On March 20, 2025 9:47 AM, Taylor Blau wrote: >On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 11:31:36AM +0100, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: >> Hi, >> >> given that this year is the 20th anniversary of the Git project it >> would be great to host another Git Merge so that the wider community >> can come together and celebrate. Taylor and I have been chatting about >> this opportunity a bit to figure out what we're going to do this year. >> >> We have been discussing two different options: >> >> - Hosting in the US in San Francisco at the GitHub HQ. >> >> - Hosting in the EU in Amsterdam colocated with the Open Source >> Summit Europe. > >Sorry for the miscommunication on our part! Let me clarify some of the details >around where things are with Git Merge planning:n > >I have been looking into various option for Git Merge this year to celebrate the >project's 20th anniversary. After exploring a number of options, GitHub has secured >the budget and space availability to host Git Merge at GitHub HQ in San Francisco >over a couple of weekdays in September! > >We haven't finalized exactly what those two days are yet, hence why I haven't sent >an announcement yet to the list. As soon as we finalize what those dates are, I'll >send an announcement with the details (including the dates ;-)). > >Please expect that from me soon, and I am very much looking forward to seeing as >many people in San Francisco to celebrate as can make it! While I would love to be at Git Merge, travel to the US is currently restricted and I will not be able to attend meetings at a US venue. Amsterdam would be a more acceptable location for the foreseeable future. I hope that will change by September, but it is not up to me. --Randall
