Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology Accepting Applications

The Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology, GOAT 2026, is accepting applications from potential participants. The event is scheduled for December 7-11, 2026, on Seabrook Island in South Carolina. Organizers are looking for up to 100 attendees who are actively engaged in or curious about open hardware, software, and technology for agriculture and who can contribute to growing the community as developers, users, inventors, tinkerers, and thinkers.To attend, you must first apply. Applicants will co-create an emergent unconference agenda on the first day of the conference that is grounded in a curated community interested in open ag tech.