[FOSDEM] Call for Participation: Community Devroom 2023

[laura.czajkowski at gmail.com]

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 at 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 at 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/>
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