# Ansible @ FOSDEM 2024

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92>\
**Category:** Events\
**Tags:** conference, official\
**Created:** [August 11, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92 "2023-08-11T12:50:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/1 "2023-08-11T12:50:50Z")

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> **Ansible @ FOSDEM 2024**
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> **Starts:** February 3, 2024, 8:00am (Europe/Brussels)\
> **Ends:** February 4, 2024, 5:00pm (Europe/Brussels)\
> **Link:** <https://fosdem.org/2024/>

Confirmed dates announced [here](https://fosdem.org/2024/news/2023-09-02-fosdem-2024-dates/)!

Stands, talks, etc have yet to be confirmed, but doubtless there will be Ansible people at FOSDEM, so let’s sync up!

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/leo/32/23_2.png) [@Leo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/2 "2023-09-08T13:22:28Z")

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Dates confirmed:

> FOSDEM 2024 dates: 3 & 4 February 2024  
> FOSDEM 2024 will take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th of February 2024.
> 
> Further details and calls for participation will be announced in the coming days and weeks.

> **[FOSDEM 2024 - FOSDEM 2024 dates: 3 & 4 February 2024](https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/news/2023-09-02-fosdem-2024-dates/)**

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**Author:** ![cybette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/cybette/32/16_2.png) [@cybette](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cybette)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/3 "2023-11-24T15:37:42Z")

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There will be an Ansible stand at FOSDEM:

> **[FOSDEM 2024 - Accepted stands for FOSDEM 2024](https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/news/2023-11-20-accepted-stands-fosdem-2024/)**

Check out the accepted devrooms and their corresponding CfP info (most of them have deadlines in December 2023):

> **[FOSDEM 2024 - Tracks](https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/tracks/)**

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**Author:** ![cybette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/cybette/32/16_2.png) [@cybette](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cybette)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/4 "2023-12-27T17:08:13Z")

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Locations of FOSDEM stands have been announced: [FOSDEM 2024 - Stands](https://fosdem.org/2024/stands/)

Ansible stand will be in Building K, level 1, group A

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/4/4813e2f0b678e3fe8791ece325a546e95aab1641.png)

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**Author:** ![cybette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/cybette/32/16_2.png) [@cybette](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cybette)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/5 "2024-01-22T11:48:20Z")

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## Ansible + Foreman Stand staffing

_Please edit this post and add your names!_

(It’ll be great to have at least one person representing Ansible community at the booth throught the day! **Anyone in the community is welcome!** )

Building K, level 1, group A [FOSDEM 2024 - Stands](https://fosdem.org/2024/stands/)

| Time | Feb 3 (Sat) | Feb 4 (Sun) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Greg | Carol |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Carol | Anwesha |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | | Carol (pack up) |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | | N/A\* |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | | N/A |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | | N/A |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Carol | N/A |

\*We will be packing up early on Sunday to head to Ghent as parts of the city will be closed to traffic due to [Ghent Light Festival](https://visit.gent.be/en/calendar/ghent-light-festival)

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/6 "2024-01-30T13:36:55Z")

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[@SteeringCommittee](https://forum.ansible.com/groups/steeringcommittee) [@CommunityTeam](https://forum.ansible.com/groups/communityteam) are any of you going to be around? I’m tempted to offer “Booth Staff” badges for anyone who puts their name down above and turns up - but you have to do both 😛

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**Author:** ![cybette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/cybette/32/16_2.png) [@cybette](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cybette)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/7 "2024-02-01T13:30:09Z")

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I’ve gathered the Ansible-related talks I can find here, feel free to add to the list if you come across more!

- [Orchestrating Change: Automating GÉANT Network Migration](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2306-orchestrating-change-automating-gant-network-migration/) by [Simone Spinelli](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/XUYAZJ/), Saturday 14:20-14:40 in the [Network devroom](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/network/)
- [Deploying a hyper-converged infrastructure with Ceph across the Cloud-Edge Continuum](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2974-deploying-a-hyper-converged-infrastructure-with-ceph-across-the-cloud-edge-continuum/) by [Victor Palma](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/CBCG37/), Saturday 14:55-15:25 in the [Software Defined Storage devroom](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/software-defined-storage/)
- [Juggling with UIDs and GIDs: rootless container deployment with Ansible](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3412-juggling-with-uids-and-gids-rootless-container-deployment-with-ansible/) by [Nicola Sella](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/ZZHJSA/), Saturday 15:00-15:10 in the [Containers devroom](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/containers/)
- [Making Ansible playbooks to configure Single Sign On for popular open source applications](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-1665-making-ansible-playbooks-to-configure-single-sign-on-for-popular-open-source-applications/) by [Jeroen Baten](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/JPEKHW/), Sunday 14:00-14:30 in the [Identity and Access Management devroom](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/identity-and-access-management/)
- [Automated Integration of FreeIPA with AD and External IdP](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2453-automated-integration-of-freeipa-with-ad-and-external-idp/) by [Rafael Jeffman](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/KGSMCA/) and [Thomas Woerner](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/HH7MMT/), Sunday 15:20-15:45 in the [Identity and Access Management devroom](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/identity-and-access-management/)
- [Trusted Postgres Architect - Deploying Postgres with Infrastructure as Code](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3175-trusted-postgres-architect-deploying-postgres-with-infrastructure-as-code/) by [  
Boriss Mejías](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/9KUNMS/), Sunday 15:25-15:40 in [Lightning talks](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/lightning_talks/)

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**Author:** ![Nofar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/nofar/32/2099_2.png) [@Nofar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nofar)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/8 "2024-02-02T10:35:56Z")

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Thank you Carol!

Just a reminder that the Foreman team will also be sharing the booth on Saturday.  
See you there! 🙂

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**Author:** ![cybette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/cybette/32/16_2.png) [@cybette](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cybette)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/9 "2024-02-02T11:39:07Z")

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yes indeed! Welcome our partner in ~~crime~~ fun to our stand with @Nofar and the Foreman team!

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**Author:** ![ads](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/ads/32/747_2.png) [@ads](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ads)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/10 "2024-02-03T21:07:19Z")

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Nice seeing all of you there!

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/11 "2024-02-03T21:45:06Z")

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Nearly 30 badges given out already, keep it coming folks 🙂

[http://forum.ansible.com/badges/110/fosdem-2024](http://forum.ansible.com/badges/110/fosdem-2024)

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/12 "2024-02-04T10:01:34Z")

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I just altered the badge so it can be used as a flair/title - check [your preferences](http://forum.ansible.com/my/preferences/account) to enable it!

Show off your presence 🙂

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**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/13 "2024-02-04T11:22:35Z")

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I just got around to copy the photo to my laptop and decoding the QR code zbarimg after some preprocessing with gimp so I can actually claim it 🙂 Just ~27 hours after taking the photo 😉

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/14 "2024-02-04T16:05:43Z")

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Impressive. You could have just asked me 🤣

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**Author:** ![lutzertje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lutzertje](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lutzertje)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fosdem-2024/92/15 "2024-02-05T13:41:16Z")

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Thank you guys for the great talk at the booth. Unfortunately forgot to scan the forum badge, guess i have to wait till next year 😃
