South Tyrol Free Software Conference

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South Tyrol Free Software Conference

The SFSCON (South Tyrol Free Software Conference) is the international conference about Free Software The priority will be given to speakers and sponsors.

This year SFScon will take place in blended mode: both online and at NOI Techpark, for a limited number of people. If circumstances change, we will revert to online only participation.

03/06/2026

🤝 SFSCON 2026 Call4Supporters | reminder

By becoming a Supporter, your organisation can increase its visibility, connect with the Free Software ecosystem and contribute to making SFSCON possible.

💥 Early Bird opportunity 💥
Sign up as a Supporter by June 30th and pay just half the regular fee!

📆 13th-14th November 2026
📍 NOI Techpark Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

👉 Interested in becoming a supporter? Discover all four support levels and find more info here! https://www.sfscon.it/become-supporter/

01/06/2026

⚙️ DevOps

DevOps focuses on tools, practices and methodologies aimed at optimising the collaboration between development and operations.

In past SFSCON editions, this topic explored automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and containerisation, with examples including...

💻 "A carrier approach to efficient CPE management!" - by Marco Marinello, Founder & CEO of Qnets

🤖 "Presence and continuity – on AI driven automation and decision making" - by Charles-H. Schulz, Chief Strategy Officer at Vates

🎓 "How to get the LPI DevOps Tools Engineer Certification" - by Werner Heuser, freelancer IT-Trainer

continues the conversation on the topic with new ideas, success stories and tools.

👉 Bring your experience to SFSCON, submit your proposal by 30th June! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

27/05/2026

🏛️ Culture in FOSS

Free and Open Source Software supports not only technology, but also creativity, digital heritage, artistic collaboration and cultural participation.

In past SFSCON editions, this topic showed how communities can use Free Software to preserve, Open Access and co-create cultural works, with examples including...

🖼️ "Creating an online exhibition with Free Software tools" - by Artemis Yagou, Research Associate at Deutsches Museum

🏺 "Questionable South Tyrolean Cultural Open Data?" - by Notburga Siller, collaborator at the Office for Museums and Museal Research of the Public Administration of the Provincia Bolzano

continues to explore the intersection of Software Freedom and culture.

👉 Submit your proposal by 30th June and share your expertise! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

25/05/2026

🎤 SFSCON 2026 | Call4Speakers reminder

Are you working with Free and Open Source Software and contributing to more competitive IT infrastructures? Share your perspective at SFSCON, the Call4Speakers is open until 30th June!

will focus on Digital Sovereignty across topics including...

🤖 Artificial Intelligence
🛡️ Cybersecurity
🔗 Open Hardware & IoT
🌍 Open Data & Open Standards
📊 Data Analytics
🚀 DevOps
🛠️ Contributing to Free and Open Source Software
🏛️ Free Software in Culture
🎮 Game Development
🤝 Community Building
🖥️ Self-hosting
📜 Policies
💰 Free Software Economics
⚡ Innovation in fast-paced environments

Choose between a 15-minute lightning talk or a 35-minute standard talk and indicate your preferred format during submission.

Looking for a more interactive format?
The Call4Workshops is also open until 30th June.

📆 13th-14th November 2026
📍 NOI Techpark, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

👉 Apply to the Call4Speakers by 30th June! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

20/05/2026

⏰ European SFS Award 2026 | Nomination reminder

By 25th May nominate someone who deserves recognition in contributing to the global Free Software community!

You will need...
• the candidate’s name & short biography
• a list of key Free Software projects
• your motivation for the nomination

🏆 The European SFS Award is in partnership with Free Software Foundation Europe and LUGBZ - Linux User Group BZ and it will be announced during !

👉 Nominate now! https://www.sfscon.it/award-nomination/

18/05/2026

📊 Open Data & Open Standards

Open Data and Open Standards are key enablers of innovation, transparency and interoperability across sectors and institutions.

In past SFSCON editions, this topic has explored practical use cases of Open Data and Open Standards, with examples including...

🔗 "From MongoDB to Postgres: Building an Open Source Standard for Document Databases" - by Peter Farkas, CEO at Percona

📡 "FAIR Enough" - by Vittorio Iacovella, Technician at Università di Trento

⚙️ "An Open-Source Design Intervention Support Tool for Climate Resilience: Guiding Agroforestry in the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus Systems" - by Michele Berlanda, Technician/Software Developer at Eurac Research

continues to explore how Open Data and Open Standards support smarter decision-making, cross-disciplinary collaboration and better services for communities.

👉 Submit your proposal by 30th June and share your expertise! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

11/05/2026

🏆 European SFS Award 2026 | Nominations are now open!

Do you know someone who has made outstanding contributions to the global Free Software community? Nominate the Free Software Contributor of the Year 2026!

🏅 The European SFS Award ceremony will take place during on Friday 13th November at NOI Techpark in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy.

Let’s recognise the people who continue to advance Software Freedom through projects, advocacy and community engagement!

To submit a nomination, you will need...
• the candidate’s name & short biography
• a list of key Free Software projects
• your motivation for the nomination

Anonymous nominations are also accepted.

Organised in partnership with Free Software Foundation Europe and LUGBZ - Linux User Group BZ, the award celebrates the people behind the ideas, technologies and initiatives that continue continue to strengthen the global Free Software culture.

👉 Nominations are open until 25th May, nominate now! https://www.sfscon.it/award-nomination/

06/05/2026

📜 Policies

Regulatory frameworks are increasingly influencing how Free and Open Source Software is developed, governed and adopted across Europe.

In the previous edition, this topic addressed key technical and legal challenges linked to evolving regulations, with examples including...

⚖️ "Refund4Freedom: Freedom to Choose, Right to a Refund" - by Marta Andreoli, Italian Community Manager at Free Software Foundation Europe

📊 "More Lessons from the EU’s Next Generation Internet Initiatives, How the past year of upheaval has impacted perspectives of NGI participants" - by Gabriel Ku Wei Bin, Legal Programme Manager at FSFE

🔗 "Why Interoperability is Key for Software Freedom" - by Lucas Lasota, Legal Team member at FSFE

The conversation on policies continues at , examining the evolving relationship between regulation and Software Freedom.

👉 Bring your expertise on the topic to SFSCON, apply to the Call4Speakers by 30th June! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

04/05/2026

🎮 Game Development

Game development goes beyond entertainment, it’s a field where Free Software tools and Open Standards shape how games are designed, built and distributed.

In the previous edition, this topic was explored through hands-on projects with examples including...

🧩 "How I learnt Golang with Ebitengine, Java OOP practitioner vs. structured 2D game programming" - by Luca Guadagnini, Senior Software Engineer at FINCONS GROUP

🎓 "Educational games meet free software: “Pronto? Sig. Muschio!” - by Marco Amato, Project Manager at Minetest

👾 "Making a sport management game in Godot" - by Simon Dalvai, Game Developer (simondalvai.org)

Game Development will be a topic of , highlighting how Free Software tools are used to build open and innovative gaming experiences.

📢 Share your game project at SFSCON, submit your proposal by 30th June! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

30/04/2026

🔧 Open Hardware & IoT

From sensors and automation to design, prototyping and repairability, Open Hardware and the Internet of Things (IoT) are key drivers of innovation across sectors and will be a topic at .

In the previous edition, Open Hardware & IoT was explored through real-world projects and the challenges of developing and adopting open hardware, with examples including...

📡 "Router Freedom in Italy: latest development" - by Dario Presutti, Policy Project Manager at Free Software Foundation Europe

🖥️ "Open Hardware PowerPC Powerboard Tyche Desktop" - by Roberto Innocenti, President at Power Progress Community

🏭 "OpenPLC: how industrial are you?" - by Florian Hofer, Researcher at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

This year, SFSCON examines Open Hardware & IoT through different perspectives across multiple application domains.

👉 Bring your Open Hardware & IoT projects to SFSCON, apply to the Call4Speakers by 30th June! https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

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