Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:16:31 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: BSDCan 2025 Developer Summit - Call for Proposals Message-ID: <94062aac-24ff-4ef7-b63b-87af4606257c@FreeBSD.org>
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We are happy to announce that there will be an in-person developer
summit at BSDCan 2025. As with previous summits at BSDCan we are
planning for a two day summit overlapping with BSDCan's tutorial days
on Wednesday, June 11th and Thursday, June 12th. Similar to previous
years, each day will consist of presentations in the morning and
working group sessions in the afternoon.
Working groups should contain a small number of people (<= 30) focused
on a particular topic whose output is a specific plan. Topics should
be narrow in focus as broad topics result in a large group that rarely
produces concise, usable output. Each working group will need a
chairperson to drive the group and will have a room with A/V
equipment, tables, chairs, etc. A group can either meet for a single
session (roughly 1.5-2 hours) or for two sessions (3-4 hours total).
Some possible working group topics include:
- Bug Busting and Triage
- Network Performance
- FreeBSD on Laptops (Graphics / Wireless)
- Fault Management
- Ports and Packaging Infrastructure (sub-packages, kmod packages)
- Development Tools (lldb, valgrind)
- Pre-commit Testing and CI
- Low-idle Power Management & Hibernation
- Using Lua in the Base System
We are now looking for proposals for working groups. Each proposal
must include the following:
- A chairperson who will be responsible for making this group work. A
chair may delegate work to other folks, but one person should have
the final say rather than a committee.
- A single paragraph abstract giving a brief overview of what the
working group session will cover and what goals you wish to achieve.
- A possible guest list to identify individuals known to be interested
and working on the topic. The proposal should also include a list
of individuals that you feel must be present for the group to be a
success.
- An agenda with specific topics that the session will cover.
In addition, each working group chairperson will be responsible for
recruiting one or more scribes (note takers) to be present during the
group and for using these notes to generate a written summary of the
group that will be published on hackers@ after the summit is
completed.
These proposals should be sent to devsummit@FreeBSD.org by April 15,
2025. Getting proposals in earlier would be ideal.
We are also looking for proposals for a small number of presentations.
Presentations normally run about 45 minutes leaving additional time
for any Q&A. Talk proposals should include a title, speaker, and
brief abstract and be sent to devsummit@FreeBSD.org.
We look forward to your proposals. If you have any questions, feel
free to send them to devsummit@FreeBSD.org.
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John Baldwin
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