Publish blog post about our FOSDEM presence (#2561)

* Publish blog post about our FOSDEM presence

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+date = "2024-11-19T15:00:00Z"
+title = "Matrix in full force at FOSDEM"
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+[taxonomies]
+author = ["Thib"]
+category = ["Conferences", "FOSDEM"]
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+[extra]
+image = "https://matrix.org/blog/img/matrix-fosdem.png"
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+The Matrix.org Foundation and community are very happy to announce that this year, they will be in full force at FOSDEM, with a community event right before the conference, a booth to welcome everyone during the conference, and a dev room to explore topics in depth!
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+## Jan 31 - Matrix Community Event
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+We organize an event before FOSDEM for the community to meet and talk about Matrix without fear of missing out on all the great talks at FOSDEM. The event will take place on January 31 at 1 pm CET at [HSBXL](https://hsbxl.be/) and last the whole afternoon. **Please note that HSBXL [moved since last year](https://hsbxl.be/enter).**
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+![A picture of a group of people smiling, behind a Matrix flag](/blog/img/fosdem2024-fringe.jpg)
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+It's an [unconference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference)/[barcamp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp): come and bring your ideas, share them at the beginning of the event, and small groups will form spontaneously.
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+Please note that the Matrix Community Event has [the same Health & Safety Policy as the Matrix Conference](/attend/#health-and-safety).
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+As last year, attending the event is free, and we're looking for sponsors to show their commitment to the ecosystem by refreshing our community with drinks and feeding it with pizzas! Of course, you will be credited in our event wrap-up post on matrix.org. We're open to additional ideas to get you the recognition you deserve.
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+**Join [the FOSDEM Barcamp room](https://matrix.to/#/#fosdem-2025-barcamp:matrix.org) if you're interested in the event, and reach out to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=%5BFOSDEM%5D%20ORG_NAME%20wants%20to%20sponsor%20the%20barcamp) to sponsor!**
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+## Feb 1&2 - Booth
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+This year again, we are happy to have a booth for the duration of the event. This is our opportunity to talk with the broader open-source community, share our latest updates, and listen to people's feedback. We can also help the broader community spread the word with cool stickers and T-shirts!
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+![A picture of three male presenting people behind a table, smiling in front of Matrix branded t-shirts and stickers](/blog/img/fosdem2024-booth.jpg)
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+We're looking for volunteers to run the booth with us. This includes talking to the community, sharing project news, and selling merch. Don't worry if it's your first time: We have a booth handbook ready for volunteers and want to limit the time commitment to 2 hours per day.
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+**Reach out to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=%5BFOSDEM%5D%20Volunteering%20for%20the%20booth) if you're interested in staffing the booth with us! We will work out together which slot works best for you. People who sign up before December 15 are entitled to a special edition T-shirt!**
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+## Feb 2 - DevRoom
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+Some topics are too complex to be discussed at a booth. Fortunately, we have a DevRoom on Sunday 2 afternoon to talk about topics in greater depth. Be it a technical talk about state resolution or a success story about how Matrix got deployed in your organization, we want to hear about it all!
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+![A picture of Matthew & Amandine presenting their slides. Amandine holds the microphone from Matthew. They're in front of slides spelling out "5 years from now, everyone will communicate via Matrix"](/blog/img/fosdem2024-devroom.jpg)
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+**The [Call for Proposals](https://matrix.org/blog/2024/11/fosdem-cfp/) is still open, but be quick! It will close on December 1, and we can't bypass that deadline!**
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+The whole team is looking forward to meeting you at FOSDEM!