FOSDEM

Lightning talks are your 15 minutes of fame: every open source or free software project can apply for a lightning talk.
During exactly 15 minutes, one person gets to present the project or an aspect of it.
All lightning talks will happen in a large room that can host almost 300 people.

Proposals closed, there are no more lightning talk slots available

You could have applied for a lightning talk if you comply with the following conditions:

• Every project can only have one lightning talk.
• The project may not have a Developer Room at FOSDEM.
• A lightning talk is given by one person.
• The travel expenses of Lightning Talk speakers are not covered by FOSDEM. We won't send official invitations either.(sometimes needed for internaltional visa/travel)
• All Lightning Talks will be recorded. The recordings will be made available freely, shortly after the event.

Also note that in order to be granted a lightning talk, you will have to follow these rules:

• A fixed computer is used for all presentations: the speaker must send in his presentation before Thursday 15th February, 23h59 (corrected).
• The following software will be available on the computer: firefox, xpdf 3, acroread 7, openoffice.org 2. (Other software can be requested, but may not be granted)
• The speaker must attend the lightning talk of the speaker before him, in order to guarantee a smooth switch between speakers.
• A speaker is given exactly 15 minutes time. There will be a clock that indicates the time that the speaker has left. When the clock rings, the speaker may not speak another word.

If you were interested in doing a lightning talk, then you could have send an email to lightningtalks@lists.fosdem.org with following information:

• Your full name (you being the speaker) and country of origin
• The name and website of the project
• A short description of the project
• A short description of what your lightning talk will be about.
• A short bio, especially regarding your FOSS activities.
• Optionally, a photo of yourself.

The lightning talks schedule information will be published on the FOSDEM website, including the information above.

Lightning talks were handled on a "first received, first handled" basis.
The final lightning talk schedule will be published on the website on the 27th of January.