In May 2026, 166 Rustaceans convened in Utrecht for the Rust All Hands, a multi-day event focused on collaboration, governance, and technical progress. Organized by Rust NL, this was the second iteration of the event, reviving a tradition after a six-year hiatus and coinciding with Rust Week. The All Hands featured 73 sessions across three days, addressing governance, interoperability, and Rust’s evolution.

Key discussions included const generics, SIMD, allocators, and RFC process improvements, with panels on leadership roles and project culture. The Rust Project Track highlighted talks from core contributors, while the Rust Week Unconference brought together six ecosystem groups: Bevy Engine, Ariel OS, Linebender, Safety-Critical Rust Consortium, Rust GPU, and Rust Embedded. Feedback praised the event’s impact, with attendees noting breakthroughs in rustc_public, cargo-semver-checks, and interoperability efforts like Rust/C++ and Rust for Linux.

Informal interactions, such as hallway conversations about union operational semantics, underscored the value of in-person collaboration. The All Hands is set to return in 2027, with organizers emphasizing its role in fostering connections and advancing Rust’s ecosystem.