#FOSDEM

The Robotics and Simulation devroom will once again return to FOSDEM with a *full-day event* on Sun, Jan 31, 2027!

Are you building robots 🤖, writing software to control them or simulating their environment?
Then please submit your proposals before Nov 23, 2026.

Formats:
* Full length talk: 20mins + 5 for Q&A 📖
* Lightning talks: 10mins⚡

Find the CfP here: https://robotics-devroom.github.io/cfp/fosdem27.html
#FOSDEM #fosdem2027 #devroom #cfp #robot #ros #zenoh #gazebo #crazyflie #simulation #robotics

Today at #w3ctpac I came up with an idea for a talk FOSDEM's Browser and Web platform devroom that just announced their CfP. Sometimes pieces fall together nicely.

#fosdem #tpac

FOSSapalooza is a collaborative effort, bringing together open source organisations for the first time to create something new ahead of #FOSDEM.

A big thank you to our co-organisers for making it happen!

AboutCode
@orcwg
@owasp
OpenChain

Submitting a talk to #FOSDEM this year, exciting.

Good evening from #MatrixConf! Thanks to our 10 amazing sponsors, 52 incredible volunteers, 84 speakers, and everyone who participated! What's next?
- Tomorrow, #Hackathon at Aalborg Uni in Copenhagen! https://conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
- Brussels, Jan 30-31: Matrix at #Fosdem 2027
- MatrixConf 2027: NETHERLANDS!
- #MatrixCommunity Events: Stay in the loop: https://matrix.org/category/this-week-in-matrix/.
- ALL videos from the conference now live: https://conference.matrix.org/schedule/#full-schedule
- Professional photos coming soon!

You are all awesome.

Matrix Conference next year in the Netherlands! #MatrixConf #FOSDEM

Matrix is once again co-hosting the decentralized messaging devroom at FOSDEM!

#MatrixConf #FOSDEM

Anywho, it is what it is. Lets see if we can organize something adjacent to #FOSDEM or with the Community devroom.

Yesterday we got informed that the #DEIB devroom at #fosdem which we pitched with @Gina @_elena got rejected.

The flood of positive messages we've received on mastodon over the past 24h gives me hope for an even more inclusive & diverse future of FOSS projects. FOSDEM is not mirroring the entire FOSS scene. I'm very grateful for all the support many of you are expressing. 🧡

@dentangle summarized it in a perfect way! The devroom *is* happening here because of YOU.

https://chaos.social/@dentangle/117479063016684874

And btw, I do have to note that I consider 99% of the white men that I usually work with to be well intended allies. I'm sure that many of #FOSDEM 's visitors would have proudly stuck our cool 'not a tech bro' stickers to their laptops. ❤️

Anywho, after Capgemini I joined Mama Cash which, as a feminist fund, was a breath of fresh air. I got to build their open source stack and started going to #FOSDEM.

"A sea of white men" would be an understatement. It was intimidating. I felt like such an imposter. Barely anyone looked like me. I remember being super impressed by a talk by @onepict 🫶

I really liked the #FOSS ecosystem. Sure, there were a few awkward encounters, but overall @fosdem always has a great vibe.

In honor of #FOSDEM rejecting our Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging (DEIB) track, and time permitting, I will be posting numbers about diversity in tech and my personal experiences in IT today.

Feel encouraged to share numbers and experiences as well ❤️

Once again there will be a Security Devroom at FOSDEM! Call for Papers: https://github.com/security-devroom/fosdem-2027 #fosdem

We had an inclusive coalition of organisations willing to sponsor speakers, we were designing cool "not a techbro" stickers, and just lots of cool ideas to platform #FOSS people we generally don't see at #FOSDEM.

At a time where female representation in #opensource is at 9.8% (let alone any other intersectionalities), tech bro culture is infiltrating open source projects, and marginalized communities increasingly rely on these FOSS alternatives, we thought this track would be a no brainer.

As I reflected on what I experienced at #FOSDEM, the idea of organizing a devroom dedicated to #diversity was born.

Together with @Gina @_elena we submitted the proposal to organise a #DEI devroom at #FOSDEM27. It got rejected. 😢💔

Every year we leave #FOSDEM inspired by the people we meet & the passion for #opensource. And every year we also find ourselves thinking about how much greater it could be if more people with different perspectives were part of those conversations.

Waiting for that @fosdem #devroom announcement #FOSDEM

After #FOSDEM 2026 #FDroid got the taste to mingle with users and meet you, our fans. So we had to come to #IndiaFOSS.

@fbinin got his stickers in line, t-shirts ironed and mousepads dusted.

Overall? I great time: https://f-droid.org/2026/10/02/fdroid-first-indiafoss-2026.html

Up next? Who knows... #DroidConUganda #OpenTechSummitIndia #MumbaiFOSS #FOSDEM 2027 #FOSSAsia