CycleOpen now 20Rolling 23Closed, but recurring 16RegionGlobal 75United States 18Other 25PathwayO-1A 97EB-1A 97EB-2 NIW 97
| Type | Opportunity | Field | Cycle | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | AI DevWorld — Open speaker application AI DevWorld | AI engineers | Not stated | Feb 9-11 2027; annual |
| Speaking | AWS re:Invent — Speaker (customer/partner sessions; no open CFP) AWS re:Invent | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual Dec |
| Speaking | CodePath (mentors/volunteers) — Industry mentors for CS students (courses, mock interviews, resume reviews) CodePath (mentors/volunteers) | Software engineers | Not stated | Quarterly volunteer weeks |
| Speaking | Data + AI Summit (Databricks) — Call for presentations Data + AI Summit (Databricks) | AI engineers | Open now | Annual Jun (2026 CFP open; event Jun 15 2026) |
| Speaking | DevConf.IN — Conference CFP (Pretalx) DevConf.IN | Not stated | 2026 cycle: CFP Oct 3-Nov 21 2025, event Feb 2026; annual | |
| Speaking | Google Cloud Next — Speaker/session program (published speaker pages) Google Cloud Next | AI engineers, Software engineers | Not stated | Annual (Next '26 Las Vegas) |
| Speaking | HasGeek — Indian conference organizer platform (JSFoo, RustIN, etc.) HasGeek | Not stated | Multiple/yr | |
| Speaking | ICLR — Reviewer ICLR | AI engineers, Researchers and academics | Not stated | Annual |
| 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) |
| Speaking | PyCon India — Speaker CFP (talks/workshops/devsprints) PyCon India | Software engineers | Not stated | Annual Sep-Oct; CFP ~May-Jul (2025 cycle deadline May 18 2025) |
| 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 |
| Speaking | PyConf Hyderabad — Conference CFP (PaperCall) PyConf Hyderabad | Software engineers | Not stated | Mar 14-15 2026 edition |
| Speaking | PythonDeadlin.es — CFP deadline tracker PythonDeadlin.es | Software engineers | Rolling | Continuous |
| Speaking | React India — Conference CFP React India | Software engineers | Open now | Oct 29-31 2026; CFP open at search time |
| Speaking | RustINDIA Conference — Conference CFP (HasGeek platform) RustINDIA Conference | Software engineers | Open now | 2026 edition CFP open |
| Speaking | Swift Bharat — Conference CFP Swift Bharat | Closed | 2026 CFP closed Jun 30 2026; annual | |
| Speaking | Techfest (IIT Bombay) — Tech fest competitions/judging/lectures Techfest (IIT Bombay) | Not stated | Annual Dec | |
| Speaking | WeAreDevelopers World Congress India — Conference CFP (Sessionize) WeAreDevelopers World Congress India | Closed | 2026 CFP closed; annual |
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