About
Founded in 2013, SeaGL (the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference) is a free—as in freedom and tea—grassroots technical summit dedicated to spreading awareness and knowledge about free / libre / open source software, hardware, and culture.
SeaGL strives to be welcoming, enjoyable, and informative for professional technologists, newcomers, enthusiasts, and all other users of free software, regardless of their background knowledge; providing a space to bridge these experiences and strengthen the free software movement through mentorship, collaboration, and community.
When & where
November 6th & 7th, 2026 at University of Washington and online.
Attend
SeaGL is free to attend, and registration is optional—just show up!
You may attend (and register for) SeaGL without identifying yourself, and you are encouraged to do so to protect your privacy.
If you do choose to register, which helps us estimate attendance, you may do so here.
All attendees must abide by the Code of Conduct, and if participating in-person, the Health and Safety Policy.
More details about how to attend can be found here.
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SeaGL 2026 is coming together nicely, and we have a handful of exciting updates to share with the community! 🎉
Help us choose our keynote speakers
🔑 Keynote speakers are a vital part of our conference and we’d love the SeaGL community’s help finding voices to highlight on the main stage! If you’re an attendee, past speaker, volunteer, or simply someone who cares about free/libre/open values, we’d really appreciate your suggestion of someone who would make a meaningful and inspiring keynote speaker at an upcoming SeaGL.
Consider nominating people whose work you admire, who have engaged in advocacy that has made a difference, or those that hold a perspective you think would challenge and energize an audience of free and open source enthusiasts.
Note that we reserve two of the four keynote positions for those who rarely, if ever, have been invited to the main stage. Nominees do not need to be widely known; they just need to have a passion that they want to share with the FLOSS community and a connection to the values that SeaGL is built on.
Please fill out our Keynote Nomination Form to submit your suggestions today!
Although this form is open year-round, the SeaGL organizing team will be considering all nominations submitted by April 26th for this year’s event. 🗓️
Find us at LinuxFest Northwest
🐧 The SeaGL team will be on the ground with a booth at LinuxFest Northwest on April 25 & 26. If you are there too, please stop by and give us a squak!
This is an excellent opportunity to meet some of the people who bring SeaGL together year after year. Feel encouraged to ask questions about how the conference works, find out how to get involved, or simply spend a few minutes talking about the free/libre and open source tools we all care about.
Community events like LinuxFest Northwest are a big part of what keeps the FLOSS ecosystem vibrant, and we are glad to be a part of it. 💚
Call for Proposals opens April 24th
📢 If you have a talk, workshop, or session idea that you have been sitting on, now is the time to dust it off and polish it up: the SeaGL 2026 Call for Proposals opens on April 24th!
SeaGL welcomes speakers at every level of experience, from folks sharing something publicly for the very first time to seasoned presenters with years of stage time behind them. If you have something to share, we want to see your proposal.
Full details about the CfP process, including topics, formats, and submission guidelines, will be shared when it launches. We encourage you to start thinking about what you know, what you are passionate about, and what you think the SeaGL community would benefit from hearing. We cannot wait to see what you submit! 🚀
Keep in touch
🫂 There is plenty more news on the way as SeaGL 2026 takes shape. Follow us on social media and keep an eye on our website for updates on the CfP, the program, and everything else we have in store for our community.
If you are interested in volunteering or getting more involved with the organizing effort, visit our Get Involved page or fill out our Volunteer Application Form. We’d love to have you join the gullery!
As always, thank you for being part of what makes SeaGL a welcoming space that bridges experiences and strengthens the free software movement! 🐦
SeaGL runs on volunteer energy, shared effort, and a lot of care; and we are looking for more organizers to help bring SeaGL 2026 to life! If you have been thinking about lending a wing, our biggest need right now is for coordinators on three committees: Attendee Experience, IDEA, and Policy & Protocol.
Coordinator openings
Each SeaGL committee benefits from having coordinators who keep work moving, organize meetings, recruit helpers, and make sure important details do not get dropped. You do not need to be an expert in every part of the committee’s work to help coordinate it.
- Attendee Experience (AX): This committee focuses on the day-of-event experience for attendees. That includes details like exhibitor maps, room flow, coffee breaks, snacks, signs, and the many small things which help the conference feel welcoming and well organized.
- IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access): This committee helps SeaGL stay inclusive and accessible. Its work supports a conference where people feel welcome, represented, and able to participate fully.
- Policy & Protocol: This committee reviews and maintains key policies for attendees and presenters, including the Code of Conduct and Health & Safety Policy.
Volunteers wanted across SeaGL
We are also looking for volunteers across our other committees. If you want to offer your assistance but coordinating is not the right fit, there are still plenty of ways to get involved!
- Partnerships: Help SeaGL connect with organizations that may want to support the conference as sponsors or community partners.
- A/V (Audio and Video): Help prepare the audio and video setup needed for presentations and other event spaces.
- DevOps: Help support the technical infrastructure behind the conference, including the systems and tooling that keep things running.
- Promotion & Outreach: Help spread the word about SeaGL across social media, physical spaces, and beyond. We especially need people with design skills who can create posters, graphics, and other digital assets.
You can read more about SeaGL’s committee structure on our Get Involved page.
Get in touch
If you are interested, please fill out our volunteer application form, reach out on Matrix, or send an e-mail to participate@seagl.org. If you are not sure where you fit yet, that is fine, we are happy to help you find a committee that matches your interests and skills.
Thank you for being a part of the SeaGL community. We couldn’t do this without you!
Welcome to the thirteenth year of our free—as in freedom and tea—grassroots technical summit!
Below are a variety of details regarding how to attend, what’s on the schedule, and where you can help. Please take a moment to read and share!
How to Attend
You can join us in-person on the University of Washington campus at the Husky Union Building (known as the HUB). Those not in Seattle, or otherwise occupied, are encouraged to participate remotely via Matrix.
As always, both options are free/gratis and registration is optional—just show up! However, this year we are providing an option to register without identifying yourself, which helps us estimate attendance.
Do note that all staff, presenters, and attendees of SeaGL are expected to obey the Code of Conduct not only at SeaGL but also in all SeaGL-associated spaces including but not limited to associated social events and virtual channels.
In-person attendees are also expected to obey the Health and Safety Policy for the duration of the conference. This includes requiring masks inside some but not all presentation rooms and encouraging them in other areas. If you don’t have your own we are providing them gratis.
Schedule
Each day of SeaGL will be packed full, with doors opening at 8am Pacific Time (PT) (16:00 UTC). There will be two keynote presentation per day at 9am PT (17:00 UTC), followed by over 40 presentations until 6pm PT (02:00 UTC).
For those attending in-person, on Friday Ada’s will be hosting an on-site Tech Book Sale running from 1:30pm to 4:00pm PT. On Saturday Resist Tech Monopolies will be hosting a DiscoTech from 1pm to 4:30pm PT where you can bring your devices and discover surviellance-free FLOSS tech alternatives. Additionally, each afternoon the Tea Tavern will host a tea break (TeaGL) at 3:30pm PT in the Expo Hall.
Friday night’s social will be at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe beginning at 6:30pm PT and a cash bar will be available. There will be a live jazz band starting at 7:30pm PT, with pizza arriving shortly thereafter. The evening will end with a fundraiser auction for Seattle Community Network.
Saturday night’s social will begin with an hour long security mixer and keysigning party at 6:00pm PT, transitioning to Big Time Brewery & Alehouse which is walking distance from the event at 7:00pm PT.
Additional detail can be found in the schedule.
Please note, both of the evening socials have a capacity of approximately 80 people. If you find it too crowded, check-out the Hallway Matrix room to connect with other attendees who may be flocking to nearby venues.
We encourage everyone to get together, chat, and just generally share their SeaGL experiences. After all, people are the best part of Free Software.
If you share anything on your social network of choice, please use the #SeaGL2025 hashtag so everyone can follow along. You can also follow us on or for announcements and updates.
Volunteering
Don’t forget, SeaGL is a 100% volunteer run conference and we are always looking for more help! If you are interested in helping out during the event, please fill out our volunteer form.
Here are some of the at-event positions we’re looking for more help with:
- Room Monitors: introduce speakers (with their permission), perform room head counts, make sure speakers have everything they need, and ensure sessions run smoothly and finish on time.
- Sign-Wranglers: post up and take down signs in and around venue.
- Refreshment Aides: help with the set up, tear down, and clean up of coffee and tea breaks.
- Information Attendants: register attendees (if they want), check-in speakers and exhibitors, hand out programs, and provide directions and answers to questions.
- Virtual Hosts: keep an eye on the Matrix channels, identify content in need of moderation, reach out to in-person staff as needed.
We are also excited to welcome year-round volunteers who would like to continue helping out after the conference. If you’re interested in joining the flock, please reach out via Matrix or email.
See You Soon
That’s all for now. We hope to see you at SeaGL today, tomorrow, or in the not-too-distant future!
SeaGL tea-lovers rejoice, we are bringing back the TeaGL tea swap this year! Sign-ups are now open and will close on Friday, October 31st. The swap itself will take place during the afternoon TeaGL break on Saturday, just as people’s adrenaline is wearing thin from two straight days of talks and FLOSS fun. However, we welcome everyone to gather during the TeaGL break both days to enjoy a nice hot cuppa.
If you would like to participate in the tea swap, fill out this form and we will contact you before the event with details about your TeaGL buddy’s preferences. If you would prefer anonymi-tea, you can choose to keep your name private from your trade buddy.
We’re so excited to share this SeaGL tradition and all the keeping calm it entails!
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