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About the FOSDEM
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.
- FOSDEM is free to attend. There is no registration.
- FOSDEM website
- FOSDEM code os conduct
New rules / What changes since last year
- The Fosdem is back into a in-person format, speakers should be in Brussels
- In-person devrooms can be extended to an online format with pre-recorded talks
Key dates
- Submission deadline:
11th14th December 2022 - Announcement of selected talks: 15th of December 2022
- Conference dates 4 to 5 February 2023 in-person format
- BSD devroom date: Saturday 4 February 2023 morning (half day - 10.30 to 14.30) in-person format
Desirable topics
The BSD devroom aims to host talks about all BSD operating systems and connected projects.
The talks can cover the following subjects:
- internal hacker discussion
- real-world examples
- presentations about new and shiny features
- community discussion or presentations
Practical
General details
- The default duration for talks is from 15 to 30 minutes including discussion.
- If you plan to register your proposal in several tracks to increase your
chances, don't ! Register your talk once, in the most accurate track.
If the BSD devroom is not your first choice, just let us know, and give us a chance to save you a slot.
For accepted talks
- If you request an in-person talk, we are done. See you in Brussels!
- If you request an online, pre-recorded talk, you should produce and submit the video at least two weeks before the event
Submit a talk
Visit the FOSDEM 2023 Pentabarf website (see account creation bellow)
Create an "event" and click on "Show all" in the top right corner to display the full form.
Your submission must include the following information
- Your contact Email
- The title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will be listed with ~500 from other projects)
- Select "BSD devroom" as the track
- Select "Presentation" event type
- Chose between an 'On-campus event' or 'Online event'
- A short abstract of one paragraph
- A longer description if you wish to do so
- Links to related websites / blogs etc...
Account creation
If you already have a Pentabarf account, please don't recreate a new one.
To reset your password, try to login (and fail) or browse directly to https://penta.fosdem.org/user/forgot_password
Contact Us
- Follow us on Twitter: @fosdembsd
- By Email:
- Rodrigo Osorio: rodrigo@FreeBSD.org
- : rodrigo@FreeBSD.org