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title: About FOSSY
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slug: about
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**FOSS is back in Portland, OR - July 13-16th 2023 at the Oregon Convention
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Center!**
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<figure class="tc">
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<img src="https://sfconservancy.org/img/occ.jpg" alt="Aerial photograph of the Oregon Convention Center" >
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<figcaption class="tc mt2">Oregon Convention Center (CC-BY 2.0)</figcaption>
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</figure>
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Software Freedom Conservancy is so proud to announce that we are hosting a
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community oriented conference this coming summer. FOSSY (Free and Open Source
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Yearly) is focused on the creation and impact of free and open source software,
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uplifting contributors of all experience. We are also mindful of having a safe
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environment for all. In this new time of conferences, we will be focused on
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COVID safety and making sure all attendees feel safe participating as much as
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they feel comfortable (we will have a detailed policy published in the coming
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weeks).
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Taking place in Portland, OR, we hope FOSSY will be a community focused
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event that invites local community, as well as the wider internet and global
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communites we have formed over the years. Whether you are a long time
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contributing member of a free software project, a recent graduate of a
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coding bootcamp or university, or just have an interest in the possibilies
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that free and open source software bring, FOSSY will have something for
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you.
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For this first year we are running a conference of this scale, we are having
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around 12 tracks with talks over 4 days. With tracks for community building,
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development and legal and licensing issues, our conference will provide ample
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learning and networking opportunities for contributors of all levels of
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experience. There will be hands on workshops, lightning talks and
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traditional 50 minute talks.
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As we look to the future of conferences, we are excited to focus on using
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free software to run a conference and will seek to help reduce the amount of
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proprietary software that is treated as default.
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If you are interested in sponsoring our conference, please see our [Sponsorship
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Prospectus](https://sfconservancy.org/docs/Fossy-Prospectus.pdf) or contact us
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at [conference@sfconservancy.org](mailto:conference@sfconservancy.org).
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