Schedule

Last year was a blast! You can see all the awesomeness below. Check back closer to the event for the schedule for 2026.

start TimePhotoSpeakerTalk Title & Abstract
8:45Doors openCoffee served, verify tests
9:30MonkChipsWelcome
9:45picture of a smiling woman, wearing glasses. she has long curly hair, dyed red, and tattoos on her arm, including a cactus.Taylor BarnettCreativity sustains the craft: Adventures in pairing with a machine
10:15Alex ChanAlex ChanLessons Learned from Building to Last
10:45Dawn FosterDawn Foster
Power Dynamics, Rug Pulls, and Other Corporate Impacts on OSS Sustainability
11:15Coffee Break☕️
11:40Fintan RyanFintan RyanMaintainers succession: Will or not to will
12:10mike fiedlerMike FiedlerThe Slippery Slope of Volunteering
12:45Lunch🥗🥘🥙
14:00MonkChipsWelcome back from lunch
14:10Alex ZenlaAlex ZenlaIsolation Through the Ages: Lessons from the Past, Challenges for the Future
14:40Lucas Kalstrom Lucas KäldströmAnecdotes on attracting and retaining (young) contributors to open source
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14:55code your future Code Your FuturePezhman Azizi and Nadika Zavodovska
15:10Fine CiderChat from a Brewer
15:20Coffee, Beer🍻☕️
16:10Michael CotéMichael CotéWhat the goblins can teach us about AI – lessons learned from two years of playing D&D with GenAI
16:40lars trieloff Lars TrieloffZen and the Art of Bicycle Design: Lessons from Burrows and Moulton for Software Craft
17:10Ricardo MendezRicardo J. MendezPassion Plays
17:40alan popeAlan PopeThe Luddites Were Right: Technological Resistance as a Force for Better Software
18:10james governorClosing
19:00Dinner

Day One March 27th

start TimePhotoSpeakerTalk Title & Abstract
8:45Doors openCoffee served, verify tests
9:30james governorMonkChipsWelcome
9:40ant stanleyAnt StanleySingle Player Mode
10:10Patrick DeboisPatrick DeboisCrashes: The Road to Craftspersonship
10:40Coffee Break☕️
11:10powen shiaPowen ShiahOpen source is a sewer
11:40christopher neugebauerChristopher NeugebauerTruth Of Consequences
12:10gravity wells brewery Ben DuckGravity Well Brewing
12:20
 JohnGreat Beyond Brewing
12:30Lunch🥗🥘🥙
14:00MonkChipsWelcome back from lunch
14:10madelyn olson Madelyn OlsonValkey creation : Maintainer and consequences
14:40stefan prodanStefan ProdanOvercome survival mode as an open source maintainer
15:10Kat cosgroveKat CosgroveCannibalism as a Metaphor for Love in Open Source
15:40eriol fox Eriol FoxDesigning for security and privacy: Design lessons from human rights and civic technology
16:05MonkchipsClosing

Day Two March 28th