INTRODUCTION

Sustain Africa is a one-day conversation for Open Source Software Sustainers. We would be talking about Sustainability - the sustainability of resources and the sustainability of its people. The conversation around the comprehensive overview of how FOSS is developed, maintained, utilized, and providing a roadmap for solving the cultural, financial, and institutional issues among open source project maintainers continues to be the focus of Sustain.

At the Sustain Africa summit, there would be no keynotes, talks, or sponsor demos. Your undivided attention will be required. Phones and laptops will not be used throughout, and you will be asked to put devices away if they are a distraction to you or anyone else, as facilitators take you through the journey of Open Source Sustainability.

GOALS

Our overall goals at Sustain Africa are to:

1. Map and compare visions for the long-term health of free and open software communities around the globe. connecting those who are passionate about these topics and supporting deeper ongoing collaboration and shared practice.
2. Frame and workshop concrete sustainability needs and challenges, applying and prototyping strategies and practices that provide ongoing support and leadership in sustainability practices.
3. Document models, strategies, and approaches to sustainability of OSS projects, and work toward a more sustainable future for OSS.
4. Address the “hard conversations” tied to sustainability, including appropriate practices for companies participating in free and open communities, and new developments in licensing and reuse.

GUIDELINES

The following are some general guidelines regarding how we will run the event:

1. Full participation in the program is requested: part-time participation will work against the overall event goals. In particular, we ask all participants to refrain from scheduling side meetings during stated agenda times. We ask that each participant utilize their seat at the meeting to the fullest for the benefit of all.
2. This is a "devices at ease" event: use of laptops and cellphones during sessions is strongly discouraged unless you are a designated note-taker. We encourage all participants to be fully present in sessions and discussions, rather than multi-tasking on email, etc. We invite participants to use the break to check in with external realities.
3. Note: will be dynamically captured during sessions, as we want to document and disseminate the learnings and outcomes from the event and create resources we can continue to build upon. We will be asking all participants to help with capture, so as to spread the work around evenly.

Sessions are designed to be highly interactive. This won’t be a space where you will see any panels and keynote speakers. Breakout sessions will be designed to spur discussion and production. Facilitators will have as their primary goals enabling learning, addressing questions, and supporting peer sharing and peer production. Bring your ideas, your questions, your needs and your knowledge to share!

AGENDA

The event starts at 03:30 PM on 24th March 2022, so please arrive at 03:00 PM to check in. The event will last for 3 hours and will be structured as collaborative working sessions, along with optional activities. Sessions will be dialog and outcome-oriented rather than presentations or lecture format. The program is envisioned to enable deeper collaborations and learnings across the network of participants in order to collectively improve our skills, strategies, and impact in our respective OSS efforts.

The following is a working schedule for the Sustain Africa 2022: