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[CFP] reminder! FOSDEM RTC dev-room talks: deadline tomorrow
by FOSDEM RTC Team 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Reminder: speaker's deadline tomorrow, 17 November at 23:59 UTC The Free RTC dev-room has already received some really exciting talk proposals but there is still time for people to propose talks or encourage friends or colleagues to speak. Many other dev-rooms also have a deadline in the next few days and if your topic is applicable to more than one dev-room, you are welcome to make more than one submission. Please contact us or put a note in the memo field at the top of the talk proposal if you do that. All projects are encouraged to consider making a lightning talk too, it is an excellent opportunity to get exposure for your project: even though you only have 15 minutes, it can be a much larger and more diverse audience than in some dev-rooms. For full details, please see the original call for participation: https://danielpocock.com/fosdem-2017-rtc-cfp We invite all potential speakers and participants to discuss the selection process and other aspects of FOSDEM on the Free-RTC mailing list: https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/free-rtc

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PHP & Friends devroom CfP
by Wim Godden 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Hi, After having a very succesfull PHP & Friends devroom in 2013, 2015 and 2016, we're back in 2017 for another edition. As usual, we've opened up our Call for Papers (CfP). To submit your talk(s), go to https://fosdemphp.cu.be/ CfP closes November 26, sessions will be announced by December 20.

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Decentralised Internet devroom - CFP
by Julien Rabier 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Hi fellow hackers, Open Source and Free Software initial promises were to empower individuals when it came to computing. Three decades later, computing is almost always connected to the Internet one way or another. PCs are less and less used while smartphones are soaring and data is collected and stored on servers on which we have very limited control as users. What happened to our freedom and empowerment in the meantime? The outlook is not so great: we have less and less control over our digital environment. Network Neutrality is in danger and most code we use is proprietary and runs on servers we don't have control over. Fortunately, FOSDEM 2017 will host a "Decentralised Internet" devroom \o/ We invite projects/individual working around these issues/topics to submit proposals according to this schedule: CFP DEADLINE: 04 December 2016 SPEAKERS NOTIFIED: 11 December 2016 All submissions are to be made in Pentabarf : https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17 When submitting your talk in Pentabarf, make sure to select the "Decentralised Internet" devroom as the Track. Of course, if you already have a user account, please reuse it. Topics could include all layers of the stack, from network, hardware, OS, platform, apps and services: * Community-driven networks, DIY access providers, * Self-hosting software and distributions, * Software aimed at keeping control over personal data, * Community-hosted alternatives to GAFA * … If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to fosdem2017(a)lists.ffdn.org. See you soon in Brussels! taziden, for the Decentralised Internet devroom orgs.

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Open Media devroom FOSDEM 2017 - Call For Participation
by Christophe Massiot 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Hi all, Following a successful Open Media room at FOSDEM 2015 and 2016, we are organizing another Open Media room at FOSDEM 2017, and we are looking for propositions of talks and panels. FOSDEM is one of the largest (5,000+ hackers!) gatherings of Free Software contributors in the world and happens each February in Brussels (Belgium, Europe). This year, the Open Media devroom will take place on: Sunday, February 5th, 2017. # About the Open Media devroom The Open Media room will focus on all Free & Open Source media projects, including software and hardware, spanning from building audio & video applications, through standards, formats, codecs, video analytics and search to Web video, IPTV, broadcasting and radio practices and much more. If you're interested in video, image or audio technologies, and the breadth of available open source technologies and communities for media - the Open Media room is for you! For more information about the previous year sessions: https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/track/open_media/ <https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/track/open_media/> # CFP Guidelines The deadline for submission is: December 1st 2016 (Thursday). * To submit your proposal, visit: https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17 <https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17> * A typical presentation will last for up to 20 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes Q&A and 5 minutes for speaker switching/prep in between. Panel discussions may last up to 35 minutes. (Feel free to ask if you want to have a longer or a shorter slot.) IMPORTANT: Please make sure to select **”Open Media devroom”** track for your submission. * You will need to create an account (or use your account from previous years) and then go to "create event”, and add the details of your presentation. * Selected talks will be notified by December 11th 2016. * All sessions will be recorded and be made available under CC-BY licence by FOSDEM at https://video.fosdem.org/ <https://video.fosdem.org/> . # Your submission must include the following information * The title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive). * select **”Open Media devroom”** as the track. * 1 paragraph detailing what the talk will discuss, and why attendees should attend it. * A longer description if you have more details to share. * Links to related material/websites/blogs etc. # Community The official communication channel is the Open Media devroom mailinglist. Join the list at: https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/open-media-devroom <https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/open-media-devroom> You may also be interested in joining the Open Source community from the European Broadcasting Union on: https://tech.ebu.ch/groups/opensource <https://tech.ebu.ch/groups/opensource> And please don't hesitate to contact us for more information! Christophe, Adi, Frans and Kieran, On behalf of the Open Media devroom.

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