Gothenburg 2026

When: September 22-24.

What: Three days to continue the growth of the Reproducible Builds effort.

As a follow up to the nine previous reproducible builds workshops in Athens 2015, Berlin 2016, Berlin 2017, Paris 2018, Marrakech 2019, Venice 2022, Hamburg 2023, Hamburg 2024 and Vienna 2025 the Reproducible Builds folks are meeting again! And just like previous years, the heart of the workshop will be three days of moderated sessions with the goals outlined just below.

Where:
Clarion Hotel Draken
Olof Palmes Plats 2
413 30 Göteborg
Sweden

It will be followed by two extra days of pure, unnmoderated hacking time, September 25-26 2026, for all of those who wished to stay longer.

Goals

As previously, the exact content of the meeting will be shaped by the participants, these are our main goals as organizers:

Physically meet each other! As the saying goes: a picture is worth more than a 1000 words and a personal interaction is worth more than a 100 emails :-)
Update & exchange about the status of reproducible builds in various projects.
Improve collaboration both between and inside projects.
Expand the scope and reach of reproducible builds to more projects.
Establish space for more strategic and long-term thinking than is possible in virtual channels.
Brainstorm designs on tools enabling users to get the most benefits from reproducible builds.
Work together and hack on solutions.
Discuss how reproducible builds will be usable and meaningful to users and developers alike.

Agenda

The agenda as usual will be shaped by the interest of our attendees.

Participation costs

Attendance to the summit is free of charge!
If you are attending on behalf of your company, corporate registration options are available. are available.

In an effort to maximize inclusion and expand the diversity of the community, we were offering additional travel support on a case by case basis. We invited first-time attendees and those in financial need to apply for travel funding. We also invited people from groups traditionally underrepresented in free software to apply for travel funding, including:

Women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people.
Individuals from Latin America, Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Anyone who is subject to systemic bias or discrimination, and impacted by under-representation in free software. Please email us and let us know what kind of diverse perspective you will bring to the conference.

We could also provide support to active Reproducible Builds contributors for whom this expense would be difficult to afford.
Check this page for more.

Code of Conduct

This event will be run under the guidance of the Reproducible Builds Code of Conduct.

The organisers are committed to providing events where all participants feel safe. Attendees are expected to treat all people with respect and help create a welcoming environment. If you notice behaviour that fails to meet this standard, please speak up (aloud or in private to the organisers).

Organized by

The organization team can be reached via email to 2026-summit-team@lists.reproducible-builds.org. This is a private mailing list where only the organizers are present.