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@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and dedication of the community.
 What does it take to organise a conference? Let's go through it chronologically
 and tell you a bit more about the efforts and people behind it.
 
+![Closing photo](./closing-2026.jpg)
+
 ## EuroPython Society Board 🏛️
 
 Before the conference preparations even start, a board is elected annually. The
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ communications, and ensures invoices are submitted:
 This is the largest team, divided into several smaller teams. You might have met
 them onsite or online when contacting our helpdesk.
 
-Operations Team:
+### Operations Team:
 
 - Jake Balas
 - Aeneas Christodoulou
@@ -158,79 +160,43 @@ Operations Team:
 - Szymon Cader
 - Toomas Ormisson
 
-## Code of Conduct Committee 🛡️
+### Discord Team:
 
-We have a code of conduct in place to make sure that the conference is a safe
-place for many different people. This team is responsible for receiving and
-handling CoC reports:
+Everyone with a valid conference ticket received access to our Discord server, where participants could chat with fellow attendees, speakers, and organisers. The Discord team managed the server, ensuring that participants had access and the appropriate permissions.
 
-- Cheuk Ting Ho
-- Georgi Ker
-- Jakub Vysoký
-- Michał Karzyński
-- Vicky Twomey-Lee
-
-## PyLadies Poland 👩‍💻
+A huge thank you to Niklas Mertsch for leading the Discord team and to Szymon Cader for his significant contributions!
 
-- Agata Skamruk
-- Anna Wszeborowska
-- Dorota Ostrowska
+The work involved in maintaining and updating the Discord bot can be found in the EuroPython Discord bot repository: https://github.com/EuroPython/discord
 
-## PyLadies Lunch 🥗
-
-Big hugs to the organisers for hosting the PyLadies lunch, Open Space,
-Workshops, and more!.
-
-- Anwesha Das
-- Jodie Burchell
-- Maria José Molina Contreras
-
-## Beginners' Day 🐥
-
-Thank you for the organisation of the Humble Data and DjangoGirls Workshop at
-the sprints days of the conference:
-
-- Jodie Burchell
-- Raffaella Suardini
+### A/V Team:
 
-## Community Organisers Summit 🐍
+Although an external supplier handled the streaming and recording, this team coordinated with the venue, managed the digital screens, and dealt with unexpected technical issues.
 
-- George Margaritis
-- Maria José Molina Contreras
-- Theofanis Petkos
+A big thank you to Raquel Dou, Piotr Gnus, Panagiotis Kyrillos, Aeneas Christodoulou, and Anežka Müller for coordinating all things A/V!
 
-## Language Summit 💻
+### Registration Desk:
 
-- Emily Morehouse-Valcarcel
-- Hugo van Kemenade
-- Łukasz Langa
-- Lysandros Nikolaou
+The registration desk is one of the first points of contact for everyone arriving at EuroPython. Thanks to the careful preparation and coordination of Martin Borus and Gaweng Tan, registration was a smooth experience for both attendees and the onsite volunteers working at the desk.
 
-## Rust Summit 🦀
+A huge thank you to Martin and Gaweng for making everyone’s arrival so welcoming and well organised!
 
-- Cheuk Ting Ho
+### Helpdesk:
 
-## Packaging Summit 📦
+Throughout the conference, the helpdesk answered questions and assisted participants whenever they needed support.
 
-- Jannis Leidel
-- Pradyun Gedam
+A special thank you to George Zisopoulos, who led the helpdesk and worked relentlessly to answer questions, resolve issues, and help everyone who reached out.
 
-## Accessibility 🌻
 
-The Accessibility team ensured that the conference, both online and onsite, was
-welcoming and accessible to people with diverse needs.
+As soon as you enter the conference, some of the first people you see are those wearing yellow T-shirts—our Pockets of Sunshine ☀️. These are our onsite volunteers, who assist attendees, chair sessions, distribute materials, and help keep the conference running smoothly.
 
-- Emma Cooke
-- Marcin Wierzbanowski
+A huge thank you to Janusz Kamieński for coordinating the entire onsite volunteer team and ensuring that everyone had the information and support they needed throughout the conference.
 
-## Onsite Volunteers Team 🦸
+### Onsite Volunteers Team
 
 Once you enter the conference, the first thing you see are people in yellow
-t-shirts (Pockets of Sunshine ☀️). They're our volunteers, who assist attendees,
+t-shirts (🦸 Pockets of Sunshine ☀️). They're our volunteers, who assist attendees,
 chair sessions, and hand out materials.
 
-Onsite volunteers:
-
 - Aditri Das
 - Ajinkya Dahale
 - Alex Salynski
@@ -242,13 +208,13 @@ Onsite volunteers:
 - Bartek Nowak
 - Bas Bloemsaat
 - Björn Brandt
-- Carli Freudenberg
+- Carli* Freudenberg
 - Carlijn van der Vleuten
 - Celina Czyszczon
 - Daksh P. Jain
 - David Slavíček
 - Dieter Vansteenwegen
-- ELENI TOKMATΚSI
+- ELENI TOKMAKTSI
 - Emmanuel Leblond
 - Filip Będkowski
 - Gaweng Tan
@@ -269,7 +235,6 @@ Onsite volunteers:
 - Marine Guyot
 - Michael Seifert
 - Michał Lowas-Rzechonek
-- Natalia Traczewska
 - Ned Deily
 - Niels Meijer
 - Nika
@@ -295,6 +260,73 @@ Onsite volunteers:
 - Wiktor Kołodziej
 - Wilfried Pollan
 
+![Pockets of sunshine](./sunshine-2026.jpg)
+
+## Code of Conduct Committee 🛡️
+
+We have a code of conduct in place to make sure that the conference is a safe
+place for many different people. This team is responsible for receiving and
+handling CoC reports:
+
+- Cheuk Ting Ho
+- Georgi Ker
+- Jakub Vysoký
+- Michał Karzyński
+- Vicky Twomey-Lee
+
+## PyLadies Poland 👩‍💻
+
+- Agata Skamruk
+- Anna Wszeborowska
+- Dorota Ostrowska
+
+## PyLadies Lunch 🥗
+
+Big hugs to the organisers for hosting the PyLadies lunch, Open Space,
+Workshops, and more!.
+
+- Anwesha Das
+- Jodie Burchell
+- Maria José Molina Contreras
+
+## Beginners' Day 🐥
+
+Thank you for the organisation of the Humble Data and Django Girls Workshop at
+the sprints days of the conference:
+
+- Jodie Burchell
+- Raffaella Suardini
+
+## Community Organisers Summit 🐍
+
+- George Margaritis
+- Maria José Molina Contreras
+- Theofanis Petkos
+
+## Language Summit 💻
+
+- Emily Morehouse-Valcarcel
+- Hugo van Kemenade
+- Łukasz Langa
+- Lysandros Nikolaou
+
+## Rust Summit 🦀
+
+- Cheuk Ting Ho
+
+## Packaging Summit 📦
+
+- Jannis Leidel
+- Pradyun Gedam
+
+## Accessibility 🌻
+
+The Accessibility team ensured that the conference, both online and onsite, was
+welcoming and accessible to people with diverse needs.
+
+- Emma Cooke
+- Marcin Wierzbanowski
+
 ## Conference Photographer 📸
 
 The official EuroPython conference and social event photos were taken by: