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[Action] Reach out to FOSDEM for potential collaboration
Action item, part of the Kubecon planning meeting (12th of Dec 2023). We would like to reach out to FOSDEM for potential collaboration. FOSDEM is a conference which is happening in February https://fosdem.org/2024/ (EU, Brussels)
/assign @caradelia
@caradelia were you able to reach out to FOSDEM or will this be more of a long-term goal? Let us know if there's anything that's needed (help, contact points, etc.) with regards to this issue☺️
Talking with @rossf7 this weekend, I thought we should apply for a DevRoom next year. Maybe in collaboration with the Green Software Foundation and other folk. To have a more focused track. The energy DevRoom is mostly about the Energy domain and we could benefit from something more aligned to green software & cloud sustainability.
I'd love to help coordinate this and apply for a Devroom in 2025. Maybe a half-day room, with fewer talks, to start with. DevRooms can be either half or full days. I'm sure folks will have enough interesting talks to share, with all the ongoing projects, and since it's still 1 year away. The Cloud Sustainability Week was already a success last year, and I'm sure with this we could have an in-person track dedicated to OSS green software with fantastic talks.
Applying for a DevRoom sounds like a great idea! We should definitely add it as an action point for the event checklist in #270. I'll add it to the draft doc.
@immavalls @guidemetothemoon Yes, I like this idea a lot. The energy dev room did have some green software talks like the one from Boavizta but the focus was more on energy which makes sense.
We should be able to find enough talks for a half day and probably for a full day and the sustainability talks I attended were all pretty full so I think there would be interest in this.
Adding @mrchrisadams from the Green Web Foundation as we also discussed this. Chris might be able to help with liaising with GSF and ClimateAction.tech which is another org that might be interested in collaborating on this.
Hey folks, I'd totally be up to collaborating on this too. I'll raise it in both venues and see which one responds the most enthusiastically, and with the most support :).
Hi team, can I have this issue assigned to me (and potentially other owners)? I can start work on this in a couple of weeks. There is plenty of time. Applying usually opens in September/October. So we should assemble a team for that in the following months so we are ready when the call for DevRooms opens. I'll put a message on slack asking who wants to join!
Hi everyone, the call for devrooms is open https://fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-09-23-devrooms-cfp/. I am not 100% sure I will be ok to travel to fosdem (still recovering from an injury), so I would propose to apply in 2026.
If there is enough folks who can make this year though, and manage the room onsite, I can definitely help applying and organizing online. And would join if I am able to travel in February.
Ping me on the cncf slack if it's easier and we can discuss.
Hey all! @mrchrisadams and I also spoke about doing this for 2025 and I have run a few devrooms already. So we’re getting this in motion right now.
If any of you are interested in getting involved now (for the CFD) or later on, let me know and let’s collaborate. I will also post this message on the Slack thread that led to this.
