The Erlang, Elixir, Gleam and Friends Devroom will take place in person at FOSDEM on Saturday (afternoon), 30th January 2027.

Our mission is to make the BEAM ecosystem and its community welcoming and accessible to everyone. We want this devroom to feature talks from the BEAM community, for everyone, whether you are just discovering Erlang, Elixir or Gleam, or have been using them for years.

We welcome everything from beginner-friendly introductions and community stories to deep technical dives. Whatever your topic, please provide enough background and context to help people with different levels of experience follow along.

Topics

We welcome any talk proposals about BEAM-related projects. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Languages running on the BEAM (Erlang, Elixir, Gleam, et al.)
    • Introduction to the language
    • Recent features and roadmap
    • Interesting libraries
  • Frameworks
  • Open Source projects that run on the BEAM
  • Tooling
  • Scalability and reliability
  • Community initiatives

Talk length

For the talk length we will support different slots:

  • Long (40 minutes, including Q&A)
  • Short (20 minutes, including Q&A)
  • Lightning (5 minutes, no Q&A)

Please specify your preferred slot length, but note that we could ask submitters to fit into a different slot for scheduling purposes.

Submission details

Submit your proposal here: https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2027/cfp

When logged in, click on the ‘Submit a proposal’ button to create your talk proposal. Before submitting your talk in Pretalx, please make sure that “Erlang, Elixir, Gleam and Friends” is selected as the Track.

Submissions must include:

  • Title
  • Abstract

These additional details must be included in the ‘Submission notes’ section:

  • Desired slot length (please specify if you’re willing to accept a shorter slot if there’s the need)
  • Expected prior knowledge / intended audience
  • Links to previous talks by the speaker (optional)
  • Links to code / slides / material for the talk (optional)

If you already have a Pretalx account from a previous FOSDEM edition, you can reuse it.

If you have issues with Pretalx or any other questions do not despair! Reach us at erlang-devroom-manager at fosdem.org.

Please be aware of the fact that Devroom talks at FOSDEM will be recorded. By submitting a proposal you agree to being recorded and to have your talk made available.

Important dates

  • Call for participation opens: 27 October 2026
  • Call for participation closes: 3 December 2026
  • Devroom schedule available: 7 December 2026
  • Devroom day: Saturday (afternoon), 30 January 2027

See you in Brussels!