Notices by FediForum (fediforum@mastodon.social)

And that was it for FediForum Fall 2026!

Thanks to all the people who demoed, our keynote speaker, all the people who ran lots of sessions, took notes and made so many insightful contributions!

We will publish recordings of the keynote and the demos, and the session notes over the next week or so.

See you at the next FediForum in spring, 16–18 March 2027!

FediForum Fall 2026 starts in one hour!

There is still time to register and participate and help move the Open Social Web Forward.

https://fediforum.org/2026-10

Manton Reece is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.

They want to learn more about: I've been implementing the LOLA spec for portable fediverse accounts in Micro.blog. Hoping to connect with other folks who are thinking about account migration.

Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-10/

@dansup You should run a session about it!

@dansup is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people and demo their software.

They are thinking about running a session on: Making on-boarding frictionless and discovery a priority, like we did for Loops with Sign in with Apple and Starter Kits.

Two weeks from right now, FediForum Fall 2026 is about to start.

We start with a keynote by @anildash, who has been building open web systems for decades, and will share his experiences and ideas for promising ways forward with us.

Then, we'll make the agenda for the rest of the day together. Because most of the day is unconference, meaning you, the attendee, determine what happens. Want technical topics? Put them on the agenda...
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NEWS! Anil Dash will be keynote speaker at the next FediForum Oct 6-7!

Anil is a technologist, writer and activist advocating for ethical, inclusive tech. He'll talk about lessons learned working on open standards, community and what's to come.

More details & registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-10/

Three weeks to FediForum, the online unconference to move the Open Social Web forward.

More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116697945683857980

FediForum is one of the supporters of the European Social Stack declaration that was published today.

in the cooperative spirit of FediForum, we are glad that so many -- often competing -- organizations are coming together to the common cause of advancing better forms of social media in Europe.

Kudos to many to make this happen, but particularly to @michael and @bjoernsta who spearheaded it.

Next FediForum, the online unconference to move the Open Social Web Forward will be:

October 6-7, 2026, online.

Mark your calendars! And registration is open. More info: http://fediforum.org/2026-10/

The #Fediverse now has its own link-in-bio, with new project FediProfile. Share links, collect badges, and own your online presence – no corporation in the middle.

Maho Pacheco demo'd it last week at #FediForum.

https://spectra.video/w/hBLR8YT3NrX1yEdjezToRh

/cc @mapache, @maho.dev

End to end encryption is coming to the #Fediverse.

At #FediForum last week, @benpate demo'd how it will look like in Bandwagon.

https://spectra.video/w/oGzENb3eBqwZXQw2p5V4D6

Have you ever wondered how #ActivityPub actually works?

This presentation by Evan Prodromou from #FediForum should answer your questions in 30 minutes.

https://spectra.video/w/s8DKnnaPFw2b1JS8zD5VE8

/cc @evanprodromou

The recordings and session notes from FediForum April 2026 are now online.

https://fediforum.org/2026-04/

In our own twist on the "+1 strategy", we are publishing the PeerTube playlist first, and YouTube later.

And this was it for FediForum Day 3, and all of FediForum Spring 2026. Thanks to everybody who came, who demo'd, who presented, and the wonderful, and wonderfully intense and respectful and constructive discussions about all aspects of the Open Social Web that happened over the past three half-days.

As usual, there is so much left to discuss! But don't worry, there will be a next #FediForum. If you want to be notified when registration opens, leave your info here: https://apps.fediforum.org/nextcloud/apps/forms/s/ci4R7TZnNEzDiXHDyFPQcM2G

And that was FediForum Spring 2026 day 1.

Great demos, amazing conversations. At least that is what we heard attendees say during closing session!

See you tomorrow for day 2!!

Jim DeLaHunt (@jdlh) is thinking about running a #FediForum session on globally-inclusive fediverse handles, and wants to learn more about fediverse activity in languages other than western european, japanese, and korean, and scripts other than latin, japanese, and korean.

Imani Joy, Head of Design at Mastodon @imanijoy will demo some recent feature additions and UX improvements introduced to Mastodon 4.5 and 4.6, as well as the rationale behind many of these changes.

And run an unconference session after, in case you want to discuss with Imani!

At #FediForum next week, online. Registration is still open: https://fediforum.org

We were asked whether anybody is known to run a session on #FASP (Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider Specifications) at the #FediForum unconference next week. Anybody? Please let us know.

Sherif Elsayed-Ali @sherif.eurosky.social from #Eurosky will demo Eurosky account creation and migration for existing accounts, and give an overview of future features in a speed demo next week at #FediForum.

Sounds interesting? Join us, online! More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-04/