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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.
Some extra context provided by the FOSDEM organizers:
āNote we received far more proposals (124) than we can accommodate, so unfortunately we had to leave out a number of good proposals, [ā¦]. 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.ā
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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FWIW, among the 77 current subscribers I canāt find anyone matching ālukeā or ālucretiaā. Whatās the e-mail address you used? Feel free to send me a DM at Dirk.Craeynest@cs.kuleuven.be, and Iāll investigate further.
I have the same problem, Iāve DMād you too.
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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.
I used the web interface, doesnāt seem to work if two people did that and it didnāt work.
Apparently, the rules changed slightly since I last lookedā¦
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 problemā¦
HTH
Dirk
I think it wouldnāt hurt to ask if anyone with Saturday afternoon is willing to switch with us.
(Though I will be traveling across the Atlantic, Iām arriving on Thursday and staying well after the conference so Iām personally fine with Sunday morning though).
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.
Ugā¦ I just started reading the emailsā¦ 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 Sundayā¦ 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)
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? Anyhowā¦ just saying. I think we wonāt have such a luxury, there does not seem to be many devrooms open for a change.
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 timeā¦
We most probably wonāt get a Sat afternoon slot, though. Anyway, a Sun morning Ada DevRoom is better than none!
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Certainly! Thanks a lot to the organizers for the effort.
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The list is out.
Congratulations for this effort.
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