CALL FOR PAPERS

The 13th JUG Saxony Day takes place on 25 September 2026 at the Radisson Blu in Radebeul. Saxony’s largest IT community conference has always been dedicated to sustainable knowledge exchange, inspiration, innovation, and networking for everyone whose hearts beat for IT and software development.

We warmly invite you to help make the JUG Saxony Day once again an unforgettable event and to submit a talk for the conference day.

The Call for Papers is closed. Thank you for the many submissions!

>>German Version<<

TOPICS

Hypes, Trends, Future Music: Which technology fascinates you right now?

• Beyond Java – Talks about languages and ecosystems beyond Java – e.g., Kotlin, Rust, TypeScript, Python, Go, etc., including related tools, libraries, frameworks, or preferred patterns or architectural styles.
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – Talks on the theory and application of AI and ML techniques such as neural networks in all variations, AI frameworks like TensorFlow, Torch/PyTorch, Keras, etc.
• Java Technology, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications with Java – Talks on current developments and trends around the Java programming language, as well as enterprise applications of Java with all technologies from Spring to Java EE, including all variants of mobile applications.

Development, Architecture, Leadership: What makes good software development for you?

• Software Development Process – Talks along the software development process: requirements management, agile approaches, version control, CI/CD, maintenance, and operations.
• Architecture – Talks around software architecture and design.

Student, Junior, Senior: What know‑how do you want to share with us?

• You plan a special talk outside of Java or beyond software development, whether about another programming language, approaches such as design thinking, competencies like team development and corporate management, or a talk with greater audience involvement or other performances? We are open to your suggestions!
• Instead of a frontal talk, you can also submit a case study, a live‑coding session, or a short workshop.
• Newbies, listen up! Have you never given a talk at a conference? Then the JUG Saxony Day is your chance. We plan a special space for everyone who stands on a conference stage for the first time. There you will have the opportunity to try out a talk on a topic of your choice before a welcoming audience and receive feedback. Dare to – we are also available for all your questions and are confident that you will remember this conference day for a long time!

For the conference program we plan a total of 5 tracks with 4 talks each and 2 short talks.

INFORMATION

Length of contributions

For a talk, 60 minutes are available; for a short talk, 20 minutes. This time includes questions and discussion. Overall, the program will consist of about 24 talks and 12 short talks. The conference language is German, but submissions for presentations in English are explicitly welcomed.

Selection of contributions

The Call for Papers ends on 12 April 2026. Afterwards, the committee will review and evaluate all talk submissions. Whether your topic was accepted will be communicated via email. The conference program is expected to be presented in May 2026.

Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr. Uwe Aßmann, TU Dresden
• Julia Dellnitz, smidig eGbR
• Bernd Fischer, MindApproach GmbH
• Steffen Gemkow, ObjectFab GmbH
• Dr. Falk Hartmann, JUG Saxony e. V.
• Yvonne Horn, Qilmo
• Michael Hunger, Neo4j Inc.
• Tobias Israel, BUSCHMAIS GbR
• Linda Knechtel, Staffbase SE
• Prof. Dr. Mario Neugebauer, HTW Dresden
• Christoph Schmidt, Otto Group one.O GmbH
• Prof. Dr. Karsten Weicker, HTWK Leipzig

Licenses

A summary, description, presentation slides, as well as any image and audio recordings will be published by the JUG Saxony e. V. Therefore, we insist that the submissions are made under at least the Creative Commons Attribution‑NonCommercial 2.0 Germany license (ccl, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/de/).

By submitting a talk, you agree to accept this license. If you wish to place your works under a different license, you must indicate this upon submission.

Code of Conduct at the conference

We value an open and respectful coexistence. Therefore, our conference has a code of conduct. We expect our speakers to accept the Code of Conduct for the Conference.

Compensation for contributions or travel expense coverage

The JUG Saxony Day is a non‑commercial event. The conference is organized by JUG Saxony e. V. We ask for your understanding that no remuneration is paid for contributions and that travel expenses for speakers (neither in full nor partially) cannot be reimbursed. In exceptional cases, a hotel stay may be covered upon request.

Complimentary tickets for speakers

Due to the non‑commercial nature of the JUG Saxony Day, each talk includes a maximum of 2 free full conference tickets for the speakers. Additional co‑speakers must purchase a paid conference ticket. Co‑speakers must be registered with the Call for Papers team, no later than the program release.