Mid Spring/Mid Autumn 2026 - Community gathering (Pre next release cycle)

[dp...@metro.org]

Happy spring/autumn (and in-betweens) everyone,

First, sorry for the google group silence. These days most of the interactions are happening on slack/email and or zoom calls.

We (as in "the community-practitioners-developers-users") would love to have a community gathering to discuss the next release cycle with you all.

The core idea is to have an open conversation about some WIP features, improvements, bug fixes and documentation, do a short reminder of how a release cycle works in Archipelago, specially for those new to how we bake bread, but MOST IMPORTANTLY: we really want to hear from your feature needs/pain points and secret (plans) and wishes. 

Community, ideas and implementations have been steadily growing (organically & in a sustainable way) and also many already established repository gardens have been blooming (full color) too. We believe there is still time to align efforts, bring all those brains and seasonal experiences together and (try to) incorporate any missing and urgent needs into 1.7.0 and 2.1.0.  (yet again a dual release)

We would be delighted to hear more from your own workflows and state-of-things too.

Here is a poll. https://calendly.com/d/cx3k-68c-kzr/archipelago-community-meeting-1-7-0-2-1-0-pre-release

We truly tried to be respectful of each one's different time zones and targeted noon EST times; that way Pacific coast friends (and beyond) do not need to skip their early morning routine and over-the-Atlantic friends are not forced to miss (completely) a well deserved rest after a long day of metadata mangling. Of course: if you can't make it, but still have urgent needs, please reach out and we can share a semi-structured way of expressing your must-haves with everyone else.

Write us/reply to this message if you have any questions. 

Kind regards,

Diego & Allison / Archipelago Team @ METRO

[dp...@metro.org]

Happy Monday everyone!

Thanks so much for answering our Archipelago mid spring/mid autumn Community meeting poll. 

Wednesday the 20th, 1PM EST was the selected better date/time. Save the date! Gather the use cases!

To ensure everyone's safety, privacy and such,  this is a  register-for-a-link type of zoom call. Here is the info! If you forget to register (but don't!) and/or need a last minute/mid call link please ping us on Slack.

When? May 20, 2026 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Why? Because we would love to develop urgent use cases/needs into the next release

How? Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nM8wJfkiRrCHfaBRFgR2Vg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Looking forward to hearing from all of you and have a wonderful week

Warm regards

Diego & Allison / Archipelago Team @ METRO