From conference at sfconservancy.org Tue Jul 28 19:22:54 2026 From: conference at sfconservancy.org (FOSSY) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:22:54 -0700 Subject: [FOSSY-attendees] FOSSY is coming up! Message-ID: There's less than 10 days left until FOSSY 2026! We're excited to see you at UBC in Vancouver, Canada. This email contains some information that we hope will be helpful as you plan to attend. Some crucial links are in the footnotes for the venue map [0], program schedule [1], and public transit information [2]. If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at conference at sfconservancy.org and we'll get back to you as soon as we can! == The Schedule == Thursday afternoon we will be doing registration starting at 10:15 local time. Join us in the Kaiser Building atrium [0] for registration. Opening remarks will be at 13:45 in the Earth Sciences Building (ESB) room 1013. After opening remarks we'll have 4 rounds of talks ending at 18:30. Thursday evening we have the opening night social at Koerner's Pub at 1758 West Mall starting at 19:00. There will be dinner for all attendees, and adult beverages for purchase. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we will have coffee and snacks starting at 9:15 in the Kaiser atrium with opening keynotes at 9:45 in ESB 1013. Lunch is at 12:30 and attendees are on their own from the plenty of options on campus. [3] Talks will resume at 14:00 and end at 18:15. == Getting to UBC == >From the Vancouver International Airport you can take the SkyTrain (Canada Line) [4] which connects to a few bus lines [5] that will take you to the UBC campus. Vancouver has a robust public transit system [6] as well as an extensive network of cycling routes [7]. == Accommodations == Our block at UBC is full for online booking, but please get in touch with us, as we may have an extra room we can release to you. == Seeing BC == There's a lot to see and do in Vancouver! From a walk or ride around Stanley Park, to views of the city from Grouse Mountain, to the Vancouver Hack Space open house and a bunch of recognizable Battlestar Galactica filming locations downtown and even at UBC, Vancouver has got it all. Check out our full list at! [8] == Pack Your Bags == Thanks for joining us this year in Vancouver. We are especially thrilled to be connecting with the Canadian FOSS scene as well as CanRepair [9]. If you are local to the area or know anyone local, please let them know that we have tickets available and plenty of volunteer opportunities open (just email conference at sfconservancy.org). See you next week! -FOSSY Organizing Team [0] https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/ [1] https://2026.fossy.ca/venue/ [2] https://2026.fossy.ca/travel [3] https://campusnutrition.ca/find-food [4] https://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/transportation/public-transportation [5] https://planning.ubc.ca/transportation/transit/transit-tips [6] https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/visitors-guide-to-public-transit.aspx [7] https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/cycling-routes-maps-and-trip-planner.aspx [8] https://2026.fossy.ca/vancouver/ [9] https://www.canrepair.ca/