EESSI · boegel · Jan 12, 2026 · Jan 11, 2026 · Jan 11, 2026
diff --git a/docs/training-events/2025/EESSI-Happy-Hour-019-EESSI-Wishlist-2026.md b/docs/training-events/2025/EESSI-Happy-Hour-019-EESSI-Wishlist-2026.md
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+# Notes for EESSI Happy Hour #19 (22 December 2025)
+
+*Topic: EESSI-Christmas: Wishlist for 2026*
+
+- new EESSI version, scheduled before summer
+    - yearly cycle for EESSI versions
+    - using 2026 or 2026a compiler toolchain
+- how long will we add software to EESSI 2023.06?
+    - no clear policy on this yet, task for EESSI Steering Committee
+    - how many active EESSI versions at a time?
+    - when is an EESSI version archived?
+- software overview
+    - [see mockup](https://users.ugent.be/~kehoste/EFP/mockup-software-overview-20251113/software-cards-dynamic-local-links.html)
+- EESSI CLI as improved user interface
+    - beyond modules
+- license checking
+    - make it required for EESSI 2026.X
+- improvements to the bot
+    - tarball analysis to make ingestion easier
+    - overview of differences between tarballs
+- support for AMD GPUs (ROCm)
+    - should look into [https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock](https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock)
+    - limited demand currently, only LUMI (+ upcoming Alice Recoque)
+    - [https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA](https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA)
+    - via ROCm project in `dev.eessi.io`
+    - ongoing work in EasyBuild
+        - strange problem with ROCm-LLVM in jsc-zen3 bot is still unresolved
+- `dev.eessi.io`
+    - policy on lifetime for installations
+- new CPU targets
+    - AMD Turin (Zen5)
+    - Graviton 3+4
+    - only for EESSI 2025.06 + upcoming EESSI versions
+- list of software that's work-in-progress or in high demand?
+    - anonymous requests?
+    - could be powered by Google Forms, triggers PR to docs
+    - incl. overview of WIP PRs in software-layer repo
+- documented roadmap for EESSI for coming year
+    - should be done early next year
diff --git a/docs/training-events/2025/happy-hours-previous-sessions.md b/docs/training-events/2025/happy-hours-previous-sessions.md
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-# EESSI Happy Hour - Previous Sessions
+# EESSI Happy Hour - Previous Sessions (2025)
 
 Find slides, and video recordings of earlier sessions below.
 

diff --git a/docs/training-events/2025/happy-hours-sessions.md b/docs/training-events/2025/happy-hours-sessions.md
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-# EESSI Happy Hour sessions
+# EESSI Happy Hour sessions (2025)
 
 _provided by [EuroHPC CoE MultiXscale](https://www.multixscale.eu)_
 
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 💬 *Who should join?* Everyone interested in EESSI.
 
-Let's make Mondays productive and collaborative - see you at Happy Hour!
+Let's make Mondays productive and collaborative - see you at the EESSI Happy Hour!
 
 All sessions will be recorded. Recordings, slides, and materials used will be made publicly available shortly after each session.
 
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 ---
 
-### 💡 **Next Session**: EESSI-Christmas: Your wishes for 2026
-### Topic Series: EESSI Roadmap 2026
-🗓️ Schedule
-#### Monday 22 December 2025, 14:00-15:00 CE(S)T
-
----
-
-### Upcoming sessions in the topic series: EESSI Roadmap 2026
-###### Outline
-
-- 12 January 2026 - EESSI: What's next in 2026?
+### 💡 **No further sessions in 2025**: For 2026 see [EESSI Happy Hours in 2026](../2026/happy-hours-sessions.md)
 
 ---
 
@@ -51,6 +41,12 @@ If you haven't joined the EESSI Slack yet, [click here to join]({{ config.extra.
 
 See the full Recordings, slides, and materials here: [Previous Sessions & Videos](./happy-hours-previous-sessions.md)
 
+*Topic series: EESSI Roadmap 2026*
+
+- 22 December 2025 [EESSI-Christmas: Wishlist for 2026](EESSI-Happy-Hour-019-EESSI-Wishlist-2026.md) (notes, no recording)
+
+---
+
 *Topic series: Expanding the reach of EESSI: K8s and Android*
 
 - 15 December 2025 [EESSI in Kubernetes: The CVMFS-CSI plugin](https://youtu.be/onUI4dgg3n8)

diff --git a/docs/training-events/2026/happy-hours-sessions.md b/docs/training-events/2026/happy-hours-sessions.md
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+# EESSI Happy Hour sessions (2026)
+
+_provided by [EuroHPC CoE MultiXscale](https://www.multixscale.eu)_
+
+**What if you no longer have to install a broad range of scientific software from scratch on every laptop, HPC cluster, or cloud instance you use or maintain, without compromising on performance?**
+
+The European Environment for Scientific Software Installations [EESSI](https://eessi.io) comes to the rescue!
+
+Join us for EESSI Happy Hour, an informal, weekly online session to explore and discuss key EESSI topics and updates with the community.
+
+Each series will focus on a specific main topic over several sessions, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions, get hands-on guidance, and share experiences.
+
+🧭 *Where?* [Online, via Zoom **(click here to join!)**](https://uib.zoom.us/j/61528767539?pwd=03hjbZwXvXFkhG6BtSvJZrQvzKwTac.1)
+
+⏰ *When?* **Mondays, 14:00-15:00 CE(S)T**
+
+💬 *Who should join?* Everyone interested in EESSI.
+
+Let's make Mondays productive and collaborative - see you at the EESSI Happy Hour!
+
+All sessions will be recorded. Recordings, slides, and materials used will be made publicly available shortly after each session.
+
+**If you have any questions regarding these sessions, please send an email to `support@eessi.io`.**
+
+## Format
+
+- Online sessions (via Zoom)
+- Mix of presentation & hands-on demos: ~15min of content, ~30min for Q&A
+
+If you haven't joined the EESSI Slack yet, [click here to join]({{ config.extra.slack_invite_url }})
+
+---
+
+### 💡 **First session in 2026**: EESSI Roadmap 2026
+### Topic Series: EESSI Roadmap 2026
+🗓️ Schedule
+#### Monday 12 January 2026, 14:00-15:00 CE(S)T
+
+---
+
+### Upcoming topic series: TBA shortly
+###### Outline
+
+- 19 January 2026 - TBA shortly
+
+---
+
+### Previous EESSI Happy Hour sessions
+
+* See [EESSI Happy Hour sessions in 2025](../2025/happy-hours-sessions.md#previous-eessi-happy-hour-sessions)
diff --git a/docs/training-events/index.md b/docs/training-events/index.md
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 # Trainings & events related to EESSI
 
-## Upcoming events (2025)
+## Upcoming events (2026)
 
-* [*EESSI happy hour sessions*](2025/happy-hours-sessions.md) (online sessions **every** Monday,  starting 18 August 2025)
+* [*EESSI happy hour sessions 2026*](2026/happy-hours-sessions.md) (online sessions **every** Monday, starting 12 January 2026)
 
 ### Past events (2025)
 
 * [*EESSI CI/CD Hackathon*](2025/hackathon-eurohpc-user-days.md) (hybrid event, 2 October 2025)
 
+* [*EESSI happy hour sessions 2025*](2025/happy-hours-sessions.md) (online sessions every Monday, starting 18 August 2025)
 * [*EESSI webinar series (May-June 2025)*](2025/webinar-series-2025Q2.md) (online tutorials, 5/12/19/26 May & 2 June)
 
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ plugins:
         gpu.md: site_specific_config/gpu.md
         rocm.md: site_specific_config/rocm.md
         training/index.md: training-events/index.md
+        training/2026/happy-hours-sessions.md: training-events/2026/happy-hours-sessions.md
         training/2025/happy-hours-sessions.md: training-events/2025/happy-hours-sessions.md
         training/2025/hackathon-eurohpc-user-days.md: training-events/2025/hackathon-eurohpc-user-days.md
         training/2025/webinar-series-2025Q2.md: training-events/2025/webinar-series-2025Q2.md