The main tracks
consist of series of talks that are organised by topic, where the FOSDEM program committee selects suggestions and actively invites speakers on those topics.
For this edition the main tracks are:
Developer rooms
The vast majority of events (talks, hacking sessions, open discussions) are held in so-called developer rooms
(devrooms
), which are organized and managed by open source projects themselves, or even associations between several such projects on a common topic in order to foster collaboration.
Here is the list of the devrooms that are present at this edition of FOSDEM, in alphabetical order:
Lightning talks
The lightning talk is a very popular format, used at many conferences, where speakers have a mere 15 minutes at their disposal to showcase an open source project, an idea, or a concept thereof.
While that brief lapse of time may seem awkward, it almost always leads the presenters to concentrate on the absolute essence and what is really important, which is why it is often a much appreciated approach, as is the wide variety of the topics.
There are currently 21 lightning talks in the schedule.
Stands
Stands offer a unique chance to get in touch with developers or project members, and discover at a glance what they do.
Here is the list of the stands that are present at this edition of FOSDEM, in alphabetical order:
Certification Exams
Several certification organizations provide FOSDEM visitors with the opportunity of taking certification exams during the conference.
Further details are available on the certification page.
Certification exams have not been scheduled yet.
The FOSDEM Fringe
The FOSDEM Fringe consists of independent events involving free and open source software taking place in the days around the FOSDEM weekend. Why not extend your trip?
Further details are available on the FOSDEM Fringe page.
Mobile Apps
People have submitted a variety of apps for mobile devices that display the FOSDEM schedule.
Raw schedule data
The schedule data is available in:
