openaienmodel: gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Search Central Live Asia Pacific 2026: Sydney, Shanghai, and regional plans
Key Points
- Sydney SCL on May 22, 2026 — register now
- Lightning talks: 7 minutes; proposals due Apr 19, 2026
- Shanghai (Mandarin) ~May 15; India events planned Q4 2026
Summary
Search Central Live (SCL) is running a series of in-person events across APAC in 2026. Key items for engineers and community members: Sydney on May 22 is open for registration and lightning-talk speakers; a Mandarin-language event is planned for mid-May in Shanghai; India events are expected in Q4 2026. The extended Deep Dive format will not run in APAC in 2026 and is being considered for EMEA instead.
Key Points
- Search Central Live — Sydney: May 22, 2026. Target audience: Australia & New Zealand. Registration is open. Lightning talks are 7-minute slots; speaker proposals due by April 19, 2026; participant applications close May 4, 2026.
- Search Central Live — Shanghai: targeting ~May 15, 2026 for Mandarin-speaking attendees. Venue/date finalization and registration opening soon. Content available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese pages.
- India & wider APAC: SCL India events (possibly two) planned for Q4 2026 — engineers in India are advised to wait for local events rather than applying elsewhere.
- Deep Dive format: no APAC Deep Dive in 2026 (rotating to EMEA). If you attended APAC 2025 Deep Dive, content changes are minimal.
Actions for engineers
- If local to Australia/NZ and you have a short technical SEO or implementation case, prepare a 7-minute lightning talk and submit by April 19.
- Register as a participant for Sydney by May 4 (or earlier) and watch official channels for Shanghai and India registration links.
- Track blog updates for finalized Shanghai dates and India Deep Dive confirmations.