The FOSDEM call for participation is out
https://fosdem.org/2020/news/2019-08-13-call-for-participation/
What are we doing this year? Devroom, booth or both?
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My vote is for both.
Would be happy to be one of the contact point to organise it or to help someone who wants to organise it this year. FOSDEM is 
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My vote is for both as well 
I think we can pull it off once more.
So @victoria-bondarchuk has volunteered to do some of the organising. If you have never been involved in the FOSDEM organising before and you would like to take on the responsiblity for either the devroom or the stand, please let us know through this thread. We tend to prioritise the involvement of new hands, while the old hands stick around to support and help as needed.
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Eco Hacker Farm will also be there with a stand… I do the organising for this… I would like to joint book a dev room… would you all be interested in this? We(EHF) would have around 2 to 3 hours content and the day can be around 8.5 hours so plenty to time for other projects to present their work.
My vote is for both.
Would love to help organize as well.
Hi @aimeejulia Great to hear that you are planning to be there
The Open Source Design devroom content is mostly about the practice of (human-centred) design within free and open source projects. How do you think Eco Hacker Farm’s sessions would fit in this context?
I am more familiar with the devroom. So would prefer that.
Great! We normally pair new people with the organisers from the previous year.
@ei8fdb or @victoria-bondarchuk : Would one of you be willing to help @amit.lzkpa with the devroom?
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Hihi,
I’m happy to help @amit.Izkpa with the devroom for next year. @amit.lzkpa we’ve got a good thread on the organising steps needed for the devroom. It will help us a lot.
What do you think?
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Kudos to @amit.lzkpa and @ei8fdb!
Let me know if I can help, it is still fresh for me since the last year.
Deadline for the proposal is 3 weeks, so there is plenty of time.
Hi! I’m planning to attend FOSDEM for the first time in 2020. I’d love to try to participate with Open Source Design activities if I can.
Also, can anyone suggest any hotels or other places to stay? (I’m aware that the FOSDEM website already lists a few.) If we don’t want to clutter this thread with hotel recommendations, please feel free to email me ideas to philipdurbin@gmail.com and I can summarize the suggestions here. Thanks! Update: Nevermind! I booked at ibis Styles Brussels Louise Hotel.
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sorry for the late reply, I was at cccamp 
ecohackerfarm is working on a number of different projects that are centered around permaculture design principles - care for the earth, care for the people and fair share, I think these are well in sync with open source design
@pdurbin Amazing! Great you are finally coming
Would you be willing to take on the organisation of the stand by any chance? I’ve been doing it for 2 years, and I’d gladly pass it on to someone else.
It’s really not that much work. Only 2 things to do:
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Submit the stand application form before November 1st (https://submission.fosdem.org/submission/stand). The content I’ve used for the past 2 years is at FOSDEM 2019 Open Source Design organization
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Organise the stand shifts. I normally just create a Doodle Poll with 2-hour slots for the 2 days and people can sign up for them.
I would of course be around to help with anything you need.
And if somebody else would like to take it on, please say so! I am only suggesting @pdurbin because he just said he was coming 
Hi @aimeejulia
This is just my opinion, but from my point of view the best way of going about this would be submitting your sessions through the public call for proposals. That makes the process of selecting and scheduling the devroom content fully transparent.
If anybody else has any thoughts on this, please say so!
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Hi! Sorry, work is paying for this trip and my plan is to submit a talk on our project (Dataverse) and focus on learning things (including about UX and design!) I can bring back to my team. I’m happy to help assist when I can but I can’t take on responsibility for the Open Source Design stand. Mostly I just wanted to say that I’m happy to be going to FOSDEM for the first time and joining you lovely people. I think so far I’ve only met @jdittrich in person. It’ll be great to spend time with more of you!
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ok thank you for the feedback
I started putting together the proposal for the devroom. It’s been compiled from information I gathered from last year’s organization thread and what they have requested for this year’s proposal.
Links
FOSDEM 2020 CfP Page
Deadline
20 September - deadline for developer room proposals
Please join in with your suggestions and contributions.
I would have liked to make it an inline wiki (but not sure how to do that).
Here’s a github wiki link in the meanwhile
FOSDEM 2020 OSD Devroom Proposal Wiki
Title of devroom
Open Source Design
Elaborate description of proposed devroom (including possible topics)
Open Source Design is a community of designers and developers advocating more open, human-centered and participatory design processes within free and open source software. We understand “design” in a broad sense, and our community includes interaction designers, content experts, design researchers, architects, information architects, graphic designers, usability and user experience professionals, and of course software developers. What we all share is the conviction that engaging users in the process of developing software results in better software.
The goal with our devroom is to showcase design work done within free and open source projects, and strengthen the connections between designers involved in FOSS. We dedicate an hour to project pitches, so that projects looking for design contributions can introduce themselves and establish contact with designers eager to help.
Our booth will be running a “design clinic”, an informal one-to-one set up where you can sit down with a designer to talk about your FOSS project, ask questions and seek advice on diverse aspects of design, from usability testing to typography. Our volunteer designers have a mix of skills and experience, both in commercial and FOSS projects.
Examples of past talks
- Component-based Design System and Development
- UX at Tor
- Breaking Down Language Barriers
- The real cost of not doing user research
Why does it fit FOSDEM?
Open Source Design has been present at FOSDEM since 2015, when we organised our first devroom. Our main purpose is advocating human-centered design within FOSS. Our devrooms have been well attended, and we have seen strong demand for design contributions. The design clinic last year gave us the opportunity to engage more actively with projects, and created opportunities for stable and long-term collaborations between designers and FOSS projects. We would like to repeat the activity in 2020.
Preferred slot
Both days
Primary contact
First name
Belén
Last name
Barros Pena
Submitter’s affinity to the topic of the devroom
TODO
Secondary contact
First name
Amit
Last name
Nambiar
Relevant URLs
Special requirements
A room which is accessible to those with motor skill impairments - a room which is accessible with both stairs and lift.
@belenbarrospena
I’ve added you as the primary contact. Let me know if that sounds ok.
Can you please help out with the Submitter's affinity to the topic of the devroom section and verify if the email address is correct?
@victoria-bondarchuk @ei8fdb
Thoughts? Comments?
@belenbarrospena
I’ve added you as the primary contact. Let me know if that sounds ok.
Can you please help out with theSubmitter's affinity to the topic of the devroomsection and verify if the email address is correct?
@belenbarrospena - would you be OK with myself and @amit.lzkpa organise the devroom? @victoria-bondarchuk would you have time to work with amit and myself?
@amit.lzkpa Is that also OK with you?
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