In August, we shared our 3-year imaginative and prescient for group occasions, a roadmap designed to assist studying, collaboration, and innovation throughout the worldwide Zcash group.
At the moment, we’re thrilled to verify the dates and places for our 2026 occasions. Mark your calendars and begin planning to hitch us!
Zcomm (Digital) — March 24, 2026 | Group Builders
Zcash Dev Summit (Rome, Italy) — Might 8, 2026 | Technical Contributors
Zcon7 (Cancún, Mexico) — October 27–29, 2026 | Everybody!
Zcomm: March 24, 2026 (Digital)
We’re kicking off the primary quarter of the 12 months with our first-ever Zcomm, a one-day digital gathering designed to empower group builders world wide. Zcomm is all in regards to the “how.” set up a hackathon. develop a web-based group. flip nice concepts into motion.
Whether or not you’re planning your first native meetup or managing a longtime group, Zcomm will equip you with sensible instruments and techniques to make it occur. Zcash group members from world wide will collaborate and share their experiences, classes discovered, and actionable insights that will help you succeed.
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Format: Digital
Who ought to attend: Group organizers, educators, and anybody focused on constructing and rising the Zcash ecosystem.
Value: Free
Keep tuned for registration particulars and session bulletins within the coming months.
Zcash Dev Summit: Might 8, 2026 (Rome, Italy)
Calling all builders! The Zcash Basis invitations technical contributors to hitch us for the second annual Zcash Dev Summit in Rome, Italy for a targeted, one-day developer summit. This gathering is designed for hands-on collaboration, technical dialogue, and forward-looking work on the Zcash protocol and ecosystem.
We’ve deliberately scheduled this occasion to coincide with different main ZK occasions taking place throughout the identical interval, together with ZKProof8, and Eurocrypt. This creates a singular alternative to have interaction with the broader zero-knowledge group whereas advancing Zcash-specific work.
Date: Friday, Might 8, 2026
Location: Rome, Italy
Format: In-person
Who ought to attend: Builders
Value: Free to register. Attendees can be chargeable for their very own journey and lodging.
Keep tuned for registration particulars, which can be introduced in 2026.
Zcon7: October 27–29, 2026 (Cancún, Mexico)
Our flagship annual convention is heading to Cancún, Mexico, and we couldn’t be extra excited. Set in opposition to an inspiring backdrop the place turquoise water meets heat sunshine, Cancún gives the proper atmosphere to attach, mirror, and transfer boldly ahead collectively.
This 12 months’s theme is ¡Vamos! — Spanish for “Let’s go!” — a rallying cry for decisive motion. ¡Vamos! indicators our collective momentum: eradicating friction, accelerating improvement, and empowering groups to show concepts into significant, real-world influence. Surrounded by vitality, magnificence, and group, we’re gathering with function and shifting ahead,collectively.
Zcon7 can be a completely in-person occasion designed to foster deep collaboration and connection amongst attendees.
Date: October 27–29, 2026
Location: Cancún, Mexico
Format: In-person
Who ought to attend: Everybody! Builders, group organizers, anybody who cares about Zcash, monetary privateness, and the broader privateness tech ecosystem.
Value: TBA
Keep tuned for updates on registration, speaker RFPs, and programming later this 12 months.
Wanting Forward
These three occasions symbolize totally different aspects of what makes the Zcash group sturdy: empowering builders, advancing technical innovation, and bringing individuals collectively round a shared mission. Whether or not you be a part of us nearly or in individual, we’re dedicated to creating significant alternatives for studying, collaboration, and progress. We hope you be a part of us at a number of of those occasions!
