Gavin just filled out the stand request this morning, perhaps 2 hours before 
you sent this email.

We very very much want projects to show up in force to represent!

—Rich

> On Nov 4, 2025, at 9:51 AM, Dimitris Soumis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> A few of us in the Tomcat PMC have been discussing re-establishing an ASF
> presence with a foundation-level stand at FOSDEM 2026 (Brussels / 31
> January & 1 February 2026). I’d like to kick this off on the community list
> and volunteer to coordinate unless someone else is already driving this.
> 
> ASF stand goals:
> 
>   1. Show the breadth of the ASF and “the Apache Way".
>   2. Direct people on how to contribute.
>   3. Meet with maintainers, Q&A, and demos with contributors from several
>   PMCs.
> 
> Please confirm there’s no existing 2026 application in progress and that
> it’s appropriate for me to coordinate on behalf of the ASF (with support
> from others here). If I get the green light, I am going to send a proposal
> in https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-10-03-call-for-stands/. Any further
> coordination can be made in  #fosdem Slack channel
> <https://the-asf.slack.com/archives/CSUA2LAGH> . The deadline for call for
> stands closes on the
> *9th of November.*
> 
> Kind regards,
> Dimitris Soumis

— 
Rich Bowen
[email protected]




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