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pretalx
Open-source call-for-papers and conference scheduling, trusted by FOSDEM-scale community events.
Handles the whole talk pipeline: CFP forms, review rounds with optional anonymization, acceptance emails, speaker information collection, and schedule building with published program exports. Self-host the open-source core or use the hosted service. The community-conference standard once CFP management outgrows forms and spreadsheets.
Added July 12, 2026
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