Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are informal, community-led discussions that bring people together around a shared interest to discuss, exchange experiences and network in an open, non-commercial environment. This page explains what a BoF is, how to host one, and the support OCX provides.
The BoF submissions are not open yet. Everything below explains what we look for and how the process works, so you can prepare in the meantime.
The OCX BoF schedule will be published here once sessions are confirmed. In the meantime, see the Agenda for the full programme.
Anyone registered to attend OCX can propose a BoF, whether you are a developer, researcher, maintainer, community manager or industry practitioner. The OCX event team will help you organise and schedule the session.
Hosting a BoF gives you the opportunity to:
OCX provides dedicated support to make BoF sessions easy to run:
Once the submissions open, it’s a simple process. Include the session details in the form: title, description, preferred time slots and any additional support needed. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Interested in organising a BoF but need more information? Please email the OCX team at info@ocxconf.org
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