The open source search and analytics community is heading to Shanghai, and you won’t want to miss it. OpenSearchCon China 2026 takes place 17–18 March at the Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao, bringing together developers, architects, data engineers, and business leaders for two days of learning, networking, and community building. If you’re working in the world of search, analytics, AI, Lucene, or observability and you have a compelling story or use case, we want to hear from you—submit your talk proposal before the CFP closes on 14 January 2026. Register today to secure your spot and take advantage of early bird pricing before 1 March 2026.
Learn from industry experts
OpenSearchCon is where the global OpenSearch community comes together to share their knowledge and learn from one another. You’ll get technical deep dives into the latest features, real-world case studies from organizations running OpenSearch at scale, and best practices that can save your team significant trial and error.
What makes this conference special is the direct access you’ll have to people building and deploying these technologies every day. You can ask questions, clarify concepts, and engage in the kind of back-and-forth dialogue that turns good understanding into great understanding. Whether you’re troubleshooting a tricky implementation challenge or exploring new possibilities for your deployment, the experts you need to talk to will be right there in the room with you.
Explore four focused tracks
The conference offers four exciting tracks designed to meet you where you are, no matter your role or experience level. The Search and Apache Lucene track is a must for anyone passionate about building search experiences, offering demos, deep dives, and new techniques covering everything from relevancy tuning and efficient matching to analyzers and scoring. If you’re deploying observability tools at scale or using OpenSearch to transform log data into actionable insights, the Analytics, Security, and Observability track will show you how organizations are pushing OpenSearch analytics to its limits and beyond. The Community track is all about the human side of open source, where builders engage on topics that truly matter, from open source sustainability and contributor experiences to emerging use cases that haven’t hit the mainstream yet.
Finally, the Operating OpenSearch track is perfect for anyone who has built out an OpenSearch implementation and wants to share their story or learn from others who have, celebrating both the wins and lessons learned that come with running OpenSearch in production.
Network with a thriving community
One of the most valuable aspects of any conference is the people you meet. OpenSearchCon events bring together developers and engineers solving similar challenges, enterprise architects designing large-scale platforms, open source contributors passionate about the project’s future, and partners offering complementary solutions or support services.
These connections can lead to collaborations, mentorships, job opportunities, and partnerships that extend far beyond the conference itself. Many attendees find that a single conversation at a conference can solve a problem they’ve been wrestling with for months, or open doors to opportunities they never anticipated.
Accelerate your business
For business leaders, OpenSearchCon China 2026 offers tangible return on investment. You’ll learn strategies for running OpenSearch efficiently, potentially reducing your infrastructure costs. The sessions on advanced analytics and observability will show you how to improve visibility into your operations for better decision-making across your organization. Gain a deeper understanding of the project roadmap to help you make informed technology investments while reducing risk. Perhaps most importantly, sending your team to the conference is an investment in their skills and your organization’s long-term capabilities.
What to expect
The conference is designed for a diverse audience. Developers gain technical skills and code-level insights. Architects learn design patterns and scalability strategies. DevOps and SRE professionals discover operational excellence techniques. Data engineers explore analytics capabilities and pipeline strategies. Business leaders acquire strategic insights and build vendor relationships. And community contributors find collaboration opportunities and help shape the project’s direction.
See you in Shanghai
OpenSearchCon China 2026 is more than just a conference, it’s an investment in your skills, your network, and your organization’s future. If you have an implementation story, technical discovery, or use case you’d like to share, submit your talk proposal by 14 January, and when you do, be sure to sign up for the early bird discount by 1 March to reserve your spot. The open source community thrives on participation, and we can’t wait to welcome you to Shanghai!
