<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong><em>FOSS4G:UK 2026 is taking shape, and we'd love you to be part of it.</em></strong></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">On <strong>12–13 October 2026</strong>, the UK open source geospatial community will come together once again at <strong>Horizon Leeds</strong> for two days of talks, workshops, networking and collaboration. Whether you're a developer, researcher, consultant, public sector professional, student or enthusiastic user of open source geospatial technology, FOSS4G:UK is your opportunity to learn, share and connect.</p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong>Registration is now open</strong></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Choose the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/registration/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(252,136,5);text-decoration:none">registration option</a> that works best for you:</p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding-left:1rem"><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline"><strong>Early Bird two-day tickets</strong> are available for a limited time.</p></li><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline"><strong>Single-day tickets</strong> are available if you can only join us for one day.</p></li><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline"><strong>Discounted tickets</strong> are available to help make the conference accessible for students, under-represented groups, those on lower incomes and others for whom cost would otherwise be a barrier.</p></li><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline">Book a place at the <strong>conference social event</strong>, even if you're not attending the conference itself.</p></li></ul><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong>Share your work – Call for Talks is open</strong></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The programme is built by the community, and we're <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/callfortalks/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(252,136,5);text-decoration:none">looking for submissions across a range of formats</a>:</p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding-left:1rem"><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline">Hands-on <strong>workshops</strong></p></li><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline">20-minute <strong>conference talks</strong></p></li><li style="margin-left:0px"><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;font-weight:inherit;display:inline">5-minute <strong>lightning talks</strong></p></li></ul><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Whether you're showcasing a new project, sharing lessons learned, demonstrating open source tools, or presenting innovative research, we'd love to hear from you. First-time speakers are especially encouraged to submit. Proposals are open now, with submissions closing on <strong>31 July</strong>.</p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong>Sponsor FOSS4G:UK 2026</strong></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/sponsor/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(252,136,5);text-decoration:none">Sponsorship is a fantastic way to support the UK's open source geospatial community while raising your organisation's profile </a>with an engaged audience of developers, practitioners, researchers and decision-makers. We are currently seeking <strong>Gold</strong> and <strong>Silver Sponsors</strong>, and there are also <strong>two exclusive opportunities to sponsor the conference social event</strong>, providing excellent visibility during one of the most popular networking occasions of the conference. If your organisation wants to demonstrate its commitment to open geospatial technologies and connect with the community, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Whether you're attending, presenting, sponsoring (or all three) your involvement helps make FOSS4G:UK what it is: a welcoming, collaborative event driven by the community.</p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">We look forward to seeing you in Leeds this October!</p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">All details are available here: <a href="https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/">https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/</a></p></div></div>