Conference & CFP Events

Overview

Conference & CFP signals track upcoming tech conferences with open calls-for-papers, speaker opportunities, and sponsorship tiers. Use these signals to identify events where your prospects are speaking, sponsoring, or attending — or to position your own team at the right events.

We aggregate conferences daily from confs.tech and CallingAllPapers, covering 18+ technology topics. Each event is enriched with LLM analysis for B2B relevance, target audience matching, and outreach hooks.

Signal Subtypes

SignalSubtype EnumDescription
CFP OpenconferenceCfpOpenConference with an active call for papers
Upcoming ConferenceupcomingConferenceConference approaching with no open CFP

Schema

{
  "signal_id": "cap-cfp-bsides-sp-2026-05-16",
  "signal_type": "conference-cfp",
  "signal_subtype": "conferenceCfpOpen",
  "association": "company",
  "detected_at": "2026-03-31T07:00:29Z",
  "company": {
    "name": "BSides SP v21",
    "domain": "securitybsides.com.br",
    "industries": ["Cybersecurity", "Information Technology"]
  },
  "data": {
    "conference_name": "BSides SP - Edition v21",
    "conference_url": "https://securitybsides.com.br/2026",
    "event_start_date": "2026-05-16",
    "event_end_date": "2026-05-17",
    "location": "São Paulo, Brasil",
    "topics": ["Cybersecurity", "Hacking", "Information Security"],
    "cfp_url": "https://papercall.io/cfps/6608/submissions/new",
    "cfp_deadline": "2026-04-01",
    "cfp_open": true,
    "days_until_event": 46,
    "days_until_cfp_deadline": 1,
    "summary": "Cybersecurity conference providing a platform for professionals to share knowledge in information security.",
    "target_audience": "Cybersecurity professionals, developers, security analysts, CTOs, IT managers.",
    "company_relevance": ["Cybersecurity firms", "IT consulting", "Software development"],
    "speaker_benefits": [
      "Brand visibility in the cybersecurity community",
      "Thought leadership positioning",
      "Networking with industry peers"
    ],
    "sponsor_tiers": ["Platinum", "Gold", "Silver"],
    "estimated_attendees": "500-1000",
    "relevance": 0.9,
    "is_b2b_relevant": true,
    "ideal_for_industries": ["Cybersecurity", "IT", "Consulting"],
    "outreach_hooks": [
      "Great opportunity to connect with top cybersecurity talent at BSides SP.",
      "CFP deadline is approaching — would your team like to submit a talk?"
    ],
    "tags": ["cybersecurity", "bsides", "networking"],
    "source": "callingallpapers",
    "confidence": "high",
    "sentiment": "neutral"
  }
}

Field Reference

Core Fields

FieldTypeDescription
signal_idstringUnique identifier
signal_typestringAlways "conference-cfp"
signal_subtypestringSee subtypes table above
detected_atstring (ISO 8601)When this signal was generated
associationstringAlways "company"

Company Object

FieldTypeDescription
company.namestringConference or organizer name
company.domainstringConference website domain
company.industriesarray[string]Relevant industry classifications

Data Object

FieldTypeDescription
conference_namestringFull conference name
conference_urlstringConference website URL
event_start_datestring (YYYY-MM-DD)Event start date
event_end_datestring (YYYY-MM-DD)Event end date
locationstringEvent location
topicsarray[string]Conference topic tags
cfp_urlstringDirect link to CFP submission page
cfp_deadlinestring (YYYY-MM-DD)CFP submission deadline
cfp_openbooleanWhether CFP is currently accepting submissions
days_until_eventintegerDays until event starts
days_until_cfp_deadlineintegerDays until CFP closes
summarystringLLM-generated conference summary
target_audiencestringWho should attend
company_relevancearray[string]Types of companies this event is relevant for
speaker_benefitsarray[string]Benefits of speaking at this event
sponsor_tiersarray[string]Available sponsorship levels
estimated_attendeesstringExpected attendance range
relevancefloat (0-1)B2B relevance score
is_b2b_relevantbooleanWhether event is B2B relevant
ideal_for_industriesarray[string]Best-fit industries
outreach_hooksarray[string]Ready-to-use outreach messages
tagsarray[string]Classification tags
sourcestring"confstech" or "callingallpapers"
confidencestringhigh, medium, or low
sentimentstringpositive, neutral, or negative

Delivery

DetailValue
GCS Bucketgs://autobound-conference-cfp/
RefreshDaily
FormatJSONL + Parquet

Topics Covered

We monitor conferences across 18+ technology topics including: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, DevOps, Data, Security, UX, iOS, Android, .NET, Java, Ruby, PHP, Leadership, and more.