Weekly Sync
August 19th, 2026
Attendees - @Shree_Kumar @rahulporuri and the FOSS United full-time team
We have sold 1511 tickets so far.
Volunteers
- The list of final volunteers is being made and will be discussed in the next volunteer call this Friday. We currently have 40 volunteers (excluding design and diversity volunteers) and shall contact FOSS Clubs for 20 more volunteers for on-ground support.
Community Awards, Booths
- Community voting for FOSS Awards is live.
- List of booths showcasing at IndiaFOSS 2026 is updated.
- We currently have 10 sponsors eligible for booths, and 5 more spots available. A round of final sponsorship follow ups and calls with existing sponsors will happen soon.
DIversity
- Updates on diversity scholarships have been sent out. 70 applicants have been approved
a. 32 are women, and 36 are men. This includes people who have requested for accommodation, travel and/or conference tickets
b. 32 applicants are from tier2/3 cities
c. The total cost of tickets is Rs 2.1 lacs, and for accommodation, it is around Rs 1.5 lacs - We will start booking accommodations for them soon
Design, Campaigns
- We will be sending T-Shirts for printing, and are in the process of checking delivery timeline and getting size confirmations
- The design team has a template for speaker posts ready
- A digital attendee kit for people to promote the event is being prepared
Devrooms, CFPs
- 3 devrooms have finalised their schedule completely
- The workshop ticket is priced at Rs 127. We will make the page live on Monday (24 Aug 2026) for this
- 7 mocks presentations of approved speakers are pending.
- 14 lightning talks have been approved. We will keep 3 lightning talks in the waitlist and provide them tickets to attend.
- Birds of Feather and workshops are approved