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								< p > Software Freedom Conservancy is so proud to announce that we are hosting a
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								community oriented conference this coming summer. FOSSY (Free and Open Source
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Yearly) is focused on the creation and impact of free and open source software,
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								uplifting contributors of all experience. We are also mindful of having a safe
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								environment for all. In this new time of conferences, we will be focused on
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								COVID safety and making sure all attendees feel safe participating as much as
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								they feel comfortable (please take a look at the < a  href = "../attend/health-and-safety/index.html" > policy< / a >   ).< / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								< p > Taking place in Portland, OR, we hope FOSSY will be a community focused
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								event that invites local community, as well as the wider internet and global
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								communites we have formed over the years. Whether you are a long time
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								contributing member of a free software project, a recent graduate of a
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								coding bootcamp or university, or just have an interest in the possibilies
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								that free and open source software bring, FOSSY will have something for
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								< p > For this first year we are running a conference of this scale, we are having
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								around 12 tracks with talks over 4 days. With tracks for community building,
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								development and legal and licensing issues, our conference will provide ample
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								learning and networking opportunities for contributors of all levels of
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								experience. There will be hands on workshops, lightning talks and
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								traditional 50 minute talks.< / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								< p > As we look to the future of conferences, we are excited to focus on using
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								free software to run a conference and will seek to help reduce the amount of
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								proprietary software that is treated as default.< / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								< p > If you are interested in sponsoring our conference, please see our < a  href = "https://sfconservancy.org/docs/Fossy-Prospectus.pdf" > Sponsorship Prospectus< / a >  or contact us at < a  href = "mailto:conference@sfconservancy.org" > conference@sfconservancy.org< / a > .< / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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