Dear Koha community, we are honored to host KohaCon26 in Karlsruhe and are excited to welcome the community to our city in 2026. Thank you very much for your votes and for the trust placed in KIT. Our team is looking forward to working closely with the community to make this a memorable and inspiring conference. We will keep you updated as our planning progresses and are eager to share more details soon. We hope to see many of you in Karlsruhe – let’s make KohaCon26 a wonderful experience together! Best regards, Michaela on behalf of the KIT KohaCon26 team -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) KIT Library Michaela Sieber IT Services Straße am Forum 2 76131 Karlsruhe https://www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/index.php KIT – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:54:57 -0400 From: Caroline Cyr La Rose To: Koha mailing list Subject: [Koha] KohaCon26 Host Announced Hello dear Koha community, While some of us are preparing to gather in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand this November for KohaCon25 (https://2025.kohacon.org/), it is also time to look ahead to KohaCon26. The bidding period closed on 28 March 2025, with two strong proposals submitted. To let the community decide, a vote was organized on Mattermost (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/drrwyk6xxpydxxna4qbte8sj4o), which remained open until 12 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The results were as follows (https://chat.koha-community.org/koha-community/pl/9rchhhc7hfrtdq8ruxknau7qbo): Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany: 126 votes Cyprus University of Technology Library, Cyprus: 21 votes On behalf of the community, I want to sincerely thank both institutions for their enthusiastic bids. Hosting an international conference is a major commitment and a huge contribution to Koha. The fact that more than one institution stepped forward shows the value the community places on KohaCon as a place for us to share knowledge, collaborate, and strengthen our community. Please join me in congratulating KIT on being selected as the host of KohaCon26. The next updates will come from the KIT team as they begin planning the event. They will share news with you as it becomes available. I look forward to seeing many of you in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2026! Warm regards, Caroline Cyr La Rose