As Kubernetes becomes the de facto standard for AI infrastructure, and as large language model inference enters engineering and scaling stages, Cloud Native and AI are truly converging.
Therefore, KCD Beijing and the vLLM community have decided to do something together: bring the Kubernetes community and the LLM inference community to the same stage. KCD Beijing + vLLM 2026 is officially launching 🚀
About KCD Beijing + vLLM 2026
Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) is a CNCF-sponsored, community-organized Kubernetes technology conference that emphasizes community-driven collaboration, real-world practices, and engineering experience sharing.
KCD Beijing + vLLM 2026 will be co-hosted by the KCD Beijing community and the vLLM community, representing a deep collaborative partnership between the Cloud Native community and the LLM inference community.
We hope this will be more than just a conference—it’s a technical connection around these themes:
- Real-world experience with Kubernetes in production
- Systematic thinking about AI/ML Infra and AI-related practices
- vLLM engineering practices in LLM inference
- Complete chain from cluster scheduling to model serving
Event Details
- Event Name: KCD Beijing + vLLM 2026
- Date: March 21, 2026
- Co-organizers:
- Kubernetes Community Days Beijing
- vLLM Community
Three Parallel Sessions · Complete Technical Stack Coverage
This conference will feature three parallel sessions, forming a complete loop from infrastructure to model inference:
☸️ Kubernetes Track
- Kubernetes production practices
- Platform engineering / multi-cluster governance
- Networking, storage, security, scheduling
- CNCF ecosystem project experiences
🤖 AI / ML Track
- AI / ML Infra architecture design
- GPU / heterogeneous computing scheduling
- Training and inference platform construction
- AI-related technology practices
- Integration of AI with Cloud Native
🚀 vLLM Track
- vLLM architecture and core principles
- High-performance LLM inference practices
- vLLM + Kubernetes deployment cases
- Inference performance optimization and resource management
- vLLM ecosystem and future directions
If you’re running AI workloads on Kubernetes, if you’re using vLLM to build inference services, if you’re researching and using AI-related technologies, then this is your stage.
Call for Proposals (CFP)
We sincerely invite engineers, architects, maintainers, and community contributors to submit proposals.
Session Formats
- Standard Presentation: 30 minutes · solo or duo speakers
- Lightning Talk: 10 minutes · quick, direct, focused on a single point
We value real-world experience, actual problems, and clear thinking over “perfect stories.”
Important Dates
- CFP Opens: December 5, 2025
- CFP Closes: February 24, 2026
- Acceptance Notification: Within 1–2 weeks after the deadline
How to Submit a Proposal
- Prepare a clear abstract: What will you talk about? Who is it for? What will attendees gain?
- Choose your track and session format
- Submit your proposal: https://sessionize.com/kcd-beijing-2026/
Thank You to Our Sponsors and Partners
KCD Beijing + vLLM 2026 would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and community partners.
Special thanks (in no particular order):
- AWS
- Red Hat
- Huawei
- Ant Open Source
- OceanBase
- KubeEvents
- AtomGit
Your continued investment in the Cloud Native and AI open source ecosystem enables our community to go further.
Detailed information about sponsors and partners will be released in the next article. Stay tuned.
Why Should You Participate?
- This is a co-hosted event by KCD Beijing × vLLM communities
- This is a direct convergence of Kubernetes and LLM inference
- This is an engineering practice-focused community conference
- This is a stage where frontline engineers’ voices are heard
Whether you are:
- Kubernetes / Platform Engineer
- AI / ML Infra Developer
- vLLM user or contributor
- Long-term participant in Cloud Native or AI communities
KCD Beijing + vLLM 2026 welcomes you.
Register to attend: https://www.bagevent.com/event/kcd-beijing-2026
Please fill out the form below to apply as a volunteer.
Meet the KCD Beijing Organizers
- Miley Fu: WasmEdge DevRel, CNCF Ambassador
- Jintao Zhang: CNCF Ambassador, Kong
- Iceber Gu: CNCF Ambassador, DaoCloud
- Jimmy Song: CNCF Ambassador, VP of Open Source Ecosystem at Dynamia.ai
- Dinah Zhang: OceanBase DevRel
- Qing Hao: CNCF Ambassador, Red Hat
- Zhenyu Zheng: Senior Engineer at Huawei, Head of openEuler Operations
- Shuangkun Tian: Argo Maintainer, Alibaba Cloud
- Addo Zhang: CNCF Ambassador
- Betty Zheng: Senior Developer Advocate, AWS
Stay tuned for further updates. For sponsorship, open source booths, and other collaborations, please contact:
Please fill out the form below to apply as a partner community.
Please share this with your colleagues and friends, and we welcome you to take the stage yourself.
CFP Open · Speaker Recruitment · Community Building
See you in Beijing on March 21, 2026.