Event Information

Join us for the November 2025 FreeBSD Vendor Summit. The event will take place November 6-7, 2025.  The Summit provides commercial FreeBSD users with the unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with developers and contributors to get features requested, problems solved, and needs met. It also opens up discussion on improving and enhancing the operating system.

Register now to secure your spot.

 

 

Venue

NetApp San Jose Campus

Santana Row
3060 Olsen Dr,
San Jose, CA 95128

Thank you to NetApp for generously hosting the event space. 

Travel Information

Hotel Information

Hotel Valencia Santana Row
355 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128
Direct: 408.551.0010
Reservations: 855.596.3396

0.1 mile from the venue (Approx. 3 min walk)

Signia by Hilton San Jose
170 S Market St
 San Jose, CA 95113
Reservations: 833.4SIGNIA

5 miles from the venue (Approx. 12 min drive)

San Jose Marriott
301 S Market St.
San Jose, CA 95113
Reservations: 408-280-1300

4.7 miles from the venue (Approx. 12 min drive)

Four Points by Sheraton
211 S. First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
 Reservations: 408-282-8800

5.2 miles from the venue (Approx. 14 min drive)

Parking

Attendees are encouraged to park at the Hatton Parking Garage attached to the NetApp building. 

Hatton Street Entrance:
473 Hatton St.
San Jose, CA 95128

Olsen Street Entrance:
3060 Olsen Dr.
San Jose, CA 95128

Code of Conduct:
Attendees of the November 2025 FreeBSD Summit must adhere to the FreeBSD Project Code of Conduct. If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you contact an onsite member of the FreeBSD Vendor Summit Organizing Committee and report it by emailing conduct@FreeBSD.org. For more details please see our Reporting Guide.

 

Health Policy: 
The well-being of the Summit attendees is of utmost importance to the Organizers. Please be aware of the following health and wellness recommendations:

  • We encourage attendees to stay home if you have experienced any symptoms of illness, including but not limited to fever, cough, shortness of breath, or fatigue.
  • If you feel unwell at any time during the event, please isolate as needed.

By attending the conference, you acknowledge and agree to comply with these health and wellness guidelines. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in creating a safe and enjoyable conference experience for everyone.

Schedule

The Summit will consist of two full days with a single track for vendor talks and discussion groups. The sessions will be live-streamed on YouTube: FreeBSD – YouTube .

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Detailed Schedule

Thursday November 6, 2025
Time
Event
Speaker
Location
8:00am-9:00am
Badge Pick-up and Breakfast
Dining Room A
9:00am-9:15am
Welcome
John Baldwin, FreeBSD Vendor Summit Organizing Committee
Dining Room A
9:15am-10:05am
Keynote: Operationalizing AI for Engineering at NetApp
Jerome Roussin, Principal Engineer, NetApp, and Chris Archibald, Lead Engineer, NetApp
Dining Room A
10:05am-10:30am
Break
Dining Room A
10:30am-11:30am
Foundation Technology Update
Ed Maste, Senior Director of Technology, FreeBSD Foundation
Dining Room A
11:30am-1:30pm
Lunch
Dining Room A
1:30pm-2:15pm
New in 15.0 Demo
Ed Maste, Senior Director of Technology, FreeBSD Foundation
Dining Room A
2:15pm-2:45pm
Break
Dining Room A
2:45pm-3:30pm
TBA
Dining Room A
3:30pm-4:00pm
Break
Dining Room A
4:00pm-5:00pm
Round Robin
Dining Room A

Friday November 7, 2025
Time
Event
Speaker
Location
8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast and Badge Pick-up
Dining Room A
9:00-9:10am
Welcome
John Baldwin, FreeBSD Vendor Summit Organizing Committee
Dining Room A
9:10am-10:00am
Keynote: Karios
Ian Evans, CEO, Karios
Dining Room A
10:00am-10:30am
Break
Dining Room A
10:30am-11:15am
15.0-RELEASE and pkgbase
Colin Percival, FreeBSD RE
Dining Room A
11:15am-11:45am
Break
Dining Room A
11:45am-12:30pm
TBA
Dining Room A
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch
Dining Room A
1:30pm-2:15pm
An Update on CHERI
Brooks Davis, SRI International
Dining Room A
2:15pm-2:45pm
Break
Dining Room A
2:45pm-3:15pm
TBA
Dining Room A
3:15pm-3:45pm
Lightning Talks: 1. QEMU user-mode to run FreeBSD binaries on Linux hosts
Maxim Sobolev
Dining Room A
3:45pm-4:00pm
Closing
FreeBSD Vendor Summit Organizing Committee
Dining Room A

Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

FreeBSD Foundation

Venue Sponsor

NetApp