Why is FOSDEM Different?
From Data in the Hallway by Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik
January 27, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 60
About this episode
The episode discusses FOSDEM with insights from Charles Eckel and Ildiko Vancsa, including tips for first-time attendees and ways to contribute.
In this episode, we talk to Charles Eckel (Principal Engineer at Cisco) and Ildiko Vancsa (Director of Community at OpenInfra Foundation) to discuss FOSDEM including tips for people attending the event for the first time and how everyone can contribute to the event. Databases devroom at FOSDEM'26: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/databases/Wikipedia page for FOSDEM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSDEMFOSDEM Fringe events in 2026: https://fosdem.org/2026/fringe/ Ildiko'...
People in this episode
Hosts: Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, Ray Paik
Guests: Charles Eckel, Ildiko Vancsa
Topics covered
- FOSDEM
- event tips
- community contribution
- databases
- technology
Keywords
- FOSDEM
- Charles Eckel
- Ildiko Vancsa
- event tips
- community
- databases
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cisco, OpenInfra Foundation
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