Opening Remarks
08-07, 09:00–09:10 (US/Eastern), Red Hat (Main 1)

Welcome back to Flock! Join Justin W. Flory, the Fedora Community Architect, for opening remarks and announcements about what to look ahead for at this year's edition of Flock to Fedora. You will also hear about some of the behind-the-scenes work that makes Flock possible.

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Justin W. Flory is a creative maker. He is best known as an Open Source contributor and Free Culture advocate originally from the United States. Justin has participated in numerous Open Source communities and led different initiatives to build sustainable software and communities for over ten years.

In October 2022, Justin joined Red Hat as the fourth Fedora Community Architect (FCA). He works closely between the Fedora Project community and Red Hat to lead initiatives that grow the Fedora user and developer communities. He also helps make Red Hat and Fedora interactions more transparent and open.

Justin is also a contributor to the Fedora Project since 2015. In Fedora, he volunteered as the team leader of the Community Operations team for four years and was a founding member of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Team. He continues to represent and advocate for Fedora Linux internationally at events and conferences, including OS Community Africa Festival, CHAOSScon (Africa & Europe editions), FOSDEM, DevConf CZ, All Things Open, OSCAL, and others.

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