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13th Vintage Computing Festival Berlin (VCFB) – Call for participation

16th to 18th October 2026, Wilhelminenhof campus, HTW Berlin, Germany

Exhibitions, presentations and workshops

We are looking for people who would like to contribute exhibitions, presentations or workshops about the following topics:

• Historical computers: minicomputers, microcomputers, workstations, vacuum tube computers, … everything that is both interesting and older than 10 years
• Special Exhibition "Open Source: Life Begins at Forty": Nowadays, many vintage computing systems can hardly be experienced or made usable without open source emulators and other free tools. To mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Free Software Foundation by Richard Stallman, we are taking a historical and contemporary look at all aspects of open source in this special exhibition.
• Historical software: operating systems, programming environments, games, demos, CAD software, …
• Historical computation equipment: calculating machines, slide rules, disk calculators, pocket calculators, …
• Repairs of historical computers or the like: common defects, advice for repairs, understanding measurement results, test tools, …
• Benchmarks of exhibits: We'd like to host a Benchmarking Competition like at the VCFe.
• Would you like to do an exhibition/presentation/workshop about something that doesn't quite fit these categories? Shoot us an email to info@vcfb.de and we'll talk about it.

Registration opens on May 1st, 2026. The registration will close on September 18th, 2026.

• Register an exhibition
• Register a presentation
• Register a workshop

Organisational information

• The exhibition area is at ground level, cars can likely be parked in front of the venue for loading and unloading. Exhibition tables are 140cm*60cm in size. If you need a special power connection, please tell us beforehand. It is still unclear whether Internet access will be available.
• Buildup will start on Thursday. Tables, chairs and power need to be set up before buildup of exhibitions can begin. If you'd like to help with buildup, please send a mail to info@vcfb.de.
• Slots for presentations are 45, 60 or 90 minutes long. Presentations will be recorded and streamed live on platforms like media.ccc.de, YouTube, Twitch etc. The recordings will be published under a Creative Commons license on the internet.
• If you'd like to contribute an exhibition/presentation/workshop, but can't cover your travel expenses, please contact us at info@vcfb.de and we'll look for a solution.
• For insurance reasons we will sign a contract with all exhibitors. The contract is available in German only, feel free to contact us if you have any questions. When registering an exhibition please include your postal address so that we can preprint the contracts. Please also have a look at the privacy policy for participants (German).