The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) is excited to announce the 30th XMPP Summit taking place in Brussels, Belgium next year - just before FOSDEM 2027. 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). The event is not a typical conference - aside from small and short lightning talks, there are no long presentations.
How does the Summit work?
If you have ever followed a thread on the standards mailing list or taken part in a discussion on the public XSF channel 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 decentralised and interoperable technology and protocol can be hard. In-person events do a lot in getting us on the same page and if you develop XMPP software (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).
Summit Participation
At the start, participants suggest topics and vote on which ones interest them, similar to an unconference. Afterwards a rough order of topics is established that will be followed in moderation with the participants. Everyone sits around one table, and active participation, in person or remote, is encouraged.
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! Here is an impression from the summit closing from last year!
If we’ve caught your attention, we will then hopefully see you at the XMPP Summit 30 in Brussels. Read on!
Date & Venue
Summit
Address: Philippe de Champagnestraat 23, 1000 Brussels
Room: Top floor
Cost: Free (registration required)
Hybrid participation: Yes
Map: Openstreetmap
More details will be published in the wiki page for Summit 30. Furthermore, the XSF will have its annual Summit Dinner, which is free for participating XSF members. Non-members are warmly invited to join, however at their own expense.
Sign-up
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 30. To add your name, ask an XSF member to do it for you, or request a wiki account, which we’ll happily provide. Contact us using the communication channels listed below. The FOSDEM weekend is busy in Brussels, so we recommend booking accommodation early. 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 and joined the Summit chatroom (Webview).
PS: You will find us also at the XMPP & Realtime Lounge at FOSDEM 2027!
Spread the word! See our communication channels in the page footer.
Sponsors
The XSF would like to express its sincere gratitude to its general 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, so that we can keep the event open and accessible for everyone. If you are interested, please contact the XSF Board.
We are really excited to already see people signing up. Looking forward to meeting all of you!
The XMPP Standards Foundation Board
