Do you have browser, mobile, or testing experiences to share? We want to hear from you! We welcome presentations from speakers across the automation and testing communities, with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The SeleniumConf and AppiumConf thrive on having talks ranging from introductory to advanced. We encourage you to submit even if you’ve never spoken at a conference. We can provide guidance to help you tell your story.
Before sending us your submission, please read through this page. If you’d like to discuss anything related to the call for proposals or your talk idea, feel free to email us at organizers@seleniumconf.org.
Proposals are submitted through Sessionize. Click the button below to start (you’ll need to create a free account if you don’t have one yet).
Submit a TalkWhat topics are we looking for?
Over 400 browser and mobile automation professionals will join us in Valencia next year, including developers, testers, quality managers, and test architects. They’re looking for actionable insights: ideas, implementations, experiences, and solutions they can apply directly in their teams and organizations.
We’re especially interested in talks based on practical experience with Selenium, Appium, the WebDriver ecosystem, Playwright, Cypress, XCUITest, Espresso, and other browser or mobile automation tools. In addition, if you have topics related to testing or automation, we’d love to hear from you! For 2026, we’re particularly interested in the following topics:
- Browser and Mobile Automation: Practical guides, tools, and experiences related to automating testing for both web and mobile applications.
- AI in Testing: Leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance browser and mobile automation, optimize test coverage, or improve defect detection.
- Video Game Automation and Testing: Techniques and tools for automating the testing of video games, including mobile and browser-based games.
- Accessibility Automation: Methods for automating accessibility testing in browser and mobile environments, ensuring digital inclusivity.
- Observability in Testing: Using automated testing for real-time observability into application behavior and performance.
- Synthetic Monitoring: Implementing synthetic monitoring for proactive performance and availability checks within automated test suites.
- WebDriver Ecosystem: Enhancing Selenium and Appium with frameworks like Webdriver.io, Selenide, Serenity/JS, Nightwatch, and more.
- Continuous Testing: Integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines for faster and smarter releases.
- Scaling Test Automation: Strategies for scaling automation efforts across teams, applications, and environments.
- Testability in Software Development: Designing software with testing in mind, focusing on testability from the outset.
- Advanced Design Patterns: Topics like Domain Driven Design, Page Objects, and other design patterns that support robust and maintainable test automation.
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Insights on how RPA intersects with test automation and enhances business workflows.
- Quality Engineering: Leading or managing large-scale automated testing projects and teams, focusing on improving quality.
Presentations are 40 minutes long, including Q&A (if you want to set aside time for this, there’s always the “hallway track” to meet with attendees who want to discuss your presentation). The schedule will be divided into 3 tracks, grouping talks by topic whenever possible. Most importantly, all speakers must agree to abide by the conference Code of Conduct.
Speaker Travel Support
If your talk is selected, you’ll receive:
- Economy airfare (up to €1,300 from outside Europe or €600 from within Europe).
- Lodging at the conference hotel during the event. Speakers are responsible for additional nights or accompanying guests not covered by the conference.
- A complimentary conference pass (workshops not included).
- A special speakers’ dinner before the conference
Important: You will have two weeks to acknowledge the selection of your talk and one week more to book the flights in collaboration with the conference organizers. You can also book the flights independently, but the organization needs an invoice to refund the flight cost. If you need a visa to travel to Spain, book your appointment as early as possible (the conference will cover the processing fee for one appointment). If a talk has two or more speakers, travel and accommodation will be covered only for the first speaker. Per diem expenses are not covered.
All talks will be recorded and shared for free after the conference. Speakers retain copyright over their content.
We welcome applications from less experienced speakers and will work with you to help you prepare.
Timeline
- August 15, 2025 – Call for Proposals opens
- October 19, 2025 – Call for Proposals closes
- November 14, 2025 – Accepted speakers notified
- November 28, 2025 – Speakers confirmed
- December 18, 2025 – Full agenda posted on the conference website
- May 7–8, 2026 – SeleniumConf & AppiumConf keynotes and track sessions
- June 2026 – Recordings available on our YouTube channel
Resources for Crafting a Strong Proposal
Your proposal is more likely to be accepted if it’s original and well-structured and explains what attendees will gain. Imagine reading it as an audience member. Would you be excited to attend? Here are some guidelines to help you submit your best work.
How We Select Talks
When reviewing proposals, we consider the following aspects:
- Inclusivity: We aim to feature a broad mix of perspectives, tools, frameworks, and personal backgrounds, including diversity in gender, geography, and experience.
- Program balance: We curate a range of talk types and levels (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) to create a well-rounded program.
- Representation: We encourage proposals from women, people of color, students, and underrepresented groups. While selection is always merit-based, when two proposals are equally strong, preference will be given to the one from a member of an underrepresented community.
- Real-world value: Talks that provide actionable advice, examples, and lessons learned resonate most. Theory is welcome, but practical application is key.
- Active learning: Sessions with interaction, demos, or hands-on elements can make a more substantial impact.
- Fresh thinking: Original ideas or first-hand experiences are highly valued, whether you are the originator or have uniquely applied someone else’s concept.
- Boundary-pushing topics: We welcome innovative and unconventional talks that challenge established thinking.
Tips for Submitting
- Send your proposal early. This allows time for feedback from our review team, which can help you refine it before the deadline.
- Define your audience clearly (e.g., “test automation engineers new to mobile testing” instead of “Selenium users”).
- Specify what attendees will learn and how they can apply it afterward.
- Include 3–5 bullet points listing the main takeaways from your session.
- Your talk doesn’t need to be written entirely, but the outline should be solid.
- Link to relevant materials like source code, blog posts, videos, or articles that support your topic.
- If you’ve spoken before, share slides, recordings, or feedback to help reviewers assess your presentation skills.
- If you plan to test-run your talk at a meetup or user group, mention it.
What Makes a Proposal Stand Out
- Engaging summary: The abstract should spark interest and clearly convey the value of attending your session.
- Strong title: Memorable and descriptive titles help draw attendees in. Avoid being too vague or overly gimmicky.
- Presenter credibility: Demonstrate why you’re the right person to deliver this talk, including relevant experience and links to your work.
- Clarity: State what the attendees will do or expect and what will be done in the session (including any demos or code samples).
- Clear learning outcomes: Show how attending will improve the audience’s skills, knowledge, or effectiveness.
- Audience experience: Make it clear that the session will be valuable and enjoyable. At best, attendees should learn specific concepts, skills, principles, approaches, or frameworks.
- Language:
- Do use:
- Active, direct language (e.g., “Learn to…” or “Experience how to…”).
- Action-oriented words like Master, Build, Explore, and Participate.
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- Avoid:
- Passive language (e.g., “This talk will allow you to learn…”).
- Uncertain phrasing like might, could, or intend to.
- Avoid:
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