[FOSDEM] Open Source Design devroom at FOSDEM '24: Call for participation

[Nimisha Vijay]

Call for participation: Open Source Design devroom at FOSDEM 2024

FOSDEM <https://fosdem.org> is the Free and Open source Software
Developers’ European Meeting, a free and non-commercial two-day weekend
event that offers all open source contributors a place to meet, share
ideas, learn and collaborate. Every year, thousands of free and open source
software contributors from all over the world gather at the event in
Brussels, Belgium. After the roaring success of FOSDEM 2023, we are gearing
up for the next edition of FOSDEM, taking place at the Université Libre
Brussels on 3rd and 4th February 2024.
<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#open-source-design--fosdem>Open
Source Design @ FOSDEM

Open Source Design has been part of FOSDEM for close to a decade now,
giving designers who work with free, libre and open source software a
platform to share their ideas. Much like the previous years, Open Source
Design will have a devroom at FOSDEM 2024, and this year it will on the
second half of the first day of FOSDEM (13:00 to 17:00 of 3rd February
2024, a Saturday). It will be an in-person event, with a livestream online
for the folks who are unable to make it in person. More details about exact
location of the devroom will be shared as they are released.
<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#get-involved>Get
involved!

*We invite you to give a talk about contributing design to open source
projects!*

"Design" can mean anything including typography, graphic design,
interaction design, user experience, human-computer interaction,
accessibility, information architecture, content strategy, service design,
user research, design research and more. You don't have to be an expert in
the field -- you could have been involved in a project for as little as a
year or as long as a decade. As long as you have been involved with design
in any respect in an open source project, we're interested to hear what you
think!

Here are some topics that may inspire your talk:

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   Your experiences contributing to design in an open source project
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   How you use FLOSS tools to design
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   An open source project which is an example of great design
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   Your design process, research methods, and go-to resources while working
   with open source projects
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   Your ideas on fostering diversity and inclusion in design and open source
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   Anything else related to design and FLOSS!

<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#some-examples-of-previous-talks-featured-at-the-open-source-design-devroom-at-fosdem-are>Some
examples of previous talks featured at the Open Source Design devroom at
FOSDEM are:

Building a UX research toolkit: How a UX Research Toolkit is being built
for the Open Source Ecosystem
<https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/building_a_ux_research_toolkit/>
by Mogashni Naidoo at FOSDEM 2023

Accessibility & Open Source: How open source is key to building a more
inclusive world
<https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/accessibility_and_open_source/>
by Mike Gifford at FOSDEM 2023

Calling all UX Designers! Attracting and keeping UX designers on FOSS
projects
<https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/osd_attracting_and_keeping_ux_designers_on_foss_projects/>
by Scott Jenson at FOSDEM 2022

Documenting a Design System: Lessons learned from open sourcing the Orbit
docs
<https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/osd_lessons_learned_from_open_sourcing_the_orbit_docs/>
by Aaron Collier at FOSDEM 2022

Mentoring designers in open Source Software: What I've learned mentoring
and supporting designers in OSS
<https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/mentoring_designers_in_open_source_software/>
by Eriol Fox at FOSDEM 2021

Open Source Design movement in Africa
<https://archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/open_source_design_africa/>
by Peace Ojemeh at FOSDEM 2020
<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#what-is-the-talk-format>What
is the talk format?

This year, all talks at the Open Source Design devroom will be in-person.
You will have the stage for 25 minutes in total, so you can have a
20-minute talk with 5 minutes for questions from the audience, or a
25-minute talk with no questions. Talks cannot be longer than 25 mins
otherwise you get gently moved off 'stage'.
<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#how-can-i-submit-a-talk>How
can I submit a talk?

To submit a talk, go to FOSDEM's pretalx tool
<https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2024/cfp> and click "Submit a proposal".
Then all you have to do is select "Open Source Design" as the track and
fill out the details of your talk according to the instructions.
<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#whats-the-deadline>What's
the deadline?

Talk proposals must be submitted on or before *8 December 2023*.

Accepted talks would be announced latest by *15 December 2023*.

All deadlines are 23:59 UTC. If your talk is accepted, an Open Source
Design volunteer will keep in touch with you to help you meet deadlines and
with any technical difficulties you may face.
<https://github.com/opensourcedesign/opensourcedesign.github.io/blob/master/_events/2023-11-10-fosdem-cfp-2024.md#additional-information>Additional
information

The Open Source Design devroom at FOSDEM 2024 will be at the Solbosch
campus of the Université Libre Brussels, Belgium, with the option of
virtual attendance for those who are remote. The exact room will be
announced closer to the date of the event.

Be sure to read the FOSDEM Code of Conduct

If you have any questions, reach out to us on the Open Source Design forum
<https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2024-discussion-volunteering-speaker-q-a/3675>
.

We are looking forward to seeing you at FOSDEM 2024!
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