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Phosh Contributors Meeting 2026

Phosh Contributors Meeting 2026

Where and when

The Phosh Contributors Meeting 2026 will take place from Friday 22.05.2026 18:00 to Sunday 24.05.2026 17:00 in the Linuxhotel, Essen, Germany.

We’ll work two days together on a user friendly mobile phone ecosystem for everyone.

Who should attend

All Phosh contributors are invited, attendance is not limited to Phosh.mobi e.V. members. It doesn’t matter if you’re contributing to a software component, contribute artwork, help users or package for a distribution. Our aim is to get everyone interested together so we can discuss future plans and work on concrete topics.

We currently have room for up to 15 people.

Location

Essen is located in the Ruhrgebiet in Germany. The Linuxhotel is in Essen Horst.

How to get there

It is easy to reach by railway or car:

  • Location on Openstreetmap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/35932120
  • Closest railway station is Horst S-Bahnhof Essen (Ruhr) served by line S3 from Essen main station. Walking directions by foot from the train station to the hotel are here

Walking map

  • Closest airports are Düsseldorf (DUS), Dortmund (DTM) and Cologne (CGN).

See LinuxHotel Anreise for more details on how to get to the location.

Getting around

What to bring

Mostly you, your ideas and the computing devices you need. The rooms are fully equipped so no need to bring towels or sleeping bags unless you don’t want to sleep in a bed and prefer the conference room floor or a tent (which you’d also have to bring).

Schedule

Friday

  • from 18:00 Arrival, build agenda of topics to discuss / work on
  • 20:00: Dinner on site
  • 21:00: Hacking / discussions

Saturday

  • 9:00 - 10:00: Breakfast
  • 13:00: Lunch on site
  • 14:00: Hacking / discussions
  • 18:00: Lightning talks
  • starting ~19:00 barbecue (weather permitting)
  • 21:00: Hacking / discussions

Sunday

  • Leave sleeping rooms ’til 9:00 so they can be cleaned
  • 9:00: Breakfast
  • 10:00: Hacking / discussions
  • 13:00: Lunch
  • 14:00: Hacking / discussions
  • Departure ’til 17:00

Food and Accommodation

Breakfast will be served at Linuxhotel. For lunch and dinner we’ll either order something or go out to a nearby restaurant / diner to leave the keyboard for a couple of hours. Weather permitting we can also have a barbecue. If you have any special food requirements please let us know with your application.

Rooms are double rooms with separate beds and an additional sleeping couch. Depending on the number of participants they’ll be shared with two or three people. There’s pictures on their web page.

Can I eat / sleep elsewhere

Sure, you can organize accommodation and/or food on your own if you prefer.

Costs

Accommodation, attendance fee and food will be covered by Phosh.mobi e.V. If you want to help us with covering the costs consider making a donation.

We have set a small budget for travel sponsorship. If you need travel support to attend, please let us know the amount with your application.

How to register

Registration is not yet open.

List of Supporters

The following individuals supported the event with a donation:

  • Guido Günther
  • Manuel Traut
  • Ondrej Kolin
  • 5 donors that want to remain private

Without their donations this wouldn’t be possible. Thank you!

If you donated and your name doesn’t show up here (e.g. because you didn’t set the check mark in the form) but want to be listed, let us know and we’ll fix that.

If you’re a company, want to sponsor the event and want to see your logo here, let let us know.

Getting in touch

Any questions? Join us on matrix.