This is the call for participation in the FOSDEM 2026 Devroom on Audio, Video & Graphics Creation Devroom (AVG). The Devroom will take place on Sunday, February 1st, at the ULB Campus, in Brussels, Belgium. We are inviting presentations about open source graphics, video and audio creation and editing tools. Such presentations may include: - Video editing & production: non-linear editors (Kdenlive, Shotcut, Olive, Blender VSE), live production (OBS Studio), encoding (FFmpeg, GStreamer), motion graphics. - Graphics & animation: raster and vector editing (GIMP, Krita, Inkscape), RAW photography (Darktable, RawTherapee), 2D/3D animation (Blender, Synfig, Pencil2D). - Audio editing & music production: DAWs and sequencers (Ardour, LMMS, Zrythm, Rosegarden), audio editors (Audacity), DJ tools (Mixxx), plugin ecosystems (JACK, Carla, LV2/VST). Each talk will be limited to 25 minutes (including questions). We also like to use this opportunity to foster discussions and collaborations among users and developers of open source audio, video and graphics tools. == Submission process == Please submit your proposals at https://fosdem.org/submit before December 1st, 2025. When submitting your proposal, make sure you choose the “Audio, Video & Graphics Devroom” in the track drop-down menu. Otherwise, your proposal might go unnoticed. Once the schedule of the devroom is finalized, we will contact you. == Important dates == - December 1st, 2025: deadline for submission of proposals - December 15th, 2025 or before: announcement of final schedule - February 1st, 2026: devroom day == Recordings == All Devrooms at FOSDEM will be recorded. The recordings will be published under the same license as all FOSDEM content (CC-BY). By agreeing to present at FOSDEM, you automatically grant permission to be recorded. The organizers will agree to make exceptions but only for exceptional and well-reasoned cases. == A few notes == - You must be available in person to present your talk at FOSDEM, we will not be able to stream talks remote. - Speaking slots are 25 minutes in length with 5 minutes between sessions for the next speaker. - FOSDEM is a FLOSS community event, so please ensure your topic is appropriate (i.e., no sales pitches). == Devroom managers == Current Devroom managers are Dave Pitts and Pascal Scherbaum. You can reach us using the dedicated email address for the Devroom: avg-devroom-manager@fosdem.org == Please consider volunteering == If you plan to attend the Devroom, or submit a talk, please consider volunteering. We will need a couple of helping hands in order to make the Devroom a success. Please contact us using the Devromm email address. The Call for Presentations is also published here: https://pascal.scherbaum.la/post/2025-11-03_call-for-presentations-audio-vid...