<div dir="ltr">We are pleased to announce the <span class="gmail-il">CfP</span> for the <span class="gmail-il">Open</span> <span class="gmail-il">Hardware</span> and CAD/CAM devroom at FOSDEM 2025, 1-2 February 2024, Brussels, Belgium.<br>
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The devroom will take place on Sunday, 2 February 2025, at [ULB (Campus Solbosch)] (<a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1632534522" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1632534522</a>).<br>
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We hope you'll join us for a full day of talks, demos and interesting discussions on designing, modeling and testing <span class="gmail-il">hardware</span> using <span class="gmail-il">Open</span> Source tools.<br>
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We welcome any talk proposals about the design and creation of physical objects.<br>
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<br><div><br></div><div>- Open Hardware Projects</div><div> * Open circuits</div><div> * Product design</div><div> * The business of open hardware<br></div>
- Circuit Design<br>
* Printed circuit board design tools<br>
* Circuit simulation<br>
- 3d modeling and analysis<br>
* Solid modeling tools<br>
* Meshing, modeling and transforming physical representations<br>
* Finite element analysis<br>
- 3d printing<br>
* 3d slicing tools<br>
* Motor control<br>
- Machine design and integration<br>
* <span class="gmail-il">Open</span> <span class="gmail-il">Hardware</span> projects<br>
* ECAD/MCAD integration<br>
* Thermal analysis<br>
* Wire modeling<br>
- Physical Model Data storage<br>
* Data representation and optimization<br>
* Version control in <span class="gmail-il">hardware</span> data storage<br>
* Collaborative and team-based <span class="gmail-il">hardware</span> design techniques<br>
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Slots will be allocated for short (20 minutes) and long (40 minutes) talks.<br>
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Speakers need to specify their preferred format. Both include time for questions and answers.<br>
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Depending on the number of submissions, submitters may be asked to utilize an alternate time format.<br>
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Important Dates<br>
Submission Deadline: 1 Dec 2024<br>
Acceptance Confirmation: 7 Dec 2024<br>
Schedule announcement: 12 Dec 2024<br>
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The submission process<br>
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Please submit your proposal at <a href="https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025/cfp" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025/<span class="gmail-il">cfp</span></a> before 1 Dec 2024.<br><div><br></div><div>Select the "Open Hardware and CAD/CAM". Please note that the "Open Source Design" track, while a lovely group of wonderful hackers is _not_ the same. :)</div><div><br></div>
Please include the following information with your submission:<br>
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- Abstract<br>
- Preferred Session length<br>
- Speaker bio<br>
- Link to any <span class="gmail-il">hardware</span> / code /slides for the talk<br>
<br><div>Fill in at least a title and abstract for the proposed talk
and a suggested duration. </div><div><br></div><div>Keep in mind that much of the value in these
meetings comes from the discussions, so please allot at least 20% of the
talk time for questions and answers.</div><div><br></div><div>Questions?<br>
----------</div><div>If you have any questions or need guidance on any aspect of submitting, preparing or presenting, please e-mail <a href="mailto:seth@kicad.org">seth@kicad.org</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Volunteering<br>
----------</div><div>If you are interested in helping the devroom run smoothly, please reach out to Seth or Wayne and we'll be very happy to have your assistance!<br></div><div><br></div>
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Recordings<br>
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The talks will be recorded and live-streamed during FOSDEM25. The
recordings will be published under the same licence as all FOSDEM
content (CC-BY). Only presentations and Q&A will be recorded, not informal
discussions and whatever happens during breaks between presentations.
We require affirmative consent to this license. Please include the
following statement in your submission notes:<br>
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If my presentation is accepted for FOSDEM, I hereby agree to license all
recordings, slides, and other associated materials under the Creative
Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 International License.<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<NAME><br>
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