Rust at tech events
6 write-ups · 5 events · 2024–2026
This hub gathers talks from Rust meetups in Amsterdam and Europe, along with related events like Ubuntu Summit. The recurring themes are Rust for AI and systems work, how the community is organized, and how Rust sits next to newer languages and older infrastructure. These notes are for readers deciding where Rust fits in their own stack.
2026
9 Sept 2026 · Rust AI Europe meetup · Amsterdam
Data Sovereignty and Rust: Robin Everaars at Rust AIRobin Everaars (HoistIT) at Rust AI Europe in Amsterdam: 10 of 27 Dutch mental-healthcare record systems point to a US cloud, and what Rust ownership adds.
9 Sept 2026 · Rust AI Europe meetup · Amsterdam
Rust AI at Adyen: Building the Next-Gen Data EngineZemin Piao on evolving Spark at Adyen, then LakeSail's tour inside Sail: Spark Connect, actors, shuffle, Delta MERGE and its own TPC-H and ClickBench results.
4 May 2026 · Inko meetup · Amsterdam
Inko: The Rust-Compiled Language with Erlang-StyleInko is a new programming language that compiles to native code via Rust's LLVM backend. It combines single-ownership memory management with Erlang-style.
4 May 2026 · RustNL Meetup Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Pixi: Building a Package Manager in Rust at RustNL MeetupLive coverage of Tim de Jager and Bas Zalmstra from prefix.dev presenting Pixi — a fast, cross-platform package manager built in Rust on the conda.
2024
12 Dec 2024 · Rust Meetup Amsterdam (December 2024) · Amsterdam
Rust Meetup Amsterdam December 2024: RustRover and BiomeRustNL's December 2024 meetup at JetBrains: RustRover's borrow-checker diagnostics, Biome's Rust architecture with Rowan and GritQL, and RustWeek 2025.
25 Oct 2024 · Ubuntu Summit 2024 · The Hague
Ubuntu Summit 2024 in The Hague: AI, RISC-V and SnapsDay 2 of Ubuntu Summit 2024 at the World Forum, The Hague: Intel's OPEA, Google's TCPX, KDE Plasma as snaps, Penpot's Rust pivot and Ubuntu Kylin AI OS.