Editing FOSDEM (section)

=== FOSDEM 2024 ===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-03 |title=FOSDEM 2024 {{!}} Interoperable Europe Portal |url=https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/event/fosdem-2024 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:FOSDEM 2024 welcome.jpg|thumb|View from the speaker's desk towards the audience during the opening keynote at FOSDEM 2024]]As usual, it was held in Brussels, with 948 speakers spread over 875 events and 67 themes, using the same infrastructure as the previous edition at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. The programme was similar to that of 2023 with a FOSDEM Fringe<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/fringe/|title=Fringe|website=archive.fosdem.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-05 |title=FOSDEM 2024 Fringe: FOSS license and security compliance tools - Open Collective |url=https://opencollective.com/aboutcode/events/fosdem-2024-fringe-workshop-on-foss-license-and-security-compliance-tools-ea75e63c |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=opencollective.com}}</ref> and a new set of activities named FOSDEM Junior<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/junior/|title=FOSDEM junior|website=archive.fosdem.org}}</ref> designed as workshops for children/teenagers from 7 to 17 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=info@klascement.net |first=KlasCement |date=2024-12-16 |title=Free open source workshops: FOSDEM junior |url=https://www.klascement.net/innovet/nascholing-of-activiteit/211499/free-open-source-workshops-fosdem-junior/?previous |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=KlasCement |language=nl}}</ref> The keynotes of this edition were about the historical value of women in technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where have the women of tech history gone? |url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2850-where-have-the-women-of-tech-history-gone-/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=archive.fosdem.org |language=en}}</ref> by Laura Durieux<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-03 |title=Where have the women of tech history gone |url=https://www.oliviervandertoorn.nl/post/where_have_the_woman_of_tech_history_gone/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=lordievader's blog |language=en}}</ref> (a recurring topic of keynotes and talks in FOSDEM to improve social diversity in the FOSS communities<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact Story Project/Action: Mentor leads developer room at annual FOSDEM in Brussels |url=https://www.techwomen.org/impact-story-project-action/mentor-leads-developer-room-at-annual-fosdem-in-brussels |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=TechWomen |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Progri |first=Kristi |title=Diversity User Research and Women in Open Source: Becoming a Better Listener and Women in Open Source Technologies. Developing a deeper understanding of minorities in tech. |date=2018 |url=https://av.tib.eu/media/41983 |access-date=2025-01-19 |language=en |doi=10.5446/41983 |last2=Dwomoh |first2=Gloria}}</ref>) and the achievements of [[Outreachy]]. The [[Open Source Observatory and Repository|Open Source Observatory]] (OSOR) participated in several activities of the conference,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open Source Observatory Newsletter |url=https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/joinup/newsletter-archives/50631 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=ec.europa.eu}}</ref> among which was a satellite workshop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Workshop on Open Source key areas for Digital Autonomy {{!}} Shaping Europe’s digital future |url=https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/workshop-open-source-key-areas-digital-autonomy |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>