# Events

**URL:** https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/c/events/20.md

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## [Meeting Agenda Template](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/meeting-agenda-template/3879)

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**Author:** [@SvenPu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/SvenPu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/meeting-agenda-template/3879 "2024-06-07T20:10:41Z")

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This thread is for creating and improving a meeting agenda template for our monthly meetings. See some more details see also the Monthly Open Source Design Call thread. For quick access here is the latest template. As …

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## [About the Events category](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/about-the-events-category/362)

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**Author:** [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/about-the-events-category/362 "2017-10-24T02:04:50Z")

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Here we can discuss and coordinate more about events we attend or organize. :slight\_smile:

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## [OSS NA 2027: Vancouver BC, Canada](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/oss-na-2027-vancouver-bc-canada/4530)

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**Author:** [@sen](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/sen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/oss-na-2027-vancouver-bc-canada/4530 "2026-10-07T18:06:33Z")

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LF announced a lil whole ago that the 2027 edition of the North Amercian Open Source Summit will be held May 17-19 in Vancouver BC, Canada. Was anyone planning on attending?

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## [Fosdem 2027!](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2027/4526)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2027/4526 "2026-09-16T13:08:00Z")

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Hey folks! FOSDEM 2027 has been announced and we’ve dropped in an application for a devroom again. We won’t hear back until late September but if anyone is interested in helping you can check back with some older posts f…

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## [Join me this friday 29th of May 2026 to write a funding application](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/join-me-this-friday-29th-of-may-2026-to-write-a-funding-application/4431)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/join-me-this-friday-29th-of-may-2026-to-write-a-funding-application/4431 "2026-05-29T17:46:16Z")

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Hey y’all I registered for open source design to be able to apply to this fund: https://weavingliberation.org/digital-justice-fund/ I’ll be in the Jitsi Meet open source design jitsi room this friday at 5.30pm GMT for …

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## [Libre Graphics Meeting 2026](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/libre-graphics-meeting-2026/4356)

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**Author:** [@graphicore](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/graphicore)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/libre-graphics-meeting-2026/4356 "2026-04-13T09:42:26Z")

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The LGM 2026 takes place in Nuremberg, Germany, from April 22 to April 25. The Call for Participation is open for two more weeks until January 31! It would be great to see any of you there! Special focus – RE:WIRE L…

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## [FOSS Backstage Design 2026](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-design-2026/4358)

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**Author:** [@MarenHoelscher](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/MarenHoelscher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-design-2026/4358 "2026-03-04T17:25:30Z")

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Dear FOSS Design Community! Save the date: Excitingly, FOSS Backstage Design will be back in 2026. On March 18 we will host the one day event in Berlin at bUm. The first half of #FOSSDesign will start with three curate…

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## [unitaryDESIGN 2026](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/unitarydesign-2026/4355)

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**Author:** [@veenav](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/veenav)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/unitarydesign-2026/4355 "2026-01-05T19:56:25Z")

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Hey all, I wanted to share a new initiative I started at Unitary Foundation called unitaryDESIGN. unitaryDESIGN is a virtual event encouraging people to make contributions to the open source quantum computing ecosystem …

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## [New York, NY, USA](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/new-york-ny-usa/138)

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**Author:** [@xuv](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/xuv)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/new-york-ny-usa/138 "2026-01-01T19:38:20Z")

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Hey, Just a bottle in the ocean, if any body catches it. I’d be up to create a regular meetup around Open Source Design in New York. Ping me here if you’re interested. Julien

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## [Penpot festival 2025](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/penpot-festival-2025/4140)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/penpot-festival-2025/4140 "2025-10-31T06:16:31Z")

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The dates and location are out for Penpot festival this year :smiley:

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## [Kdenlive meet up in Berlin](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/kdenlive-meet-up-in-berlin/4309)

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**Author:** [@frdbr](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/frdbr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/kdenlive-meet-up-in-berlin/4309 "2025-08-29T17:33:08Z")

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Join us on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the c-base hackerspace for the Kdenlive meet up. - Community Hangout Q&A Session with the team Video Editing Workshop Live Stream :two\_o\_clock: 2 PM – 6 PM (local time) …

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## [Festa do Software Livre 2025 - Portugal, Porto, 3-5 Oct](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/festa-do-software-livre-2025-portugal-porto-3-5-oct/4311)

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**Author:** [@gvlx](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/gvlx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/festa-do-software-livre-2025-portugal-porto-3-5-oct/4311 "2025-08-29T15:22:23Z")

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Hi, This time it’s in Porto: https://festa2025.softwarelivre.eu/ Should you be interested, the CFP ends today (sorry for the late announcement). Best regards,

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## [ACM-W Celebrating Technology Leaders series: Women Driving Innovation in Open Source”](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/acm-w-celebrating-technology-leaders-series-women-driving-innovation-in-open-source/4214)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/acm-w-celebrating-technology-leaders-series-women-driving-innovation-in-open-source/4214 "2025-06-26T08:03:31Z")

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Please come and join me and other fantastically inspirational femme folk on talking about driving innovation in open source! please do share widely! With host Bushra Anjum, Ph.D., our panelists Eriol Fox, Rizel Scarl…

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## [FOSS Backstage Design 2025](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-design-2025/4016)

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**Author:** [@AlexBrateanu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/AlexBrateanu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-design-2025/4016 "2025-02-20T12:06:35Z")

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Dear FOSS Design Community! Great news! FOSS Backstage Design will also be back in 2025. On March 12 we will host the one day event in Berlin at bUm. In the morning, we’ll kick things off with a small number of curated…

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## [Community opinions/vibes check: Helping FOSS Backstage with venue costs](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/community-opinions-vibes-check-helping-foss-backstage-with-venue-costs/4048)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/community-opinions-vibes-check-helping-foss-backstage-with-venue-costs/4048 "2024-12-16T22:40:04Z")

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Hey there folks :wave: On behalf of the core team that maintains open source design we wanted to gather some thoughts. So FOSS Backstage is run by a group called Plain Schwarz . They are hosting a design day after the m…

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## [Open Design Guide reading club](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/open-design-guide-reading-club/3954)

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**Author:** [@GBKS](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/GBKS)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/open-design-guide-reading-club/3954 "2024-12-02T09:31:16Z")

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In the Bitcoin Design Community, we recently started a project called the Open Design Guide (background). The idea is to create a 10-15 page guide or curriculum that introduces designers to open source and helps them get…

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## [Call for participation/talks: Open Source Design at FOSDEM 2025](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/call-for-participation-talks-open-source-design-at-fosdem-2025/4017)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/call-for-participation-talks-open-source-design-at-fosdem-2025/4017 "2024-11-28T22:54:09Z")

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https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025/cfp https://opensourcedesign.net/2024/10/23/fosdem-cfp-2025 We invite you to give a talk about contributing design to open source projects! “Design” can mean anything including t…

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## [Penpot Plugin Contest](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/penpot-plugin-contest/4040)

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**Author:** [@Elena](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Elena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/penpot-plugin-contest/4040 "2024-11-19T08:56:34Z")

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For those with plugin skills, this is information you’ll love. With our recent Plugin System release at Penpot, we’ve just launched a Plugin Contest where we invite everyone to create their favorite plugins. …

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## [FOSS Backstage 2025](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-2025/3894)

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**Author:** [@SvenPu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/SvenPu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-2025/3894 "2024-10-31T14:31:31Z")

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The FOSS Backstage organization team announced the next FOSS Backstage event. It will take place in Berlin (Germany) at the same location as in 2024 on 2025-03-09T23:00:00Z (UTC)→2025-03-10T23:00:00Z (UTC). I was glad t…

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## [FOSDEM 2025 - planning and ops!](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2025-planning-and-ops/3891)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2025-planning-and-ops/3891 "2024-10-24T08:42:52Z")

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Hey folks, I wanted to get a head start on preparations for FOSDEM 2025. https://fosdem.org/ So we don’t yet know if FOSDEM 2025 is happening for sure, no updates to their website but what we can do as Open Source Desi…

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## [Portugal events: call for presentations and support](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/portugal-events-call-for-presentations-and-support/3977)

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**Author:** [@gvlx](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/gvlx)\
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**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/portugal-events-call-for-presentations-and-support/3977 "2024-09-24T19:36:17Z")

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Hello, This year we will have again the Free Software Festival on the 11th and 12th October in Aveiro. https://festa2024.softwarelivre.eu/ If you are able to travel (or are already here), we are welcoming any presenta…

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## [Regarding help with attending an international conference to represent opensource design](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/regarding-help-with-attending-an-international-conference-to-represent-opensource-design/3949)

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**Author:** [@likeanushkaa](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/likeanushkaa)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/regarding-help-with-attending-an-international-conference-to-represent-opensource-design/3949 "2024-08-29T21:24:57Z")

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It’s rare to hear of designers pursuing a career in open source. It is also intimidating to begin contributing to open-source projects. However, designers can shift OSS from being developer-friendly to a user-friendly en…

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## [Qt World Summit 2025](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/qt-world-summit-2025/3877)

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**Author:** [@SvenPu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/SvenPu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/qt-world-summit-2025/3877 "2024-05-30T19:29:08Z")

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The Qt World Summit will take place on May 6-7th, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Some days ago the Qt Group posted a Call for Papers for live talks. They are looking for speakers, collaborators, and industry thought leaders t…

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## [FOSDEM 2024 - Should we offer a travel scholarship?](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2024-should-we-offer-a-travel-scholarship/3686)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2024-should-we-offer-a-travel-scholarship/3686 "2024-03-08T08:06:26Z")

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Hey folks, So we were accepted to host another devroom at FOSDEM 2024 and we’ve been collecting submissions. There’s been some discussion if we should offer 1 (or more) travel scholarships for folks that would find it …

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## [Join us at the first „FOSS Backstage Design“](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/join-us-at-the-first-foss-backstage-design/3746)

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**Author:** [@AlexBrateanu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/AlexBrateanu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/join-us-at-the-first-foss-backstage-design/3746 "2024-02-19T17:08:06Z")

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Dear Open Source Design-community, we would be thrilled to welcome you at our new event FOSS Backstage Design! You might remember the project from this thread. At FOSS Backstage Design we want to take a deep dive into …

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## [FOSS Backstage: Design Sub-Event](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-design-sub-event/3619)

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**Author:** [@AlexBrateanu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/AlexBrateanu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/foss-backstage-design-sub-event/3619 "2024-02-06T15:56:08Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m a co-organizer of FOSS Backstage. For 2024 we want to add an additional one day event dedicated to Design/UX in FOSS in the week of our conference. In the past we already had some sessions on Design/…

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## [You’re invited to the Creative Freedom Summit 2024!](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/you-re-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-2024/3714)

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**Author:** [@ekidney](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ekidney)\
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**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/you-re-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-2024/3714 "2024-01-04T16:12:44Z")

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Hi everyone! You’re invited to the Creative Freedom Summit! We have put together an exciting schedule of content centered around Open Source creative tools and how to use them. The Summit is a free virtual event, that r…

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## [FOSDEM 2024 - Discussion, volunteering & speaker Q&A](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2024-discussion-volunteering-speaker-q-a/3675)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-2024-discussion-volunteering-speaker-q-a/3675 "2023-12-23T18:36:08Z")

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Hey folks! starting a forum thread for discussion, planning and questions related to FOSDEM 2024 :smiley: The devroom talks have now been reviewed and our accepted talks are published on the FOSDEM website. The Open Sou…

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## [Help Open Source Design by making a poster for FOSDEM](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/help-open-source-design-by-making-a-poster-for-fosdem/3698)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
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**Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/help-open-source-design-by-making-a-poster-for-fosdem/3698 "2023-12-09T14:16:14Z")

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Open Source Design has a stand/table at FOSDEM 2024 and we’re planning on running our ‘Design support Clinic’ or ‘UX Clinic’ like we’ve done in previous years at FOSDEM and also at other conferences. We’d like to make s…

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## [FOSDEM '24 Open Source Design devroom CfP is out!](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-24-open-source-design-devroom-cfp-is-out/3678)

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**Author:** [@nim](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/nim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/fosdem-24-open-source-design-devroom-cfp-is-out/3678 "2023-12-07T10:27:51Z")

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Call for participation is out! Thanks to @gvlx @Erioldoesdesign and @SaptakS for reviewing and merging! :slight\_smile: If you’re interested in speaking at FOSDEM look no further! :smiley: We also have a thread on the …

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