Xen Summit 2026

About Xen Summit

Xen Summit is the annual gathering for Xen developers, users, researchers, vendors, and ecosystem partners.

The 2026 summit will bring the community together in Munich for engineering updates, project planning, design sessions, and hallway-track collaboration across the Xen ecosystem.

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Why attend?

Xen Summit is the best place to connect directly with the people building, using, and deploying Xen across the ecosystem.

• Learn about the latest Xen developments across cloud, embedded, automotive, security, and datacenter use cases
• Meet maintainers, contributors, users, vendors, and ecosystem partners
• Take part in design discussions that shape future Xen development
• Share deployment experiences, lessons learned, and technical challenges with the community

Event details

Key info

• Dates: September 15–17, 2026
• City: Munich, Germany
• Venue: HEADS office
• Address: Einsteinring 30, 85609 Aschheim, Germany
• Map: Google Maps
• Format: Hybrid
• Program: Two days of talks, followed by one day of design sessions
• Audience: Developers, users, researchers, vendors, and ecosystem partners

Venue

Hosted by Renesas

Xen Summit 2026 is proudly hosted by Renesas in Munich, Germany. The event will take place at the HEADS office in Aschheim, located directly across from the Renesas Munich office.

Address: Einsteinring 30, 85609 Aschheim, Germany
Map: Google Maps

Registration

Registration is open for Xen Summit 2026.

Early Bird pricing is available until July 31, 2026, with standard in-person registration now reduced to $200.

Register now

Travel

Munich is well connected by air, rail, and public transit. The HEADS office is in Aschheim, east of central Munich, at Einsteinring 30, 85609 Aschheim, Germany.

• Venue map: HEADS office on Google Maps
• Airport: Munich Airport (MUC) is the closest major international airport.
• Rail: Munich Hauptbahnhof is the main long-distance rail station for arrivals from Germany and across Europe.
• Public transit: Use MVV Munich public transit to plan S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram, and bus connections toward Aschheim.
• Taxi and rideshare: Taxis are available at the airport, major rail stations, and throughout Munich. Rideshare availability may vary by provider and pickup location.

Lodging

There is no official hotel block yet. Attendees may want to stay either near the venue in Aschheim for a shorter local commute, or in central Munich with convenient transit access to the eastern side of the city.

Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals is open. Submit your talk by June 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM W. Europe Daylight Time to share your work with the Xen Project community in Munich or online.

New speakers are welcome.

We welcome proposals from across the Xen ecosystem, including:

• Xen development and architecture
• Embedded and automotive virtualization
• Security, isolation, and safety-related use cases
• Safety and certification-related work
• Performance, scalability, and reliability
• Cloud, datacenter, and infrastructure deployments
• Tooling, testing, CI, and developer experience
• Open source collaboration and community process
• Xen on Arm and other platform work
• Real-world deployments, case studies, and lessons learned

Submit a Proposal

Registration

Registration is open for Xen Summit 2026. Register now to attend in Munich or online.

Early Bird pricing runs until July 31, 2026. The standard in-person attendee price has been reduced to $200.

Register now Submit a Proposal

Schedule

The detailed Xen Summit 2026 schedule is not published yet and will be announced after the CFP and review process are complete.

The high-level event timeline is:

• September 15: Technical talks
• September 16: Technical talks
• September 17: Design sessions, project planning, and collaboration

Design Sessions

Design sessions are a central part of Xen Summit. They give contributors and users time to work through project direction, architecture, implementation plans, and community process face to face.

Design sessions are expected to take place on the third day of the summit. The 2026 design-session schedule and submission details will be announced closer to the event.

Suggested Topics for Design and Problem Solving Sessions

Design and problem-solving sessions are intended to help developers:

• Coordinate and plan upcoming features
• Discuss best practices and changes to how the community works
• Agree on the design and architecture of future functionality
• Share lessons learned from contributors, users, and vendors

Design Session Submission Tips

If you propose a design or planning session, please clearly state:

• The problem you are trying to solve
• How attendees can contribute to solving it
• Whether any preparation work is useful, including links to existing material

Design sessions are working sessions, not standard presentations. Moderators may introduce the topic briefly, but most of the time should be reserved for discussion, planning, and decisions.

Code of Conduct

Xen Summit 2026 follows the Xen Project Code of Conduct to help ensure a welcoming, respectful, and productive environment for all attendees.

Stay Informed

Follow Xen Project channels, join the community on Matrix, subscribe to the mailing lists, or follow Xen Project on LinkedIn. Revisit this page for updates on the CFP, registration, the schedule, travel guidance, and sponsorship opportunities.

Register for Xen Summit 2026 and submit a talk while the Call for Proposals remains open until June 30, 2026.