FOSDEM'24 Open Source Firmware, BMC and Bootloader devroom ========================================================== The Open Source Firmware, BMC and Bootloader devroom will take place on Sunday, 4th February 2024 at FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium. Call for Participation ---------------------- We are opening the call for participation to our devroom, with the deadline for talk proposals set on Monday, 11th December 2023 23:59:59 UTC. Devroom Scope ------------- The devroom will focus on various topics related to the open source firmware, BMC and bootloaders including security issues. It will help to get together all interested people in one place, present and discuss current developments and issues haunting the community. Additionally, it will foster awareness among attendees about pre-OS topics. Possible topics: GRUB, TrustedGRUB, iPXE, systemd-boot/sd-boot, TrenchBoot, coreboot, oreboot, LinuxBoot, Libreboot, Heads, Dasharo, SeaBIOS, UEFI, OVMF, TianoCore, hostboot, IPMI, OpenBMC, u-bmc, EFI Unified Kernel Images (UKI), TPM, attestation, security of firmware, BMC, bootloaders, embedded controllers and related topics and technologies. Ideal submissions are actionable and opinionated. Submissions may be in the form of 25 minutes talks (preferred), panel sessions or round-table discussions. Dates ----- Submission Deadline: 11-Dec-2023 @ 23:59:59 UTC Acceptance Notification: 13-Dec-2023 Final Schedule Posted: 15-Dec-2023 How to submit -------------- Visit https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2024/cfp 1) Click "Submit a proposal" 2) Enter your presentation details 3) Be sure to select the Open Source Firmware, BMC and Bootloader devroom track! 4) Submit What to include --------------- - The title of your submission - A 1-paragraph abstract - A longer description including the benefit of your talk to your target audience, including a definition of your target audience - Approximate length/type of submission (talk, BoF, ...) - Links to related websites/blogs/talk material (if any) Administrative Notes -------------------- FOSDEM'24 is going physical again and will take place in Brussels, Belgium. The talks will be presented live along with Q&A. Presenting at FOSDEM implies permission to record your session and distribute the recording afterwards. All videos will be made available under the standard FOSDEM content license (CC-BY). If you have any questions, feel free to contact the devroom organizers: Daniel Kiper (daniel.kiper at oracle.com) and Michał Żygowski (michal.zygowski at 3mdeb.com) and Piotr Król (piotr.krol at 3mdeb.com). Daniel & Michał & Piotr