Chris Alemany is talking about his story of starting SocialBC, a Mastodon instance that serves the British Columbia area.
I think taking a hyper-local approach is incredibly novel, and being able to serve a regional area is a cool approach to building communities on the network.
🎉 The wait is over — FediCon 2025 tickets are LIVE! 🎟️
Get yours now ⬇️
https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
📍 Vancouver (Canada)
🗓️ August 1-2
More information here:
https://fedicon.ca
🎉 The Fediverse is meeting IRL
Talks. Demos. Panels. Real humans.
🎟️ Get your tickets now ⬇️
https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
🌐 FediCon
📍 Vancouver (Canada)
🗓️ August 1-2
More information here:
https://fedicon.ca
We had #Fedicon because @reiver came to #sxsw to speak, and he left with the conviction that a Fediverse event in Vancouver would work. And he reached out to Canadian Fediverse participants to get a great lineup of speakers. He energized some really talented collaborators like @manlycoffee and @Crissy to make the event actually happen.
🌟 The Fediverse goes AFK — and in person!
Join us for two days of connection, collaboration, and community.
🗣️ Inspiring talks
🧪 Live demos
🎤 Engaging panels
🤝 Real humans, real vibes
🎟️ Get your tickets here → https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
🌐 FediCon
📍 Vancouver, Canada
🗓️ August 1–2
🔍 Full info: https://fedicon.ca
Let’s make the future of the internet — together. ✨
i really wish I could have stayed for more than a beer and to be part of the audience tomorrrow for all the #fedicon speakers but, the bus to the ferry to my car to home to family beckons. 😂 🚎
What an incredible group @reiver gathered! I feel very humbled to have been included and our little story about #socialBC seemed well received.
It was so nice to meet people in PERSON!
The fediverse is making communities for people and there are good people making it happen!
(Assuming I can do this with the ticket system....)
The ticket price for FediCon will based on a donation amount that you can set.
I.e., you can make it whatever price you want it to be. (It can be as low as you want it to be.)
I don't want a ticket price to be an issue for anyone.
🚀 FediCon has a new shiny look for its website.
Thanks for FediCon's new look go to @dansup !
Check it out at:
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FediCon is where the Fediverse community gathers IRL.
📍 Vancouver (Canada)
🗓️ August 1-2
Get on the early bird list:
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And, if want to present at FediCon, reach out to us via e-mail:
📧 hello@fedicon.ca
OR find me on the Fediverse:
📱 @reiver
#FediCon #FediCon2025 #Fediverse
“There are a number of platforms that provide their own APIs… that’s okay…but the ActivityPub protocol provides its own client API for applications. It’s underutilized within the Fediverse today, but I still think it’s really crucial.”
Evan Prodromou @ #FediCon
🌟 Meet the Fediverse — in real life!
Talks. Panels. Real humans.
🎫 Grab your tickets: https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
🌐 FediCon 2025
📍 Vancouver, Canada
🗓️ August 1–2
🔗 Full details: https://fedicon.ca
Come connect, collaborate, and co-create the future of decentralized social. 🚀🌍
Organizers Log:
The person who I talked to at SFU (Simon Fraser University) about trying to find a location for FediCon 2026 suggested I talk to someone else at SFU about a location for FediCon 2026.
I did. They responded.
I am very strongly considering attending #FediCon in Vancouver, Canada, this August 1st and 2nd. I have never traveled outside of my country before, but it looks like a lot of super cool people are going to be there.
Come see @dansup give his keynote at FediCon
"The Fediverse in Action: Building Social Platforms That Users Actually Want"
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🌐 FediCon
📍 Vancouver, Canada
🗓️ August 1–2
Get Ready for FediCon!
Tick-tock! ⏰ FediCon is just 11 days away!
Join us in beautiful Vancouver, Canada on August 1st & 2nd for an incredible event.
Whether you're a seasoned pro or curious about the decentralized Social Web, FediCon is the place to connect, learn, and explore the future of the fediverse.
🎟️ Grab your tickets now: https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
ℹ️ More info here: https://fedicon.ca
Thanks to @mapache , FediCon has badges.
During (and a week or so before) FediCon I got extremely swamped with FediCon work that had to get done before the day of the conference — so, I haven't had a chance to reward people with badges, yet.
Once I've uploaded the FediCon videos (to @fedicon ) I am going to start rewarding people FediCon 2025 badges.
Hi from afar to everyone at Fedicon this weekend! Miss you all. Hope it’s great!
I’ve been vicariously enjoying the stream of #Fedicon posts, almost makes me feel like I was there. Props to all of the speakers, @deadsuperheroand others for the live blogging, and most importantly @reiver for organizing Fedicon itself!
If you are landing early or staying later for FediCon, and are looking for things to do —
Go spend time on Robson Street.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robson_Street
(BTW, the location of FediCon is on Robson Street.)
There are a lot of shops, coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores, and other places on Robson.
It is a nice place to hang-out on.
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🌐 FediCon 2025
📍 Vancouver, Canada
🗓️ August 1–2
#FediCon #FediCon2025 #Fediverse
🎉 Today is Day 2 of FediCon 2025!
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Today's (SATURDAY) schedule is here:
https://techhub.social/@fedicon/114949952657681769
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🌐 FediCon
📍 Vancouver (Canada)
🗓️ August 1-2
ℹ️ https://fedicon.ca
🎟️ https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
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I was happy to get some time to hack on a new project at the #Fedicon #Minihackathon today. I built a #Jekyll plugin to output ActivityPub information (Webfinger, actor, inbox, outbox, all the objects and activities). It should generate a legit #ActivityPoll actor, which other people can follow remotely.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@reiver/117055505314500261
New FediCon 2026 day Live Stream URL:
https://ubc.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=5b809cb7-4892-4a26-befb-b49d0178e988
Organizers Log:
I got some pricing information from SFU (SImon Fraser University) about possibly using one of their locations for FediCon 2026.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116090477660601218
#FediCon #FediCon2026 #Fediverse
The videos for FediCon 2025 are going to uploaded to the following PeerTube account:
https://spectra.video/@fedicon
(At the time that I posted this, I am in the middle of uploading them. Some are already there. More are coming.)
"The more the Fediverse can be baked into systems already in use, as with the Wordpress plugin and Ghost 6.0, the easier it will be to make connections without platform or protocol battles." - @michael
Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below 👇
https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/
#Fediverse #SocialWeb #FediCon #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Blog #ThirdSpaces #FediGrowth #OpenSocialWeb #Tech #LeaveX
🚨 Call for Speakers — FediCon 2026🚨
The Fediverse is gathering in person once again — and we’re inviting the community to take part!
FediCon is a conference about the Fediverse and the Open Social Web — and we are now accepting session proposals!
We're looking for:
• Talks
• Demos
• Lightning talks
• Panels
Got a project, idea, experiment, or story to share?
📩 Submit your proposal: hello@fedicon.ca
(or DM us on the Fediverse)
🗓️ Submission deadline: May 31, 2026
🎥 Watch last year's talks: https://spectra.video/c/fedicon_videos/videos
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More about FediCon 2026:
📅 When: August 6th–9th, 2026
📍 Where: UBC campus in Vancouver, BC, Canada
