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KVM Forum 2026
November 12-13, 2026
Vancouver, Canada
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On behalf of the program committee for the KVM Forum, I am pleased to
announce the KVM Forum 2026 Call for Presentations.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
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We encourage you to submit presentations via Pretalx at
https://kvm-forum.qemu.org/2026/cfp/
All presentation slots will be 25 minutes + 5 minutes for questions.
Suggested topics:
- Scalability and Optimization
- Hardening and security
- Confidential computing
KVM and the Linux Kernel
- New Features and Architecture Ports
- Device Passthrough: VFIO, mdev, vDPA
- Network Virtualization
- Virtio and vhost
Virtual Machine Monitors and Management
- VMM Implementation: APIs, Live Migration, Performance Tuning, etc.
- Multi-process VMMs: vhost-user, vfio-user, QEMU Storage Daemon
- QEMU without KVM: Hypervisor.framework, Hyper-V, etc.
- Managing KVM: Libvirt, KubeVirt, Kata Containers
Emulation
- New Devices, Boards and Architectures
- CPU Emulation and Binary Translation
Developer-focused content
- Tooling improvements
- Enabling Rust
- Testing frameworks and strategies
Speakers are expected to attend in person.
IMPORTANT DATES
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The deadline for submitting presentations is:
2026-08-01 00:00 (Canada/Pacific)
Accepted speakers will be notified on August 21, 2026.
ATTENDING KVM FORUM
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The cost of admission to KVM Forum 2026 is $75. You can get your ticket at
https://kvm-forum.qemu.org/2026/register/
Admission is free for accepted speakers.
The conference will be held at Coast Coal Harbour Hotel Vancouver by APA
in Vancouver, Canada. More details about the location, and about the
reduced price rooms available for attendees at the conference hotel,
can be found at:
https://kvm-forum.qemu.org/location/
If you need a visa invitation letter in order to attend, please reach out
to the organizers at [email protected].
We are committed to fostering an open and welcoming environment at our
conference. Participants are expected to abide by our code of conduct
and media policy:
https://kvm-forum.qemu.org/coc/
https://kvm-forum.qemu.org/media-policy/
CONTACTS
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Reach out to us should you have any questions. The program committee may
be contacted as a group via email: [email protected].
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Peter Maydell
