Æva Black to keynote at FOSS Backstage 2026
We are excited to share that Æva Black will be the keynote speaker for next year’s edition.
Exploring
Open Source
beyond the Code
We want to encourage more discourse about the non-coding aspects of successful open source projects. Join us to learn more about what makes Free and Open Source Software projects flourish! The 8th edition of FOSS Backstage will take place in Berlin on 16-17 March 2026.
Save the date
16-17 March 2026
Save the date
16-17 March 2026
We want to encourage more discourse about the non-coding aspects of successful Open Source projects. Join us to learn more about what makes Free and Open Source Software projects flourish! The 8th edition of FOSS Backstage will take place in Berlin on 16-17 March 2026.
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Look at this!
We are excited to share that Æva Black will be the keynote speaker for next year’s edition.
Die FOSS Backstage veranstaltet gemeinsam mit dem CityLAB Berlin auf der Smart Country Convention am 02.10.2025 das „Netzwerkfrühstück Open Source in der Verwaltung“.
Learn about our Call for Participation and how you can become an active part of FOSS Backstage 2026.
On March 18 2026, we gather everyone interested in User Experience & Design within Free and Open Source software projects for our new sub-event FOSS Backstage Design!
Design & UX
in FOSS
At FOSS Backstage 2025 we brought together more than 60 speakers to talk about Governance & Community, Sustainability & Funding, Legal & Compliance, Diversity & Inclusion as well as how to Grow Open Source. Here we put together a selection of talks from those tracks to give you an impression of FOSS Backstage:
