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

IN MORE DETAIL

The Community DevRoom will be back at FOSDEM 2023 (In Person). Our goals in running this DevRoom are to:

Educate those who are primarily software developers on community-oriented topics that are vital in the process of software development, e.g. effective collaboration
Provide concrete advice on dealing with squishy human problems
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
We are seeking proposals on all aspects of creating and nurturing communities for free software projects

Here are some topics we are interested in hearing more about this year:

Creating local-first communities and authentic and sustainable connections with contributors who are not able to attend in person
Sustainability in FOSS from a community perspective, e.g. keeping contributors motivated and able to pay their bills and addressing maintainer burnout
Creating a community around a corporate sponsored open source project that is respectful of its users and FOSS principles
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
Balancing community expectations with company objectives in a manner that is respectful, authentic, and serves both audiences well
Community Management best practices
Dealing with toxic people
Rewarding volunteer contributors and keeping volunteers motivated
Effective collaboration techniques
Recruiting new people to your project
Creative ways to engage and grow your developer community

Again, these are just suggestions. We welcome proposals on any aspect of community building!

If you already have a Pentabarf account, please don’t create a new one.
If you forgot your password, reset it.
Otherwise, follow the instructions to create an account.
Once logged in, select “Create Event” and click on “Show All” in the top right corner to display the full form.

First and last name / Nickname (optional)/ Image
Email address
Mobile phone number (this is a very hard requirement as there will be no other reliable form of emergency communication on the day)
Title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will be listed with ~500 from other projects)
Track: Select “Community DevRoom” as the track
Event type: Lecture (talk)
Persons: Add yourself as the speaker with your bio
Description: Abstract (required)/ Full Description (optional)
Links to related websites / blogs etc.
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!
For issues with Pentabarf, please contact community-devroom@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@lists.fosdem.org

Shirley Bailes, Leslie Hawthorn, and Laura Czajkowski - Community DevRoom Co-Organizers