ITDevCon 2026 Call for Paper: The Delphi European Conference
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ITDevCon, the most content-rich European conference on Delphi, is back in Rome for its 15th edition: two days, 20+ talks, and the Call for Paper is open right now.
๐ Dates: November 19 and 20, 2026 ๐ Venue: Rome, bit Time group headquarters โฐ Call for Paper deadline: September 30, 2026 ๐ค Program: 20+ technical talks over two days, 2 parallel tracks ๐ฃ๏ธ Languages: English and Italian ๐ Official website: www.itdevcon.it
We’re back. ITDevCon, the most content-rich European conference on Delphi and the technologies around it, returns for its 15th edition on November 19 and 20, 2026, once again at the bit Time group headquarters in Rome.
Two full days, more than twenty talks, and the same formula we have carried through fifteen editions: no showcase, no marketing parade. Technical content you can put to work the Monday after. If you want a feel for the tone, look at how the 2025 edition went, or read the 2023 post-conference report.
The event is organized, as always, by bit Time Professionals and bit Time Software.
๐ข Call for Paper: it’s open
The Call for Paper is officially open. If you believe you can speak in depth about something interesting and relevant, submit your talk.
โก๏ธ Send your proposal through this form.
For each proposed talk I need:
- Title (for every talk)
- Abstract (for every talk)
- Difficulty level (for every talk): a 1 to 3 scale, meaning introductory, intermediate, advanced
- Speaker photo (at least 500x500px)
- Speaker bio
- Talk language (English or Italian)
โฐ The Call for Paper closes on September 30, 2026. That said, if you have a really interesting topic to propose, send it anyway: we will try to rearrange the time table and fit it into the agenda.
Every proposal will be evaluated and speakers will be contacted as soon as possible. If your talk is not selected it does not mean it was a bad topic: it may simply be too niche for a conference of this size. In that case we can stay in touch and turn it into a workshop or a webinar in the following months.
โก๏ธ Submit your proposal
๐ English or Italian: your call
ITDevCon is a European conference and the audience comes from several countries. Talks can be delivered in English or in Italian: pick the language you are comfortable with and the one that does justice to your content. There is no alternation rule between the two languages, selection rewards the content.
๐ All talks are strictly in person. There is no online or hybrid track.
๐ฏ Possible topics
As always, expect high-level technical content. We favor talks with live demos, real use cases and concrete examples taken from your professional experience.
If you are not sure what to propose, here are some ideas grouped by area.
๐ค AI: inside our applications and inside our work
- Integrating LLMs into existing Delphi applications: where it actually pays off and where it does not
- Agents, tool calling and MCP (Model Context Protocol) with Delphi
- RAG and semantic search over company data, with or without a vector database
- Local and on-premise models: when the data cannot leave the building
- Coding agents and assistants (Claude Code, Copilot and friends) applied to real Delphi codebases
- Cost, latency, evaluation and non-determinism: taking an AI feature to production
๐ Web, APIs and integration
- Designing, testing and shipping APIs with Delphi
- Modern web applications in Delphi (server-side rendering, HTMX, single page)
- Open source frameworks of the ecosystem (DelphiMVCFramework, TemplatePro and others)
- Authentication and authorization: JWT, OAuth2, SSO
- Real-time communication: WebSocket, SSE, message queues
- Integrating external services and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
๐๏ธ Architecture and code quality
- Architectures that survive the years: layering, modularity, boundaries
- Domain Driven Design, CQRS, event-driven, event sourcing
- Design patterns applied to real Delphi code, not to textbook examples
- TDD, unit tests, integration tests and test automation
- CI/CD, reproducible builds and automated deployment
- Observability: logging, metrics and diagnosing an application in production
- Performance profiling and optimization, memory management
๐ฅ๏ธ Client, UI and multi-platform
- What’s new in the latest Delphi versions and in the compiler
- VCL and FireMonkey: advanced techniques, Skia, rendering, custom components
- Native mobile development (Android and iOS) and cross-platform strategies
- Modernizing the UI of a desktop application without rewriting it
- Accessibility, dark mode, adaptive UIs
- Presentation patterns (MVVM, MVP) applied to real projects
๐ Security, data and systems
- Application security: OWASP, secret management, supply chain, dependencies
- Databases: modeling, performance, migrations, ORMs and complex queries
- Modern Windows: packaging, code signing, distribution, updates
- IoT and embedded: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, protocols such as MQTT
- Edge computing and device-to-device communication
๐ง Computer science, the real thing
Not every talk has to start from a corporate project. There is room for the topics that sit underneath the code we write every day:
- Algorithms and data structures: when the right choice changes the order of magnitude
- Concurrency and parallelism: models, lock-free, memory models, race conditions
- Compilers, parsers, interpreters, DSLs and home-grown languages
- Memory management, allocators, garbage collection, ARC
- Distributed systems: consensus, consistency, clocks, partial failures
- Applied cryptography, explained by someone who actually implemented it
- Type theory, functional programming, immutability
- Applied mathematics, simulation, genetic algorithms, optimization
- Computing history, and old ideas that turn out to be useful again today
๐ก War stories
- “Look what I learned this year!”: real projects and lessons learned
- Legacy migration: strategies, traps, what not to do twice
- Managing technical debt in a product that has to keep selling
- From prototype to production: what breaks when the real users show up
- Tools and workflows that changed your working day
To get a feel for how a topic is presented at ITDevCon, watch some talks from past editions.
๐ค Why speak at ITDevCon?
Speaking at ITDevCon is not just a chance to share what you know, it is a concrete opportunity for professional growth.
๐ Visibility in the community: ITDevCon speakers become reference points in the Italian and European Delphi ecosystem. Your talk gets announced on Delphi Bites, our newsletter reaching tens of thousands of developers and companies in Italy and worldwide: the sooner you send your proposal, the more issues will feature you between now and November.
๐ค Valuable networking: you will meet decision makers, software architects and industry leaders face to face. Many professional collaborations started right here, over a coffee.
๐ช Transferable skills: preparing a talk forces you to consolidate what you know, to communicate it better and to truly master the subject.
๐ฌ Immediate feedback: you will get direct reactions from a highly qualified audience, the kind that sharpens your ideas and your solutions.
๐ What we offer speakers
- Expense reimbursement for travel and accommodation, up to an agreed cap
- Free ticket for both conference days
- Lunches and coffee breaks included
- Visibility across our social channels and the Delphi Bites newsletter
- Privileged networking with sponsors, fellow speakers and attendees
- Technical support while preparing and delivering your talk
- Speaker certificate
We will contact selected speakers to agree on the reimbursement details.
๐ฅ Target audience
ITDevCon is a highly specialized conference. It is not a “showcase” conference, it is practical and business oriented. Our usual attendees are:
- Software architects
- Software developers
- Project managers
- IT managers
- CEO/CTO/CIO
- Trainers
- Students (free entry, subject to availability ๐)
The official conference website is www.itdevcon.it.
๐๏ธ What the ticket includes
- 2 conference days
- 20+ talks with serious technical depth, across 2 parallel tracks
- Lunches (excellent Italian food ๐ฎ๐น๐)
- Coffee breaks
- Gadgets
- Prize draw
๐ Blind Ticket: 299 EUR instead of 449 EUR
Until the agenda is published, the Blind Ticket is available: you buy “blind”, without knowing yet which talks will be on the schedule, and you pay 299 EUR instead of the 449 EUR full price.
It is the bet of someone who knows ITDevCon and is confident the program will be worth it. Once the agenda goes live, the Blind Ticket is gone.
Tickets are available on our online shop. Seats are limited by the capacity of the venue.
๐ข Want more visibility? Become a sponsor
Sponsoring ITDevCon is not just “visibility”: it is a strategic opportunity for any IT company that wants to position itself in the Delphi world.
Unmatched visibility: your brand in front of a technical, qualified audience with decision-making power, from all over Europe.
High-level networking: industry leaders, potential partners and clients, companies and professionals, all in the same place for two days.
Targeted recruiting: looking for talent? Some of the best developers around will be at ITDevCon.
Show your innovation: present products, services and expertise to an audience that can tell the difference.
Free tickets: from certain sponsorship levels upwards, one or more tickets are included. If you were planning to attend anyway, sponsoring is often the best value for money.
A showcase on Delphi Bites: this is the benefit people tend to underestimate. From today until November, every sponsor is announced and featured in an issue of our newsletter, Delphi Bites, which reaches tens of thousands of developers and companies, in Italy and around the world. This is not a logo at the bottom of a page: it is a dedicated space, repeated over months, in front of exactly the audience you care about.
โณ And here timing matters more than the package you pick: visibility on Delphi Bites is measured in number of issues, and the issues left shrink every week. Sign up now and you get announced, then featured again all the way to November. Sign up in October and you appear a couple of times. For the same money, coming on board early is worth far more.
๐ฉ Contact us for the sponsor kit and to find the package that fits you.
๐ฌ Speakers and sponsors are announced on Delphi Bites
From now until November the program takes shape in public, and it happens on Delphi Bites, our newsletter, which reaches tens of thousands of developers and companies, in Italy and around the world.
Every issue, throughout the pre-conference period, announces the selected speakers (who they are, what they will talk about) and the sponsors of this edition. If you want to know before everyone else who is taking the stage and how the agenda is coming together, that is where to look.
โณ This holds for speakers and sponsors alike: the earlier you get in, the more you get seen. Come on board in July and you are announced, then featured again in every issue between now and November. Come on board in October and you make one or two. Space on the newsletter cannot be bought: it accumulates with the time you have left.
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โ FAQ
When will ITDevCon 2026 take place? On November 19 and 20, 2026, over two full conference days.
Where will ITDevCon 2026 take place? In Rome, at the bit Time group headquarters.
What is the deadline to submit a speaker proposal? The Call for Paper closes on September 30, 2026. Particularly interesting proposals may still be considered after that date.
Which language will the talks be in? Talks can be in English or in Italian. ITDevCon is a European conference and accepts proposals in both languages.
Where do I submit my speaker proposal? Through this online form.
Do speakers get their expenses reimbursed? Yes: travel and accommodation are reimbursed up to an agreed cap, plus a free ticket for both days, lunches and coffee breaks, and visibility across our channels.
Will the conference be in person or online? Strictly in person. There is no online or hybrid option.
How many talks will there be? More than 20 technical talks across the two days.
What is the difference between ITDevCon and ITDevCon Spring Edition? The Spring Edition is the one-day, Italian-language conference held in spring. ITDevCon proper is the main event: two days in autumn, European reach, talks in English and Italian.
How much does a ticket for ITDevCon 2026 cost? The full price is 449 EUR. Until the agenda is published, the Blind Ticket is available at 299 EUR: you buy it without knowing the program yet.
Can students attend? Yes, entry is free for students, subject to seat availability.
Where can I see examples of talks from previous editions? Some talks from past editions are published on the bit Time TV YouTube channel.
How do I become a sponsor? Write to itdevcon@bittime.it and we will send you the sponsor kit.
๐ Final thoughts
Is there a topic you would like to see at ITDevCon 2026, or a speaker you would like to hear? ๐ฌ Let me know.
As always, one of the most valuable parts of ITDevCon is the networking between attendees. I know of serious professional collaborations that started during a coffee break at this conference.
Don’t miss it. Come and share ideas, experience and innovation.
Thank you and… see you in Rome on November 19 and 20, 2026!
DT
๐ Contact information
- Website: www.itdevcon.it
- Call for Paper: submit your proposal
- Sponsorship and information: itdevcon@bittime.it
- Newsletter: subscribe to Delphi Bites
- Some videos from past editions: YouTube @bitTimeTV
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