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Do not forget to register for NWO ICT.OPEN2026! The deadline for registration is Tuesday 31 March 2026. NWO ICT.OPEN is the ICT conference in the Netherlands. The conference brings scientists from all ICT research disciplines and industries in the Netherlands together to learn, share ideas, and network. The theme of NWO ICT.OPEN2026 is ‘The art of ICT’. The conference will take place on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 April 2026 at de Doelen, Rotterdam. NWO ICT.OPEN2026 offers a lot of interesting presentations, posters and demos that showcase the best and most exciting ICT developments. The conference also hosts several interactive sessions on a wide range of topics and a closing award ceremony. Moreover, NWO ICT.OPEN can already announce three inspiring keynote speakers! Bart Jacobs from the Radboud University Nijmegen, Mykola Pechenizkiy from the Eindhoven University of Technology and Anja Volk from the Utrecht University. New this year: Strategic dinner The Strategic dinner brings together PI’s from universities and universities of applied sciences, and people working at companies or industry from across the Dutch Computer Science community for an inspiring and interactive programme. The Strategic dinner takes place on 15 April from 17:30 - 20:30. The focus of the evening is strengthening collaboration between universities and universities of applied sciences. It will be an evening to meet and connect with PI’s from a wide range of institutions, to discover new opportunities for joint research and innovation, and get inspired by real-world collaboration success stories. There is limited capacity available, so please register on time via the registration form. Register now: lnkd.in/egk6JkhN More information about the programme, speakers and interactive sessions will follow soon on the website: www.ictopen.nl. NWO ICT.OPEN is organised annually by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the ICT Research Platform for the Netherlands (IPN), platform Praktijkgericht ICT-onderzoek (PRIO) and Digital Holland.