Birds of a Feather 2025

The 2025 OLF Conference will be holding Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions on Saturday, December 6. These will take place from 12:00 to 12:30 during the lunch break (the break will end and conference presentations will resume at 13:30).

A BoF session is typically more interactive than a regular presentation; it is an opportunity for a group of people with a common interest to get together. Past session topics have included text editors, game development, homebrew computing, Google Summer of Code projects, configuration management systems, and running Linux user groups.

The conference has only a one-day, one-room format this year. For this reason, BoFs will take place in the main presentation room using round tables with 10 chairs each. No projectors or AV will be available. Because all tables will be in the same room, please keep discussion at a conversational level so as not to disturb other BoF sessions.

We expect to have 6 tables available, and therefore 6 BoF sessions; depending on the final room layout, we might be able to add more. If you use the form below to propose your session by Wednesday, December 3, we will be able to pre-announce it and hopefully attract attendees. If there are any unclaimed tables remaining, we will take day-of signups at the registration table.

If you have any questions, please contact BoF organizer Vance Kochenderfer at vance@ohiolinux.org.

    Speaker Name(s) (required)

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    BoF Title (required)

    Abstract (required)

    This should describe what you will be talking about. It will be published as a public summary of your BoF.

    Notes to Organizers

    This space is for any special notes you'd like the organizers to be aware of. This could include things like special equipment needs or pre-announcements (such as for a keysigning event). Because of the format this year, we may not be able to provide more than just a table with 10 chairs.

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    Please read the OLF Speaker Agreement and conduct policy. If your BoF is accepted, you are bound to the terms in the agreement. Please read it carefully.

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