4.63/5Total Reviews
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FOSDEM 2024

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About FOSDEM 2024

FOSDEM is a two-day event organised by volunteers to promote the widespread use of free and open source software.
Usually taking place in the beautiful city of Brussels (Belgium), FOSDEM is widely recognised as the best such conference in Europe.
FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organised by the community for the community. The goal is to provide free and open source software developers and communities a place to meet to:

get in touch with other developers and projects;
be informed about the latest developments in the free software world;
be informed about the latest developments in the open source world;
attend interesting talks and presentations on various topics by project leaders and committers;
to promote the development and benefits of free software and open source solutions.

When and Where

Event date

Feb 03 - 04, 2024

Event location

Belgium

Event type

Event fees

Free

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FOSDEM

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Alexey Ushakov

Team Lead 

at JetBrains

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The event was organized very well. There were a lot of developers from different countries and different companies. It had a good scheduling, so I had opportunity to listen to talks from several fields. I was a speaker in job development room. My talk went smoothly and the audience asked really good questions. Overall, the event was really great. It was cool to see so many people passionate about programming and development.

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Reviews

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Total Reviews
15

Thijs SchreijerIn Person | speaker

Solutions Architect, Kong

4.83/5

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Great! Great inspiration, and meeting with friends.
What did you like best about the event?
There was diversity in the talks, and there was lots of stuff I'd never heard of or knew about, yet it was really interesting.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Nothing that comes to mind. Considering it's all free and driven by volunteers, they pulled off an amazing feat (again!).
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
4.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Dan BrownIn Person | speaker

Director of Communications, The Linux Foundation

4.35/5

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The heart of the open source community.
What did you like best about the event?
FOSDEM is all about the community. It truly is by and for open-source contributors. Great content and great collaboration.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
I don't know that they can really. It's a victim of its own success, so frankly, it's too crowded, but I don't see how they can fix that.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
2.00/5
Food and beverages at event
1.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Adrian MouatIn Person | speaker

Developer Relations, Chainguard

4.22/5

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Fun, but a little chaotic.
What did you like best about the event?
The people that go are great. I got great suggestions after my talk, and I saw talks by some people that are true leaders in the field, but happy to talk to you after.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Some more signage would help to find rooms. See if a few more food trucks could be encouraged to join. Chance to test video at some point prior to talk (would require breaks in schedule).
Overall experience
4.00/5
Networking opportunities
4.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
4.00/5
Food and beverages at event
3.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Tomas KorbarIn Person | speaker

Software Engineer, Red Hat

4.77/5

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Great event!
What did you like best about the event?
I really liked the overall quality of the talks that were presented. Speakers seemed to really prepare their talks and had interesting things to say.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
The quality of air in some buildings was not great. For example, the K building could use more ventilation.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
4.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
4.00/5
Event venue
4.00/5
Food and beverages at event
5.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Nigel BrownIn Person | speaker

Data Scientist, stacklok

4.78/5

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There was a great mix of attendees. Super volunteers.
What did you like best about the event?
It isn't formal, but it is big—a great setting in the University. It had a fantastic party atmosphere.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
I didn't find all the matrix rooms that helpful. There were lots of them with little in them. Perhaps condense those into fewer rooms.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
4.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Diomidis SpinellisIn Person | speaker

Professor, AUEB

4.83/5

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It was a great conference with diverse topics and enthusiastic attendees.
What did you like best about the event?
In addition to some excellent keynotes, I liked the large number of parallel sessions covering various topics.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Provide shuttle busses to the Central Station at the end of the conference, as was the case in some previous years.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
4.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

OUDOT ClementIn Person | speaker

Identity Solutions Manager, Worteks

4.45/5

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People, talks and tech
What did you like best about the event?
A lot of interesting topics, and a major event for FLOSS communities because this is the occasion to meet a lot of people we are working with.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
More places to sit or relax, more power supplies. A lot of people in tram and buses.
Overall experience
4.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
4.00/5
Event venue
3.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
4.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Raashi SaxenaIn Person | speaker

Strategy Consultant , Accessibility Lab

4.33/5

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A good event overall
What did you like best about the event?
I had a great experience conducting my session. The organizers of the dev. room were cordial. The best aspect of the event was the quality of the audience and the duration of the sessions.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
The event was overwhelming in terms of the number of parallel tracks. Probably extending the event to 3-4 days would be helpful as there were many sessions that I would have liked to attend.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
3.00/5
Food and beverages at event
3.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Thibault RaffaillacIn Person | speaker

Postdoc, INRAE

4.87/5

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Excellent!
What did you like best about the event?
The perfect time management in all rooms, the free access without registration, the social beer events organized by dev rooms, and the availability of not-too-expensive food at the food trucks.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
I had difficulty finding my way on the campus during the first few hours (finding Janson, then finding UB); I found the direction sometimes signs misleading (e.g., UA sign pointing in front of UB, or Janson pointing through F, so I was expecting to find it inside F), I saw an attempt to do colored main paths on maps, they could be physically visible on the paths themselves e.g. with bright colored or crepe paper atop every door on each path.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
4.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
4.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
5.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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5th Feb '24

5th Feb '24

Dario BinacchiIn Person | speaker

Linux embedded developer, Amarula

4.58/5

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Exciting. It was my first experience as a speaker.
What did you like best about the event?
The variety of topics. They were impressed by knowing that the speakers were almost a thousand in total.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
We are improving the directions to reach the development rooms. Everything else is okay.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
3.00/5
Event venue
3.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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6th Feb '24

6th Feb '24

Daniele Scasciafratteonline | speaker

Full Stack Developer, Codeat

5.00/5

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Why Fosdem is something as open source enthusiast, you should attend
What did you like best about the event?
The networking, all the booths where you can talk with the people working on the stuff you like, the various talks to discover new stuff and get updates about the IT world.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Add bigger rooms as they aren't often enough, a lot of people wait outside, the U building is not easy to reach for the 5 floors.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall Online Experience
Navigation of virtual platform
5.00/5
Troubleshooting technical issues
5.00/5

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6th Feb '24

6th Feb '24

Rafael Jeffmanonline | attendee

Assitant Professor, Universidade Lasalle

4.50/5

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A great event, with a "not bad" online experience.
What did you like best about the event?
The best thing about the event is the ton of information provided and the broad range of it.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Video streaming was sub-optimal, with several freezes. Room mic is non-existent; either the room should be "mic-ed," or the speaker should be asked to repeat the questions asked.
Overall experience
4.00/5
Value for money
5.00/5
Session(s)
5.00/5
Amount of new information learned
4.00/5
Overall Online Experience
Navigation of virtual platform
4.00/5
Troubleshooting technical issues
4.00/5

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6th Feb '24

6th Feb '24

Denis GermainIn Person | speaker

SRE, Deezer

4.92/5

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FOSDEM is really an awesome conference, but attendees are sometimes rude.
What did you like best about the event?
This is one of the best open-source and libre software conferences in Europe. The fact that devrooms are semi-autonomous is really great; it captures the heart of all different communities better.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
In some dev rooms, the organizers should try to be stricter with attendees, who tend to be rude and make a lot of noise.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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7th Feb '24

7th Feb '24

Brede DammenIn Person | speaker

Product Owner, Entur

3.83/5

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It's a good place to be, but I would prefer some workshops and more interaction with the audience.
What did you like best about the event?
The audience is interested and wants to make a difference; I am happy to see it.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Rooms too small for at least the rail session. Also, the EU track was left outside in the hallway on Saturday.
Overall experience
4.00/5
Networking opportunities
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
2.00/5
Quality of the audience
4.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
4.00/5
Event venue
3.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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7th Feb '24

7th Feb '24

Alexey UshakovIn Person | speaker

Team Lead, JetBrains

5.00/5

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Overall, the event was really great; it was cool to see so many people passionate about programming and development.
What did you like best about the event?
There are many fascinating talks about modern fields of computer science and technology.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Provide more time for checking the equipment before the talk. Ensure that there are enough mics for talks with multiple speakers.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
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The event was organized very well. There were a lot of developers from different countries and different companies. It had a good scheduling, so I had opportunity to listen to talks from several fields. I was a speaker in job development room. My talk went smoothly and the audience asked really good questions. Overall, the event was really great. It was cool to see so many people passionate about programming and development.

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