FOSDEM 2023 In Person – Community DevRoom Call for Participation!
The twenty-third edition will take place Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th
February 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.
Key dates / New updates
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Conference dates 4-5 February, 2023 In person
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Community DevRoom date: Sunday 5th February
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Submission deadline: Monday 21st November
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Announcement of selected talks: Thursday 15th December
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You must be available in person to present your talk
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Talk submissions should be 30 mins and this should include Q&A time.
IN MORE DETAIL
The Community DevRoom will be back at FOSDEM 2023 (In Person). Our goals in
running this DevRoom are to:
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Educate those who are primarily software developers on
community-oriented topics that are vital in the process of software
development, e.g. effective collaboration
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Provide concrete advice on dealing with squishy human problems
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To unpack preconceived ideas of what community is and the role it plays
in human society, free software, and a corporate-dominated world in 2023
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We are seeking proposals on all aspects of creating and nurturing
communities for free software projects
TALK TOPICS
Here are some topics we are interested in hearing more about this year:
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Creating local-first communities and authentic and sustainable
connections with contributors who are not able to attend in person
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Sustainability in FOSS from a community perspective, e.g. keeping
contributors motivated and able to pay their bills and addressing
maintainer burnout
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Creating a community around a corporate sponsored open source project
that is respectful of its users and FOSS principles
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Self-care in our communities, for both community members and community
leaders, e.g. how are we all dealing with burnout and the ongoing impact of
the pandemic
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Balancing community expectations with company objectives in a manner
that is respectful, authentic, and serves both audiences well
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Community Management best practices
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Dealing with toxic people
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Rewarding volunteer contributors and keeping volunteers motivated
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Effective collaboration techniques
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Recruiting new people to your project
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Creative ways to engage and grow your developer community
Again, these are just suggestions. We welcome proposals on any aspect of
community building!
HOW TO SUBMIT A TALK
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Head to the FOSDEM 2023 Pentabarf
<https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23> website.
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If you already have a Pentabarf account, please don’t create a new one.
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If you forgot your password, reset it.
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Otherwise, follow the instructions to create an account.
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Once logged in, select “Create Event” and click on “Show All” in the top
right corner to display the full form.
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Your submission must include the following information:
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First and last name / Nickname (optional)/ Image
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Email address
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Mobile phone number (this is a very hard requirement as there will be no
other reliable form of emergency communication on the day)
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Title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will
be listed with ~500 from other projects)
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Track: Select “Community DevRoom” as the track
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Event type: Lecture (talk)
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Persons: Add yourself as the speaker with your bio
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Description: Abstract (required)/ Full Description (optional)
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Links to related websites / blogs etc.
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Beyond giving us the above, let us know if there’s anything else you’d
like to share as part of your submission – Twitter handle, GitHub activity
history – whatever works for you. We especially welcome videos of you
speaking elsewhere, or even just a list of talks you have done previously.
First time speakers are, of course, welcome!
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For issues with Pentabarf, please contact
community-devroom(a)lists.fosdem.org. Feel free to send a notification of
your submission to that email.
If you need to get in touch with the organisers or program committee of the
Community DevRoom, email us at community-devroom(a)lists.fosdem.org
Shirley Bailes, Leslie Hawthorn, and Laura Czajkowski - Community DevRoom
Co-Organizers
FOSDEM website <https://fosdem.org/2023/> / FOSDEM code of conduct
<https://fosdem.org/2023/practical/conduct/>
for updates check: https://blackbeard334.github.io/fosdem23-emulator-devroom-cfp/
# FOSDEM 23 - Emulator Development Room CFP
The Call for papers for the FOSDEM emulator development room is hereby open!
At long last, the upcoming FOSDEM 23 will once again take place **IRL** at the [Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium](https://fosdem.org/2023/practical/transportation/).
### What is FOSDEM?
~~Stolen~~/Borrowed from the website:
_**FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.**
Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels._
#### Important stuff:
- FOSDEM is free to attend. There is no registration.
- [FOSDEM website](https://fosdem.org/)
- [FOSDEM code of conduct](https://fosdem.org/2023/practical/conduct/)
- [Emulator devroom schedule](https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/track/emulator_development/)
### Desirable topics
Really **anything** goes, but here are some ideas (for inspiration):
- Console emulator development
- Computer emulator development
- Hardware on hardware emulation
- OS emulation development
- Virtual Machine development
- Emulation history
- ...
#### Desirable speakers
We honestly don't care. Experienced speakers are very welcome, but hobbyists and/or first time speakers are equally welcome. As long as you have passion and/or knowledge you care to share.
### How to submit your proposal
To submit a talk, please visit the [FOSDEM 2023 Pentabarf website](https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23) (we are all but certain that pentabarf has something to do with the 5th dimension 🍎).
Create an **event** and click on **Show all** in the top right corner to display the full form.
### What should be in your submission
- name
- short bio
- contact info
- title (funny titles are ~~required~~/appreciated)
- abstract (what you're gonna talk about)
- duration
### Important Dates
- **December 15th: submission deadline**
- FAQ - is the submission deadline final?
- Technically speaking, you can submit talks till pentabarf closes, which should be somewhere in January
- However, talks submitted before the 16th get a higher precedence
- ASAP: announcement selected talks
- February 5th: FOSDEM!
### [Contact us](mailto:emulator-devroom-manager@fosdem.org)
- [Mahmoud Abdelghany](https://twitter.com/blackbeard0x14e)
- [Christophe Creeten](mailto:christophecreeten@hotmail.com)
- [Niels Renard](https://twitter.com/nielsrenard)
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