Hello everyone,
We're happy to announce that the call for participation in the FOSDEM 2024
devroom for Public Code and Digital Public Goods has opened.
It's a devroom dedicated to everyone developing public code - open source
code that implements public policy, used for the public good, and by public
organizations like governments, public administrations and state
corporations. Digital public goods (DPGs) are open-source software, open standards,
open data, open AI systems, and open content collections that help meet
the Sustainable Development Goals.
The devroom will take place on Saturday, 3 February 2024 in Brussels.
We're looking for contributions that fit within the main theme of
the devroom. Below are some questions to inspire your proposal:
* have you tried to replicate or co-develop with another public
organization? what did you learn along the way?
* do you have any procurement or governance models (or hacks!) that
helped you use, reuse or co-develop public code or a digital public good?
* are you working on or using an amazing DPG or public code project with
strong reuse potential that everyone should know about?
If you have another idea for a talk that you think would fit, please don't
hesitate to let us know! We hope that this will be an opportunity for
everyone to meet and exchange ideas about public code and digital public
goods around the world.
We offer two types of talk slots:
- 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A)
- 5 minute lightning talks, perfect for presenting your project, but other lightning talk
topics are also welcome!
Please specify in the Submission notes field which type you're applying for.
We welcome submissions from projects that have never been to FOSDEM
before, as well as from 'old timers'.
= Submission process =
Please submit your proposals at [1] before 1 December 2023.
- Head to the FOSDEM 2024 pretalx website. This has replaced Pentabarf!
- Follow the instructions to create an account.
- Once logged in, select “submit a CFP”.
- Your submission must include the following information:
- Track - Select Public Code and Digital Public Goods from the dropdown list
- Abstract (will appear on the FOSDEM schedule)
- Description (will appear on the FOSDEM schedule)
- Submission notes - Write if you want to give a Lightning talk or Presentation here. Add any other details as needed.
- Session Image (optional new feature): Use this if you want an illustration to go with your proposal. Please do not upload files larger than 10.0 MB!
- Click Continue or you can save and come back to it
- About your proposal: Which open source license do you use?
- FOSDEM is an open-source software conference, please specify which OSI approved license your proposal uses.
- Extra review material, only shown to reviewers (not published when scheduled)
- Extra Contact details (optional)
- Click Continue or you can save and come back to it
- Finally, tell us your name
= Important dates =
* 1 December 2023: deadline for submission of proposals
* 15 December 2023 or before: announcement of final schedule
* 3 February 2024: devroom day - You must be available in person to
present your talk
= Recordings =
The talks are usually recorded on-site. Any recordings will be published
under the same license as all FOSDEM content (CC-BY). By agreeing to
present in the Public Code and Digital Public Goods devroom, you
automatically give permission to be recorded.
- Foundation for Public Code and Digital Public Goods Alliance,
co-organizers of the devroom
[1] https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2024/cfp