Call for papers
Our CFP for 2026 is now open!
Rust Nation UK is focused on education and discussion of the Rust programming language. We aim to attract the best speakers, contributors, and educators from around the world in hopes of providing the community with the best resources on the Rust programming language every year.
We are looking for speakers and instructors to give talks and hands-on classroom sessions. We are seeking talks covering mainstream, advanced, niche or non-technical topics aimed at a multitude of skill levels.
Rust Nation UK seeks to deliver wow talks that are fresh and inspiring about cutting edge topics or new perspectives on common problems. The audience will be from all backgrounds varying in skill level from beginner to intermediate to advanced, so talks varying widely in topic and skill levels are required. Most of all we want speakers who have a deep knowledge about the topics they are proposing and can't wait to share that knowledge with a whole group of of eager listeners. Tell us what you're most passionate about and why we should be passionate about it as well.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
30 mins in length
- Opening/closing session each morning/afternoon of the conference
- Motivational, inspirational and community related topics or big ideas
- Full conference audience
- No Q&A
- Video recorded and distributed online
TALK SESSIONS
60 mins in length
- Breakout sessions throughout the conference
- Technical, educational, research, new technology, case studies
- Partial conference audience (split across 3 tracks)
- Q&A at speaker's discretion of up to 15 mins
- Video recorded and distributed online
TUTORIALS
2 hours in length
- Classroom style delivery of technical content
- In-depth content on a specific topic
- Suggested 1 hour slide content, 1 hour hands-on exercises
- Partial conference audience (split across two or three tracks)
- Not video recorded or distributed online
VIDEOS
Both keynotes and talk sessions are video recorded and distributed for free along with your slides on our YouTube channel.
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We believe diversity of speakers and topics makes our event better. We welcome speakers of all programming languages, experience levels and backgrounds. We welcome speakers of any gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion. We welcome new speakers and experienced speakers alike.
