[FOSDEM] Community DevRoom CFP is now announced!

[laura.czajkowski at gmail.com]

Please see the following copy for the Community DevRoom CFP.

FOSDEM 2021 (Online) – Community DevRoom Call for Participation!

The twenty-first edition of FOSDEM will take place 6-7 February, 2021 –
online, and we’re happy to announce that there will be a virtual Community
DevRoom as part of the event.

Key dates / New updates

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   Conference dates 6-7 February, 2021 (online)
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   Community DevRoom date: Sunday, 7 February, 2021 (online)
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   Submission deadline: 22 December, 2020
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   Announcement of selected talks: 31 December, 2020
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   Submission of recorded talks: 17 January, 2021



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   Talks will be pre-recorded in advance, and streamed during the event
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   Q/A session will be taken live
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   A facility will be provided for people watching to chat between
   themselves
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   A facility will be provided for people watching to submit questions
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   The reference time will be Brussels local time (CET)
   <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/belgium/brussels>
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   Talk submissions should be 30/40 mins – please specify the duration in
   your submission



== IN MORE DETAIL ==

The Community DevRoom will be back at FOSDEM 2021 (Online). Our goals in
running this DevRoom are to:

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   Educate those who are primarily software developers on
   community-oriented topics that are vital in the process of software
   development, e.g. effective collaboration
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   Provide concrete advice on dealing with squishy human problems
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   To unpack preconceived ideas of what community is and the role it plays
   in human society, free software, and a corporate-dominated world in 2021
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   We are seeking proposals on all aspects of creating and nurturing
   communities for free software projects


== TALK TOPICS ==

Here are some topics we are interested in hearing more about this year:

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   Creating sustainable communities in the midst of a pandemic
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   Community and engagement in a virtual world
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   Virtually overworked? Burnout is real, and even more so now.
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   Conflict resolution
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   How are communities changing in the face of a pandemic and how has it
   affected them?



Again, these are just suggestions. We welcome proposals on any aspect of
community building!

== HOW TO SUBMIT A TALK ==

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   Head to the FOSDEM 2021 Pentabarf <https://penta.fosdem.org/submission>
   website.


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   If you already have a Pentabarf account, please don’t create a new one.
   -

   If you forgot your password, reset it.
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   Otherwise, follow the instructions to create an account.
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   Once logged in, select, “Create Event” and click on “Show All” in the
   top right corner to display the full form.
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   Your submission must include the following information:


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   First and last name / Nickname (optional)/ Image
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   Email address
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   Mobile phone number (this is a very hard requirement as there will be no
   other reliable form of emergency communication on the day)


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   Title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will
   be listed with ~500 from other projects)
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   Track: Select “Community DevRoom” as the track
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   Event type: Lecture (talk)
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   Persons: Add yourself as the speaker with your bio
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   Description: Abstract (required)/ Full Description (optional)
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   Links to related websites / blogs etc.
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   Beyond giving us the above, let us know if there’s anything else you’d
   like to share as part of your submission – Twitter handle, GitHub activity
   history – whatever works for you. We especially welcome videos of you
   speaking elsewhere, or even just a list of talks you have done previously.
   First time speakers are, of course, welcome!
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   For issues with Pentabarf, please contact
   community-devroom at lists.fosdem.org. Feel free to send a notification of
   your submission to that email.



== FOR ACCEPTED TALKS ==

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   Once your talk is accepted, you will be assigned a volunteer to help you
   with producing your pre-recorded content.
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   This volunteer will help review the content and ensure it has the
   required quality, and ensure the content is entered into the system and
   ready to broadcast.
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   You must be available for the Q/A session on the day your session is
   streamed.



FOSDEM website <https://fosdem.org/2021/>

FOSDEM code of conduct <https://fosdem.org/2021/practical/conduct/>

If you need to get in touch with the organizers or program committee of the
Community DevRoom, email us at community-devroom at lists.fosdem.org

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Cheers,

Leslie Hawthorn, Shirley Bailes and Laura Czajkowski

Community DevRoom Co-OrganizersCommunity

DevRoom Mailing List: community-devroom at lists.fosdem.org


Thank you!
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