FOSSCon

FOSScon 2025 – Contribute to FOSS (Mega Event)

📅 Date: 25th November / 5th December 2025
🕒 Duration: ~4 hours (Half-Day, Offline)
📍 Venue: United Institute of Technology, Prayagraj

🎯 Objective:
To give students their first real open-source contribution experience, guiding them from finding beginner-friendly issues to submitting pull requests.

✨ Key Takeaways:

• Learn how to identify issues in GitHub repositories.

• Make your first contribution (docs, bug fixes, small features).

• Gain hands-on mentoring on real-world repos.

• Present and celebrate your work with peers.

• Walk away with your first accepted PR and a certificate!

📝 Agenda Highlights:

• Kickoff session: How to find issues & types of contributions.

• Repo walkthrough: Beginner & intermediate projects explained by mentors.

• Hands-on contribution: Students work on actual GitHub repos with mentor support.

• Team presentations: Showcase contributions & learning.

• Closing: Feedback, certificates & celebration.

👥 Roles:

• Mentors → Guide repo selection, resolve doubts, support with PR process.

• Core Team → Manage event flow, presentations & logistics.

• Volunteers → Assist participants during contributions.