FieldSoftware engineers 6AI engineers 5Machine learning engineers 3Researchers and academics 3Technology builders 2
Stage
| Type | Opportunity | Field | Cycle | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reviewing | ACM IMC 2026 committees & shadow TPC visibility ACM IMC (SIGCOMM Internet Measurement Conf.) | Closed | IMC 2027 committee/Shadow TPC calls (~2027) | |
| Open-source programmes | CNCF Cloud Native Ambassador (2-year term) CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) | Software engineers | Closed | 2026-07-12 (2026 cycle closed) |
| Open-source programmes | CNCF Cloud Native Ambassadors — Ambassador program (2-yr term) CNCF Cloud Native Ambassadors | Software engineers | Closed | Annual — 2026 apps closed Jul 12 2026; next window ~May 2027 |
| Judging | DIVERSION2K26 — call for judges & mentors (MLH hackathon) Diversion — IEM Kolkata ACM Student Chapter | AI engineers, Machine learning engineers, Software engineers, Technology builders | Closed | DIVERSION 2K27 judge call (~early 2027) |
| Reviewing | KDD 2026 public call for reviewers (Research Track) ACM SIGKDD (KDD conference) | Machine learning engineers, Researchers and academics | Closed | 2026 cycle closed (application reviews done by Jan 31, 2026) |
| Reviewing | KI 2026 (German AI conf.) — call for reviewers Gesellschaft für Informatik | AI engineers | Closed | 2026 cycle closed (bidding Mar 25-Apr 12, 2026) |
| Speaking | KubeCon + CloudNativeCon — Conference CFP (tracks/co-located) KubeCon + CloudNativeCon | Software engineers | Closed | EU 2027 Mar 15-18 Barcelona; NA Nov 9-12 (2026 CFP closed) |
| Judging | MIT Global AI Film Hack — Judge & Speaker application MIT Global AI Film Hack | AI engineers | Closed | 2027 cycle (2026 judging was Apr 6-15 2026) |
| Judging | NASA Space Apps local lead / local judge network NASA Space Apps Challenge | Technology builders, Researchers and academics | Closed | 2026 lead form closed (2026 hackathon Nov 14-15, 2026) |
| Speaking | PyCon US — Conference speaker/tutorial CFP via Pretalx (max 3 proposals) PyCon US | Software engineers | Closed | Annual; 2026 cycle CFP opened Oct 31 2025, closed Dec 11 2025; 2027 cycle ~Oct 2026 |
| Judging | Reverie Hacks 2026 — technical judge call (email application) ReverieHacks | Machine learning engineers, Software engineers, Researchers and academics | Closed | Reverie Hacks 2027 (~Aug 2027) |
| Reviewing | SIGMOD 2026 PC membership & visibility (Bengaluru edition) ACM SIGMOD | Closed | SIGMOD 2027 PC formation ~late 2026 (invitation) | |
| Speaking | Swift Bharat — Conference CFP Swift Bharat | Closed | 2026 CFP closed Jun 30 2026; annual | |
| Judging | TheTime AI for Bharat 2026 — online hackathon judge invitation TheTime (AI for Bharat) | AI engineers | Closed | 2027 edition invite (~Jan 2027) if repeated |
| Speaking | WeAreDevelopers World Congress India — Conference CFP (Sessionize) WeAreDevelopers World Congress India | Closed | 2026 CFP closed; annual | |
| Judging | XPRIZE Build with Gemini (Devpost) — expert judging for $2M global hackathon XPRIZE | AI engineers | Closed | Next XPRIZE competition judge cycle (program-dependent) |
How to use this
Pick two or three that genuinely fit what you already do, do the work, and let the record accumulate. Recognition you did not earn is worthless, and in an immigration file it is worse than worthless.
Every entry here is free to apply for. We do not list anything that charges a fee to be considered, and the programmes that do are written down and excluded rather than forgotten.
16 programmes listed.