🎤 Call for Papers: JSConf Mexico 2026 🇲🇽
📅 Date: October 29th & 30th, 2026
📍 Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco
We invite you to be part of JSConf Mexico by submitting your talk proposal!
🎯 Suggested Topics
We want to hear about what excites you! We are especially interested in:
- AI & JavaScript: Agents, WebGPU, and running LLMs in the browser.
- Modern Architectures: Local-first apps, Edge Computing, and Server Components.
- Performance: Optimizing for INP (Interaction to Next Paint) and Core Web Vitals.
- Security: NPM security, and sandboxing.
- Engineering Culture: Mental health in tech, diversity, and technical leadership.
- Beyond the Browser: Wasm, Node/Deno/Bun, and Hardware JS.
- Or any JavaScript-related topic you’re passionate about!
🎁 Speaker Support & Benefits
✅ Flight support
We cover your flight from your origin city to Guadalajara. If you need a different return location, please specify in the form—any changes will be at your expense. To ensure diverse voices reach Guadalajara, we offer the following support (maximum flight budget per region):
- Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania: $1,100 USD
- USA, Canada, Central & South America: $800 USD
- Mexico (Outside Guadalajara): $300 USD
✅ 4-day, 3-night stay
Includes one night before the event and checkout the day after. Extra nights will be at your expense.
✅ Food budget
Breakfast and meals during the event are covered.
✅ Transportation from the airport to the hotel
If you're unfamiliar with the city, we’ll assist you in reaching your destinations.
📝 Notes:
- Flight logistics: We can purchase tickets directly for you or process a reimbursement up to the specified amount.
- Corporate Support: If your company can cover your travel expenses, we will list them as a "Support" level sponsor.
-Co-presentations: You are more than welcome to submit a proposal with a co-speaker. Please keep in mind that, due to our budget as a non-profit, we can only provide travel and accommodation support for one speaker per session. We’ll leave it up to you and your co-speaker to decide how to best use that support!
📌 Submission Guide
🗣️ Accepted languages: English and Spanish.
🎙️ Talk formats:
- Regular session: 30 minutes.
💡 Tips for your proposal:
- Be clear and concise in your description.
- Check your grammar and spelling.
- Keep it under 600 characters.
- Share an original and relevant topic.
- Consider the audience diversity: from beginners to experts.
💭 Q&A sessions.
It is up to the speaker to decide if they want to reserve time for Q&A within their 30-minute slot.
🎯 Selection Process
We strive to make our selection process as fair and objective as possible. Here’s how we do it:
1️⃣ Anonymous first rounds: Submissions will be evaluated without speaker details.
2️⃣ First evaluation: Proposals are rated on a 1 to 10 scale based on clarity and relevance.
3️⃣ Second round: The best proposals are shortlisted and rated on a 1 to 3 scale.
4️⃣ Final round: Speaker details such as expertise and budget feasibility are considered.
📌 Our evaluation process is based on:
🔗 CSSConf EU’s selection method
🚀 Submit your talk and be part of the experience! ✨
Submissions close on 2026-04-30 23:59 (UTC), 1 week, 3 days from now.