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title: 2026 Volunteer Grid

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# 2026 Volunteer Grid

## Instructions

Info: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/distributions/

To sign up for a shift, add your name in the staffing grid below. Then, add your name to the Contact Info section further below, along with whatever contact info you're comfortable sharing.

Here is a description of the duties:

* **Emcee**: Help the speaker get mic'd. Briefly introduce the speaker.
* **Time keeper**: Watch the clock and flash cards up as the speaker's time slot nears its end.
* **Mic runner**: Run a microphone around the room during Q+A. Can be done by the emcee in a pinch.
* **Door keeper**: Keep the ULB doors from slamming loudly. Turn people away if we're full.
* **Extra hand**: Sometimes we need an extra mic runner or door keeper. Sometimes we send somebody for coffee.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

* Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your shift starts.
* Leave yourself free in either the 11:00-13:00 or 13:00-15:00 time slot. There is no lunch break at FOSDEM. You need to eat.
* Shaun will arrive early for setup and stay late for teardown. You're welcome to join, but we don't have to write that down.

## Staffing Grid

|             | 09:00-11:00 | 11:00-13:00 | 13:00-15:00 | 15:00-17:00 |
| ---         | ---         | ---         | ---         | ---         |
| Emcee       | aleasto     | myoung      | aleasto     | shaunm      |
| Time keeper | shaunm      |  benny      |    lachmanfrantisek         | benny |
| Mic runner  | aleasto     | shaunm      | aleasto     | myoung      |
| Door keeper | juanlu      | paelzer     | juanlu      | paelzer    |
| Extra hands | paelzer     | juanlu      |             |             |

## Contact Info

* Shaun McCance
    * shaunm@redhat.com
    * +1-513-488-9868 (SMS, WhatsApp)
    * @shaunm:matrix.org (Matrix)

* Alessandro Astone
    * ales.astone@gmail.com
    * alessandro.astone@canonical.com
    * @aleasto:matrix.org (Matrix)

* Michael L. Young
    * elgueromexicano@gmail.com
    * +1-978-569-4921 (SMS, WhatsApp)
    * @1elguero:matrix.org (Matrix)

* Christian Ehrhardt 
    * paelzer@gmail.com
    * christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com
    * @paelzer:ubuntu.com (Matrix)

* Juan Luis Cano
    * hello@juanlu.space
    * juan.rodriguez@canonical.com
    * @astrojuanlu:matrix.org