For the record, this has now properly entered the MR pipeline and ended up published at https://debconf26.debconf.org/news/2026-08-10-dc26-words-from-localteam/ , thanks to DLange and disaster2life.
Thanks again! Bye, Joost Le Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 09:32:25PM +0200, Joost van Baal-Ilić a écrit : > Hi, > > Please find attached 2026-08-10-dc26-words-from-localteam.md , to be added to > https://salsa.debian.org/debconf-team/public/websites/dc26/news/stories/ . I > is also being published as a bits from the Publicity Team. Sorry for not > doing > this the salsa MR way; I got lost in all options and documentation, and lack > the time to dive into this machinery now... > > HTH anyway! > > Thanks, Bye, > > Joost > > --- > Title: DebConf26 Local Team says goodbye > --- > > DebConf26 is over, and those of us who were part of the Local Team are trying > to return to “normality”, if such a thing exists after organizing a DebConf. > > This event changed our lives and would not have been possible without the help > of many great people. > > We would especially like to thank everyone who became part of our extended > local team. Our endless thanks go to Gunnar —who also instigated this whole > adventure—, Santiago, Nattie, Stefano, and Olasd. Thank you for supporting and > guiding us, sharing your experience, and helping us find solutions throughout > the entire process. > > It was also made possible thanks to the great work, strong support and > patience > of international teams: Fundraising, Bursaries, Content, Video, Treasury, > Visa, > Website, Accommodation, Front Desk, Cheese and Wine, Publicity as well as all > the other teams and individuals who contributed. We apologize if we have > forgotten to mention anyone; many people helped make this event possible. > > Our deepest thanks also go to everyone who joined us in working on the event, > especially Fer, José, and Julián, who showed great commitment and took > responsibility for several important tasks. > > We would also like to extend our gratitude to FICH, the Universidad Nacional > del Litoral, the institutions, organizations, sponsors, suppliers, and > everyone > who contributed in one way or another to welcoming the Debian community to > Santa Fe. > > And finally, a very special thank you to our families, to whom we dedicated > little time these past few weeks, who supported us on this adventure, enduring > the exhaustion, the calls and messages at all hours, and the occasional > stressful situation. Always giving us that much-needed, encouraging hug with > so > much love. > > These were very intense weeks, during which we tried to give our best so that > everyone could enjoy their stay and so that the Debian community had the > necessary conditions to meet, work, share knowledge, and continue creating the > magic that characterizes community life and the development of Debian. > > As happens at every DebConf, there were difficulties, unexpected situations, > and challenges that required us to improvise, learn, and perform a few > juggling > acts. There were also moments that will certainly remain as memorable > anecdotes: the “antisocial room”, some gas heaters worthy of a museum, and > newly unlocked powers for negotiating with suppliers. > > We have no evidence, but also no doubt, that for many people the Conference > Dinner was one of the best moments of the event. > > A few ingredients we had hoped would happen naturally were missing, such as > more wine nights and at least one in-person football match. > > During the two weeks of DebConf, we experienced every kind of weather and a > wide range of emotions. Above all, however, we saw people enjoying themselves > and building friendships, which fills us with pride. > > Thank you very much to everyone who came and helped DebConf26 leave such a > beautiful mark on our hearts. > > We hope our paths cross again somewhere in life. > > Best regards, > > Leonardo, Emmanuel, Mariano, Pablo, and Martín > DebConf26 Local Team
