If you've been paying attention recently on liferay.dev you have probably noticed the new banner promoting DevCon. It may still be a few months until our biggest event of the year takes place in London on November 3rd and 4th (with the un-missable Unconference happening on the 5th) - but - that doesn't mean you can sit back and relax!

Our Call for Papers for DevCon 2026 is wrapping up in just two weeks - on June 30th - and we really want to hear your ideas for possible talks!

What makes DevCon special is that it's not only an event for anyone that develops with Liferay, or that is interested in Liferay at all, but it's also an event that welcomes content from independent developers, from Liferay Partners, and one where anyone with a strong story about Liferay can directly contribute to.

This year we're interested in talks that touch on:

• Cloud Technologies
• Security
• Building with Liferay
• Architecture
• Developer Experience & AI-Augmented Development 
• Integrations
• Low Code, AI Code & No Code
• Agentic AI & Automation

(There's more detail on these topics in the Call for Papers submission form!)

And, of all of these, the topic that we're really interested in is how you're using AI to implement Liferay and expand it's capabilities. Maybe you're using Gemini to help you better understand how Liferay works, or you're using Claude to build Client Extensions, or using OpenAI to design your look and feel. Whatever tooling, models, or harnesses you're working with - if it's doing something with Liferay we would love to hear you talk about it!

Check out the Event site here, where you'll find a link to the Call for Papers Form. Don't miss out on your opportunity to present your ideas to Liferay Developers from all over the world!

Cheers!

Ben