{
  "name": "AI MakeIT 2026",
  "type": "One-day AI developer conference",
  "date": "2026-11-26",
  "location": {
    "city": "Ljubljana",
    "country": "Slovenia",
    "countryCode": "SI"
  },
  "timeZone": "Europe/Ljubljana",
  "callForPapers": {
    "deadline": "2026-10-06T23:59:00+02:00",
    "closesAtExclusive": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+02:00",
    "deadlineNote": "Submissions are accepted through the full 23:59 minute on 6 October 2026, Europe/Ljubljana.",
    "submissionPath": "./#submit",
    "topics": [
      {
        "name": "AI in Practice",
        "description": "Real-world use of AI in software engineering, testing, DevOps, productivity and business processes."
      },
      {
        "name": "AI & Existing / Legacy Applications",
        "description": "Existing codebases, coding agents, code understanding, refactoring, migrations and modernization."
      },
      {
        "name": "AI & Software Architecture",
        "description": "AI for system design, architecture analysis, architectural decisions and modernization."
      },
      {
        "name": "AI & Security",
        "description": "AI for security and security of AI systems, agents, LLM applications and infrastructure."
      }
    ],
    "otherTopicsWelcome": true,
    "formats": [
      {
        "name": "Standard Talk",
        "durationMinutes": 40,
        "presentationMinutes": 35,
        "questionsMinutes": 5
      },
      {
        "name": "Extended Talk",
        "durationMinutes": 60
      },
      {
        "name": "Workshop",
        "durationMinutes": [
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          120
        ],
        "handsOn": true
      }
    ],
    "alternativeFormatsWelcome": true,
    "preferences": [
      "Practical experience",
      "Technical depth",
      "Real implementations",
      "Lessons learned",
      "Failures and what was learned from them",
      "Demos and concrete examples"
    ],
    "salesPitches": "Product sales pitches are not the purpose of the event.",
    "requiredFields": [
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      "email",
      "bio",
      "session_title",
      "topic",
      "format",
      "abstract",
      "takeaways",
      "privacy"
    ],
    "privacyConsentRequired": true,
    "receiptNote": "A successful submission returns an ID and confirms receipt, not acceptance.",
    "submissionUrl": "https://ai.makeit.si/#submit"
  },
  "audience": [
    "Software developers",
    "Software architects",
    "DevOps/SRE engineers",
    "Security engineers",
    "Engineering leaders",
    "People actively using AI in software development"
  ],
  "url": "https://ai.makeit.si/"
}