The Social Web Foundation is pleased to announce the Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2026, and invite participants to submit proposals for talks for the event.
FOSDEM is an exciting free and open source software event in Brussels, Belgium that brings together thousands of enthusiasts from around the world. The event spans the weekend of January 31 to February 1, 2026 and features discussion tracks (“devrooms”) for scores of different technology topics.
The Social Web Devroom will take place on Saturday, January 31.
There will be three available talk formats:
The Social Web Devroom is open to talks all about the Social Web AKA the Fediverse, including:
Submit talk proposals to https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/cfp. Select “Social Web” from the “Track” dropdown, and include the length of your talk (8/25/50) in the submission notes. (Note that the “Lightning Talks” track is a separate event-wide track; if you’re proposing a Social Web micro-talk, please choose the “Social Web” track!)
All attendees and speakers must be familiar with and agree to the FOSDEM Code of Conduct.
Questions about topics, formats, or the Social Web in general should go to contact@socialwebfoundation.org.