[FOSDEM] Call For Participations: Data Analytics DevRoom @ FOSDEM 2025

[Javier Ramirez]

(web version of this CFP available at
https://javier.github.io/data_analytics_devroom_cfp_fosdem_2025/)

Welcome to the first edition of the Data Analytics DevRoom at FOSDEM.
Our DevRoom will be scheduled on Saturday, February 1st 2025. We will
be accepting in-person talks only, with recordings for all the sessions.

# About the Data Analytics DevRoom

Data Analytics covers a wide range of activities involving data:
Ingestion, Extraction, Stream Processing, Open Data Formats, Data
Storage, Scientific Libraries, OLAP Databases, Data Quality, Business
Analytics, Data Visualization...

This DevRoom is a celebration of Open Source Data Analytics projects of
all types and sizes. We invite project contributors to present their
features, architecture, design, real-world use cases, and integrations.
We also encourage end users to share how open-source data analytics
projects are helping them solve their everyday challenges.

The devroom is a conference-within-a-conference that gives us the
opportunity to come together and chat, hack, and share stories about
Data Analytics in FLOSS ecosystems.

This DevRoom is also an opportunity to identify potential
collaborations across projects covering different aspects of the data
lifecycle.

If you are wondering what type of project would be suitable, this
non-comprehensive list of excellent FOSS projects for Data Analytics can
give you
some clues: Apache Arrow, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Apache Druid, QuestDB,
Timescale, Grafana, Apache Superset, Redash, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Bokeh,
D3, Graphic-walker, Plots.jl, Makie, Gadfly, Ggplot2, Iceberg, Parquet,
Delta Lake, Apache Hudi, LakeFS, Avro, ORC, Presto/Trino, OpenSearch,
Valkey, Apache Doris, Pinot, Debezium, Apache Pulsar, Apache Kafka,
Apache Flink, Vaex, Scipy, Mumpy, Pandas, Polars, Dask, Dagger.jl,
Dataframes.jl, Dplyr, Tibble, Tidyr, Rsample, Broom, Tidyquant, Dbt,
Apache Airflow, Dagster, DataHub, Amundsen, Great Expectations, and many
more.

We want our Devroom to be a safe space for everyone, so we kindly ask
all participants to follow the FOSDEM code of conduct
https://fosdem.org/2025/practical/conduct/.

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# Call for Papers

We welcome submissions about, but not limited to, open source libraries,
open source projects, or technical use cases explaining how one (or
more) open source components are being used to power real-life use case.
Talks featuring more than one open source data project are encouraged.
**All programming languages** are welcome.

If in doubt, think if the talk you want to submit would be appealing
for an audience interested in data analytics. If the answer is yes,
please do submit.

We are aware some open source projects have also non-open source
commercial offerings (we all need to pay the rent!). This Devroom is
only about the FOSS part of those projects, so please leave the
commercial pitch outside of your proposals and presentations.

## Diversity, Junior Developers, and First-time Speakers

We strongly encourage submissions from individuals of all genders,
ethnicities, abilities, and backgrounds to foster a diverse and
inclusive environment. We also welcome first-time speakers and, if
needed, we will be happy to help you rehearse your talk before the
event.

## Format of the Talks

We will be accepting submissions for 40-minute talks, 10-minute
lightning talks, and 5-minute project pitches. Please note that if we
don't receive enough submissions, we might not include lightning talks
and/or project pitches.

You choose the format of your talk. It can be shell-driven,
slide-driven, demo-driven, or a combination. If you prefer, you can
also present without any screen at all, specifically for the lightning
talks and project pitches.

If you plan to accept questions, please include them within your
allocated time slot.

Since we will have a mixed audience, the 40-minute talks will need to
feature an intro to make sure everyone can get some context, but you
are encouraged to discuss internals of your project or to go as deep as
you want into technical details.

## Recording of All the Talks

Please be aware of the fact that, barring any technical difficulties,
Devroom talks at FOSDEM will be recorded. By submitting a proposal you
agree to being recorded and to have your talk made available.

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# How to Submit Your Talk

If you would like to submit a proposal, you need to do it via the
official FOSDEM website at:

https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025/cfp

**_When submitting your talk, make sure to select the ‘Data Analytics
Devroom’ as the 'Track’._**

Please state the type of talk (40-minute talk, 10-minute Lightning talk,
or 5-minute OSS Project pitch) in the submission notes.

## Important Dates

* Deadline: 2024-11-30 by midnight (Brussels Time)
* Announcement of selected talks: 2024-12-15
* Devroom will take place in Brussels, on Saturday February 1st 2025. If
you have any special requests for a time slot in case your talk is
selected, please add the relevant information in the notes section of
the CFP submission.

We encourage early submissions to allow ample time for review and
feedback.

## Your Profile

Be sure to properly fill your profile with:

* your name
* a short speaker bio
* your contact information (for the organizers). If selected, please do
remember to include both email and phone as there will be no other
reliable form of emergency communication on the day.

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# Contact and Organising Team

If you need to get in touch with the organisers of this devroom, please
email analytics-devroom-managers at fosdem.org.

* Jaromir Hamala, Core Database Developer at https://questdb.io
* Javier Ramirez, Data Advocate at https://questdb.io
* Ricardo Sueiras, Principal Developer Advocate at https://aws.amazon.com/

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Thanks and see you all at FOSDEM
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