🎉 The Schedule Is Live! 🎉
We’re excited to announce that the full schedule for CPOSC 2026 is now available! https://cposc.org/2026/schedule
🎟 With the schedule going live, now is the perfect time to secure your tickets and plan your day. Tickets are available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-pennsylvania-open-source-conference-cposc-2026-tickets-1981965338681
📣 Today’s shoutout goes to this year’s Gold sponsor, Cargas 📣
As an employee-owned custom software company, they deliver solid solutions for customers and steadfast support for CPOSC. Attendees can add Cargas team member Jonathan Bowman’s talk to their agenda. Learn more: https://cargas.com/
🚀 Join us at CPOSC 2026 on Saturday, March 28, 2026. 🎟️ Tickets are available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-pennsylvania-open-source-conference-cposc-2026-tickets-1981965338681
We’re counting down to CPOSC 2026! Each week, we’re previewing a talk to give you a taste of what’s coming.👇
Join Jonathan Bowe for “Gettin' Ziggy Wit It”. Do you, like Will Smith, enjoy being fresh, hip, and using the latest technology? Do you like statically typed language, or wish you could do more at compile time? If so, then Zig might just be for you!
⏰ Full schedule will be released soon, so check back later this week!
🎟️Tickets are available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-pennsylvania-open-source-conference-cposc-2026-tickets-1981965338681
📣 Excited to continue our partnership this year with Platinum sponsor WebstaurantStore! 📣
A longtime CPOSC supporter, they’ll be bringing talks from team members Alex Mayer and Jonathan Bowe at this year’s event.
If you are interested in a role working with e-commerce at scale, check out their open opportunities: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/careers/
🚀 We invite you to join us at this year’s CPOSC 2026 conference on Saturday, March 28. https://cposc.org/
💡 Talk Inspirations for #CPOSC2026: Round 3!
Here are this week’s talk ideas:
🗄️ World Backup Day: How do you design a backup system that actually saves the day?
🍏 PowerBook to Present: It’s been 30+ years since the first Apple PowerBook.
🗃️ Modern Data & Databases: Show us what “modern data in practice” really means.
🤖 AI Coding Assistants: Where to start, how to succeed and pitfalls to avoid
📝 Submit your talk today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd88Ju5EnHdHtXgd0F3bZ_0MkhqletBgcl__tRtEYrDCXtfLA/viewform
A conference is nothing without its speakers, so we are calling for YOU to help level up the experience on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Please respond to each question with completeness and submit a new form for each talk idea. If multiple talks are being submitted, please indicate which one is your favorite. NEW this year in response to speaker feedback: Speakers will be reviewed and accepted in two (2) rounds. You can expect a response early December, or in the latter half of January. Not receiving an acceptance in December does NOT mean you won't receive one later. After the first round of review, we will reach out with any feedback or suggestions on your talk, including similarity to other submitted topics, places where clarity could be provided to better position your submission, etc.
💡 Looking for talk ideas for #CPOSC2026? We’ve got more inspiration for you!
Here are this week’s talk ideas:
🛡️ Security in and with Open Source, keeping open source safe & resilient.
💼 Hiring & Being Hired, lessons from both sides of the interview table.
📱 Mobile Development, favorite tools, frameworks, or performance tips.
⚙️ Managing Technical Debt, strategies for cleaning up while moving forward.
📝 Submit your talk today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd88Ju5EnHdHtXgd0F3bZ_0MkhqletBgcl__tRtEYrDCXtfLA/viewform
A conference is nothing without its speakers, so we are calling for YOU to help level up the experience on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Please respond to each question with completeness and submit a new form for each talk idea. If multiple talks are being submitted, please indicate which one is your favorite. NEW this year in response to speaker feedback: Speakers will be reviewed and accepted in two (2) rounds. You can expect a response early December, or in the latter half of January. Not receiving an acceptance in December does NOT mean you won't receive one later. After the first round of review, we will reach out with any feedback or suggestions on your talk, including similarity to other submitted topics, places where clarity could be provided to better position your submission, etc.
💡 Not sure what to talk about at CPOSC 2026? No worries. We’re here to spark some ideas!
Here are this week’s talk ideas:
🔧 Deep Dives into Tooling and Technical Intricacies.
🌍 Software with Accessibility in Mind
Share how you’re building technology that welcomes everyone.
🧩 Process Walk-Throughs: “Look What I Built!”
Show us something cool you’ve made!
🐧 UNIX/Linux
Share your Linux hacks and commands.
📝 Submit your talk today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd88Ju5EnHdHtXgd0F3bZ_0MkhqletBgcl__tRtEYrDCXtfLA/viewform
A conference is nothing without its speakers, so we are calling for YOU to help level up the experience on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Please respond to each question with completeness and submit a new form for each talk idea. If multiple talks are being submitted, please indicate which one is your favorite. NEW this year in response to speaker feedback: Speakers will be reviewed and accepted in two (2) rounds. You can expect a response early December, or in the latter half of January. Not receiving an acceptance in December does NOT mean you won't receive one later. After the first round of review, we will reach out with any feedback or suggestions on your talk, including similarity to other submitted topics, places where clarity could be provided to better position your submission, etc.
🎤Why Speak at CPOSC 2026? Hear what Alex Mayer, a multiyear speaker, has to say...
🌱 Why Should You Submit a Talk?
"CPOSC needs new perspectives, and everyone has something to offer. I've been in the industry for over a decade and still learn something new every year at CPOSC."
🔥 Alex's Advice for Aspiring Speakers:
"If there is something you are passionate about, there are likely other people who are also passionate about it."
📝 Submit your talk today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd88Ju5EnHdHtXgd0F3bZ_0MkhqletBgcl__tRtEYrDCXtfLA/viewform
📣 At last night’s TechLancaster lightning talks, we revealed the theme for CPOSC 2026… 📣
🎉 Sweet 0x10! 🎉
This year, we’re celebrating the 0x10th CPOSC Conference! Every byte tells a story, what’s yours?
🚀 Mark your calendars: March 28, 2026. Now’s the time to submit your talk here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd88Ju5EnHdHtXgd0F3bZ_0MkhqletBgcl__tRtEYrDCXtfLA/viewform
This year we will have two rounds of talk submissions.
📅Round 1: October 23rd - December 1st
📅Round 2: December 2nd - January 12th
📣 Exciting News Alert! 📣
We’re revealing the theme for CPOSC 2026 TONIGHT (10/23) at TechLancaster during the lightning talks! ⚡🎤⚡ Click the link for meetup details!
Join us for an evening of inspiration, community, and a sneak peek at what’s to come on March 28, 2026. Whether you're a long-time attendee or considering giving your first talk, this announcement is for you!
Let’s make this #CPOSC2026 the best one yet!
#CPOSC #TechLancaster #CommunityDriven #OpenSource
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