# Splash Conference

- Dates: 3 October 2026 to 9 October 2026
- Location: Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, United States
- Organiser: SIGPLAN
- Industry: EdTech

## About

SPLASH 2026 is a conference focused on software programming languages and systems. It includes tracks such as OOPSLA, Onward! Essays and Papers, SPLASH Keynotes, and workshops. The event is intended for researchers, practitioners, and students in the field of programming languages and software systems.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://2026.splashcon.org/)
- [Registration](https://2026.splashcon.org/signup)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Felienne Hermans, Chair, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Alan Blackwell, University of Cambridge
- Eleanor Drage, University of Cambridge
- Colin Gordon, Drexel University
- Robert Hirschfeld, Hasso Plattner Institute; University of Potsdam
- Leif Singer, Ghost Foundation
- Kathryn Stolee, North Carolina State University
- Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Chair, ETH Zurich
- Advait Sarkar, Microsoft Research, University of Cambridge, University College London
- April Wang, ETH Zürich
- César Soto-Valero, KTH: Royal Institute of Technology
- Filip Strömbäck, Linköping University
- Ina Schaefer, KIT
- James Koppel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Jean Pichon-Pharabod, Aarhus University
- Julia Evans, Canada
- Mark Marron, University of Kentucky
- Matías Toro, University of Chile
- Michael Homer, Victoria University of Wellington
- Simon Oddershede Gregersen, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

## Where to stay

- **Ramada Oakland Downtown City Center**: 190 m from the venue, 371 13th Street, Oakland, 94612
  - [Hotel website](https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/ramada/oakland-california/ramada-oakland-downtown-city-center/overview)
  - Phone: +1 510-279-1700
- **The Empyrean Towers**: 250 m from the venue, 344 13th Street, Oakland, 94612
  - [Hotel website](http://www.theempyreantowers.com)
- **Oaktown Roost**: 280 m from the venue, 357 12th Street, Oakland
  - [Hotel website](https://www.oaktownroost.com/)
- **Hampton Inn**: 290 m from the venue, 378 11th Street, Oakland, 94607
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/oakdchx-hampton-oakland-downtown-city-center/)
  - Phone: +1 510-607-8200
- **Oakland Marriott City Center**: 320 m from the venue, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, 94607
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakdt-oakland-marriott-city-center/)
  - Phone: +1-510-451-4000
- **AC Hotel by Marriott Oakland Downtown**: 400 m from the venue, 1431 Jefferson Street, Oakland, 94612
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/oakad-ac-hotel-oakland-downtown/rooms/)
  - Phone: +1 510 994 5000
- **Residence Inn By Marriott Oakland Downtown**: 400 m from the venue, 1431 Jefferson Street, Oakland, 94612
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/oakrd-residence-inn-oakland-downtown/overview/)
  - Phone: +1 510 994 4000
- **The Washington Inn**: 400 m from the venue, 493;495 10th Street

## What people are saying

- [Ep 60 - Splash 2025: Mark Nichols on OneStream Customer Success ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO0UlvsFmDM)
  - In this special edition of CPM Customer Success, host Andy Smetana welcomes Mark Nichols, Sales Director at OneStream Software, for a behind-the-scenes look at the OneStream Splash Conference.

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