This Week in Matrix 2026-07-24
2026-07-24 — This Week in Matrix — Andy Piper🔗Matrix Live S13E03 – Homeserver Decentralisation Working Group
🔗Dept of Events and Talks 🗣️
🔗The Matrix Conference
HarHarLinks announces
🔗Last Call for The Matrix Conference Merch Preorders!
Matrix events such as the Conference are always great opportunities to do something special with merch, with exclusive designs never to return! At least for me that's one of the many parts I love about it, right next to the souvenir value of course! For 2026, we decided that last year's white on black edition conference T-shirt and zipper hoodie were plenty stylish, but we wanted more than a re-run. So we decided to expand up everyone's wardrobe opportunities and are going to have black on white (well, reasonably bright grey) this time around! The embroidering will return for the zipper hoodie because we love the quality, feel, and effect, while the T-shirt will be printed. You also might remember the baseball caps we had at FOSDEM earlier this year. Since Conf is going to be in autumn on the verge of the cold season, we are making embroidered beanies in the classic Matrix white on black to keep your ears warm when you go outside to explore Malmö in the evening. Finally we noticed there are still parts of your bodies without Matrix clothing available for them, so I'm really excited to introduce the Matrix socks in Sweden's national colours.
All of this can be preordered before the end of July since we have to make sure we keep to production deadlines. We will do our best to make some of each available for spontaneous decisions on site, but cannot guarantee availability there.
Reserve yours at https://conference.matrix.org/register/!
PS: You will need to make sure your preorder is picked up during the Conference in Malmö, but you can totally order just your merch today if you're not yet sure which ticket you are going to get!
🔗More Volunteering Slots Available
The Matrix Conference is made possible thanks to our awesome sponsors financing it just as well as our awesome volunteer team staffing the welcome desk, operating video equipment, and generally jumping in whenever an extra hand is needed. We have onboarded a lot of volunteers already and our shift booking system was totally booked out while we worked through all these applications from you amazing people, and some have already asked when more will be available. This is (as of writing) the case! If you were waiting for one to free up again, head to our volunteering system and sign up for two shifts to receive a free ticket to the Conference, the limited edition team-only zipper hoodie in special colours, and of course a lot of experience, satisfaction and fun from helping making The Matrix Conference happen!
If you've already signed up a while ago and have received neither an email nor invite on Matrix from us yet, please reach out to us over at #events-wg:matrix.org.
See you soon, your Events WG.
