# The Annual EGI Conference

- Dates: 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026
- Location: Music Center De Bijloke, Ghent, Belgium
- Organiser: EGI Foundation

## About

The Annual EGI Conference, hosted at the esteemed Music Center De Bijloke in the picturesque city of Ghent, Belgium, promises to be a pivotal gathering for experts and enthusiasts in the field.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://conference.egi.eu/)
- [Registration](https://go.egi.eu/EGI2026_Registration)
- [Agenda](https://indico.egi.eu/event/6931/timetable/#20260921)

## Topics

- IT & Technology

## Speakers

- Gergely Sipos, Chair, EGI Foundation
- Alessandro Turco, EPOS ERIC
- Dale Robertson, EGI Foundation
- Elisa Cauhé, EGI Foundation
- Greg Corbett, STFC
- Gwen Franck, Event Manager, EGI Foundation
- Jeff Wagg, OCA
- Matthias Schramm, TU Wien
- Mirek Ruda, CESNET
- Niels Deriemaecker, Belnet/Belspo
- Sabine Crépé-Renaudin
- Sebastian Luna Valero, EGI Foundation
- Sy Holsinger, OPERAS
- Volodymir Nochvai, NOSC
- Xavier Salazar, EGI Foundation

## Sponsors and partners

- OpenNebula
- e-infra assembly
- SmartCHANGE
- CUBBIT
- ANERIS

## Where to stay

- **Hotel onderbergen**: 150 m from the venue, 69 Onderbergen
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelonderbergen.be/)
- **Monasterium Poortackere**: 280 m from the venue
- **Ibis Gent Centrum Opera**: 370 m from the venue, 24 Nederkouter
- **B&B Hotel Gent Centrum**: 460 m from the venue
- **Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof**: 530 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.pillowshotels.com/ghent/)
- **Hotel de Flandre**: 550 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hoteldeflandre.be/)
- **1898 The Post**: 550 m from the venue, 16 Graslei, Gent, 9000
  - [Hotel website](https://1898thepost.com/)
  - Phone: +32 9 391 53 79
- **Hotel Erasmus**: 560 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.erasmushotel.be/)

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/the-annual-egi-conference/