Future of Boost.Graph Workshop, Paris, France, May 6th 2026

Dear C++ and Graph community,

We are working towards the revitalizing of the Boost.Graph library and we would like to reconnect with our user base. To this end, I organize a small workshop in Paris on May 6th 2026, 09h-18h.

The goal is to bring together a small group (10-15 people) of researchers, open-source implementers, and industrial users for a day of honest conversation. If you have used Boost.Graph or another C++ graph library in production/research, you should feel invited and welcome. Three questions will anchor the discussions:

1. What types of graphs and data structures do you use in practice?
2. What performance, scalability, and interpretability requirements matter most to you?
3. What algorithms are missing today that Boost.Graph could offer?

And of course expect loooong discussions about API ergonomics and documentation ;)

The format is a mix of short lightning talks in the morning and structured discussions in the afternoon, ending with a concrete prioritized roadmap.

I opened a Github Discussion to allow the community to reach us, even if not able to attend, so please feel free to chime in with your ideas, suggestions, complaints and wish-list: https://github.com/boostorg/graph/discussions/466

If you can not attend because you are far away, please show yourself: remote attendance is possible and I plan to organize similar events in different cities/countries in the future to allow for in-person presence <3

Thanks again,

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