Great news, Fedorans! As the month of February is moving at warp speed, we have decided to extend the CFP for Flock to Fedora until Monday, March 3rd. The submission site will automatically close at 23:59 UTC, so you still have some time to send us your proposals for this years event. Read on for some helpful links, a reminder of the themes and some general information about Flock this year.

This year Flock to Fedora will take place in the stunning historic city of Prague, Czechia. We have secured the Vienna House by Wyndham, Anděl in Prague to host three great days of conference programming from June 5 to June 7, plus we will continue our new/old tradition of having an informal social day on June 8 for those wanting to connect with Friends outside of the conference and enjoy Prague. More details to come on the plans for this date 🙂

Our Call for Papers for Flock is remaining open until 23:59 on Monday, March 3rd, so if you have a talk or workshop or BoF idea that fits our themes, you still have time to submit it! Also, to help our themes resonate with our community more, we created an ideas and tips blog post that gives some general examples of how you could interpret each theme and relate it to your work or something you are passionate about in Fedora.

Our themes this year are:

Empowering Collaboration: Tools and Practices for Fedora’s Future: Dive into the tools, workflows, and practices that enable Freedom and Features in the Fedora Project. Topics may include the upcoming Git forge change, discussion related to bug tracking systems, communication platforms, and project management that drives Fedora’s collaborative efforts.

Welcoming New Voices: Pathways for Fedora Contributors: Grow our community of Friendship with an inclusive and welcoming space for new contributors. These workshops will focus on beginner-friendly, hands-on sessions to introduce newcomers to Fedora and help them make meaningful contributions.

Driving Innovation: Fedora and Emerging Technologies: Embrace First by exploring the technologies shaping Fedora’s future. Topics related to IoT, containers, AI/ML, edge computing, RISC-V, and other advancements that align with Fedora’s commitment to innovation.

You can find out more details about the event from the Flock to Fedora Website and Fedora Magazine article, and you can secure your ticket now through our early registration link. For those wondering about accomodation, we have secured a room block with the event hotel, however we will be prioritizing confirmed speakers who require travel assistance for this block. We recommend the NH Prague City or the OREA Hotel Angelo Praha for those who would prefer to confirm their hotel stay for Flock early, as we understand that hotels are usually at better rates the more in advance you can book.

And finally, some dates that you can expect to hear back from us by on your submission! We hope to have all proposals reviewed by March 15, with final selections completed by our panel by March 20. So you can expect to hear from us from the week beginning March 23rd onwards on the status of your submission. We hope to see as many of you in Prague in June, and make sure to join our Flock to Fedora room on Matrix too to get early info, ask questions and connect with other event goers and organizers!