# Announcements **URL:** https://chapel.discourse.group/c/announcements/8.md [Latest](https://chapel.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://chapel.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [About the Chapel Announcements category](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/about-the-chapel-announcements-category/48)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0
A category for admins to make announcements about the Chapel language or community. This category is designed so that administrators can make announcements about the Chapel language or community (which can then be comme… --- ## [Welcome to the Chapel Programming Language Discourse page](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-the-chapel-programming-language-discourse-page/8)
**Author:** [@system](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-the-chapel-programming-language-discourse-page/8 "2019-02-07T12:06:43Z")
This is a place for users, developers, educators, and enthusiasts to discuss the Chapel parallel programming language. This is a good place to ask questions, propose ideas, or generally discuss the Chapel language. If … --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.10!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-10/51949)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-10/51949 "2026-09-24T19:59:58Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, we are pleased to announce the release of Chapel version 2.10, featuring improvements to unions, thrown errors, and public testing using GitHub actions in support of community developers. … --- ## [Chapel Project Seeks New Funding](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-project-seeks-new-funding/49063)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-project-seeks-new-funding/49063 "2026-07-16T22:41:29Z")
Hello Chapel Community — The Chapel programming language project is seeking new sources of funding—or other creative ways of sustaining the project—in order to keep the technology going. For details, please see our ann… --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.9!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-9/50451)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-9/50451 "2026-06-18T21:30:21Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, we're very happy to announce the release of Chapel version 2.9! This release focuses on addressing user-reported feature requests and bugs, improvements to tools, and a brand-new capabil… --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.8!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-8/48402)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-8/48402 "2026-03-12T21:12:22Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, we're proud to announce the release of Chapel 2.8! This version focuses primarily on tool improvements, though it also features some performance/vectorization and portability improvement… --- ## [Showcase your accomplishments using Chapel!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/showcase-your-accomplishments-using-chapel/47790)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/showcase-your-accomplishments-using-chapel/47790 "2026-02-17T20:06:10Z")
Hello Chapel Community! There are many great efforts done by our community, empowered by Chapel -- from rainy day hobby projects to years-long research efforts. We'd love to highlight your work on our social media chann… --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.7!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-7/46796)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-7/46796 "2025-12-18T22:15:44Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, we are proud to announce the release of Chapel 2.7, our first new version since joining HPSF! Highlights of 2.7 include a new flag for vector libraries, improved support for debugging, a… --- ## [Submit talks, posters, panels to HPSFCon 2026](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/submit-talks-posters-panels-to-hpsfcon-2026/46643)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/submit-talks-posters-panels-to-hpsfcon-2026/46643 "2025-12-10T18:49:02Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Now that Chapel is part of the Linux Foundation's HPSF community, we strongly encourage you to consider submitting work you're doing in Chapel—or other work relating to open-source software, pro… --- ## [Chapel has joined the High Performance Software Foundation!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-has-joined-the-high-performance-software-foundation/46192)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-has-joined-the-high-performance-software-foundation/46192 "2025-11-17T20:59:36Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, our team at HPE is proud to announce that the Chapel project is now a member of the High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF), itself a part of the Linux Foundation. This takes a big s… --- ## [Call for Participation on Chapel's New Logo Design](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/call-for-participation-on-chapels-new-logo-design/45503)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/call-for-participation-on-chapels-new-logo-design/45503 "2025-10-14T18:57:51Z")
Hello Chapel Community! Chapel is entering a new chapter in its history by joining HPSF. As part of this, we need a new logo. We are looking for interested community members to submit proposals and ideas. Read more and… --- ## [ChapelCon '25 is next week!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-25-is-next-week/45324)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-25-is-next-week/45324 "2025-10-02T00:20:08Z")
Hello Chapel Community — As a reminder, ChapelCon '25 is next week, featuring tutorials, coding sessions, and technical talks. As in recent years, the event is being held online and is free to attend. Browse the detai… --- ## [Chapel 2.6 is out now!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-2-6-is-out-now/45120)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-2-6-is-out-now/45120 "2025-09-19T18:52:25Z")
Hello Chapel Community — I'm happy to announce that Chapel 2.6 was released yesterday! Highlights include: Improvements to the new DynamicLoading module Debugging enhancements Better unit testing support with Mason a… --- ## [ChapelCon '25](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-25/43582)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-25/43582 "2025-07-05T20:46:37Z")
Hello Chapel Community — This is a general announcement to make sure everyone is aware of the ChapelCon '25 website and call for papers. If you're not familiar with ChapelCon, it is the Chapel event of the year and wil… --- ## [Chapel 2.5 is now available!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-2-5-is-now-available/43206)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-2-5-is-now-available/43206 "2025-06-12T20:56:38Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, we are releasing Chapel 2.5, whose highlights include: a new scalable implementation of our standard library's sort routine a new editions feature for experimenting with breaking change… --- ## [PAW-ATM 2025 - Call for Papers](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/paw-atm-2025-call-for-papers/42450)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/paw-atm-2025-call-for-papers/42450 "2025-04-24T18:28:19Z")
Hello Chapel community! If you have any parallel applications written in Chapel or other MPI+X alternatives, consider submitting to PAW-ATM (Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives to MPI+X). The deadline for submi… --- ## [Chapel weekly project meeting: Now public!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-weekly-project-meeting-now-public/42434)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-weekly-project-meeting-now-public/42434 "2025-04-23T23:14:20Z")
Hi Chapel Community — As part of a push to do more Chapel development out in the open, we have recently decided to make our main weekly project meeting public. To that end, on Tuesdays at 10am PT starting on April 29th… --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.4!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-4/41655)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-4/41655 "2025-03-20T23:02:18Z")
Hello Chapel Community! We're pleased to announce the release of Chapel 2.4! This release adds powerful new features to Chapel, including multi-dimensional array literals, significantly improved Python interoperability… --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.3!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-3/38951)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-3/38951 "2024-12-13T21:31:34Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Chapel 2.3 was released yesterday! Read about new features like Python interoperability, improved sparse array computations, GPU computing, performance optimizations, and more in its release an… --- ## [Chapel is on Discord!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-is-on-discord/38879)
**Author:** [@shreyask](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/shreyask)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-is-on-discord/38879 "2024-12-11T18:43:24Z")
Chapel is now on Discord! Join us to connect, chat, and collaborate with the Chapel community in real-time. --- ## [Announcing Chapel 2.2!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-2/37496)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-chapel-2-2/37496 "2024-09-26T23:33:16Z")
Hello Chapel Community — Today, we're proud to announce version 2.2 of Chapel! To read about its advances in terms of library features, optimizations for array computations, GPU programming, and more, please see its re… --- ## [Monthly Meetups about Teaching Chapel](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/monthly-meetups-about-teaching-chapel/36377)
**Author:** [@mstrout](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/mstrout)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/monthly-meetups-about-teaching-chapel/36377 "2024-08-14T19:00:49Z")
The Chapel core development team at HPE is holding a monthly informal meeting of people who are discussing teaching examples and other materials for Chapel and/or Arkouda. Thes monthly meetups started today, and we plan… --- ## [Talk&demo on Chapel's GPU Support on July 31st](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/talk-demo-on-chapels-gpu-support-on-july-31st/35769)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/talk-demo-on-chapels-gpu-support-on-july-31st/35769 "2024-07-29T18:10:24Z")
Hello Chapel Community! We have an upcoming talk&demo as part of HPE Developer Meetup series this Wednesday (July 31st) at 8AM Pacific Time. In this session, we will talk about how Chapel's parallel-first approach enab… --- ## [Chapel Office Hours Start Thursday, July 25th](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-office-hours-start-thursday-july-25th/35662)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-office-hours-start-thursday-july-25th/35662 "2024-07-25T04:13:11Z")
Hello Chapel community! We’re kicking off a new “Chapel office hour” event where Chapel users, developers, and those curious to know more can virtually drop in to ask questions to members of the community. Our first se… --- ## [PAW-ATM 2024: Submissions due July 24th](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/paw-atm-2024-submissions-due-july-24th/35480)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/paw-atm-2024-submissions-due-july-24th/35480 "2024-07-16T22:33:46Z")
Hello Chapel Community, Please consider submitting a paper or talk to PAW-ATM 2024 (Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X). PAW-ATM is a workshop at SC focusing on applications that use alternatives to M… --- ## [Announcing Monthly Chapel Demos](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-monthly-chapel-demos/34858)
**Author:** [@sarah-coghlan](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/sarah-coghlan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/announcing-monthly-chapel-demos/34858 "2024-07-08T18:14:33Z")
Join the Chapel development team for a live monthly demo introducing Chapel features! This series begins on July 11 (10-11 AM, PT) with Michael Ferguson presenting his demo, Getting Started with Chapel: Functions, Loops… --- ## [Chapel 2.1 is out now!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-2-1-is-out-now/34565)
**Author:** [@sarah-coghlan](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/sarah-coghlan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-2-1-is-out-now/34565 "2024-06-28T21:22:02Z")
Chapel 2.1 is now available! See the release announcement in the Chapel blog: Announcing Chapel 2.1! --- ## [ChapelCon '24 Slides and Recordings](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-24-slides-and-recordings/34485)
**Author:** [@sarah-coghlan](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/sarah-coghlan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-24-slides-and-recordings/34485 "2024-06-26T19:22:04Z")
Exciting news! The slides and recordings of talks from ChapelCon '24 are now live! Dive into the latest insights and innovations from our speakers. Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuqM5RJ2KYFi2yV4sFLc… --- ## [ChapelCon '24 Kicks Off Wednesday!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-24-kicks-off-wednesday/33887)
**Author:** [@e-kayrakli](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/e-kayrakli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapelcon-24-kicks-off-wednesday/33887 "2024-06-05T04:02:19Z")
Hello Chapel Community! ChapelCon '24 kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday)! It is not too late to register: Meeting Registration - Zoom. Just as a reminder, ChapelCon is fully virtual and fully free! Here's a quick overview … --- ## [Chapel Community Survey: We'd like to hear from you!](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-community-survey-wed-like-to-hear-from-you/33446)
**Author:** [@bradcray](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/bradcray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-community-survey-wed-like-to-hear-from-you/33446 "2024-05-15T20:40:28Z")
Hello Chapel Community! I'm writing today to ask you to take a few minutes to complete our Chapel Community Survey if you haven't already. Your responses are of great interest to us! The survey is available here and s… [Next page](https://chapel.discourse.group/c/announcements/8.md?page=1)