[FOSDEM 2025] [CFP] Data Analytics DevRoom

 Welcome to the first edition of the Data Analytics DevRoom at FOSDEM. Our DevRoom will be scheduled on Saturday, February 1st 2025. We will be accepting in-person talks only, with recordings for all the sessions.

About the Data Analytics DevRoom

Data Analytics covers a wide range of activities involving data: Ingestion, Extraction, Stream Processing, Open Data Formats, Data Storage, Scientific Libraries, OLAP Databases, Data Quality, Business Analytics, Data Visualization…

This DevRoom is a celebration of Open Source Data Analytics projects of all types and sizes. We invite project contributors to present their features, architecture, design, real-world use cases, and integrations. We also encourage end users to share how open-source data analytics projects are helping them solve their everyday challenges.

The devroom is a conference-within-a-conference that gives us the opportunity to come together and chat, hack, and share stories about Data Analytics in FLOSS ecosystems.

This DevRoom is also an opportunity to identify potential collaborations across projects covering different aspects of the data lifecycle.

If you are wondering what type of project would be suitable, this non-comprehensive list of excellent FOSS for Data Analytics can give you some clues: Apache Arrow, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Apache Druid, QuestDB, Timescale, Grafana, Apache Superset, Redash, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Bokeh, D3, Graphic-walker, Plots.jl, Makie, Gadfly, Ggplot2, Iceberg, Parquet, Delta Lake, Apache Hudi, LakeFS, Avro, ORC, Presto/Trino, OpenSearch, Valkey, Apache Doris, Pinot, Debezium, Apache Pulsar, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Vaex, Scipy, Mumpy, Pandas, Polars, Dask, Dagger.jl, Dataframes.jl, Dplyr, Tibble, Tidyr, Rsample, Broom, Tidyquant, Dbt, Apache Airflow, Dagster, DataHub, Amundsen, Great Expectations, and many more.

We want our Devroom to be a safe space for everyone, so we kindly ask all participants to follow the FOSDEM code of conduct https://fosdem.org/2025/practical/conduct/.

Call for Papers

We welcome submissions about, but not limited to, open source libraries, open source projects, or technical use cases explaining how one (or more) open source components are being used to power real-life use case. Talks featuring more than one open source data project are encouraged. All programming languages are welcome.

If in doubt, think if the talk you want to submit would be appealing for an audience interested in data analytics. If the answer is yes, please do submit.

We are aware some open source projects have also non-open source commercial offerings (we all need to pay the rent!). This Devroom is only about the FOSS part of those projects, so please leave the commercial pitch outside of your proposals and presentations.

Diversity, Junior Developers, and First-time Speakers

We strongly encourage submissions from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and backgrounds to foster a diverse and inclusive environment. We also welcome first-time speakers and, if needed, we will be happy to help you rehearse your talk before the event.

Format of the Talks

We will be accepting submissions for 40-minute talks, 10-minute lightning talks, and 5-minute project pitches. Please note that if we don’t receive enough submissions, we might not include lightning talks and/or project pitches.

You choose the format of your talk. It can be shell-driven, slide-driven, demo-driven, or a combination. If you prefer, you can also present without any screen at all, specifically for the lightning talks and project pitches.

If you plan to accept questions, please include them within your allocated time slot.

Since we will have a mixed audience, the 40-minute talks will need to feature an intro to make sure everyone can get some context, but you are encouraged to discuss internals of your project or to go as deep as you want into technical details.

Recording of All the Talks

Please be aware of the fact that, barring any technical difficulties, Devroom talks at FOSDEM will be recorded. By submitting a proposal you agree to being recorded and to have your talk made available.

How to Submit Your Talk

If you would like to submit a proposal, you need to do it via the official FOSDEM website at https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025/cfp. When submitting your talk, make sure to select the ‘Data Analytics Devroom’ as the ‘Track’.. Please state the type of talk (40-minute talk, 10-minute Lightning talk, or 5-minute OSS Project pitch) in the submission notes.

Important Dates

We encourage early submissions to allow ample time for review and feedback.

Your Profile

Be sure to properly fill your profile with:

Contact and Organising Team

If you need to get in touch with the organisers of this devroom, please email analytics-devroom-managers at fosdem.org

About FOSDEM

Official website: https://fosdem.org/

FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organised by the community for the community. The goal is to provide free and open source software developers and communities a place to meet to:

Participation and attendance is totally free, though the organisers gratefully accept donations and sponsorship.

Code of Conduct

We are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all. Please adhere to the FOSDEM Code of Conduct.

The code of conduct for FOSDEM is available at https://fosdem.org/2025/practical/conduct/

Should you need any assistance during the event you can reach out to the organiser at the door of the devroom, any FOSDEM staff member, or use the official FOSDEM contacts

Acknowledgments

We appreciate the support from QuestDB and AWS for enabling the organizers to manage this DevRoom.

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