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FOSDEM and FOSDEM PGDay 2025 Review

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Always good to be back in Brussels, and this year was a bit special.

25 years of FOSDEM, and they even ordered 2 days of sunshine for the entire weekend. I’m impressed!

The green field outside the K building, in glaring sunshine

In good tradition, PostgreSQL Europe organized a PGDay on Friday before FOSDEM. And we had a stand at the main FOSDEM event, and a Devroom on Sunday.

PostgreSQL at FOSDEM 2025

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0100

The PostgreSQL Project is present with a booth at FOSDEM ever since 2007. And ever since 2008 we organize a Devroom, starting 2013 we also have our own PGDay on the Friday before FOSDEM. This year it’s the 11th FOSDEM PGDay, skipping 2021 and 2022 for obvious reasons.

This blog post provides useful information for visitors of the PGDay, the booth and the PostgreSQL Devroom at FOSDEM.

Welcome to FOSDEM PGDay 2025

FOSDEM and FOSDEM PGDay 2024 Review

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:27:54 +0100

FOSDEM 2024 in Brussels is history, and as always it was a good event and nice trip to Belgium.

PostgreSQL Europe did organize a PGDay on Friday before FOSDEM. In addition we had a stand at the main FOSDEM event, and a Devroom on Sunday.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM 2024

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:42:42 +0100

The PostgreSQL Project is present with a booth at FOSDEM ever since 2007. And ever since 2008 we organize a Devroom, starting 2013 we also have our own PGDay on the Friday before FOSDEM. This year it’s the 10th FOSDEM PGDay, skipping 2021 and 2022 for obvious reasons.

This blog post provides useful information for visitors of the PGDay, the booth and the PostgreSQL Devroom at FOSDEM.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM 2020

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:35:00 +0100

The PostgreSQL Project is present with a booth at FOSDEM ever since 2007. Since 2008 we organize a Devroom, since 2013 we have our own PGDay on the Friday before FOSDEM. This year marks the 8th FOSDEM PGDay.

This blog post presents useful information about the PGDay, the booth and Devroom at FOSDEM.

How we manage the PostgreSQL FOSDEM devroom

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:02:00 +0100

The PostgreSQL Project was assigned a devroom at FOSDEM again this year. We got a room with approx. 200 seats, and as usual every last seat was taken for many of the talks. This requires that we manage the room very effectively and carefully, both to avoid that people walk in and out at all times and disturb the speaker, but also in order to keep the exits free at all times.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM 2018

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:54:00 +0100

For more than 10 years, the PostgreSQL Project is present at FOSDEM. We also organize a separate PostgreSQL Day on Friday.

This blog post presents useful information about both the PGDay and the booth and devroom at FOSDEM.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM 2017 - Review

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:59:00 +0100

FOSDEM 2017 is over, and hopefully everyone is back home. Time for a short review.

Once again, PostgreSQL ran a pre-conference to FOSDEM, called PGDay. One day just filled with awesome PostgreSQL talks, and meeting community members.

Many speakers uploaded or linked their talks to the PostgreSQL Wiki. If the slides for a talk are missing, please contact the speaker and ask them to upload or link the slides. (For the record, my slides are here)

Slides from my talk "Tour de Data Types: VARCHAR2 or CHAR(255)?" at FOSDEM 2017

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 22:00:00 +0100

I had the opportunity to talk about the many datatypes in PostgreSQL, in the PostgreSQL Devroom at FOSDEM 2017. It’s quite interesting how many people only use the basic data types and don’t know the broad range of types which PostgreSQL is offering.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM 2017

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:37:00 +0100

Like the past 10 or so years, the PostgreSQL Project is present at FOSDEM 2017. We also organize a separate PostgreSQL Day on Friday.

This blog post presents vital information about both the PGDay and the booth and devroom at FOSDEM.

FOSDEM PGDay 2016 Schedule

Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:19:44 +0100

The schedule for FOSDEM PGDay 2016 (Friday, Jan 29th) and PostgreSQL Devroom @ FOSDEM (Sunday, Jan 31st) is now published. You can find it here.

FOSDEM PGDay and Devroom 2016 - Announcement & Call for Papers

Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:00:22 +0100

FOSDEM PGDay is a one day conference that will be held ahead of FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan 29th, 2016. This will be a one-day focused PostgreSQL event, with a single track of talks. Registration is required to attend, the registration will open soon. Since we have a limited number of seats available for this event, we urge everybody to register as soon as possible once open.

PostgreSQL Europe will also have our regular devroom at FOSDEM on Sunday the 31st, which will be held at the main FOSDEM venue at ULB. This day will, of course, continue to be free of charge and open to all FOSDEM entrants. No registration is required to attend this day.

FOSDEM PGDay and Devroom 2015 - Announcement & Call for Papers

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:34:33 +0100

FOSDEM PGDay is a one day conference that will be held ahead of FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan 30th, 2015. This will be a one-day focused PostgreSQL event, with a single track of talks. This conference day will be for-charge and cost 50€, and will be held at the Brussels Marriott Hotel. Registration is required to attend, the registration is open. Since we have a limited number of seats available for this event, we urge everybody to register as soon as possible once open.

FOSDEM PGDay and Devroom 2014 - Announcement & Call for Papers

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:37:40 +0100

FOSDEM PGDay is a one day conference that will be held ahead of FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan 31st, 2014. This will be a one-day focused PostgreSQL event, with a single track of talks. This conference day will be for-charge and cost 50€, and will be held at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in downtown Brussels. Registration is required to attend. Registration is not yet open, but will be soon. Since we have a limited number of seats available for this event, we urge everybody to register as soon as possible once open.

Schedule for PostgreSQL devroom at FOSDEM 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:23:37 +0100

The schedule for the PostgreSQL devroom at FOSDEM 2012 is now available:

FOSDEM 2012 - PostgreSQL Devroom: Call for Speakers

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:47:26 +0100

The PostgreSQL project will have a Devroom at FOSDEM 2012, which takes place on February 4-5 in Brussels, Belgium. The Devroom will mainly cover topics for PostgreSQL users, developers and contributors. For more information about the event itself, please see the website at https://www.fosdem.org/2012/.

PostgreSQL@FOSDEM 2011

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:19:13 +0100

Yeah, FOSDEM is already a week ago, but I found no time to blog about the event. Anyway, here I go:

PostgreSQL@FOSDEM 2011 - Devroom schedule

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:23:00 +0100

The FOSDEM team finally puzzled the Pentabarf together and published all Track and Devroom schedules.

PostgreSQL@FOSDEM 2011 - Call for talks

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:45:10 +0100

FOSDEM is one of the biggest Free and Open Source event held annually in Brussels, Belgium, and attended by around 4000 people. As in recent years, the PostgreSQL project will have a devroom where we will be presenting a number of talks. The event will be held on the 5 - 6th February 2011.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM 2010

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:55:00 +0100

The Open Source people have met again, like every year, in Brussels for the biggest open source event in europe - FOSDEM. The European PostgreSQL User Group was present with a booth and a devroom, plus a lot of “community”.

FOSDEM 2009 is over

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:09:21 +0100

FOSDEM 2009 is over and it was a great success!

PostgreSQL shared a developer room together with the *BSD groups and we also had a booth where many visitors passed by and stopped for asking questions or buing some of our merchandising stuff.

FOSDEM 2009 Call for Papers

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:59:53 +0100

FOSDEM 2009 will take place February 7-8 2009 in Brussels, Belgium. Like last year we expect to have a booth and a devroom, the latter one together with the BSD groups.

You need two elephants for replication

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:55:00 +0100

FOSDEM 2008 in Brussels is a smashing success. As you remember we have a shared devroom together with the BSD projects. So far it seems we are one of the few devrooms who have a full schedule for both days - some other projects (who particulary got a bigger devroom) only had talks for one day or worse.

FOSDEM 2008

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:53:46 +0100

Together with BSD we will have a Developer Room at FOSDEM 2008.