<div dir="ltr"><div>The following information is also available at <a href="https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/call-for-talks-fosdem-2025-in-brussels-belgium-1-2-february-2025/136829">Mozilla's Discourse</a>.</div><div>-----<br></div><div><div class="gmail-cooked"><p><font size="2">Hi Mozillians! </font></p>
<p><font size="2">We’re so excited to announce that we’re going to participate in the upcoming FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">FOSDEM is the largest FOSS event in Europe. Next year, it’ll take place on the 1-2nd of February 2024 in Brussels. You can read <a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a> to find out more about the event.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">With this, we’d like to open the Call for Talks for our Mozilla
DevRoom. A DevRoom is a self-organized space where we can present talks
and discuss topics relevant to a specific topic/organization/community.
Mozilla has organized a DevRoom at FOSDEM for more than 20 years.</font></p>
<h1><font size="2">Call For Proposal</font></h1>
<p><font size="2">Please submit your talk proposal by the 1st of December 2024. We will
let you know if your call has been accepted by the 15th of December.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">Here is a list of topics, but feel free to deviate from them!</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="2">Mozilla AI and Open Source AI</font></li><li><font size="2">MDN & web technologies</font></li><li><font size="2">Firefox recent innovations</font></li><li><font size="2">Privacy & Security</font></li><li><font size="2">Future and Emerging Mozilla Technologies</font></li><li><font size="2">Thunderbird innovations</font></li><li><font size="2">Data & Telemetry</font></li><li><font size="2">Web extensions</font></li><li><font size="2">Localization technology</font></li><li><font size="2">SUMO</font></li><li><font size="2">Policy</font></li><li><font size="2">Common Voice & voice technologies</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="2">The selection for talks will be based on the following criteria:</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="2">Relevance of the topic</font></li><li><font size="2">Relevance/expertise of the speaker (don’t worry, first-timers are also welcome!)</font></li><li><font size="2">Description and details</font></li></ul>
<h1><font size="2">Submit a proposal</font></h1>
<p><font size="2">All talks are going to be in person. Talks can be 15 to 45 minutes in duration (including Q&A).</font></p>
<p><font size="2">You need to submit your talk proposal at </font><a href="https://fosdem.org/submit">https://fosdem.org/submit</a><font size="2">. If you have submitted a talk in the past through Pentabarf, you need to create a new account this time.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">Please indicate:</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="2">DevRoom track: Mozilla</font></li><li><font size="2">First and Last Name/nickname</font></li><li><font size="2">Email address</font></li><li><font size="2">Title</font></li><li><font size="2">Topic of the talk</font></li><li><font size="2">Length of the talk</font></li><li><font size="2">Short abstract</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="2">Also, feel free to add links to projects/previous calls/personal websites you think will be useful.</font></p>
<h1><font size="2">Community Participation Guidelines</font></h1>
<p><font size="2">As with all Mozilla spaces, the DevRoom will be governed by the <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/">Mozilla CPG</a>. Please familiarize yourself with it before submitting the proposal.</font></p><font size="2">-----</font><br></div></div><div>For any private queries, you may contact Kiki <<a href="mailto:kelimutu@mozilla.com">kelimutu@mozilla.com</a>></div></div>