Category Archives: open source

FOSDEM 2018 Community DevRoom Recap: Brian Proffitt & Jeremy Garcia

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Leslie Hawthorn

For those of you who missed the talks live or on the livestream of the FOSDEM 2018 Community DevRoom, my co-chair, Laura, and I are doing some follow up posts on each talk to bring you the video and the … Continue reading →

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FOSDEM 2018 Community DevRoom Recap: Deb Nicholson & Mike McQuaid

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Leslie Hawthorn

Another year, another fabulous FOSDEM. This year, I had the honor of once again co-chairing the Community DevRoom with Laura Czjakowski. We welcomed 16 fantastic speakers on topics ranging from open source in government to technical writing for non-writers. We … Continue reading →

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Meet the Community DevRoom Speakers (vol. 6)

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Leslie Hawthorn

Laura and I are continuing our interview series with the FOSDEM Community DevRoom speakers on why they submitted their particular talk, thoughts on their ideal audience members and what else they plan to see at the conference. If you missed the … Continue reading →

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Meet the Community DevRoom Speakers (vol. 5)

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Leslie Hawthorn

Laura and I are continuing our interview series with the FOSDEM Community DevRoom speakers on why they submitted their particular talk, thoughts on their ideal audience members and what else they plan to see at the conference. If you missed … Continue reading →

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Meet the Community DevRoom Speakers (vol. 2)

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Leslie Hawthorn

In case you missed it, you may enjoy our first speaker interview post, featuring Deb Nicholson and Mike McQuaid. Laura and I are continuing our speaker interview series with the FOSDEM Community DevRoom speakers on why they submitted their particular … Continue reading →

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Meet the Community DevRoom Speakers (vol. 1)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Leslie Hawthorn

Introducing two speakers for the FOSDEM 2018 Community DevRoom, Deb Nicholson and Mike McQuaid Continue reading →

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Meet the Community DevRoom Program Committee

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Leslie Hawthorn

In case you missed it, you can submit to the FOSDEM Community DevRoom Call for Papers until 27 November. Laura Czajkowski and I are thrilled to be co-organizing the Community DevRoom at FOSDEM once again. If you’ve never put on … Continue reading →

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Community DevRoom at FOSDEM 2018

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Leslie Hawthorn

tl;dr You can find full details of the FOSDEM 2018 Community DevRoom CFP on Laura’s blog.

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Grace Hopper Open Source Day 2013: Mentoring Projects Application Period Open

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Leslie Hawthorn

Well, technically it has been open for awhile now, but you see how often I get around to updating this blog. Grace Hopper Open Source Day will reprise for the 3rd time this year at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration … Continue reading →

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How To: Writing an Excellent Post-Event Wrap Up Report

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Leslie Hawthorn

Ed. Note: I originally composed this post as a resource for folks at my employer, Red Hat. Obviously, the Red Hat specific bits have been removed, e.g. my team can’t volunteer to help you edit your posts. I’d always planned … Continue reading →

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