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title: OTel Unplugged EU at FOSDEM 2026
linkTitle: OTel Unplugged EU '26
date: 2025-10-09
author: >-
  [Ted Young](https://github.com/tedsuo)
sig: End User
cSpell:ignore: roadmapping
---

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## OpenTelemetry is coming to FOSDEM!

When we put out our community survey, you requested more meetups and we have
heard you! We're happy to announce that we are bringing back [OTel Unplugged][],
the OpenTelemetry unconference that we
[first ran in 2022](../../2022/otel-unplugged-kubecon-na/).

## What is OTel Unplugged?

OTel Unplugged is an OpenTelemetry [unconference][] and project roadmapping
session. An unconference is like a conference, only instead of a speaker track,
we have a series of breakout sessions where attendees get to pick the topics. If
you are an end user, this is a great opportunity to connect with maintainers and
other users to get your questions answered and give feedback to the project. If
you are a maintainer or contributor, the is your chance to connect with your
users face to face!

With everything fresh in our minds from the breakout sessions, we will end with
a project roadmapping session. This is an opportunity to give suggestions and
vote in order to communicate what your priorities are for this next year.

## When and where is it happening?

OTel Unplugged will be happening on Monday, February 2nd, the day after
[FOSDEM](https://fosdem.org/2026/). The event will be held in the lovely Sparks
meeting hall located in central Brussels.

## Where can I register?

Register from the
[event page](https://events.humanitix.com/otelunplugged-eu2026).

## Interested in sponsoring?

The OpenTelemetry community needs sponsors in order to put on events! For
sponsorship details, see the [sponsorship prospectus][].

This year's OTel Unplugged EU is hosted by Grafana Labs, with the agenda
organized and run by the OpenTelemetry [Governance Committee][].

[Governance Committee]:
  https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/b35f0f6c9801bfbe894211fb3d95afa3157662ec/community-members.md?from_branch=main#governance-committee
[OTel Unplugged]: https://events.humanitix.com/otelunplugged-eu2026
[sponsorship prospectus]:
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4e7OevZ5vXyZLjxZif9Mi06A6uPNH7K/view
[unconference]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
