The Social Web Foundation is pleased to announce the Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2027, 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 30 to January 31, 2027 and features discussion tracks (“devrooms”) for scores of different technology topics. This is the third FOSDEM Social Web Devroom.
The Social Web Devroom will be a 5 hour track.
There will be two 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-2027/cfp. Select “Social Web” from the “Track” dropdown, and include the length of your talk (8/25) 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.
I (Evan) will be on stage at the Canadian Technology Law Conference on 14 Nov 2025 to talk about decentralization of social networks and other services. I’m really excited about the conference; a number of thinkers from across Canada will be meeting and discussing. Tickets are sold out, but video will be available after the event.
A quick note: I will be the keynote speaker at SeaGL 2025, the Seattle GNU/Linux conference. I will be talking about how we Free the Social Web, using Free and Open Source software connected with open standards to build an interconnected coalition of independent social networking sites. The event is free to attend, and remote online participation is encouraged. Registration is optional but encouraged. I can’t wait to meet people in the Seattle Fediverse community; please make sure to come say hi!
I’m proud to say that I (Evan) will be a keynote speaker at WordCamp Canada 2025. My talk, Beyond Microblogging: WordPress Leads the Way With Long-form Text on the Social Web will cover the work that the SWF has done on long-form text with our supporters WordPress, Ghost, Write.as, and others. I’m excited to have the discussion and point the way forward for a more integrated experience of blog posts, newspaper and magazine articles, and other texts on the social web.
WordCamp Canada has a focus on interoperability and open standards this year, with a number of great speakers talking about the Fediverse, feeds, and protocols. I’m really looking forward to the content and to talking to the WordCamp community about the opportunities for the social web.
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