Jona Azizaj
Sessions
Mentorship has always been a big part of what makes Fedora special. After a great response last year, we’re bringing back the Mentor–Mentee Lunch at the Fedora Mentor Summit at Flock 2026, with a small tweak. A casual lunch matching session where everyone can meet face-to-face, share stories, swap ideas, and connect over common goals.
Here’s how it works this year:
* Anyone attending Flock can join.
* Participants are grouped based on topic of interest, no pre-signup required.
* Each day features different topics, so people can explore multiple areas across the event.
* Need a conversation starter? We’ll have a few prompts ready to help break the ice.
* Take a group selfie during lunch and you’ll earn a Fedora Badge as a fun keepsake. 🐧
Topics by day:
Day 1 (Sunday, June 14)
* Documentation
* Operations
* Development
* Marketing
Day 2 (Monday, June 15)
* Packaging
* Infrastructure
* Interpersonal Skills
* Events
Day 3 (Tuesday, June 16)
* Artificial Intelligence
* Governance
* Release Engineering
* Design
No formal structure - just good food and good conversation with someone else who cares about growing the Fedora community.
Location: Hotel Orea Andel's, Oscar's Bar
You will need your conference badge to enter.
It is just like it sounds. At in-person Flock events, Fedora contributors gather to share small pieces of where we come from in our various journeys around the world to get to Flock. At one evening of the conference, we gather people together, spread out several tables, and everyone "contributes" their confectionery item to the table. Typically, we have representation across several countries and multiple continents!
You can add yourself here on the Fedora Wiki: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flock_2026/Candy_Swap
Food & Drink:
- Dinner & Candy: No dinner or food is provided other than the candy that attendees bring to showcase and share. Please eat dinner before arriving and join us afterward.
- Drinks: Complimentary drinks will be provided at the bar.
The Fedora Council would like to provide an overview of in-progress draft proposals to the community and hold a live community Q&A session to help refine the proposals further before adoption as project policy.
Mentorship has always been a big part of what makes Fedora special. After a great response last year, we’re bringing back the Mentor–Mentee Lunch at the Fedora Mentor Summit at Flock 2026, with a small tweak. A casual lunch matching session where everyone can meet face-to-face, share stories, swap ideas, and connect over common goals.
Here’s how it works this year:
* Anyone attending Flock can join.
* Participants are grouped based on topic of interest, no pre-signup required.
* Each day features different topics, so people can explore multiple areas across the event.
* Need a conversation starter? We’ll have a few prompts ready to help break the ice.
* Take a group selfie during lunch and you’ll earn a Fedora Badge as a fun keepsake. 🐧
Topics by day:
Day 1 (Sunday, June 14)
* Documentation
* Operations
* Development
* Marketing
Day 2 (Monday, June 15)
* Packaging
* Infrastructure
* Interpersonal Skills
* Events
Day 3 (Tuesday, June 16)
* Artificial Intelligence
* Governance
* Release Engineering
* Design
No formal structure - just good food and good conversation with someone else who cares about growing the Fedora community.
Mentorship has always been a big part of what makes Fedora special. After a great response last year, we’re bringing back the Mentor–Mentee Lunch at the Fedora Mentor Summit at Flock 2026, with a small tweak. A casual lunch matching session where everyone can meet face-to-face, share stories, swap ideas, and connect over common goals.
Here’s how it works this year:
* Anyone attending Flock can join.
* Participants are grouped based on topic of interest, no pre-signup required.
* Each day features different topics, so people can explore multiple areas across the event.
* Need a conversation starter? We’ll have a few prompts ready to help break the ice.
* Take a group selfie during lunch and you’ll earn a Fedora Badge as a fun keepsake. 🐧
Topics by day:
Day 1 (Sunday, June 14)
* Documentation
* Operations
* Development
* Marketing
Day 2 (Monday, June 15)
* Packaging
* Infrastructure
* Interpersonal Skills
* Events
Day 3 (Tuesday, June 16)
* Artificial Intelligence
* Governance
* Release Engineering
* Design
No formal structure - just good food and good conversation with someone else who cares about growing the Fedora community.
Fedora is built by contributors working across many areas such as development, documentation, design, QA, infrastructure, user support, mentoring, and outreach, many of which happen behind the scenes. The Fedora Contributor Recognition Program was created to recognize and reward outstanding contributions to the Fedora community. In this session, we will explain how the program works, from the open nomination process to the review and selection process carried out by experienced Fedora contributors using criteria such as impact, quality, innovation, and community engagement. We will also share lessons learned from running the program last year. The session will conclude with the announcement of this year’s winners, celebrating their work and highlighting the many ways people contribute to Fedora.