Qubes OS Summit 2026: Freedom of the Press Foundation and NovaCustom sponsorships; conference schedule available!
Key points
The Qubes OS Project announced two new sponsors for Qubes OS Summit 2026 and published the conference schedule.
When and where
- Friday 30 October, 9:30 AM, to Sunday 1 November, 3:00 PM (GMT+1), at Refugio Berlin, Lenaustraße 3-4, 12047 Berlin.
- The schedule, with sessions and speakers, is at
https://pretalx.com/qubes-os-summit-2026/schedule/. Some speakers are still to confirm, so it may change.
New sponsors
- Freedom of the Press Foundation, Gold tier. A long-standing Qubes partner, it develops SecureDrop, the whistleblower submission platform used by more than 50 media organisations, and uses Qubes OS for the SecureDrop Workstation.
- NovaCustom, Silver tier. It builds laptops, mini PCs and smartphones with Dasharo coreboot firmware; several of its models are certified for Qubes OS.
Three ways to attend
- In person, with a paid on-site ticket: access to the hackathon and workshops, design sessions and presentations that are not streamed or recorded. On-site tickets are nearly half sold.
- Actively online, with a free virtual ticket: for remote presenters and for people who want to ask questions in the live chat. No hackathon or design sessions.
- Passively online, with no ticket or registration: the public livestream and the recordings.
Recording
- Presenters may ask not to be recorded. Those talks are marked in the schedule and can be seen only on site.
Sponsorship
- Organisations interested in sponsoring the Summit or becoming a Qubes Partner can write to the project's funding address given in the post.
Summary by DistroNews, based on the original post.
We’re proud to announce two new Qubes OS Summit 2026 sponsorships: Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) as a Gold-tier sponsor and NovaCustom as a Silver-tier sponsor! The FPF is a long-standing Qubes Partner. As a nonprofit organization, it is dedicated to supporting and defending public interest journalism. It leads the development of SecureDrop, an open-source whistleblower submission platform used by more than 50 media organizations around the world to securely accept documents from anonymous sources. FPF uses Qubes OS in the development of an integrated SecureDrop Workstation. NovaCustom builds custom laptops, mini PCs, and smartphones with a focus on privacy, security, and customization. They offer the freedom of Dasharo coreboot firmware, true repairability, and a plethora of customization options. Several NovaCustom models are officially certified for Qubes OS. Conference schedule We’re also pleased to share the official conference schedule, including a list of sessions and speakers, which you can find here: https://pretalx.com/qubes-os-summit-2026/schedule/ (Please note that we’re still waiting on a few speakers to confirm their attendance, so this schedule is subject to change.) On-site tickets are nearly halfway sold out, so if you’d like to join us in person, we recommend getting your tickets soon! See below for details.
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