Unconf participants guide

The RustWeek 2026 unconference is an invite-only event for maintainers and contributors of selected communities. The unconf is held from Thu May 21 to Sat May 23, in parallel to the Rust All Hands.

The goal of the unconference is to facilitate communities to work together in-person, including cross-collaboration with other groups and with members of Rust project teams.

The unconf is part of RustWeek 2026, held in Utrecht, The Netherlands from May 18 - 23.

The unconf groups

The unconference hosts these communities:

• Bevy Engine
• Linebender
• Rust Embedded Working Group
• Safety-Critical Rust Consortium
• … your group? Contact us!

Joining an unconf group

The unconf is an invite-only event and invitations are handled by the community leaders, not by the RustWeek organization. Are you a maintainer, contributor to one of the communities, or eager to start contributing? Contact your community leader(s) via the community’s channels and request to join.

The unconference venue

The unconf is held at DUS Utrecht.
Address: DUS, Sophialaan 1, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Getting there
See the DUS venue page on how to reach the venue by car, bike, public transport or the RustWeek DUS-BUS.

See the venue layout and room assignments section for more details about the venue.

Location: Tuesday and Wednesday are at Kinepolis. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are at DUS.

RustWeek 2026 includes social activities organised by and for all attending Rustaceans. You are very welcome to join these activities or organise your own.

Check out the RustWeek 2026 homepage for details.

Conference (Tue + Wed)

The 2-day conference is held next to the Utrecht Central Station at Kinepolis Jaarbeurs on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Unconf (Thu, Fri and Sat)

Covid policy: Please review our covid policy for the unconf.

The RustWeek unconf will begin on Thursday. There will be no plenary start of the unconf, each unconf group runs their own schedule in their own dedicated rooms.

Schedule for all days:

• 09:00 - 09:30: Arrival and registration
• 09:30 - 13:00: Unconf sessions
• 13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
• 14:00 - 17:30: Unconf sessions
• 17:30 - 18:30: Drinks & departing from the venue

See the getting there section for the location and bus departure times.

For questions about logistics or other, your group leader can reach out to Erik via erik@rustnl.org, or join the RustWeek discord and ask there.

Co-located Rust All Hands

At the same venue, in the other wing of the same buliding, there will be a parallel event: the Rust All Hands. Collaboration is encouraged! Feel free to invite Rust project members to your sessions. If you want to join any of the sessions of the Rust All-Hands, or if you want to organize joint sessions, ask Mara, via Zulip or mara@rustnl.org. She coordinates the Rust All-Hands. Please also respect the private nature of the Rust All-Hands sessions; do not walk into the All-Hands wing and sessions uninvited.

Rooms
The venue has 20+ airconditioned rooms, of which 10 are reserved for the unconf. For lunch and socializing there are big inside (~350p) and outside areas.

Each unconf group will have a main room and a breakout room. The rooms will have tables made out of cardboard that you can write on, a flipover, and each group's main room has a large HDMI screen.

Room assignments

• Bevy Engine: TBA
• Linebender: TBA
• Rust Embedded Working Group: TBA
• Safety-Critical Rust Consortium: TBA

Please note that breakout rooms 2, 3 & 6 do not have a screen.

Travel and Hotel

See the Getting there page for details on travel to Utrecht.

RustNL can help cover part of cost for travel and stay for upto 5 participants in each unconf group. The compensation is reserved for participants that are not covered by their employer or other sponsor. Please contact your group's leader(s) for details.

Questions?

If you have any logistical or organisational questions, please reach out to Erik via erik@rustnl.org.