Dear all,
after our XMPP Summit 28 (where only 50% of the places are left !!1! ;)
) the FOSDEM 2026 takes place and, if you haven't heard, we have a booth
again!
To make the most of it and also promote our eco-system we should take
the chance to organize this. In this regard I am asking to come back
with your input on
* Do you have leftover promotion material?
* What ideas do you have for what we need or can do at the booth?
* Any other activities you plan.
Both information and ideas you ideally place here in the Wiki:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Conferences/Summit_28#FOSDEM_2026 (Also
sign-up for the Summit!)
Once we have transparency on our promotion material stack, we can
discuss what we may need to order and also if we have new ideas for our
booth. I offer to organise the ordering, too.
If you are not present, please also add whether you want to send
promotion material from our project so we can place it at the booth.
Please organise and create this yourself - though please speak up so we
can discuss how to get your e.g. stickers to Brussels.
Speak to you soon,
Eddie
Find this in our blog post: https://xmpp.org/2025/11/xmpp-summit-28/
Dear all,
the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) is exited to announce the 28th XMPP
Summit taking place in Brussels, Belgium next year - just before FOSDEM
2026. The XSF invites everyone interested in development of the XMPP
protocol to attend, and discuss all things XMPP - both in person and
remotely!
The XMPP Summit
The XMPP Summit is a two-day event for the people who write and
implement XMPP extensions (XEPs) (https://xmpp.org/extensions/). The
event is not a typical conference - aside from small and short lightning
talks, there are no long presentations.
Who participates at the Summit?
The participants, where everyone is welcome, are sitting at a round
table to discuss and active participation is encouraged. Similar to an
unconference at the beginning all participants can suggest topics and
others can indicate via votes whether or not they are interested in that
topic.
Afterwards a rough order of topics is established that will be followed
in moderation with the participants.
How does the Summit work?
If you have ever followed a thread on the standards mailing list
(https://xmpp.org/community/mailing-lists/) or taken part in a
discussion on the public XSF channel (https://xmpp.org/community/chat/)
you should be familiar with this - just in person. The different topics
are broken up by short breaks that are great for networking and getting
to know other XMPP developers. Still, if you cannot participate, we will
also provide an online way of joining the discussion.
Agreeing on a common strategy or even establishing a rough priority for
certain features in our decentral and interoperable technology and
protocol can be hard. In-person events do a lot in getting us on the
same page and as an XMPP developer (e.g. client, server, gateway) we
strongly encourage you to come to the summit. (In short: To get the most
out of the summit you should have a background in reading (and maybe
even writing) XEPs).
If you are simply an enthusiastic user or admin we regularly have booths
at various conferences (FOSDEM, CLT, FrOSCon, …) that are a great
opportunity to meet us, too. Either way, everyone is welcome to participate!
If we’ve caught your attention, we will then hopefully see you at the
XMPP Summit 28. Read on!
Info, Time & Address
The event will take place at the Huis van het Nederlands Brussel. There
will be a coffee break (from 09:00 o’clock) and lunch (13:00 to 14:00
o’clock). Coffee, tea and water will be served.
Date: Thursday 29th - Friday 30th, January 2026
Time: 09:00 - 17:00 o’clock (CET) (both days)
Venue: Huis van het Nederlands Brussel
(https://www.huisnederlandsbrussel.be/over/en/roomrental)
Address: Philippe de Champagnestraat 23, 1000 Brussels
Cost: Free (registration required)
Capacity: 25 participants
Hybrid participation: Yes
Map: Openstreetmap
(https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.843219&mlon=4.347378#map=19/50.84321…)
Furthermore, the XSF will have its Summit Dinner on Thursday night,
which is paid for all participating XSF members. Non-members are warmly
invited to join, however at their own expense.
Participation
We are limited to 25 places, so please register by Wednesday, 14th
January 2026!
Please note that, although we welcome everyone to join (free of cost),
you must announce your attendance beforehand. If you’re interested in
attending, please make yourself known by filling out your details on the
wiki page for Summit 28
(https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Conferences/Summit_28). To edit the page,
reach out to an XSF member to enter and update your details or you’ll
need a wiki account, which we’ll happily provide for you. Contact us
using the communication channels listed below. If you sign-up, don’t
forget accommodation and your travel bookings. If your plans change,
please remove your name from the list.
Please also consider signing up if you plan to:
present in the Lightning talks or Show-and-Tell
participate remotely
Communication
To ensure you receive all the relevant information, updates and
announcements about the event, make sure that you’re signed up to the
Summit mailing list (https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/summit)and
joined the Summit chatroom
(https://xmpp.org/chat#converse/room?jid=xsf@muc.xmpp.org).
Spread the word! Feel free to use our communication channels (see web
page footer).
Sponsors
The XSF would like to express its sincere gratitude to its general
sponsors (https://xmpp.org/community/sponsors/)and acknowledges that
their sponsoring allows us to keep events like this an annual highlight.
We also appreciate support via direct sponsoring of the event or even
XSF sponsorship (https://xmpp.org/community/sponsorship/), so that we
can keep the event open and accessible for everyone. If you are
interested, please contact the XSF Board (https://xmpp.org/contact/).
We are really excited to already see people signing up. Looking forward
to meeting all of you!
The XMPP Standards Foundation Board
