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    <p dir="ltr">Hi everyone,</p>
    <p dir="ltr">A few quick updates as we head into the final stretch
      before FOSS4G Belgium 2026 (15 October, Brussels)!</p>
    <p dir="ltr"><strong>📣 Call for Presentations — closes 31 August</strong><br>
      Haven't submitted your talk, workshop or flash talk yet? You still
      have a few days!<br>
      👉 <a href="https://www.foss4g.be/en/call-for-proposals"
        target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">foss4g.be/en/call-for-proposals</a></p>
    <p dir="ltr"><strong>📅 Preparation meeting — Wednesday 26 August,
        18:30</strong><br>
      We're meeting this Wednesday to go over the latest updates.
      Everyone is welcome!<br>
      📍 <a
href="https://osm.org/go/0EoTKo8j0?layers=ND&node=1151269399"
        target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Le Cercle des Voyageurs</a>,
      Rue des Grands Carmes 18, Brussels — from 18:30</p>
    <p dir="ltr"><strong>💼 Looking for sponsors</strong><br>
      Know a company or organisation that might want to support the
      event? Point them to our sponsorship page — every level helps.<br>
      👉 <a href="https://www.foss4g.be/en/become-sponsor"
        target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">foss4g.be/en/become-sponsor</a></p>
    <p dir="ltr"><strong>🙋 Volunteers needed</strong><br>
      We're looking for people to help out on the day — setup, welcome
      desk, session rooms, and more. If you're interested, just reply to
      this email!</p>
    <p dir="ltr"><strong>📢 Spread the word</strong><br>
      Feel free to share on your own channels — the more visibility, the
      better:</p>
    <ul dir="ltr">
      <li style="">🐘 Mastodon: <a
          href="https://fosstodon.org/@osgeobe" target="_blank"
          rel="noreferrer">@osgeobe@fosstodon.org</a></li>
      <li style="">🐦 Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/osgeobe"
          target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@osgeobe</a></li>
      <li style="">💼 LinkedIn: <a
          href="https://be.linkedin.com/company/osgeo-be"
          target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">osgeo-be</a></li>
      <li style="">📘 Facebook: <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Foss4g-Belgium/100068093147"
          target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Foss4g Belgium</a></li>
    </ul>
    <p dir="ltr">Any questions? Just reply to this list — that's what
      it's there for. 😊</p>
    <p dir="ltr">See you on Wednesday — and in October!</p>
    <p dir="ltr">The FOSS4G Belgium 2026 team<br>
      <a href="https://www.foss4g.be" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">foss4g.be</a>
      · <a href="https://www.osgeo.be" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">osgeo.be</a></p>
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