Post by @mapache@hachyderm.io

FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferle
@evan @evanprodromou
@haubles
@mapache
@darius
@bjoernsta
@django
@resieguen
@openforfuture
@iusondemand
@cwebber
@tsyesika
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@Floppy
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
@samvie
@benpate
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social
@filippodb @magostinelli
@publicspaces
@cubicgarden
@samvie
@bonfire
@FediVariety
@vishnee
@cypherhippie

Non Social Web Track presenters:

@bogo

Social Web Track schedule:

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizon,
@andypiper, @michael, @toon

#askfedi #activitypub #fosdem

#activitypub #fosdem #askfedi #fosdem26

Maho 🦝🍻

@mapache@hachyderm.io · 5 months ago

Evan Prodromou

@evan@cosocial.ca · 5 months ago

@mapache @pfefferle @andypiper @evanprodromou @haubles @darius @bjoernsta @django @resieguen @openforfuture @iusondemand @cwebber @tsyesika @zzepposs @melaniebartos @Pepijn @Floppy @tobias @mayel @ivan @hongminhee@hackers.pub @samvie @benpate @neiman @hongminhee@hollo.social @liaizon @filippodb @magostinelli @publicspaces @cubicgarden @bogo @bonfire @michael @toon @FediVariety @vishnee @cypherhippie @nextgraph @localfirst

So, let's try to get to à la Mort Subite after 8pm on Friday?

ZZEPPOSS

@zzepposs@chaos.social · 5 months ago

Evan Prodromou

@evan@cosocial.ca · 5 months ago

Andy Piper

@andypiper@macaw.social · 5 months ago

@liaizon hey you got any handy pre-cooked custom ⁂ name tag designs to print-and-play? 😉

💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱

@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social · 5 months ago

@mapache
Are you sure you got everyone Maho? 😂

Evan Prodromou

@evan@cosocial.ca · 5 months ago

@mapache

@dneary there's that bar up on a side street, kind of Art Nouveau/Parisian? We couldn't find a table and had drinks in a more modern place across the street with Ruth and Brian. Ring a bell? We should meet there.

@RuiSeabra it's the bar we had a Fediverse meetup at so long ago.

UPDATE: it's À La Mort Subite

Maho 🦝🍻

@mapache@hachyderm.io · 5 months ago

@evan cc @_elena

Rui Seabra

@RuiSeabra@mastodon.social · 5 months ago

@evan @mapache @dneary I think the first meeting was at À La Mort Subite https://alamortsubite.com/fr oh the nostalgia is hitting strong...

à la mort subite

à la mort subite — Bar à bières à Bruxelles | à la mort subite

L'un des plus anciens café de la capitale belge vous tend les bras. Jacques Brel y avait ses habitudes comme tant d'autres artistes, écrivains, acteurs ou simples amateurs d'un café d'atmosphère. On est au coeur du vieux Bruxelles, face à l'entrée…

Bogomil Shopov - Бого

@bogo@hapyyr.com · 5 months ago

@evan @mapache @dneary @RuiSeabra you need to book in advance;)

Dave Neary

@dneary@mastodon.ie · 5 months ago

@evan @mapache @RuiSeabra Unfortunately, FOSDEM is ruined this year because I won't be there. The old bar down an alley (looked like a church inside - Au Bon Vieux Temps) that was my favorite place in the city closed a couple of years ago.

Evan Prodromou

@evan@cosocial.ca · 5 months ago

@dneary @mapache @RuiSeabra oh nooooooo

Andy Piper

@andypiper@macaw.social · 6 months ago

@mapache please drop my two accounts from the list if it is a speaker list - I will help with the hosting but I'm not a speaker 😊 and this is my primary account if you still want to include me!

Maho 🦝🍻

@mapache@hachyderm.io · 6 months ago

@andypiper oh! I saw in a very early version of the schedule your name. Removed it. I hope to see you there tho!

Bogomil Shopov - Бого

@bogo@hapyyr.com · 6 months ago

@mapache me :)

Bogomil Shopov - Бого

@bogo@hapyyr.com · 6 months ago

@mapache but not in the social web :_0

Michael Foster

@michael@backend.newsmast.org · 6 months ago

@mapache Here are some more presenters @samvie @bonfire @cubicgarden @benpate

Maho 🦝🍻

@mapache@hachyderm.io · 6 months ago

@michael

thank you! added @cubicgarden and @benpate to the list, the other two seems they did not come thru as mentions.

Michael Foster

@michael@backend.newsmast.org · 6 months ago

@mapache @samvie @bonfire - hopefully works!

Michael Foster

@michael@backend.newsmast.org · 6 months ago

@mapache @samvie @Bonfire - hopefully works!

Toon

@toon@toon.social · 6 months ago

@mapache The needs of civil institutions for The Next Socials -> Pepijn Lemmers -> @publicspaces

Maho 🦝🍻

@mapache@hachyderm.io · 6 months ago

@toon @publicspaces

thanks! updated.

:fedora: filippodb ⁂ :cc:

@filippodb@mastodon.uno · 6 months ago

@mapache @pfefferle @andypiper@macaw.social @andypiper@flipboard.com @evan @evanprodromou @haubles @darius @bjoernsta @django @resieguen @openforfuture @iusondemand @cwebber @tsyesika @zzepposs @melaniebartos @Pepijn @Floppy @tobias @mayel @ivan @hongminhee@hackers.pub @samvie @benpate @neiman @hongminhee@hollo.social @liaizon

It’s missing me (Filippo Della Bianca): @filippodb.
Also, @iusondemand (Valentino Spataro) will be replaced by @magostinelli (Michele Agostinelli) due to health reasons.