for the hackfest.

Code of Conduct and Anti-Harrassment Policy

Policy

The GStreamer project and the conference organisers are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to, offensive verbal comments, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues, hackfest venues, and conference-related social events.

If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the conference organisers and/or their delegates may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a conference organiser or member of the code of conduct committee below immediately.

Reporting Breaches

Breaches of the code of conduct should be reported either by e-mail via code-of-conduct@gstreamer.org.

See here for implementation details and guidelines.

This anti-harassment policy is based on the XDC 2024 code of conduct which in turn is based on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.

GStreamer Conference Contact

If you have any questions about the GStreamer Conference or are considering becoming a sponsor please get in touch.

Conference News and Updates

2026-October-08: Friday evening social event details added (location: Dim Sum Spot & Pub Anděl!, same place as the "Clock" pub/bar.

2026-October-04: Saturday evening social event details added (location: Lokalblok Smichov)

2026-October-02: We're thrilled to welcome Qualcomm Incorporated as first-time sponsor this year, at Gold level!

2026-October-01: Added two more lightning talks.

2026-September-28: The schedule has been published.

2026-September-26: The Call for Presentations is now closed, but lightning talks may still be submitted. All speakers should have received their acceptance e-mails by now. Thank you to everyone who has submitted a talk. We have a phenomenal range of topics again this year!

2026-September-26: Another talk and speaker added.

2026-September-23: Another talk and speakers added (with more to come).

2026-September-21: Talk abstracts and speaker biographies are now public and linked from the list

2026-September-21: More talks and speakers added (with more to come).

2026-September-18: More talks and speakers added (with more to come).

2026-September-17: The Call for Presentations has been extended until Monday 21st September, 23.59h Prague time (subject to slots being available)!

2026-September-17: Added initial list of talks (with more to come).

2026-September-04: Registration is now open! Sign up for the GStreamer Conference 2026 here. If you intend to submit a (non-lightning) talk, you may want to first submit your talk, as speakers will receive a discount code for free tickets.

2026-September-02: The GStreamer project is excited to see Fluendo return as Gold level sponsor this year!

2026-August-30: Added a couple of hotels.

2026-August-28: We thank Collabora for returning as a Gold sponsor this year!

2026-August-12: The GStreamer project is thrilled to see Igalia return as Platinum level sponsor this year!

2026-August-03: We're happy to see Axis Communications sponsor the conference again at Gold level this year!

2026-July-30: The GStreamer project is delighted to welcome back Tightrope Media Systems as Silver level sponsor this year!

2026-July-28: We're excited to see Pexip return again as Platinum sponsor this year!

2026-July-24: The GStreamer project is thrilled to welcome back Centricular as Platinum sponsor this year!

2026-July-24: Talks will be recorded and live streamed again by Ubicast this year.

2026-July-23: Sponsorship brief available

2026-July-23: Visa invitation letter section added.

2026-July-23: Initial website.

2026-July-03: Dates and venue announced on Matrix Events channel.

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