Experiences / Publications

Experiences, written while they are still warm.

This section collects post-style stories from real situations: what happened, what I learned, and how each experience changed my way of working.

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Publications

Drafts first, better words later.

Conference Draft

FOSDEM 2026

Date: Feb 2026
Place: Brussels, Belgium

A few days at FOSDEM 2026 surrounded by open source, late-night conversations, too many beers, and nearly 30 GPUL members sharing the experience together in Brussels.

FOSDEM 2026 felt less like a conference and more like a meeting point for people who genuinely enjoy building things together. Between talks, devrooms, random hallway conversations, and nights ending way too late, most of the experience happened outside the schedule itself. What made it special was going there with GPUL. We were almost 30 members in Brussels, and that completely changed the atmosphere of the trip. Every day became a mix of learning, discussing ideas, meeting people from different communities, and ending up in some bar talking about open source, projects, infrastructure, Linux, or whatever came up after a few beers. This publication is a small reflection on the event, the people around it, and why communities like GPUL make experiences like FOSDEM feel much bigger than just another tech conference.

Event Draft

HACKUDC 2026

Date: 2026
Place: A Coruna, Spain

After attending HACKUDC for two years as a participant, 2026 was the first time I experienced the event from the other side: helping organize it, coordinating with people remotely, and learning how much work happens behind the scenes.

For the past two years, HACKUDC was one of those events I always looked forward to as a participant. Building projects, meeting people, surviving on caffeine, and watching ideas turn into something real in just a weekend was already an amazing experience. But this year I wanted to understand how the event actually worked behind the scenes. So instead of joining with a team, I became part of the organization. HACKUDC 2026 taught me much more than I expected. A big part of the work happened months before the event itself: coordinating with people remotely, organizing tasks, solving problems constantly, talking with companies to build partnerships and sponsorships, and making sure hundreds of small details somehow worked together in the end. It was stressful at times, but also incredibly rewarding. Seeing participants enjoy the event while knowing everything that happened behind the curtain gave me a completely different perspective on community-driven projects and teamwork.