November 2022 - FOSDEM - lists.fosdem.org

Call for Participation: Railways and Open Transport Devroom
by Cornelius Schumacher 12 Nov '22

12 Nov '22

# Call for Participation: Railways and Open Transport Devroom FOSDEM (https://fosdem.org) is Europe's largest gathering of Free and Open Source Software developers and enthusiasts, with thousands of people attending each year. FOSDEM 2023 will take place on the weekend of 4-5 February 2023 as an in-person event in Brussels. For the first time we run a track ("devroom") about Railways and Open Transport to explore the space of Free and Open Source Software in the context of railways and public transport. We invite you to participate by presenting your work and projects in this space. This will be an excellent opportunity to show what you are doing and discuss it with like-minded people from the community. ## Key dates * 10 December: Deadline for submitting proposals for presentations * 16 December: Announcement of selected presentations * 4 February (10:30-14:30): presentations at devroom at FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium (Talks are streamed and recorded, but you must be available in person to present your talk) ## Topics We are interested in presentations on any topic related to Free and Open Source Software in the context of railways and public transport. Possible topics include: * Dealing with schedules, time tables, live information about trains * Geo software, mapping tracks, stations, routing * Accessibility assistants for travellers * Information systems for trains, stations, infrastructure * Simulation of network behavior, running trains, dispatching, schedules * Implementation of railway-related standards * Railway games * Research topics, AI applications, AR, conversational UI * Booking, tickets, travel planning * ... The audience is developers and enthusiasts of Free and Open Source Software. This includes a good number of railway fans and people active in related communities. ## Submission process Please use the FOSDEM conference system Pentabarf (https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23/) to submit a presentation proposal for the devroom. On the "General" tab, please look for the "Track" option and choose "Railways and Open Transport devroom". Note: if you have used FOSDEM Pentabarf before, please do _not_ create a new account/username but rather use your existing one. Preferred length of the presentation is 30 minutes, including Q&A. But feel free to also submit proposals for shorter talks. FOSDEM records and live-streams all talks. Recordings are published under the CC-BY license. ## First-time speakers FOSDEM devrooms are a welcoming environment for people who have never given a talk before. Please feel free to contact the devroom administrators personally if you would like to ask any questions about it. ## Contact The organizers of the devroom can be reached by sending email to transport-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any inquiry or suggestion for the devroom. Simon Clavier, Cornelius Schumacher, Max Mehl, Mahalia Stephan - Railways and Open Transport devroom co-organizers

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CfP: Open Media Devroom at FOSDEM 2023
by Christophe Massiot 12 Nov '22

12 Nov '22

Hi all, After two years off, the Open Media devroom returns at FOSDEM 2023, and we are looking for propositions of talks and panels. FOSDEM is one of the largest (8,000+ hackers!) gatherings of Free and Open Source Software contributors in the world and happens every February in Brussels (Belgium, Europe). This year, the Open Media devroom will take place in-person on: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 # 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/2020/schedule/track/open_media/ # CFP Guidelines The deadline for submission is: Saturday December 10th, 2022 * To submit your proposal, visit: https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23 * You will need to create an account (or preferably use your account from previous years) and then go to "create event", and add the details of your presentation. * IMPORTANT: Please make sure to select "Open Media devroom" track for your submission. * Your submission must include the following information - The title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive). - A short single 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. - A biography of yourself. - If you have a complicated schedule (plane to catch, other talk...) or need an invitation for a visa, please tell us in the submission notes and we will try to accommodate. * You can submit a session of one of the following formats: - lightning talk (10 minutes incl. questions), - regular talk (25 minutes incl. questions), - workshop (40 minutes or more) * Selected talks will be notified by December 15th 2022. * All sessions will be recorded and be made available under CC-BY licence by FOSDEM at https://video.fosdem.org/ . * You have to be present in Brussels in-person on February 4th 2023. # Community The official communication channel is the Open Media devroom mailing-list. Join the list at: https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/open-media-devroom And please don't hesitate to contact us for more information! Christophe, Ben, Frans and Kieran, On behalf of the Open Media devroom.

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Call for Participation: Haskell Devroom 2023
by Fraser Tweedale 12 Nov '22

12 Nov '22

We are thrilled to announce the **FOSDEM 2023 Haskell Devroom** and issue this Call for Participation. FOSDEM 2023 will be held on 4 & 5 February 2023, in Brussels. For more information see the official site: https://fosdem.org/2023/. The Haskell devroom will take place on Sunday 5 February, from 13:10 to 17:00 UTC+1. Presentations will be also streamed live and published afterwards. ## Key Dates 2022-11-28: Submission Deadline 2022-12-12: Announcement of selected talks 2023-02-05: Haskell Devroom ## About the Haskell devroom Haskell is a statically typed functional programming language. Its vibrant community spans industry, academia and the hobbyist realm. The Haskell devroom welcomes people new to Haskell or functional programming, as well as intermediate or experienced Haskellers. The Haskell devroom will: - Advocate the Haskell programming language, and its community, to a wide audience of free software developers and users. - Promote and support participation in free software projects that use Haskell. - Teach Haskell (more broadly, functional) programming techniques, and introduce important libraries, frameworks or developer tools. ## Call for Participation We invite proposals for talks, tutorials and demos on topics including: - Introductory talks teaching functional programming concepts and Haskell programming - Practical advice for Haskell programming: developer tools, package ecosystem, Haskell in production. - "Show and tell" session for people to introduce Haskell projects they are involved with, and invite contributions. - Experience reports: share about problems you tackled using Haskell, and the outcomes. - What is going on in the Haskell community? Where and how you can get involved? Sessions will have a maximum duration of 30 minutes, including questions. You are welcome to propose shorter sessions (for example a demo, short talk or Q&A). This is an in-person event. Presenters must be able to attend to deliver their presentation. ## Code of conduct Speakers and attendees must abide by the FOSDEM Code of Conduct[1]. Also, because this is a Haskell community event we expect participants to follow the Haskell Foundation Guidelines for Respectful Communication[2]. [1] https://fosdem.org/2023/practical/conduct/ [2] https://haskell.foundation/guidelines-for-respectful-communication/ If you submit a proposal and it is accepted, you will be required to confirm that you accept the FOSDEM Code of Conduct. If you have any questions about the Code of Conduct or wish to have one of the devroom organizers review your presentation slides or any other content for compliance, please email us and we will do our best to assist you. ## How to submit Submit proposals through the FOSDEM Pentabarf submission tool[3]. If you do not already have an account, you need to create one. [3] https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23 Go to "Create Event" and select the "Haskell devroom" track. Ensure you fill the following fields: - Event title - Track ("Haskell devroom") - Duration (including questions; <= 30 minutes) - Event type - Short abstract - Full abstract - Submission notes (if any) You can use the Submission notes to mention: - Any special requirements - Anything else you want the organisers/reviewers to know In the "Person" profile section please provide your: - Name, nickname (optional), image - Short Biography - Email address - Phone number (in case we need to contact you during the conference) Presentations will be live-streamed and recordings published under the CC-BY licence. By submitting you consent to having your presentation recorded, broadcast and published under the CC-BY licence. ## People and contacts The Haskell devroom organisers are: - Fraser Tweedale - Troels Henriksen If you need to reach the Haskell devroom organisers or program committee, email <haskell-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org>.

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Call for Participation: BSD devroom at FOSDEM 2023
by Rodrigo Osorio 12 Nov '22

12 Nov '22

FOSDEM'23 BSD devroom ===================== The BSD devroom will take place on Saturday, 4th February 2023 at FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium. The BSD devroom CFP is up here :https://people.freebsd.org/~rodrigo/fosdem23/ Best regards, -- rodrigo

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[CFP] Embedded, Mobile and Automotive Devroom @FOSDEM2023
by Krzysztof Opasiak 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

This email is a Call For Participation in the Embedded, Mobile and Automotive Devroom at FOSDEM 2023. Devroom date: 4th February in Brussels, Belgium CFP deadline: Friday, 2nd December 2022. Final speaker confirmation on Friday, December 9th 2022. CFP Introduction --------------------------- Embedded software is transforming the world, and FOSS embedded software is leading the way. From automotive to the Internet of Things, launching rockets, messing with your phone or automating your toaster, small devices, embedded systems, and automatons are everywhere Join in and tell the world about your project! This year we welcome talks that are either: * 10 min (short introduction of project/topic) * 25 min (normal slot) * 50 min (extraordinary slot for a topic that needs a deeper explanation) Topics Sought ------------------------ The embedded devroom seeks topics related to automotive, industrial, mobile, consumer electronics, autonomous and generally embedded systems, either from a professional or hobbyist background. Topics such as operating systems (Linux, free RTOS), hardware platforms (from microcontrollers to microprocessors, FPGAs) and software stacks are welcome. Related areas are of course of interest as well and our definition of "embedded" is elastic. CFP Schedule And Submission Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Please submit proposals no later than the 2nd of December. Please use the following URL to submit your talk to FOSDEM 2023 https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23 and follow the following rules: * If you do not have an account yet, please create one, if you have submitted a talk in one of the previous years, please re-use your old account. * Select as the Track "Embedded, mobile and automotive devroom" * Select as the Event Type "Lecture" * Include a title. (Note that "Subtitle" entry doesn't appear on all conference documents, so make sure "Title" can stand on its own without "Subtitle" present.) * Include an Abstract of about 500 characters and a full description of any length you wish, but in both fields, please be concise, but clear and descriptive. * Indicate whether you seek a 10, 25, or 50 minute slot. * Use the "Links" sub-area to your past work in the field you'd like to share. * Last but not least, make sure you have up to date contact info. Feel free to send an email to the embedded mailing list should you have any questions with the conference system. Subscribe here: https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/embedded-devroom About the devroom organizers -------------------------------------------------- The co-organizers of the FOSDEM 2023 Embedded devroom are (in alphabetical order by surname): * Walt Miner * Krzysztof Opasiak * Thomas Petazzoni * Chris Simmonds * Geert Uytterhoeven Best regards, -- Krzysztof Opasiak

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Call for Participation: Erlang, Elixir & Friends Devroom 2023
by Riccardo Binetti 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

# Call for Participation The Erlang, Elixir & Friends Devroom will take place in person at FOSDEM on Sunday, 5th February 2023. We invite authors to submit original, high-quality work with sufficient background material to be clear to the BEAM community. ## Topics We welcome any talk proposals about BEAM-related projects. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Languages running on the BEAM (Erlang, Elixir, et al.) - Introduction to the language - Recent features and roadmap - Interesting libraries - Frameworks - Open Source projects that run on the BEAM - Tooling - Scalability and reliability - Community initiatives ## Talk length For the talk length we will support different slots: - Long (40 minutes, including Q&A) - Short (20 minutes, including Q&A) - Lightning (5 minutes, no Q&A) Please specify your preferred slot length, but note that we could ask submitters to fit into a different slot for scheduling purposes. ## Submission details Please be aware of the fact that Devroom talks at FOSDEM will be recorded. By submitting a proposal you agree to being recorded and to have your talk made available. Submissions must include: - Title (Event title in Pentabarf) - Abstract These additional details must be included in the ‘Submission notes’ section: - Desired slot length (please specify if you're willing to accept a shorter slot if there's the need) - Expected prior knowledge / intended audience - Speaker bio - Links to previous talks by the speaker (optional) - Links to code / slides / material for the talk (optional) If you already have a Pentabarf account from a previous FOSDEM edition, please reuse it. Create an account if, and only if, you don’t have one from a previous year. Submit your proposal here: https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23 When logged in, click on the ‘Create Event’ button (on the left menu) to create your talk proposal. Before submitting your talk in Pentabarf, please make sure that Erlang, Elixir & Friends Devroom is selected as the Track, and also that the duration is the correct one. If you have issues with Pentabarf any other questions do not despair! Reach us at erlang-devroom-manager at fosdem.org. ## Important dates - Call for papers opens: 11 November 2022 - Call for papers closes: 5 December 2022, 9 AM UTC - Devroom schedule available: 15 December 2022 - Devroom day: Sunday, 5 February 2023 (9:00-12:50) See you in Brussels! -- Erlang, Elixir and Friends devroom managers: - Riccardo Binetti - Davide Bettio

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Call for Participation: FOSS on mobile devices devroom
by Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Hi, please find the web version of this CFP here : https://gitlab.com/fosdem_mobile/devroom/-/blob/main/README.md ## FOSS on mobile devices devroom We are happy to announce the physical FOSS on mobile devices devroom at FOSDEM 23! This devroom is about everything related to Linux and Free Software on Linux- first based smartphones (such as the Librem 5 or the PinePhone) and other mobile devices running a regular (non-Android) Linux kernel. The topics can range from the very first bytes the bootloader runs, up to the 1 pixel offset you're fixing in your favorite toolkit. If you have been hacking, designing or reverse engineering in this field we would love to hear what you have been up to! ## Call for Participation We are excited to invite the great communities around different projects to submit their talks. We are interested in seeing your demos, hearing your presentations and engaging in lively discussions with developers and users. Please bear in mind that all talks will be given in person this year. If you're unsure if your proposed talk will be a good fit or if you have other questions, feel free to reach out to us on matrix at #mobile-devroom:fosdem.org or send a mail to mobile-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org ### Important dates - 08 December - Submission deadline - 15 December - Announcement of selected talks - 04 February 2023 - Devroom taking place (first half of Saturday: 10:30 - 14:30) All deadline times are 23:59 UTC. ## Topics Some topics of interest including, but not limited to: - Distributions for mobile devices - Mainline device support - Building hardware for mobile FOSS OS's - Mobile software ecosystem (GNOME, Plasma Mobile, etc) - Specific software projects ## Submission details Please use the following URL to submit a talk to FOSDEM 2023: https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23 - If you already have a Pentabarf account, please **don't** create a new one. - Once logged in, select "Create Event" and click on "Show All" in the top right corner to display the full form. - Uploading a photograph and writing a short biography is encouraged - Please don't submit your talk to multiple tracks, instead choose the most appropriate one and/or reach out to us - Add relevant information such as title, subtitle, duration and short abstract all of which will be visible in the FOSDEM schedule We're looking forward to your submissions! -- Cheers, Evangelos PGP: B938 6554 B7DD 266B CB8E 29A9 90F0 C9B1 8A6B 4A19

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Call for Participation: Energy devroom
by Nico Rikken 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Hello everyone, As frequent FOSDEM visitors we are happy to announce the realisation of a long-held dream of hosting an Energy devroom at FOSDEM. By hosting a dedicated Energy devroom we will foster the diverse collaboration that is needed to successfully transform our energy systems. We hope you will take this chance to engage with the community and share your project, experience or thoughts. ## Call for participation We want your presentations related to energy systems and energy usage. Straight up project presentations are welcome but tangible applications and use-cases are preferred, so are stories & lessons for community building in the energy industry. We expect topics like scheduling energy consumption, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, metering and measuring systems, controlling microgrids, going off-grid and more. If you are unsure about what direction to take a topic, please reach out so we can assist you. Talks should be aimed at a technical audience, but should not assume that attendees are already familiar with your project or how it solves a given problem. Talk proposals may cover very specific solutions to a problem, or may be a higher level project overview for lesser known projects. Bound by the space limitations at FOSDEM we'll start the morning (10:30-14:30) with a virtual online devroom of pre-recorded talks. The afternoon (15:00-19:00) will be a physical devroom. Please feel free to suggest a duration between 20 minutes and 55 minutes but note that the final decision on talk durations will be made by the devroom administrators based on the number of received proposals. We may decide to give shorter slots so that more speakers can participate. As we need both physical talks and virtual pre-recorded talks you can indicate your preference in your submission. It is appreciated if you can provide us flexiblity in scheduling by selecting both options. ## Key dates * 3 December: CfP submission deadline * 16 December: Announcement of selected talks * 15 January: Pre-recorded virtual session videos to be delivered * 4 February: Energy devroom at FOSDEM - if applying for an in-person session, you must be available onsite to present your talk, if virtual you must be available for questions. All deadlines are at 23:59 UTC. ## Submission process Please submit your proposals at Penta https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23 by the 3rd of December 2022, 23:59 UTC. If you already have an account from a previous year, you should reuse it so all recorded FOSDEM contributions are associated with your profile. When submitting your proposal (creating an 'event' in Pentabarf), select 'Energy devroom' from the track drop-down menu. You can indicate your preference for physical/virtual/either using the checkboxes at the bottom of the submission form. Write the desired duration (between 20 minutes and 55 minutes) including question into the proposal so we can take that into account when planning. We may decide to give shorter slots so that more speakers can participate. If you will not be present on the campus in Brussels for the whole event or wish to participate remotely, please also fill out the Availability tab (under Person) to indicate the hours during which your presentation can be scheduled taking into account your local time zone. For virtual talks, use the 'attachment' option to add the video file. If you run into issues with your submission, please reach out to us so we can assist you, or contact the program committee at program(a)fosdem.org ## Pre-recorded virtual talks If you get selected for a virtual talk, you are expected to hand in the video with the correct technical settings so FOSDEM can integrate it in their system. More information might be provided at a later stage, but for now the most current information can be found here: https://github.com/FOSDEM/video/wiki/FOSDEM-2021-video-email-to-speakers Please make sure you have the technical means to meet those requirements for the video file. Technical video support by the devroom managers is only provided to the best of our abilities. Accepted speakers will need to prepare, record and upload their presentation during the first two weeks of January. Speakers will need to be in a place with a computer with a reliable internet connection and camera and microphone when their talk is scheduled so they can join a video room and take questions and engage in discussion after their pre-recorded presentation is played. If you have a virtual talk and atend FOSDEM yourself we still expect you to find a quiet corner and be open to questions. ## Requirements The conference language is English. All content must relate to Free and Open Source Software. By participating in the event you agree to the publication of your recordings, slides and other content provided under the same licence as all FOSDEM content (CC-BY). By participating in FOSDEM you are required to adhere the Code of Conduct: https://fosdem.org/2023/practical/conduct/ ## Please consider volunteering Regardless if you submit a talk, please consider volunteering if you plan on attending the devroom. Every small contribution counts, even just half an hour, so if you want to help make our devroom a success, please let us know so we can stay in touch and plan. ## Energy devroom managers Current Devroom managers are Nicolas Höning, Kai-Uwe Hermann and Nico Rikken. You can use the dedicated email address to contact us: energy-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org Hope to see you at the Energy Devroom! Best, Nico Rikken

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Call for Proposal: CI/CD Devroom at FOSDEM 2023
by Olblak 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Hi Everybody, I am happy to share that the CFP for the CI/CD devroom at FOSDEM 2023, to be held on the afternoon of February 4th 2023, is now open. Please note that FOSDEM will be physical again. We are looking for contributions in the form of presentations (40min) or lightning talks (20min). Possible topics include: * Project showcases, modern tooling * Stories from end-users (e.g. success/failure) * Continuous Integration * Continuous Delivery * Continuous Deployment * Security in Software Supply Chain * Interesting use-cases * Pipeline standardization * Interoperability in CI/CD * Best Practices * BoF sessions Remark: This may sound obvious but we will only accept talks covering open-source. If you have any issues or questions about the CFP process, please contact cicd-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org. Submitting talks: Please submit your proposals by the 12th of December 2022. Presentation details: The default duration for talks will be 40 minutes including Q&A. Feel free to request a shorter slot of 20 minutes if it's more appropriate. Submissions are accepted via the FOSDEM 2023 website. Please do not recreate your Pentabarf account if you already have one. Make sure to include the following information in your proposal: 1. First Name and Last Name 2. Photo 3. Biography 4. Email Address 5. A mobile phone number that we can use to contact you in case of an emergency 6. Title and subtitle of your talk 7. A short abstract (one or two paragraphs) detailing what the talk will discuss, and why attendees should attend it 8. A longer description if you have more details to share 9. Select the "Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment devroom" track! 10. The duration of your talk (20 or 40 min, including time for Q&A) 11. links to related material/websites/blogs (optional) Important dates: 12th of December 2022: Deadline for submission of proposals 15th of December 2022: Announcement of the final schedule 17th of January, 2023: Presentation uploaded on Pentabarf 24th of January, 2023: Presentation validated by moderators 4th of February, 2023: devroom day from 12 AM UTC to 4 PM UTC Talks will be recorded and published under the same license as all FOSDEM content (CC-BY). By agreeing to present at FOSDEM, you automatically give permission to be recorded. We need volunteers: We are looking for volunteers to help us review talks and moderate the sessions. Feel free to contact us for more information. If you have any issues or questions, contact cicd-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org. Links: FOSDEM website <https://fosdem.org/2023/> FOSDEM code of conduct <https://fosdem.org/2023/practical/conduct/> cicd-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org CFP Submission <https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23>

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DNS devroom CfP
by Peter van Dijk 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

[this CfP lives online at https://blog.powerdns.com/2022/11/11/fosdem-2023-dns-developer-room-call-fo… - any important changes will be posted at least there] Hello DNS enthusiasts and other developers, After three earlier successful and packed DNS devrooms at FOSDEM 2018, 2019, and 2020, we are happy to announce a half-day DNS devroom at FOSDEM 2023. As with the previous events, we hope to host talks anywhere from hardcore protocol stuff, to practical sessions for programmers that are not directly involved with DNS but may have to deal with DNS in their day to day coding or system administrators responsible for DNS infrastructure. We have been allotted a room on Saturday the 4th of February 2023, from 15:00 to 19:00 (CET). If you have something you’d like to share with your fellow developers, please head to pentabarf at https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23. Examples of topics are measuring, monitoring, DNS libraries, anecdotes on how you’ve (ab)used the DNS, and group discussions of upcoming technologies. For the upcoming technologies, we're looking for submissions on Applications Doing DNS (ADD), SVCB/HTTPS records and applications thereof, and stub-resolver configuration. Here’s the 2020 schedule, for your inspiration: https://archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/track/dns/ . We expect to schedule 30 minutes per talk, including questions, but if you need more or less time, we can discuss this. The deadline for submissions is December 7th 2022. If you have a FOSDEM Pentabarf account from a previous year, please use that account. Reach out to dns-devroom-manager(a)fosdem.org if you run into any trouble. See you there! Cheers, The FOSDEM 2023 DNS Devroom organizers

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