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OSCAFest 2025 & CHAOSSCon 2025 (Group Funding) #77

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opened 2025-07-04 19:08:36 +00:00 by chrisidoko0017 · 19 comments
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-04 19:08:36 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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About you

  • Name: Chris Onoja Idoko
  • FAS username: chris
  • How do you primarily contribute to Fedora? (2-3 sentences): Badges Design, DEI Events & Planning and Community Operations

About the event

  • Event name(s): Open Source Community Africa Festival (OSACFEST) 2025 & CHAOSSCon

  • Event dates: 13th - 16th August 2025

  • Event location(s): Lagos, NG

  • Event URL(s):  https://festival.oscafrica.org/schedule/ , https://chaoss.community/chaosscon-africa-2025/ and wiki page https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OSCAFest_2025

  • Event description(s) (2-4 sentences per event):

    OSACFEST'2025 is a vibrant community event committed to building and nurturing the open source movement throughout the African continent. it's mission is to empower African developers to integrate open source contributions into their development practices. While strongly advocating the movement of free and open source software.

    CHAOSSCon on the other hand promotes learning of open source project health metrics and tools used by open source projects, communities, and engineering teams to track and analyze their community work.

NOTE: The budget amount you request is a hard limit. If actual spend exceeds the requested budget, the extra amount will not be reimbursed. It is suggested to pad your requested budget with a buffer amount, in case of changing travel costs, hotel rates, etc.

  • Support requested: hotel | travel—air | travel—taxi/ride-share/parking | travel—rail | visa application support
  • Budget estimates:

    • Travel expenses

      $355

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    • Hotel expenses

      $325

      :

  • Accessibility needs & requests:
  • Other needs: Community Dinner of 10 ($250)

This event & Fedora

  • Are you a speaker or presenter? If yes, give the title and description of your presentation: No
  • Are you an organizer or volunteer? If yes, explain your role: No
  • Why is it a good idea for the Fedora Project to have a presence?: Having a presence at both OSCAFEST and CHAOSSCon allows Fedora to both expand its reach and attract new talent. OSCAFEST is focused on growing the open source movement and culture in Africa, and Fedora being a community driven Linux distribution, will thrive on a diverse and active contributor base. A presence can potentially attracting new contributors from a region with a large growth potential in tech
  • Why do you want to represent the Fedora community here?: I particularly want to increase visibility in the region, this event can be a key touch base for discovering, brand awareness and Fedora linux adoption.
  • Are there others in the Fedora community who could help this event be successful? If yes, name any key individuals, teams, or SIGs in the Fedora community needed for success: Yes, Roseline Bassey(roseline-bassey) and Tosin Adesola(tosindoreen)

Other

  • Is there anything else the Fedora Mindshare Committee should know when reviewing your request?: No
<!--Thank you for your interest in proposing an event for the Fedora community. This issue template is the first place to start in getting support and/or funding for your event. The Fedora Mindshare Committee is responsible for reviewing, discussing, and voting on your event. This issue template is specifically for MEDIUM and LARGE EVENTS, as documented in the Mindshare Committee event policies: - https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/mindshare-committee/events/requests/medium/ - https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/mindshare-committee/events/requests/large/ This GitLab issue is the primary place to get feedback and requests on your event proposal. The issue is meant to be public, to allow for community feedback and participation.--> ## About you <!--These questions help us understand more about you and your participation with Fedora.--> * **Name**: Chris Onoja Idoko * **FAS username**: chris * **How do you primarily contribute to Fedora?** (2-3 sentences): Badges Design, DEI Events & Planning and Community Operations ## About the event <!--These questions help us understand more about the proposed event.--> * **Event name(s)**: Open Source Community Africa Festival (OSACFEST) 2025 & CHAOSSCon * **Event dates**: 13th - 16th August 2025 * **Event location(s)**: Lagos, NG * **Event URL(s)**:  https://festival.oscafrica.org/schedule/ , https://chaoss.community/chaosscon-africa-2025/ and wiki page https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OSCAFest_2025 * **Event description(s)** (2-4 sentences per event): OSACFEST'2025 is a vibrant community event committed to building and nurturing the open source movement throughout the African continent. it's mission is to empower African developers to integrate open source contributions into their development practices. While strongly advocating the movement of free and open source software. CHAOSSCon on the other hand promotes learning of open source project health metrics and tools used by open source projects, communities, and engineering teams to track and analyze their community work. <!--These questions help the Mindshare Committee understand what support you need to be a responsible representative of the Fedora community.--> _NOTE_: The budget amount you request is a hard limit. If actual spend exceeds the requested budget, the extra amount will not be reimbursed. It is suggested to pad your requested budget with a buffer amount, in case of changing travel costs, hotel rates, etc. * **Support requested**: hotel | travel—air | travel—taxi/ride-share/parking | travel—rail | visa application support * **Budget estimates**: * **Travel expenses** $355 : * **Hotel expenses** $325 : * **Accessibility needs & requests**: * **Other needs**: Community Dinner of 10 ($250) ## This event & Fedora <!--Fedora gets many requests for events. These questions help us understand whether the Fedora Project is a good fit for the event and the interests of the Fedora community.--> * **Are you a speaker or presenter? If yes, give the title and description of your presentation**: No * **Are you an organizer or volunteer? If yes, explain your role**: No * **Why is it a good idea for the Fedora Project to have a presence?**: Having a presence at both OSCAFEST and CHAOSSCon allows Fedora to both expand its reach and attract new talent. OSCAFEST is focused on growing the open source movement and culture in Africa, and Fedora being a community driven Linux distribution, will thrive on a diverse and active contributor base. A presence can potentially attracting new contributors from a region with a large growth potential in tech * **Why do you want to represent the Fedora community here?**: I particularly want to increase visibility in the region, this event can be a key touch base for discovering, brand awareness and Fedora linux adoption. * **Are there others in the Fedora community who could help this event be successful? If yes, name any key individuals, teams, or SIGs in the Fedora community needed for success**: Yes, Roseline Bassey(roseline-bassey) and Tosin Adesola(tosindoreen) ## Other * **Is there anything else the Fedora Mindshare Committee should know when reviewing your request?**: No <!--DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE!-->
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-04 19:09:44 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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justwheel commented 2025-07-11 21:41:59 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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made the issue visible to everyone

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justwheel commented 2025-07-11 21:42:14 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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assigned to @chrisidoko0017

assigned to @chrisidoko0017
justwheel commented 2025-07-11 21:42:52 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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changed start date to July 04, 2025 and changed due date to July 15, 2025

changed start date to July 04, 2025 and changed due date to July 15, 2025
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-13 13:15:41 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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justwheel commented 2025-07-14 09:47:26 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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+1 for a Medium Event under $1000 USD

I've been working diligently on looking for funding for this proposal. At this time, the Fedora budget can approve up to $1000 USD maximum for this event. This should cover travel and accommodation for all Nigerians, but we cannot accommodate the international airfare for travelers from far. Once we have successfully planned one year of this event, we can hopefully scale up to a Large Event next year. :fingers_crossed_tone1:

A BEAR request is already underway; see https://gitlab.com/redhat/ospo/bear/-/issues/69.

Calling on other Mindshare Committee members to please review this funding proposal, ask any clarifying questions, and add your vote. This ticket needs three +1 votes and -1 votes by tomorrow (eleven days after the ticket was opened). If it meets this threshold by tomorrow, the event is approved and the event owner can go ahead and begin coordinating with the group on travel and hotels.

**+1 for a [Medium Event](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/mindshare-committee/events/requests/medium/) under $1000 USD** I've been working diligently on looking for funding for this proposal. At this time, the Fedora budget can approve up to $1000 USD maximum for this event. This should cover travel and accommodation for all Nigerians, but we cannot accommodate the international airfare for travelers from far. Once we have successfully planned one year of this event, we can hopefully scale up to a Large Event next year. :fingers_crossed_tone1: A BEAR request is already underway; see https://gitlab.com/redhat/ospo/bear/-/issues/69. Calling on other Mindshare Committee members to please review this funding proposal, ask any clarifying questions, and add your vote. This ticket needs three +1 votes and -1 votes by tomorrow (eleven days after the ticket was opened). If it meets this threshold by tomorrow, the event is approved and the event owner can go ahead and begin coordinating with the group on travel and hotels.
ekidney commented 2025-07-14 10:09:20 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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+1 from me!!

+1 from me!!
gridhead commented 2025-07-15 04:16:12 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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+1 from my end as well.

Do share the outcomes from the event once it is through as a part of blogpost or a footage, and hopefully that would help strengthen your case for higher budget in the next year.

+1 from my end as well. Do share the outcomes from the event once it is through as a part of blogpost or a footage, and hopefully that would help strengthen your case for higher budget in the next year.
lbazan commented 2025-07-15 12:44:56 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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+1 from me!

+1 from me!
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-15 17:05:26 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-15 17:17:06 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-15 17:25:54 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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justwheel commented 2025-07-15 17:55:31 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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This event is officially approved. @chrisidoko0017, you and the event team can go ahead and proceed with purchasing your airfare and hotels.

Also, there was a slight change to the plan for the event. It stays within budget, but it is a slightly modified schedule. @chrisidoko0017 and @roselynbassey will book a hotel for one night earlier, in order to attend CHAOSScon Africa. In the original plan, Chris and Roseline would arrive on the day of the event, and likely miss it due to travel logistics.

In order to keep the event within budget, I advised Chris to reduce the community dinner from 15 people to 10 people, which saves us enough money to get the extra hotel night for Chris and Roseline.

@TosinDoreen Tagging you in this ticket because I believe Chris will be reaching out to you for support on arranging the hotel in Lagos for you, Chris, and Roseline, as well as scouting Lagos for a 10-person meal during the week of OSCAFest.

Today is my last day before I go out on leave. While I don't anticipate any budget-related challenges while I am on leave, @jasonbrooks is the best person to ping for support on budgetary matters while I am out.

This event is officially approved. @chrisidoko0017, you and the event team can go ahead and proceed with purchasing your airfare and hotels. Also, there was a slight change to the plan for the event. It stays within budget, but it is a slightly modified schedule. @chrisidoko0017 and @roselynbassey will book a hotel for one night earlier, in order to attend [CHAOSScon Africa](https://chaoss.community/chaosscon-africa-2025/). In the original plan, Chris and Roseline would arrive on the day of the event, and likely miss it due to travel logistics. In order to keep the event within budget, I advised Chris to reduce the community dinner from 15 people to 10 people, which saves us enough money to get the extra hotel night for Chris and Roseline. @TosinDoreen Tagging you in this ticket because I believe Chris will be reaching out to you for support on arranging the hotel in Lagos for you, Chris, and Roseline, as well as scouting Lagos for a 10-person meal during the week of OSCAFest. Today is my last day before I go out on leave. While I don't anticipate any budget-related challenges while I am on leave, @jasonbrooks is the best person to ping for support on budgetary matters while I am out.
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-28 10:36:51 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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Hello @jasonbrooks

If an attendee from Lagos (the event city) chooses to stay at her residence, can the other participants use her hotel budget to offset their own costs?

My ideal scenario is for the total group hotel funding to remain $325, but distributed between two participants instead of three, as one will be staying at her home.

Hello @jasonbrooks If an attendee from Lagos (the event city) chooses to stay at her residence, can the other participants use her hotel budget to offset their own costs? My ideal scenario is for the total group hotel funding to remain **$325**, but distributed between two participants instead of three, as one will be staying at her home.
jasonbrooks commented 2025-07-28 15:44:17 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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Hi @chrisidoko0017, as long as the people haven't changed, as in, we're not adding a new person, and as long as the things the money is being spent on are the same -- hotel and travel, this is fine.

Hi @chrisidoko0017, as long as the people haven't changed, as in, we're not adding a new person, and as long as the things the money is being spent on are the same -- hotel and travel, this is fine.
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-07-28 15:48:57 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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Thank you

Thank you
chrisidoko0017 commented 2025-08-26 22:04:59 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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Hello 👋 @jasonbrooks I created a Fedora Reimbursement Requests (FRRs) for this event via this ticket: https://gitlab.com/redhat/ospo/sponsorship/-/issues/67

I was the only participant so barley 30% of the intended budget was used.

Hello :wave: @jasonbrooks I created a Fedora Reimbursement Requests (FRRs) for this event via this ticket: https://gitlab.com/redhat/ospo/sponsorship/-/issues/67 I was the only participant so barley 30% of the intended budget was used.
justwheel commented 2025-10-30 09:41:56 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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set status to Done

set status to **Done**
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justwheel commented 2025-10-30 09:41:58 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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Thanks @chrisidoko0017 for putting together this thoughtful event report on the Community Blog:

https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/oscafest25-chaoss25-lagos-nigeria/

From the summary and the pictures, it looked like the event was a successful scouting mission! I hope we can do more here in 2026.

Furthermore, I am aware that your reimbursement was successfully paid out. So, I believe there is nothing more to do here! Thanks for being a dedicated Fedora contributor and waving our FOSS flag in Lagos earlier this year.

Closing the ticket as complete. 🌊

Thanks @chrisidoko0017 for putting together this thoughtful event report on the Community Blog: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/oscafest25-chaoss25-lagos-nigeria/ From the summary and the pictures, it looked like the event was a successful scouting mission! I hope we can do more here in 2026. Furthermore, I am aware that your reimbursement was successfully paid out. So, I believe there is nothing more to do here! Thanks for being a dedicated Fedora contributor and waving our FOSS flag in Lagos earlier this year. Closing the ticket as complete. :ocean:
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