GUADEC 2023 Call for Participation Opens

The GNOME Foundation is delighted to announce that the call for participation in GUADEC 2023 is now open! You can submit your talk proposal at: https://events.gnome.org/event/101/abstracts/.

GUADEC is the largest annual GNOME community conference, and it will be held this year in Riga, Latvia, from July 26th-31st. Talks will be streamed online for anyone attending remotely.

The GNOME Foundation is seeking talks on a variety of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Application development
  • Privacy and security
  • Community and team building
  • Design of user and developer experience
  • Use of GNOME technologies outside the desktop
  • Newcomers initiatives
  • Project planning and governance

The first three days of the conference, July 26th-28th will be focussed on talks. The following two days, July 29th and 30th will be dedicated to BoFs and workshops. The final day, July 31st will be a fun social event for all who want to join us!

The deadline for submissions is April 4th. Please note that this year, there will be no remote talks. We hope to see everyone in Riga for in-person presentations!

More information about GUADEC can be found at guadec.org and on our social media channels.
Press inquiries and questions can be sent to guadec@gnome.org.

GNOME at FOSDEM 2023

Join us at FOSDEM 2023 this weekend (February 4th-5th) in Brussels, Belgium!

FOSDEM is one of the largest annual gatherings for Free Software enthusiasts and contributors. This free event for software developers to meet, share ideas, and collaborate is back in Brussels after a multi-year hiatus.

We are excited to be back in person hosting a GNOME booth this year! Find us in the K-building on level 2 to pick up a GNOME shirt or hoodie (limited supply!), ask questions, meet contributors and staff, or just come by to say hello! If you would like to volunteer at the GNOME booth please see our discourse post for more details and reach out to Caroline at chenriksen@gnome.org.

FOSDEM Faculté de Droit
Photo by Teemu Mäntynen CC BY-NC 2.0

GNOME Beers

On Saturday (Feb 4th), GNOME will be hosting our famous social evening – GNOME Beers! We will be gathering at BrewDog Brussels (Putterie 20, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium) starting at 6:30 pm, we’d love you to come along and socialize, meet staff, and chat with core contributors. Please note that this year this event is not sponsored, but you will be able to place personal orders to purchase food or drinks at the bar.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

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