Open Source Summit Japan 2026

Open Source Summit Japan 2026 takes place from 7 to 9 December 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, and is the Linux Foundation's regional open source conference for Japan and the wider APAC ecosystem. It is an umbrella event rather than a single conference: the Automotive Linux Summit and Embedded Linux Conference Asia are co-located under the same registration, so kernel, embedded, automotive and AI audiences share one venue. The programme runs nine tracks, with 'Open AI + Data' as the AI and machine learning track alongside Cloud & Orchestration, Linux, OSS Enabling & Management, Packages/Images/Containers, Safety-Critical Software and Zephyr. The call for proposals closed on 24 August 2026, with speaker notifications on 23 September and the full schedule announced on 28 September 2026. Registration is open, with early-bird attendee pricing at 65,000 yen through 5 October 2026 and academic and hobbyist rates at 25,000 yen throughout.

• Early-bird registration deadlineOct 5, 2026
• Standard registration deadlineNov 23, 2026

Date

December 7–9, 2026

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

The Linux Foundation

Added

Sep 8, 2026

Updated

Sep 8, 2026

• ✓VP of Engineering
• ✓Head of Open Source Program Office (OSPO)
• ✓Embedded and automotive software leads
• ✓Platform and infrastructure engineers
• ✓Open source maintainers and contributors
• ✓Engineering directors at APAC technology and manufacturing firms
• ✓AI/ML platform engineers

For an engineering leader in Japanese or APAC automotive, electronics or telecoms, this is the one week where the maintainers behind your Linux, embedded and open-source-AI dependencies are in the same building and in your timezone. You can settle upstream questions face to face, judge which projects have healthy contributor bases before you commit a product line to them, and recruit from a regional contributor pool that does not appear at the US and European summits. The co-located Automotive Linux Summit and Embedded Linux Conference Asia mean one three-day trip covers what would otherwise be three separate events and three sets of travel approvals.

• ✓Nine-track programme including 'Open AI + Data', the AI and machine learning track
• ✓Further tracks: Cloud & Orchestration, Linux, OSS Enabling & Management, Packages/Images/Containers, Safety-Critical Software and Zephyr
• ✓Co-located Automotive Linux Summit
• ✓Co-located Embedded Linux Conference Asia
• ✓Shared call for proposals across all three co-located events, which closed 24 August 2026
• ✓Schedule published 28 September 2026, following speaker notifications on 23 September
• ✓Three-day in-person format in Tokyo, 7-9 December 2026

• ★The Linux Foundation's principal open source event for Japan and APAC, so it reaches the regional maintainer and vendor community that does not travel to the Europe or North America summits
• ★Three conferences on one badge — Open Source Summit Japan, Automotive Linux Summit and Embedded Linux Conference Asia are co-located, which is unusually well suited to Japanese automotive and electronics engineering organisations
• ★Vendor-neutral by design: sessions come from project maintainers rather than a single vendor's product track
• ★Academic and hobbyist passes are a flat 25,000 yen (about $160) at every stage, roughly a fifth of the late attendee rate — a deliberate access policy most commercial AI conferences do not offer
• ★Pricing and deadlines are published in full up front, including the exact date each tier expires

Attendee pass: early bird 65,000 yen (about $417) from 13 April through 5 October 2026; standard 87,000 yen (about $558) from 6 October to 23 November; late 117,000 yen (about $751) from 24 November to 9 December 2026. Academic and hobbyist passes are 25,000 yen (about $160) at every stage. Registration closes at 23:59 Japan Standard Time on the respective date; local currency figures are the Linux Foundation's own estimates and may differ at purchase.

When is Open Source Summit Japan 2026?

Open Source Summit Japan 2026 takes place December 7–9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.

Where is Open Source Summit Japan 2026 held?

Open Source Summit Japan 2026 is held in Tokyo, Japan. The event format is in-person.

What is the Open Source Summit Japan 2026 submission deadline?

The next Open Source Summit Japan 2026 deadline is early-bird registration deadline on Oct 5, 2026. Remaining dates: Standard registration deadline — Nov 23, 2026.

How much does Open Source Summit Japan 2026 cost?

Open Source Summit Japan 2026 is paid. Attendee pass: early bird 65,000 yen (about $417) from 13 April through 5 October 2026; standard 87,000 yen (about $558) from 6 October to 23 November; late 117,000 yen (about $751) from 24 November to 9 December 2026. Academic and hobbyist passes are 25,000 yen (about $160) at every stage. Registration closes at 23:59 Japan Standard Time on the respective date; local currency figures are the Linux Foundation's own estimates and may differ at purchase.

Who should attend Open Source Summit Japan 2026?

Open Source Summit Japan 2026 is aimed at VP of Engineering, Head of Open Source Program Office (OSPO), Embedded and automotive software leads, Platform and infrastructure engineers, Open source maintainers and contributors, Engineering directors at APAC technology and manufacturing firms, AI/ML platform engineers.

What topics does Open Source Summit Japan 2026 cover?

Open Source Summit Japan 2026 covers Open source AI and data, Linux kernel, Cloud native and orchestration, Embedded Linux, Automotive software, Safety-critical software, Containers and packaging, Zephyr RTOS.

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