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+# Short-term roadmap for EESSI
+
+*(approved by EESSI steering committee: 19-02-2026; valid until: 18-02-2027; to be revised by: 18-12-2026; questions/suggestions: support@eessi.io)*
+
+The purpose of this roadmap is to focus the collective effort of the EESSI
+community on the specific goals we aim to achieve together in the coming year.
+
+## Core Infrastructure, Operations & Policy
+### Lifecycle & Governance Policies
+- Version Lifecycle: Define clear policies for "Active" vs. "Archived" versions (e.g., how long to add software to EESSI/2023.06)
+- Development Policy: Establish lifetime policies for experimental installations on `dev.eessi.io`
+- Cadence: Formalise the yearly release cycle (targeting pre-summer releases)
+### Build System Modernisation
+- Diversify Build Sites: Enhance reliability by spreading build operations
+- Bot Modernisation: Upgrade infrastructure; implement tarball analysis to simplify ingestion and track differences
+- Maintainer Support: Leverage the EESSI bot to assist EasyBuild maintainers
+### Quality Assurance & Compliance
+- Automated License Checks: Towards automatic mandatory license checks for the next EESSI version (2026.x)
+- Monitoring: Establish regular use of regression tests & status dashboard
+- Performance: Assess performance of end-user applications
+### Compatibility Layer
+- Release the next EESSI version (2026.x): next version bundled with upcoming toolchains (update of Gentoo Prefix)
+## Software Stack & Hardware Targets
+### Hardware Enablement
+- NVIDIA: Support for Blackwell GPUs
+- AMD: Support for Zen5 and ROCm stack (AMD GPUs)
+- ARM: Support for AWS Graviton 4+5
+### Software Portfolio
+- AI/ML Focus: Extend GPU software (PyTorch, TensorFlow, AlphaFold)
+- Volume Goal: Reach 1,000 unique software packages
+- Toolchains: Integration of `lfoss/2025b` (in EESSI 2025.06) and `foss/2026*` (in EESSI 2026.x) toolchains
+## User Experience & Integration
+### Direct User Interaction
+- CLI: Prototype an EESSI Command Line Interface (CLI) to provide an interface beyondmodules
+- Discovery: Create a dynamic software overview
+### Feedback & Transparency
+- Software Wishlist: Implement mechanism (e.g., anonymous forms) for users to request software and trigger documentation PRs
+- Work-in-Progress (WIP) View: Create dashboard/overview of WIP PRs, so users can see upcoming software
+### Workflow Integration
+- Tools: Prototype Nextflow & Spack integration
+- CI/CD: Promote EESSI usage in CI/CD pipelines
+- Scientific Compliance: Enhance FAIRness of software installations
+## Community, Outreach & Sustainability
+### Governance & Future
+- Sustainability: Advance steps towards joining Linux Foundation (LF) & HPSF
+### Community Engagement
+- Events: Continue "Happy Hours", hackathons (focus on documentation/cleanup), and training
+- Feedback: Conduct an annual User Survey
+- Adoption: Track and map systems/sites that have adopted EESSI
+### Dissemination & Marketing
+- Content: Maintain a standard slide deck, elevator pitch, monthly blog/social updates
+- Conference: FOSDEM, EuroHPC Summit, ISC, EUM, and EuroHPC User Days, etc
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     - Contact info: contact.md
   - Training & events: training-events/index.md
   - Systems where EESSI is available: systems.md
+  - Roadmap: roadmap.md
   - Governance:
     - Overview: governance/index.md
     - Charter: governance/charter.md