The Canadian Fediverse Conference

FediCon

A Canadian conference for the fediverse — two days of curated talks, lightning demos, and the people building the open social web.

Dates
Aug 6 – 9
2026
Venue
UBC Campus
Vancouver, BC
Format
2 Days
Talks + Demos
Part of
FOSSY
2026
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August 6 – 9, 2026/ UBC Campus/ Vancouver, BC/ During FOSSY/ ActivityPub/ The Open Social Web/ The Fediverse/ Decentralized Social/ Curated Talks/ Lightning Talks/ Live Demos/ No Walled Gardens/ For People, Not Shareholders/ Self-Hosted Social/
Two Days of Innovation

A curated gathering for the people building the federated future.

FediCon brings together developers, founders, and advocates of the fediverse and open social web for two focused days of keynotes, deep dives, lightning talks, and live demos — no walled gardens, no shareholders, just the protocols and people behind the fediverse.

Curated Speakers

Hand-picked pioneers and builders sharing the architecture, ideas, and culture driving decentralized social.

Lightning Talks

Fast, high-density sessions where the community shares projects, experiments, and protocol ideas in minutes.

Live Demos

See new apps, clients, and protocol features running in real time, straight from the people who shipped them.

Featured Speakers

The pioneers and innovators building the fediverse.

EP

Evan S. Prodromou

Fediverse & Social Web Pioneer

Recognized for
ActivityPub W3C StatusNet pump.io Social Web Foundation
DS

Daniel Supernault

Creator of Pixelfed & Loops

Recognized for
Pixelfed Loops FediDB Sup
JL

Julian Lam

NodeBB Co-Founder & Developer

Recognized for
NodeBB
BP

Ben Pate

Fediverse Developer

Recognized for
Emissary Bandwagon
CT

Chris Trottier

Fediverse & Social Web Advocate

Recognized for
@atomicpoet Akkomane Sysop GreatApe #SpaceHost AllYourBases
AO

Anthony Ozone

Podcaster & Social Web Advocate

Recognized for
FireSideFedi
Two-Day Timeline

Each day opens with a keynote.

Doors and coffee from 08:30. Sample running order — final titles and times are confirmed closer to the event.

Day One
Friday
07
AUG 2026
  1. Keynote · 09:00

    TBA

    Evan S. Prodromou

  2. 10:30 · Talk

    TBA

    TBA

  3. 11:15 · Talk

    TBA

    TBA

  4. 12:00 · Break

    Lunch & Hallway Track

  5. 13:15 · Lightning

    Lightning Talks — Round One

    Community submissions

  6. 14:00 · Talk

    TBA

    TBA

  7. 14:45 · Demos

    Live Demos — New Apps Showcase

  8. 15:45 · Panel

    TBA

  9. 16:45 · Wrap

    Day One Close

Day Two
Saturday
08
AUG 2026
  1. Keynote · 09:00

    Loops: One Year Later

    Daniel Supernault

  2. 10:30 · Talk

    TBA

    TBA

  3. 11:15 · Deep Dive

    TBA

  4. 12:00 · Break

    Lunch & Hallway Track

  5. 13:15 · Lightning

    Lightning Talks — Round Two

    Community submissions

  6. 14:00 · Demos

    TBA

  7. 14:45 · Workshop

    TBA

  8. 15:45 · Panel

    TBA

  9. 16:45 · Wrap

    Closing Remarks

Venue & Travel

UBC Campus

Vancouver, British Columbia · Canada

FediCon takes place on the University of British Columbia campus, co-located with FOSSY 2026 — one of the most beautiful settings for an open-source gathering, between the mountains and the sea.

Co-located with FOSSY Transit accessible August 6 – 9, 2026

Need a place to stay?

We keep a running list of recommended accommodations near campus to make planning easy.

Where to stay