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Open Source Analytics Conference 2026
At a glance
- Dates
- November 2, 2026
- Where
- San Francisco, CA, United States · and online
- Format
- hybrid
- Primary topic
- Data · also AI, Machine Learning, Data Science
- Tickets
- See the official site
- Call for papers
- No deadline on record — see the official site
- Organizer
- See official site
- Official link
- Checked on November 2, 2026
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About
The Open Source Analytics Conference, better known as OSA Con, describes itself as an anti-hype event for open-source analytics and AI. It is run by the OSA Con community, which also organises meetups and an online discussion space, and it is aimed at data engineers, analytics engineers, software developers, AI infrastructure teams and open-source maintainers. According to the organisers, most attendees work in engineering or other technical roles. The 2026 edition is a hybrid event held in San Francisco on 2 November, with an online option for remote participants, and it is free to attend with registration. The community points to more than five years of history, over 300 technical talks across past editions and participants from more than 45 countries. Earlier programmes have featured projects such as DuckDB, Apache Superset, Kafka, Iceberg and Airflow. Talks come from practitioners running analytics platforms in production and cover data storage and query engines, visualisation, AI in production, security and governance, and AI-assisted development. As an open-source data conference in 2026 in San Francisco, OSA Con gives builders a practical, vendor-neutral forum to compare tools and meet the maintainers behind them.
FAQ — Open Source Analytics Conference 2026
When and where does Open Source Analytics Conference 2026 take place?+
Open Source Analytics Conference 2026 takes place November 2, 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States.
Is Open Source Analytics Conference 2026 in-person or online?+
Open Source Analytics Conference 2026 is a hybrid event — you can attend on-site or join remotely.
How do I register for Open Source Analytics Conference 2026?+
Registration and tickets are handled on the official website, osacon.io. conventions.io links only to the organizer's own domain, last checked November 2, 2026.
What topics does Open Source Analytics Conference 2026 cover?+
Open Source Analytics Conference 2026 covers Data, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Open Source, Software Development. The Open Source Analytics Conference, better known as OSA Con, describes itself as an anti-hype event for open-source analytics and AI.
Is there a next edition after Open Source Analytics Conference 2026?+
No later edition has been announced on the organizer's site yet. This page is kept as the archive of the 2026 edition.
Travel questions? See Good to know in the travel guide below.
Planning your trip to San Francisco
Contains sponsored linksA single-day analytics conference at the start of November makes San Francisco a compressed trip: fly in, one day of talks, and whatever an evening allows. November is when the first Pacific rain systems arrive, so the reliable indoor options matter more than the viewpoints. The Mission, twenty minutes south of downtown by BART, is the district that best rewards a couple of free hours with murals, taquerias and bookshops.
Getting there & around
BART from SFO reaches downtown in about half an hour and continues to the 16th and 24th Street Mission stations, which makes staying south of Market straightforward. Caltrain serves attendees coming up the peninsula from San José and Palo Alto. For a one-day visit, a hotel within walking distance of a BART station saves more time than one nearer the venue.
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Staying connected
Mobile data is fast across the city centre and the Mission, though older buildings and BART platforms are dead zones. An eSIM activated before landing means no queue at the airport for international attendees on a short trip. Set up an eSIM with Airalo before you board and you're online the moment you land.
After the sessions
Mission murals and Dolores Park. Balmy and Clarion alleys hold decades of layered political mural work, a ten-minute walk from Dolores Park and its view back over the skyline. The whole circuit takes about ninety minutes on foot and is the single best use of a free afternoon in this part of the city.
Alcatraz. The island prison is reached only by the official ferry from Pier 33, and tickets routinely sell out one to two weeks ahead. The audio tour is unusually good and the round trip takes about three hours, so it needs a genuinely clear half-day rather than a gap between sessions. Tickets on Tiqets →
The Presidio and bridge viewpoints. The former army post on the northern headlands has been turned into parkland, with wooded trails leading to Crissy Field and the southern anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge. Fort Point sits directly beneath the span. Buses run out from downtown in about half an hour.
Chinatown. The oldest Chinatown in North America packs temples, herbalists and dim sum houses into a few blocks uphill from the financial district. Stockton Street is where the neighbourhood actually shops, as opposed to Grant Avenue's souvenir stretch. It is a fifteen-minute walk from most downtown hotels.
Good to know
Is one day enough to justify the trip?
For attendees already on the west coast, yes, since SFO connects to downtown in half an hour. From further afield, adding a night either side turns a single-day programme into a workable itinerary.
Will it rain in early November?
The wet season begins around then, with highs near 17°C and a real chance of showers. Rain is usually intermittent rather than all-day, but a packable waterproof is worth carrying.
How far is the airport from the conference district?
SFO is about 21 kilometres south of the city. BART is the most predictable option at roughly 30 minutes; road transfers vary from 25 minutes to over an hour in peak traffic.
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