Fringe
The FOSDEM Fringe consists of independent events involving free and open source software taking place in the days around the FOSDEM weekend. They are organised independently of FOSDEM so please refer any questions to the contacts listed.
| Event | Location | Starts | Ends | Cost | Registration | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuckCon #4 | Amsterdam | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free | None | gabor@duckdb.org |
| Config Management Camp 2024 | Ghent | 2024-02-05 | 2024-02-07 | Free | Preregistration required for Crowd control purposes | info@cfgmgmtcamp.eu |
| OpenEmbedded Workshop 2024 | Brussels | 2024-02-05 | 2024-02-05 | 50+ Euros | board@openembedded.org | |
| EU Open Source Policy Summit 2024 | Arduinkaai 7 1000, Brussels, Belgium | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free | Express interest to attend on-site to get to the waiting list, online participation open for everyone | summit@openforumeurope.org |
| MariaDB ServerFest Brussels | Avenue Louise 381, Brussels | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-03 | free | None | foundation@mariadb.org |
| Workshop on FOSS license and security compliance tools | Brussels | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free or contribution | Recommended. Space limited. | hello@nexb.com |
| CentOS Connect | Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels | 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | Free | Strongly recommended for space, meals, and swag | shaunm@redhat.com |
| Learn to Code KiCad Day | Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, Brussels | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free | Recommended for space and food | codingday@kicad.org |
| CHAOSScon Europe 2024 | Bedford Hotel & Congress Centre, Rue du Midi 135 Brussels, 1000, Belgium | 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-01 | $10 | None | elizabeth@chaoss.community |
| State of Open Con | London, UK | 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-07 | 199 GBP (community tickets also available) | None | admin@openuk.uk |
| Hackerspace Brussels Bytenight | Klein eilandstraat 1A Rue de la petite île, 1070 Anderlecht | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-04 | Free entry, drinks can be bought at the space | None | contact@hsbxl.be |
| Guix Days | ICAB, 8 rue Amedee Lynenstraat, 1210 Brussels | 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | Free | None | guix-devel@gnu.org |
| Matrix Foundation & Community Meetup | Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL) Klein eilandstraat 1A Rue de la petite île, 1070 Anderlecht | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free | None | thib@matrix.org |
| Buildroot Developer meeting | SMILE offices | 2024-02-05 | 2024-02-07 | Free | Required | buildroot@buildroot.org |
| FOSDEM PGDay | Brussels Marriott | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | €60 | None | contact@fosdempgday.org |
| "Digital Services (h)Acked" the joint 2024 Hackathon of the European Commission and PEReN | online from 2024/01/03 to 2024/01/22 and in Brussels on 2024/02/02 | 2024-01-03 | 2024-02-02 | The event is free of charge, and registration is subject to the conditions set out in the Hackathon rules. | It depends on the challenge. Please see the Hackathon rules | hackathon2024.peren@finances.gouv.fr |
| Jenkins Contributor Summit | Betacowork 4 Rue des Pères Blancs, 1040 Brussels, Belgium | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | None | jenkins-advocacy-and-outreach-sig@googlegroups.com | |
| Key Signing Party | ULB - Bruxells | 2024-02-04 at 12h CET | 2024-02-04 | 0 | None | ludovic+fosdemksp@hirlimann.net |
| MySQL Belgian Days | CAB Incubator, rue des Pères Blancs 4, 1040 Bruxelles | 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | free | sold-out | frederic.descamps@oracle.com |
| OpenInfra Foundation & Community Meetup | Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | Free | Please RSVP on the Meetup page | helena@openinfra.dev |
| Tailscale Happy Hour! | BrewDog | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | Nothing! Beers + Snacks on Tailscale 🙂 | Required | katie@tailscale.com |
| FreeCAD and KiCAD community meeting | Atelier des Tanneurs, Rue des Tanneurs 60A, 1000 Bruxelles | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free | None | yorik@freecad.org |
| Open Media, AI & Machine Learning HAPPY HOUR | Market Bar - Rue Alphonse De Witte 12, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium | 2023-02-04 | 2023-02-04 | Free | Please register through the event link as space is limited. https://lu.ma/t0pyb95z | shannon@livepeer.org |
| XWiki & CryptPad meetup #1 | Scott's Bar & Kitchen (2nd floor, Mezzanine) on Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | Free | Required for space, beers, food, and swag. 🍻 | dorina.anton@xwiki.com |
| OSSci @ FOSDEM: Advancing science through open source and AI | IBM Brussels | 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-01 | free | tim@opensource.science | |
| FreeCAD hackathon at HSBXL | HSBXL | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-01 | mail@adipascu.ro | ||
| Post-FOSDEM drinkup w/ GitButler | Le Waff, Chau. de Boondael 455, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium | 2024-02-04 | 2024-02-04 | Free | None | megan@gitbutler.com |
| Databases / Platform Engineering Happy Hour hosted by Readyset | Delirium Café | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | Free | Please register through the event link as space is limited. | marcelo@readyset.io |
| CNCF Happy Hour @ BrewDog | BrewDog Brussels - Putterie 20, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-02 | Free | kschultz@linuxfoundation.org | |
| Post-FOSDEM Rust Meetup | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Bd de la Plaine 2, Ixelles, Building K, second floor, aula Paul Janssens | 2024-02-05 | 2024-02-05 | Free, but registration and RSVP on Meetup mandatory | Limited seating, mandatory RSVP | yvan@sraka.xyz |
This information is provided in good faith and FOSDEM takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies.