FOSDEM 2027 Main Track Call for Participation
FOSDEM Brussels, Belgium · open to applicants worldwide
Call for 25- or 50-minute main-track talks on free and open source software at FOSDEM, the free community conference in Brussels (January 30-31, 2027).
Free to start · no account needed
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About
Also: Main-track talk slot at FOSDEM; Recorded and published talk.
Who can apply: Talks must relate to free and open source software, in English; recordings/slides published under CC-BY; Code of Conduct applies.
Annual (conference early February; calls in autumn). Next deadline: 2026-11-16.
How to apply: through pretalx (you need an account there).
What to prepare: abstract, bio.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “The deadline for submissions is 16th November”
Who can apply
- Open to working professionals, researchers, creators and freelancers, students
- Talks must relate to free and open source software, in English; recordings/slides published under CC-BY; Code of Conduct applies.
What you will need
- AbstractUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Short bioOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (pretalx), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 16 November 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
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