Call For Proposals 2026

Annual theme: The intelligence of the web

At a time when the term “intelligence” is thrown around for everything and anything, we invite you to take a step back and consider what fundamentally constitutes the intelligence of the web: people.

The web has been built and has evolved over time through the convergence of our individual and collective intelligence. Personal websites, directories, blogs, forums, wikis, social networks, and more have, for over 30 years, made it possible to share and make accessible to everyone the knowledge of humanity. But they have also enabled us to imagine and develop tools that continually expand the possibilities of the web as a platform, while ensuring its accessibility and the protection of our privacy.

For the 21st edition, we invite you to reflect on everything that makes up the intelligence of the web, and to share your thoughts, experiences, projects, and tools on this topic with us. No matter your background, you can contribute to our collective intelligence.

We can help you 🤝

Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or a first-timer, anyone can submit a topic to Paris Web.

If your topic is selected, we’re here to welcome you and support you as you prepare your presentation, and to ensure that your speaking experience goes as smoothly as possible.

We’re also setting up a dedicated Slack channel where you can chat with the staff as well as all the selected speakers, fostering the sharing of experiences and mutual support.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email, on Bluesky or the fediverse.

Our decision process 🎯

Every staff member of Paris Web will receive and study every papers then we will make a pre-selection based on our individual evaluations. Finally we will all gather and compose together the schedule, as diverse and balanced as possible.

For informational purposes, here are the various deadlines planned this year:

• Evaluation of papers through April 24;
• Schedule selection by staff on April 25–26;
• Notifications of acceptance, placement on the waiting list, or rejection will be sent by email for all papers between April 30 and May 7 at the latest;
• Schedule will be announced on May 11.

What we offer if you are selected 🚀

If you are selected as a speaker, and depending on your personal case, we offer:

• The travel to Paris — we will refund your transportation fees towards the venue;
• The accommodation in a hotel close to the venue during the event, depending on the type of paper selected*;
• A free access to the event, depending on the type of paper selected*;
• And an invitation to the speakers’ dinner on Wednesday evening, the evening before the conferences.

* The arrangements differ depending on whether you are presenting a conference or leading a workshop:

• If you are presenting a talk: accommodation is provided for the days of the conference (Wednesday through Friday), and you are invited to attend only the two days of conferences.
• If you are leading a workshop: accommodation is provided the day before the workshop (Friday through Saturday), and you are invited to attend only the workshop day.

Recording 🎥

Each talk will be recorded by a professional team to be made available for video subtitled replay on our wesbite later on.

You can take a look at the previous editions of Paris Web on our website.

Code of conduct 🤗

Paris Web is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion.

We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers.

Submitting a paper implies you’ve read and agreed our code of conduct.