# Discussion: should Ada have its own FOSDEM DevRoom?
**URL:** https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194
**Category:** Events
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194 "2024-09-11T08:09:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Irvise](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/Irvise)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/42 "2024-10-23T19:09:15Z")
@DirkCraeynest ?
padding to reach minimum character count
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### Author:  [@DirkCraeynest](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/DirkCraeynest)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/43 "2024-10-24T08:11:15Z")
Further update (copied from AdaFOSDEM mailing list): we got a _half-day_ DevRoom, provisionally scheduled on _Sunday morning_ February 2, 2025.
Some extra context provided by the FOSDEM organizers:
“Note we received far more proposals (124) than we can accommodate, so unfortunately we had to leave out a number of good proposals, […]. This also means that some people will have only half a day even though they have requested a full day. This mail also contains a proposed allocation per day. Please check if this is ok for you or if you would like to switch asap, so we can make some small changes before publishing this list on the website.”
Should we try to switch to Saturday afternoon, for example to better accommodate potential presenters from across the Atlantic (both for travel and jet-lag reasons)?
Dirk
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### Author:  [@DirkCraeynest](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/DirkCraeynest)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/44 "2024-10-24T08:23:54Z")
To access the AdaFOSDEM mailing list archives, you need to log in with the same email address that you are subscribed with.
FWIW, among the 77 current subscribers I can’t find anyone matching “luke” or “lucretia”. What’s the e-mail address you used? Feel free to send me a DM at Dirk.Craeynest@cs.kuleuven.be, and I’ll investigate further.
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### Author:  [@alexispaez](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/alexispaez)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/45 "2024-10-24T09:45:16Z")
> [@DirkCraeynest](#):
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> Dirk.Craeynest@cs.kuleuven.be
I have the same problem, I’ve DM’d you too.
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### Author:  [@DirkCraeynest](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/DirkCraeynest)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/46 "2024-10-24T10:03:34Z")
I responded to both DMs, and have added the e-mail address of both of you to the AdaFOSDEM mailing list.
Note that anyone who would be interested to join that list can do so by registering via the web interface.
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### Author:  [@Lucretia](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/Lucretia)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/47 "2024-10-24T10:06:37Z")
I used the web interface, doesn’t seem to work if two people did that and it didn’t work.
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### Author:  [@DirkCraeynest](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/DirkCraeynest)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/48 "2024-10-24T10:54:55Z")
Apparently, the rules changed slightly since I last looked…
First you need to register the password you want to use for your email address.
After login, select the AdaFOSDEM list and on that page subscribe via the pull-down menu in the upper-right corner.
I just did that for an alternative address without any problem…
HTH
Dirk
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### Author:  [@AJ-Ianozi](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/AJ-Ianozi)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/49 "2024-10-24T12:07:52Z")
> [@DirkCraeynest](#):
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> Should we try to switch to Saturday afternoon, for example to better accommodate potential presenters from across the Atlantic (both for travel and jet-lag reasons)?
I think it wouldn’t hurt to ask if anyone with Saturday afternoon is willing to switch with us.
(Though I will be traveling across the Atlantic, I’m arriving on Thursday and staying well after the conference so I’m personally fine with Sunday morning though).
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### Author:  [@Irvise](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/Irvise)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/50 "2024-10-25T13:13:19Z")
To be fair, there is usually an Ada Dinner on Saturday. If we get the afternoon slot we could all go together afterwards to wherever we dine 🙂 Though this is just a minor perk of being in the afternoon.
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### Author:  [@Irvise](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/Irvise)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/51 "2024-10-25T17:07:06Z")
> [@DirkCraeynest](#):
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> Further update (copied from AdaFOSDEM mailing list): we got a _half-day_ DevRoom, provisionally scheduled on _Sunday morning_ February 2, 2025.
Ug… I just started reading the emails… I had read Saturday instead of Sunday (since I asked for Saturday I did not think we would be scheduled for Sunday). I do agree to ask for a Saturday afternoon slot if possible. I will keep reading the emails to see what other managers said.
Best,
Fer
Edit: I saw that most rooms accepted their time slot and there have been a couple that have already asked to be on Saturday instead of Sunday… I think it is best to leave it as is. It does not seem likely that we will get a change approved. I think Sunday morning should be fine 🙂 (plust this allows anybody to go and get tipsy on Friday evening :P)
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### Author:  [@Irvise](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/Irvise)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/52 "2024-10-25T20:15:46Z")
Welp, I do not know wtf happened, but I just received the email @DirkCraeynest sent to the FOSDEM devroom organisers ML. Maybe it had to be whitelisted? Anyhow… just saying. I think we won’t have such a luxury, there does not seem to be many devrooms open for a change.
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### Author:  [@DirkCraeynest](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/DirkCraeynest)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/53 "2024-10-26T06:52:50Z")
Looks like it. I sent the request shortly after @AJ-Ianozi supported asking for it, but my mail seems to have been delayed a long time…
We most probably won’t get a Sat afternoon slot, though. Anyway, a Sun morning Ada DevRoom is better than none!
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### Author:  [@mosteo](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/mosteo)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/54 "2024-10-28T09:43:31Z")
> [@DirkCraeynest](#):
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> a Sun morning Ada DevRoom is better than none!
Certainly! Thanks a lot to the organizers for the effort.
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### Author:  [@MarcusE1W](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/MarcusE1W)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/discussion-should-ada-have-its-own-fosdem-devroom/1194/55 "2024-10-29T14:14:03Z")
The list is out.
Congratulations for this effort.
> **[FOSDEM 2025 - Accepted developer rooms](https://fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-10-28-devrooms-announced/)**
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