TossConf26 - 🎤 Call for Speakers

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:microphone: Call for Speakers – TossConf26

Tamil Open Source Software Conference 2026

:date: Date: July 11, 2026
:round_pushpin: Venue: Location: Off, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kamaraj Nagar, Semmancheri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119
:world_map: Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8b4cEB1uKFXeBGYF6
:globe_with_meridians: Theme: Celebrating and Spreading Awareness of Open Source Software in Tamil

We’re excited to announce TossConf26, Tamil Nadu’s dedicated Open Source Software Conference! This is a community driven event that celebrates open source projects, contributors, and the spirit of collaboration all with a regional flavor and native language inclusion :seedling:

We’re inviting passionate individuals from across the open source spectrum to submit talk proposals. Whether you’re a developer, sysadmin, contributor, educator, FOSS advocate, or student if you’ve got something interesting to share related to Open Source, we want to hear from you!

For queries please contact,

Syed Jafer - 9176409201

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:clipboard: Speaker Proposal Template

Please fill out the following details

  1. Full Name:
  2. Email Address:
  3. Phone Number (Optional):
  4. Talk Title:
  5. Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines):
  6. Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced):
  7. Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins):
  8. Do you have a Linux machine? (Only Linux machines can be used for all demos and practical sessions. Windows and macOS are not allowed. If you don’t have a linux machine we can provide one.)

For queries please contact,

Syed Jafer - 9176409201

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Full Name: Anand Sundaramoorthy
Email Address: sanand03072005@gmail.com
Phone number: 80124 84177
Title: Chatbot development using RAG & Vector Database
Description:
This session introduces AI chatbot development using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Vector Databases. It covers how data is converted into embeddings, stored in vector databases like Upstash, and retrieved through LLMs to generate context-aware responses. The talk also explains why RAG is often preferred over fine-tuning due to its scalability, lower cost, and easier knowledge updates. This is an introductory session focused on understanding the workflow and real-world possibilities of modern AI chatbots.

Target Audience: Intermediate
Preferred Talk Duration: 30 mins
Do you have a Linux Machine: No

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Full Name: Rengaraj D
Email Address: sakthirengaraj[at]gmail[dot]com
Talk Title: Magic of Generators

Short Description:
In this talk we will see how we can use Generators in python to break the complex code in to more simpler version. Generators are important concept in python for the development of async. We will use this session to understand the concept of generators.

Example: Note Below example is just to give an Idea, for the conference I may use a different examples.

Recently I was trying to solve the sum of N perfect squares using python. Tried using a for loop. Worked for a small range. When I increased the range, the function started hanging or stuck for a very long time.
This can easily be solved by using a generator which generates perfect squares.

Target Audience: Intermediate (I will start from basics)
Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 30 mins
Do you have a Linux machine? Yes I do have.

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  1. Full Name: Karthikeyan A K
  2. Email Address: mindaslab@protonmail.com
  3. Phone Number (Optional): +91 8428 05 0777
  4. Talk Title: Rapid front end web development with Injee
  5. Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines):
    I will be giving a small demo, and demonstrate, how Injee automatically creates a backend for you, as you develop front end. To keep things simple, I will use HTMX, rather than ReactJS.
  6. Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Beginner
  7. Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 45 minutes, I would like to receive lot of questions from front enddevs regarding Injee
  8. Do you have a Linux machine? No, I need a GNU/Linux laptop.
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  1. Full Name: Vignesh Saravanan
  2. Email Address: vignesh_sarav@outlook.com
  3. Phone Number (Optional): 8122442393
  4. Talk Title: A Guide to Kubernetes Infrastructure Spend Management
  5. Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines): This session covers how open-source cost monitoring provides real-time visibility into Kubernetes workloads to prevent overspending. You will discover why cloud cost tracking is vital for FinOps and get a step-by-step guide to setting it up in your cluster.
  6. Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Intermediate
  7. Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 30 mins
  8. Do you have a Linux machine? No.
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  1. Full Name: Keerthana M G
  2. Email Address: keerthanamg19@gmail.com
  3. Phone Number (Optional):
  4. Talk Title: From Raw Maps to Real Impact: Building with Open Data in India
  5. Short Description of the Talk Open data is often seen as a silver bullet for solving real-world problems. In reality, working with open datasets in India is far from straightforward. In this talk, I’ll share my experience building solar and civic-tech applications using open data sources such as OpenStreetMap, weather datasets, and geospatial APIs and the unexpected challenges that come with them ( Reference : kuruk.am - URL Shortener ). Rather than presenting an idealised view, this talk focuses on the messy reality of open data and how developers can still build meaningful, impactful solutions despite it.
  6. Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Intermediate
  7. Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 15/30 mins
  8. Do you have a Linux machine? No
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Full Name: Jeevitha G

Email Address:-
Phone Number (Optional):-
Talk Title: From Bottlenecks to Performance: Scaling with Valkey

Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines):
As modern applications scale, challenges like latency, repeated computation, and database bottlenecks become increasingly common. This session explores how Valkey helps improve performance using efficient caching, session management, rate limiting, and real-time data handling. Through practical demonstrations, attendees will learn scalable design patterns for building fast and resilient distributed systems using open source technologies.

Target Audience: Intermediate

Preferred Talk Duration: 45 mins

Do you have a Linux machine?
No

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  • Full Name: Ganesh Tiwari

  • Email Address: ganesht049@gmail.com

  • Phone Number (Optional): +918796079680

  • Talk Title: Using AI Models OSS way with security in mind

  • Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines):

    AI models are the new to do thing and we should all try to utilise them as much as we can.
    In this chat, I am going to showcase the best and safest mechanism for running AI models in a sandboxed environment on your local machine using only OSS software.

    We are going to

    • Setup a VM using LimaCTL
    • Install OpenCode and startup a LLM on it

  • Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Beginner

  • Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 30 mins

  • Do you have a Linux machine? (Only Linux machines can be used for all demos and practical sessions. Windows and macOS are not allowed. If you don’t have a linux machine we can provide one.) - I do not own one, it would be great if I can be provided one.

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  1. Full Name: Murugan Santhosh T
  2. Email Address: terminaljoint@gmail.com
  3. Phone Number (Optional): —
  4. Talk Title: Python Official Documentation In Tamil
  5. Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines): This talk explores the engineering and community workflows behind PyTamil, an initiative translating the official Python documentation into Tamil. I will share About the Uses of this translation Project, Details about this Documentation, Impact of this project, Why this project never ends, how we manage repository architecture, establish standardized technical Tamil terminology, and coordinate contributors to make programming truly accessible in our native language Tamil. Attendees will learn About the Uses and to Work in this project.
  6. Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Beginner / Intermediate
  7. Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 15 / 30 mins
  8. Do you have a Linux machine? No
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1 Full Name: Shane Cardoz Maria
2 Email Address: shanecardoz@falanet.org
3 Phone Number (Optional):
4 Talk Title: Beyond Linux: The Power of FreeBSD
5 Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines): Most developers know Linux, but FreeBSD offers a different approach to operating system design. This talk explores what makes FreeBSD unique, how it powers critical infrastructure, and why understanding it can broaden your perspective on systems engineering.
6 Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Beginner
7 Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 30 mins
8 Do you have a Linux machine? : Yes, I have both a GNU/Linux machine and a FreeBSD machine

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  1. Full Name: Harish
  2. Email Address: h2hharish6@gmail.com
  3. Phone Number (Optional):
  4. Talk Title: Exploring Vector Embeddings Beyond RAG
  5. Short Description of the Talk (2–4 lines): Most people associate vector embeddings with RAG, but embeddings are a foundational building block for semantic search, recommendations, clustering, and similarity detection. This talk explores how embeddings work under the hood and how numerical vectors are able to represent meaning in a way that machines can understand and compare.
  6. Target Audience (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced): Beginner
  7. Preferred Talk Duration (15 / 30 / 45 mins): 30 mins
  8. Do you have a Linux machine? No
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