# IndiaFOSS Conference **URL:** https://forum.fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/19.md [Latest](https://forum.fossunited.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fossunited.org/categories.md) --- ## [Conference Organizer Handbook](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/conference-organizer-handbook/1527)
**Author:** [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 December 2022 10:15 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/conference-organizer-handbook/1527 "2022-12-02T10:15:37Z")
Organizer Handbook You know that guy that’s always going all when I was young, things were tough, so you need to go through that too? Yeah, nobody likes that guy. So here’s an inexhaustive list of all the things we wishe… --- ## [About the IndiaFOSS Conference category](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/about-the-indiafoss-conference-category/815)
**Author:** [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Replies:** 0
IndiaFOSS is the second edition of the yearly FOSS conference organized by FOSS United, the first edition was held in Bengaluru by the name IndiaOS in January 2020. By seeing the current pandemic situation, we are going… --- ## [Docs devroom at IndiaFOSS 2026: a recap](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/docs-devroom-at-indiafoss-2026-a-recap/9453)
**Author:** [@srihari\_thyagarajan](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/srihari_thyagarajan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [19 October 2026 03:22 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/docs-devroom-at-indiafoss-2026-a-recap/9453 "2026-10-19T03:22:15Z")
@sujatha\_mohan, @agriyakhetarpal and I ran the Documentation & Technical Writing devroom at IndiaFOSS 2026, the first one for Write the Docs India since the chapter restarted (and the room was packed!). We’ve written up… --- ## [IndiaFOSS 2025 - Financial Report](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2025-financial-report/6821)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2026 05:43 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2025-financial-report/6821 "2026-10-17T05:43:12Z")
Figures are actuals unless mentioned otherwise. Income Source Count Rate Amount T-shirt Sale - 500-1000 ₹270,942 Hoodie Sale - 1500-3000 ₹93,592 Ticket sales - Student 825 399 ₹329,175 Ticket sales … --- ## [Retrospective - Booths at IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/retrospective-booths-at-indiafoss-2026/9403)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 09:58 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/retrospective-booths-at-indiafoss-2026/9403 "2026-10-14T09:58:53Z")
Reposting here to make a dedicated thread where we can collate feedback from booths. Read notes from other volunteers here and general feedback here. Booths at IndiaFOSS 2026 Booths have become an important part of t… --- ## [IF26 - Livestreaming/Recording](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/if26-livestreaming-recording/8494)
**Author:** [@Muneer\_S](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Muneer_S)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 05:10 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/if26-livestreaming-recording/8494 "2026-10-14T05:10:29Z")
IF26 Livestream Volunteer call on July 16. Attendees: @Muneer\_S @Corpo-Rate\_Kumar Meeting Minutes: We discussed how things went last year, our wins and losses, along with the things that worked well, to find solutio… --- ## [IndiaFOSS 2026 - Planning](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2026-planning/7055)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2026 07:58 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2026-planning/7055 "2026-10-13T07:58:42Z")
IndiaFOSS 2026 sync #1 Attendees: @rahulporuri @Ruchika @Corpo-Rate\_Kumar @fossdot @Ruchika @ansh Agenda: Finalising dates and venue for IndiaFOSS 2026 We’ve decided on 26-27th September, 2026 as our first preference… --- ## [IndiaFOSS 2026 - Feedback](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2026-feedback/9368)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2026 08:54 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2026-feedback/9368 "2026-10-12T08:54:34Z")
IndiaFOSS 2026 is a wrap - a sincere thank you to the co-chairs, reviewers, staff, volunteers, devroom managers, pre-event organizers, and, of course, sponsors, and most importantly, all of the event participants for mak… --- ## [Notes from Volunteering - IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/notes-from-volunteering-indiafoss-2026/9373)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2026 10:12 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/notes-from-volunteering-indiafoss-2026/9373 "2026-10-09T10:12:02Z")
We welcome all IndiaFOSS volunteers to write about their experience volunteering at the festival (both remotely and on-ground). This documentation is very crucial to event planning. It helps future volunteers understand … --- ## [Retrospective - BoFs at IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/retrospective-bofs-at-indiafoss-2026/9409)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2026 09:38 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/retrospective-bofs-at-indiafoss-2026/9409 "2026-10-07T09:38:06Z")
Starting this thread to share notes, experiences, feedback on Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussions held at IndiaFOSS 2026. BoFs are interactive discussions, and not recorded, so documentation helps us understand the valu… --- ## [Reflections from IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/reflections-from-indiafoss-2026/9371)
**Author:** [@srihari\_thyagarajan](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/srihari_thyagarajan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 October 2026 02:28 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/reflections-from-indiafoss-2026/9371 "2026-10-01T02:28:29Z")
Sharing my reflections from IndiaFOSS this year: IndiaFOSS 2026: a packed room for documentation, a lightning talk, and a busy SciPy India booth | Haleshot Most of my weekend went into the docs devroom on Saturday morni… --- ## [Wikipedia 25th Birthday Celebration at IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/wikipedia-25th-birthday-celebration-at-indiafoss-2026/9358)
**Author:** [@Manoj\_Karingamadathi](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Manoj_Karingamadathi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2026 05:49 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/wikipedia-25th-birthday-celebration-at-indiafoss-2026/9358 "2026-09-27T05:49:55Z")
We running a small gathering of Wikimedia Peoples at India FOSS 2026. Pls do register --- ## [Diversity Support is back for IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/diversity-support-is-back-for-indiafoss-2026/8499)
**Author:** [@Ruchika](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ruchika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [25 September 2026 04:37 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/diversity-support-is-back-for-indiafoss-2026/8499 "2026-09-25T04:37:53Z")
For three years now, IndiaFOSS has grown a little more inclusive with each edition, and a lot of that has come down to this scholarship. It exists for one simple reason: talent and curiosity in the FOSS community aren’t … --- ## [Ticket Transfer - IndiaFOSS](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/ticket-transfer-indiafoss/9340)
**Author:** [@ashwin\_s](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ashwin_s)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 September 2026 15:45 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/ticket-transfer-indiafoss/9340 "2026-09-24T15:45:11Z")
Hi everyone, We had booked 16 tickets for IndiaFOSS 2026, but due to a change in plans, our team will unfortunately not be able to attend. Rather than letting the tickets go unused, we’d like to transfer them to member… --- ## [Call for pre / parallel-events @IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-pre-parallel-events-indiafoss-2026/7825)
**Author:** [@ashlesh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ashlesh)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [22 September 2026 11:00 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-pre-parallel-events-indiafoss-2026/7825 "2026-09-22T11:00:27Z")
Building on last year, we are calling FOSS and digital commons communities to join us at IndiaFOSS 2026 as we curate the parallel / pre-events. Through the IF weekend, thousands of FOSS folks from across the country des… --- ## [CFP voting tied with IndiaFOSS tickets](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/cfp-voting-tied-with-indiafoss-tickets/8399)
**Author:** [@hritik](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/hritik)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [13 September 2026 13:17 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/cfp-voting-tied-with-indiafoss-tickets/8399 "2026-09-13T13:17:58Z")
Hello Currently, we’ve a mechanism to vote on proposed talks in IndiaFOSS but it does not show the intent of people voting for a given talk - tricking votes, accidental votes and more are possible. Further, we have no w… --- ## [\[RFC\] Assessment of IndiaFOSS 2026 programme](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-assessment-of-indiafoss-2026-programme/9220)
**Author:** [@Corpo-Rate\_Kumar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Corpo-Rate_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [13 September 2026 13:15 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-assessment-of-indiafoss-2026-programme/9220 "2026-09-13T13:15:34Z")
We just finished (more or less) finalizing the IndiaFOSS 2026 programme. 8 devrooms did their thing. The PC (@James\_Reilly @rahulporuri and me) with some inputs from IF team(including staff) did the main track, with help… --- ## [Curating a bookstall@IndiaFOSS 2026!](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/curating-a-bookstall-indiafoss-2026/8569)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2026 14:52 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/curating-a-bookstall-indiafoss-2026/8569 "2026-09-05T14:52:06Z")
We’re trying to curate a bookstall for IndiaFOSS. Ideally books by folks from our community, or those that have some connection to FOSS, commons, digital rights, etc. We will try working with a local bookstore to make th… --- ## [IndiaFOSS 2026 Diversity Scholarship Application - Rupal Kushwaha](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2026-diversity-scholarship-application-rupal-kushwaha/8641)
**Author:** [@rupal\_kushwaha](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rupal_kushwaha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2026 13:20 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2026-diversity-scholarship-application-rupal-kushwaha/8641 "2026-08-08T13:20:21Z")
Dear FOSS United Review Committee, Please find my responses below for the IndiaFOSS 2026 Diversity Scholarship application. I am a first-year B.Tech AIML student at the Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Sciences, J… --- ## [Call for Panel Discussions @ IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-panel-discussions-indiafoss-2026/7798)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2026 11:36 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-panel-discussions-indiafoss-2026/7798 "2026-08-07T11:36:36Z")
:studio\_microphone: Have an idea for a panel discussion for IndiaFOSS 2026? If you have a compelling topic in mind and are interested in hosting a panel, we invite you to propose your idea. The call for Panel Discussion… --- ## [Propose Birds of a Feather (BoF) session @ IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/propose-birds-of-a-feather-bof-session-indiafoss-2026/7797)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2026 10:08 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/propose-birds-of-a-feather-bof-session-indiafoss-2026/7797 "2026-08-07T10:08:00Z")
Birds of a Feather sessions (or BoFs) at IndiaFOSS 2026 are informal gatherings for participants to discuss a particular topic without a pre-planned agenda. Themes for the same can be (but not limited to) FOSS Projects, … --- ## [Be Part of IndiaFOSS 2025: Host a Pre/Side-Event](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/be-part-of-indiafoss-2025-host-a-pre-side-event/6328)
**Author:** [@ashlesh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ashlesh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [7 July 2026 06:20 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/be-part-of-indiafoss-2025-host-a-pre-side-event/6328 "2026-07-07T06:20:44Z")
Every year, thousands of FOSS enthusiasts from across the country travel to Bangalore for IndiaFOSS. The main conference always delivers a stellar lineup, but with so many curious minds gathering in one city, why stop th… --- ## [IndiaFOSS Proposal Reviewer Guide](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-proposal-reviewer-guide/8382)
**Author:** [@James\_Reilly](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/James_Reilly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 July 2026 09:05 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-proposal-reviewer-guide/8382 "2026-07-01T09:05:14Z")
IndiaFOSS Proposal Reviewer Guide \*This was adapted from last year’s policy, this topic is purposefully left without the year in hopse we don’t have to copy/paste every year and just update the policy8 Your Role As a re… --- ## [Community partner for foss](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/community-partner-for-foss/8190)
**Author:** [@arthi\_murali](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/arthi_murali)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2026 01:57 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/community-partner-for-foss/8190 "2026-06-16T01:57:48Z")
Hello Team, This is Arthi, Organizer and lead of SheBuilds Chennai, a women-in-tech community focused on technology, leadership, entrepreneurship, and creating opportunities for women to learn, build, and grow in the te… --- ## [Call for Devrooms for IndiaFOSS 2026](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-devrooms-for-indiafoss-2026/7587)
**Author:** [@Corpo-Rate\_Kumar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Corpo-Rate_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2026 17:12 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-devrooms-for-indiafoss-2026/7587 "2026-05-22T17:12:31Z")
Like last year, IndiaFOSS 2026 will have devrooms. And in case you haven’t been following the news, it’s happening on Sep 26,27. Same place! Devrooms are half day mini-conference tracks (3 hours programme duration) ins… --- ## [\[Proposal\] Maintainer Summit @ IndiaFOSS](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/proposal-maintainer-summit-indiafoss/5778)
**Author:** [@Nemo](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Nemo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [27 April 2026 10:25 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/proposal-maintainer-summit-indiafoss/5778 "2026-04-27T10:25:28Z")
I would like to propose a Maintainer Summit as a IndiaFOSS Pre-event. Perhaps on the day of the workshops (Day 0) or a day before that, at a separate venue. A Maintainer Summit comes from CNCF/Kubecon events. The first o… --- ## [Propose Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions at IndiaFOSS 2024](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/propose-birds-of-a-feather-bof-sessions-at-indiafoss-2024/3522)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2026 17:34 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/propose-birds-of-a-feather-bof-sessions-at-indiafoss-2024/3522 "2026-04-08T17:34:35Z")
BoF Sessions Birds of a Feather sessions (or BoFs) at IndiaFOSS 2024 are informal gatherings for participants to discuss a particular topic without a pre-planned agenda. Themes for the same can be (but not limited to) FO… --- ## [Call for Devrooms for IndiaFOSS 2025](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-devrooms-for-indiafoss-2025/5290)
**Author:** [@Corpo-Rate\_Kumar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Corpo-Rate_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2026 05:21 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-devrooms-for-indiafoss-2025/5290 "2026-03-23T05:21:00Z")
IndiaFOSS 2025 is a two day celebration of everything in and around FOSS, happening on 20th and 21st September 2025. This is the 5th edition of the event, expected to draw an estimated 2500 attendees including developers… --- ## [IndiaFOSS 2025 - Feedback](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2025-feedback/6530)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2026 19:11 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/indiafoss-2025-feedback/6530 "2026-02-20T19:11:19Z")
It’s a wrap! 2500+ registrations, ~2000 attendees, 100+ talks, 9 pre-events. We thank you for showing up in huge numbers at IndiaFOSS 2025 - India’s largest FOSS festival. While a feedback form will soon be shared with… --- ## [Diversity Scholarship Report](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/diversity-scholarship-report/4195)
**Author:** [@Ruchika](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ruchika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [10 December 2025 14:41 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/diversity-scholarship-report/4195 "2025-12-10T14:41:37Z")
Building on the success of last year’s IndiaFOSS 3.0, we continued the Diversity Scholarship initiative for IndiaFOSS 2024. The scholarship aimed to support participants from across India, including Bangalore, Chennai, T… [Next page](https://forum.fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/19.md?page=1)