Events/FOSDEM/2014

FOSDEM (Brussels, Belgium) is probably the best community driven FOSS event in Europe. It's massive, chaotic and fun.

2014
1-2 February: https://fosdem.org/2014/

We have one main track session: The Wikipedia Stack, by Erik Moeller.

Wikis devroom
Join the Wikis devroom on Saturday 1st. See the schedule.

Coordination: Quim Gil (MediaWiki), Vincent Massol (XWiki) and Jean-Marc Libs (Tiki) coordinate the devroom.

Wikimedia stand
See the complete list of stands.

Team: Dimitar Dimitrov (coordinator, Wikimedia Belgium), Quim Gil (Wikimedia Foundation). Stevie Benton (Wikimedia UK), Lydia Pintscher (Wikimedia Deutschland).

Stand design
What do we get from the organizers? Are they setting any requirements?

Do we need to print anything?

Merchandising
(We need an address to send the materials)
 * Who will bring what? (MediaWiki and Wikidata information material, WMBE/WMUK/WMDE goodies)
 * Wikimedia Foundation brings...

Activities

 * Cool events/activities to attract our stand and make it memorable?
 * Anything to demo? PC / laptop?

What else?

Shifts
We need at least 2 volunteers in each slot. We also need volunteers for mounting / unmounting.

Times to be confirmed. Assuming Saturday 9:00-19:00 and Sunday 9:00-17:00.

Saturday

Which are the opening / closing times?


 * 9-11 (includes mounting, the more the merrier):
 * 11-13:
 * 13-15:
 * 15-17:
 * 17-19:

Sunday

Which are the opening / closing times?


 * 9-11:
 * 11-13:
 * 13-15:
 * 15-17:
 * 17-19 (includes unmounting, the more the merrier):

Participants
Link to your user profile and explain your main tasks / motivations.


 * , co-organizing the Wikis devroom.
 * , giving a talk and attending.
 * , going to listen and learn.
 * (though not entirely clear yet if I'll make it this year), lurking.