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<div class="banner-info"><span class="banner-when">January 30-31, 2025</span><span class="banner-dash"> — </span><span class="banner-where">Brussels, Belgium</span></div>
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<p class="lead">CentOS Connect is the contributor conference for CentOS, focusing
on CentOS Stream, Special Interest Groups, and the entire Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
CentOS Connect 2025 is happening January 30-31, as part of the
<a href="https://fosdem.org/">FOSDEM</a> Fringe.</p>
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<h2>Register</h2>
<p>CentOS Connect is a free event, but we strongly encourage registration to
help us ensure we have enough space and catering for everyone. Your registration
includes two days of presentations and meetups, lunch on both days, and access
to our birthday party.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://pretix.eu/centos/connect-2025/">Register for in person</a></li></ul>
<p>We will also live stream the event, and make every effort to include online
participants. The live stream will be public, but registering allows us to
keep you updated.</p>
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<li><a href="https://pretix.eu/centos/connect-2025-online/">Register for online</a></li>
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<h2>Venue</h2>
<p>CentOS Connect 2025 will be held at the <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/brudtdi-doubletree-brussels-city/">DoubleTree
Brussels</a> in the meeting rooms on the first floor above the ground floor.
We have a room block available for our attendees. The room block is available
through the FOSDEM weekend.</p>
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<li><a href="https://book.passkey.com/e/50933208">Book a room</a></li>
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<h2>Call for Presentations</h2>
<p>Our Call for Presentations is open until December 16.
We're interested in hearing about what you're doing across the CentOS ecosystem.
These are all interesting topics for us:</p>
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<li>New developments or infrastructure for CentOS Stream.
<li>Interesting developments in upstream projects.</li>
<li>Updates and innovations happening in our Special Interest Groups.</li>
<li>CentOS as a development platform for applications and derivatives.</li>
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<p>We prefer short, 25-minute talks to keep things moving in our single-track conference.
We do have a few long, 40-minute slots available for topics that require a deeper dive.</p>
<p>Returning from last year, we'll be hosting meetups on Thursday morning,
before our session track starts in the afternoon.
Meetups are for groups of 10-20 people to meet for two hours to discuss a topic.
They're ideal for SIGs and project initiatives.</p>
<p>New this year, we're providing space for Lunch & Learn sessions.
We have some breakout rooms available during lunch, so we-re doing something new.
Propose a topic and either present or lead a discussion during lunch.
Remember that people are eating, so don't expect to run a workshop or working session.</p>
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<li><a href="https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/centos-connect-2025/cfp">Submit proposal</a></li>
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<h2>Sponsors</h2>
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Interested in sponsoring?
Email the <a href="mailto:sig-promo@centosproject.org">Promo SIG</a>.</p>
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<h2>Code of Conduct</h2>
<p>CentOS is committed to providing an inclusive and harassment-free experience
for participants at all of our events. All participants, whether in-person or
virtual, are expected to follow the
<a href="https://www.centos.org/code-of-conduct/">CentOS Code of Conduct</a>. and the
<a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/">Fedora Code of Conduct</a>.</p>
To report violations or for any concerns, contact the Community Architect
<a href="mailto:shaunm@redhat.com">Shaun McCance</a>.</p>
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