Fedora Linux 39 Release Party Schedule

The Fedora community will celebrate both the release of Fedora Linux 39 and the 20th Anniversary of the Fedora Project with a virtual Release Party. The virtual release parties are a great way to learn more about the latest Fedora Linux release. More importantly, they are a chance to spend time with the wonderful Fedora community.

Dates

Friday, 10 November to Saturday, 11 November 2023

Registration link

https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-39-release-party/registration

Schedule

Friday, November 10

Time (EST, UTC-5)	Time (UTC)	Session title	Name of speaker	Description	Notes
7:00–8:00 AM	12:00–13:00	Hallway Track - Pre-Event Social	N/A	Join us in the Fedora Museum to meetup and socialize with fellow Fedorans!	Portal session
8:00–8:30 AM	13:00–13:30	Opening remarks	Matthew Miller, Aoife Moloney, Justin W. Flory	Join the Fedora Project Leader, Operations Architect, and Community Architect as we kick off the celebration for this release, look back on the last release cycle, and review highlights from this weekend's event.
8:30–9:00 AM	13:30–14:00	Whats New in Fedora Silverblue & Kinoite	Timothee Ravier	Sharing updates that happened in the F39 release for both Silverblie & Kinoute, plus a look at whats coming next	TBD
9:00–9:30 AM	14:00–14:30	Fedora Mentor Summit retrospective	Jona Azizaj, Akashdeep Dhar	TBD	TBD
9:30–10:00 AM	14:30–15:00	Break - Hallway Track - Social	N/A	Join us in the Fedora Museum to meetup and socialize with fellow Fedorans!	Portal session
10:00–10:30 AM	15:00–15:30	Fedora Badges 2.0: Revamp	Marie Nordin, Emma Kidney, Akashdeep Dhar	TBD	TBD
10:30-10:45 AM	15:30–15:45	Contributor Story	Chris Idoko	TBD	TBD
10:45-11:00 AM	15:45–16:00	Contributor Story	Emma Kidney	My Fedora journey from 2021 to today	TBD
11:00–11:30 AM	16:00–16:30	What's new in Fedora Cloud? 😶‍🌫️	Major Hayden	A look at what's new in Fedora Cloud for the F39 release! Come learn about new features, capabilities, and customizations.	TBD
11:30 AM – 12:00	16:30–17:00	Flatpaks Without Modules	Owen Taylor	What changed in F39 for Flatpaks, and a demonstration on how much simpler Flatpaks now are to use	TBD
12:00–12:15 PM	17:00–17:15	Refreshment Break!	Everybody!	Go grab a beverage of your choice during our short intermission - it is Friday after all :)
12:15–12:45 PM	17:15–17:45	Anaconda WebUI for Fedora 40 - A Preview	Jiri Konecny	An early introduction on the work the Anaconda Team has been doing to modernise and enhance the installation experience for Fedora	TBD
12:45–1:00 PM	17:45–18:00	Contributor Story	Kevin Fenzi	TBD	TBD
1:00–1:30 PM	18:00–18:30	Social organized by Creative Freedom Summit team	TBD	TBD	Portal Session

Saturday, November 11

Time (EST)	Time (UTC)	Session Title	Name of speaker	Description	Notes
8:00–8:30 AM	13:00–13:30	Hallway Track - Social Event	Everyone who wants to	Lets have a coffee/tea/beverage together and start Day 2 right! Join us on 'stage' for some Fedora Friends social chat	TBD
8:30–9:00 AM	13:30–14:00	Keep Talking: The Importance of Conversations around DEI	Precious Onyewuchi	TBD	TBD
9:00–9:30 AM	14:00–14:30	Fedora Badges Design: Outreachy 2023	Chris Idoko, Roland Taylor	TBD	TBD
9:30–10:00 AM	14:30–15:00	Meet the Operations Architect	Aoife Moloney	An introduction from the Community Architect, and a bit of an AMA too!	TBD
10:00–10:30 AM	15:00–15:30	Social organized by Fedora Pride team	Robert Wright, Fabio Valentini	Come play Among Us with the Fedora Community! We'll be hosting a Room for people to join and watch online as we sus out who's the imposter! You can download Among Us from Mobile App stores or on your desktop/laptop. We'll provide the Room Join Code at the start of the event!	This is open to all community, contributors, and users of Fedora Linux, not just Fedora Pride!
10:30–11:00 AM	15:30–16:00	Fedora Marketing update	Joseph Gayoso, Daimar Stein	TBD	TBD
11:00–11:15 AM	16:00–16:15	Closing remarks	Matthew Miller, Aoife Moloney, Justin W. Flory	Join the Fedora Project Leader, Operations Architect, and Community Architect in the closing session, thank-yous, and an update on the next Flock event.
11:15 AM–2:00 PM	16:15–19:00	Post-Event Hallway Track - Social	N/A	Wrap up the party, catch up with Fedora friends, and claim your release party badge in the Fedora Museum.	Portal session

Announcement links

Here are links to the various announcements shared during the opening and closing sessions.

• HelloTux store (use FEDORA5 for a discount)

The Fedora Community Blog is a great way to keep up on announcements. Subscribe via email, RSS, or watch the Fedora Discussion category.