2025-06-06 –, Evening Socials
This year, we return to a large body of water to celebrate the official Flock party! Join us aboard the Anna Carolina boat at Dvořák Embankment right at Čech Bridge on Friday, June 6 from 7 pm - 9 pm for an evening of dinner, drinks, and celebration! Please arrive by 6:45 PM to ensure we can board the boat and depart promptly at 7 PM. The boat will depart promptly at 7pm and return at 9 pm, so make sure you're onboard, disembarking during the cruise will not be possible.
There is no extra ticketor charge, you will need your conference badge to enter.
We will meet in the conference venue lobby at 6:10 pm and take public transportation to Dvořák Embankment.
Leaving the venue lobby: 6:10 pm
Location: Anna Carolina, at Dvořák Embankment, Pier 6
Boarding: 6:45 pm - 7 pm
Cruise: 7 pm - 9 pm
Justin Wheeler is an experienced Open Source enthusiast with a passion for building vibrant, sustainable communities. He is currently the Fedora Community Architect (FCA) at Red Hat, where he supports and enables the Fedora contributor community.
With over a decade of experience in Open Source, Justin has a proven track record of fostering collaboration and innovation. He’s worked on various projects, from contributing to the CHAOSS community to leading open source empowerment programs at UNICEF. At UNICEF, he supported the UNICEF Venture Fund and other Open Source activities within the Office of Innovation. Together with a team of mentors, Justin mentored twenty-three start-up companies of diverse start-up companies from nineteen countries and five continents. Of these companies, fourteen achieved global recognition as Digital Public Goods and three were acquired in multi-million dollar acquisitions.
As a Fedora community member since 2015, Justin has played a pivotal role in shaping its direction. He serves as a team leader, advocating for diversity and inclusion and representing Fedora at international events. Outside of Fedora, Justin is a frequent speaker at conferences like OS Community Africa Festival, CHAOSScon (Africa & Europe editions), FOSDEM, DevConf CZ, All Things Open, OSCAL, and others. He’s also a current or past contributor of other Open Source projects, like SpigotMC, Opensource.com, MusicBrainz, and Wikipedia.