[Members] Re: Discussion: Potential second XMPP Summit in 2026 (online?)

Hi all, As we prepare putting together a concrete plan for a possible online follow-up Summit, I want to make sure that what we come up with actually reflects what people are hoping to get out of such an event (rather than what SCAM expects people to want). So if you're interested in participating, now is a really good time to speak up and let us know what you care about. In particular, it would help a lot to hear what you would consider important for an online event to be worthwhile for you: things like format, length, level of interaction, tooling, timing, or any practical constraints. That input can directly shape the plan we will be working on. I'd also like to explicitly invite people who have experience attending or organizing online-only events to share their perspectives. The SCAM team has mostly enjoyed in-person events so far, and practical insights from those with good online experience would be extremely valuable. Kind regards, Guus On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 8:27 AM Daniel Gultsch <daniel(a)gultsch.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I personally remain skeptical with regards to the quality and > enjoyability of an online only summit. > > However as a team member of SCAM I’m willing to help co-organize something. > > I think we will face a lot of constraints with regards to trying to > find time slots for a world wide, diverse audience. > > For example I reckon we have many people who only want to do weekdays > and an equal number of people who can only do weekends because they > have 'normal' work. > > Additionally finding a time slot that fits people between Vietnam, > Europe and the Americas is going to be difficult as well. > > So here is a concrete proposal. We do two subsequent days on Friday > and Saturday. Roughly between 13:00 and 16:00 UTC. That’s morning on > the east coast. Very early morning on the west coast. and late evening > in Vietnam. Each 3 hour day would be divided into two slots and we > maintain the unconference format of the summit. (That gives us 4 > topics that we can discuss) > > > Honestly the question that an online only summit has to find answer to > is not "how can we make a bad approximation of Summit" but "what value > can we provide that the async~ish chat room and our mailing list > doesn’t have. > > Maybe a question for the people who want more (online) meetings: What > do you want out of these that the daily discussions that are already > going on in the chat room (and in back channels) are not providing for > you. > > > cheers > Daniel > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 2:28 AM Guus der Kinderen > <guus.der.kinderen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > During the recent XMPP Summit, we discussed the idea of organizing a > second Summit in 2026, potentially as an online-only event. > > > > The motivation behind this idea would be to: > > > > Keep momentum going between in-person Summits > > Lower the barrier to participation > > Create space for focused discussions or follow-ups that don’t > necessarily require physical presence > > > > At this stage, this is very much an open exploration, not a proposal. > Some questions that might be worth discussing: > > > > Is there interest in an additional Summit this year? > > What goals would such an event serve? > > Would an online format make sense, or are there better alternatives? > > What kind of scope or duration would be reasonable? > > > > I'd like to use this thread to gauge interest and collect initial > thoughts. If there's enough energy around this, we can look at concrete > next steps later. > > > > Looking forward to your input. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Guus >