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 # Hero
-label = "Registration closed"
+label = "Thank you"
 conferenceDates = "October 12 – 14, 2026"
 conferenceLocation = "DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark"
 backgroundImage = "/img/events/2026_10_conference_bg.webp"
-subtitle = "The third scverse conference brings together the single-cell and spatial omics community — developers, researchers, and users of the scverse ecosystem — for three days of talks, posters, workshops, and collaboration."
+subtitle = "The third scverse conference brought together the single-cell and spatial omics community — developers, researchers, and users of the scverse ecosystem — for three days of talks, posters, workshops, and collaboration."
 
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 name = "View the programme"
 url = "/conference2026/schedule/"
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-name = "Venue & travel"
-url = "/conference2026/travel/"
 
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@@ -44,10 +41,10 @@ event = "scverse conference 2026 — Copenhagen"
 
 scverse® is a consortium of foundational, community-developed tools for the analysis of omics data in the life sciences — including [AnnData](/packages), [scanpy](/packages), [muon](/packages), [scvi-tools](/packages), and [SpatialData](/packages). The annual scverse conference is where this community meets in person.
 
-After Munich (2024) and Stanford (2025), the **third scverse conference** comes to Europe — hosted at the **Technical University of Denmark (DTU)** in **Copenhagen**, on **October 12 – 14, 2026**.
+After Munich (2024) and Stanford (2025), the **third scverse conference** came to Europe — hosted at the **Technical University of Denmark (DTU)** in **Copenhagen**, on **October 12 – 14, 2026**.
 
-Expect keynote talks, contributed talks and posters, hands-on workshops and tutorials, and plenty of time to connect with the people building and using the scverse ecosystem.
+The programme featured keynote talks, contributed talks and posters, hands-on workshops and tutorials, and plenty of time to connect with the people building and using the scverse ecosystem.
 
-> **Registration has closed and the full programme is now live.** We look forward to welcoming everyone to Copenhagen on October 12 – 14. Follow us on [Zulip](https://scverse.zulipchat.com/), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/scverse.bsky.social), [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/scverse), or [X](https://x.com/scverse_team) for on-site updates.
+> **Thank you to everyone who joined us in Copenhagen.** Recordings and highlights will be shared here when available. Follow us on [Zulip](https://scverse.zulipchat.com/), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/scverse.bsky.social), [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/scverse), or [X](https://x.com/scverse_team) to stay in touch.
 
 Questions? Email us at [conference2026@scverse.org](mailto:conference2026@scverse.org).
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-<div class="status-banner">Registration has closed. We look forward to welcoming registered attendees in Copenhagen.</div>
+<div class="status-banner">Registration has closed. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Copenhagen.</div>
 
 ## Registration