2026-03-27 - LixCon 2026 weekly

Date: 2026-03-27
Participants: raito (Lix/DGNum/AFNix), sinavir (DGNum), soyouzpanda (DGNum)
Topic: LixCon 2026 weekly
Call for Proposals (CfP)
Proposals received: 8-9
Core team talks and transactional conference talks (intro/outro, etc.) not included in the Pretalx
Some invited talks are pending, awaiting final approval
No issues anticipated regarding the current lineup.
Proposal review plan
1 proposal already accepted for logistical reasons (travel support)
Review schedule:
Tonight: @raito reviews proposals
Tomorrow (or so): @kate reviews proposals
This weekend or Monday: converge on final proposals
Goal: complete review quickly to submit acceptance or rejections to our current proposals
Remarks
Overall proposals goes over the Friday talk budget but aligns with overall planning
No conference rooms required for Saturday and Sunday
Special attention AFNix general assembly room
Requires Internet setup for videoconference
Capacity: ~10–15 people
Postcards
Deadline for order 2 weeks before event; faster option: 1 week (+€2)
Kate is aligned with Monday deadline
Content
Decide back-of-card content:
Important information and emergency contacts
Room list / orientation tips
WiFi info (if a shorter deadline)
Assembling method Punch postcards without plastic coating
Inspiration: Good-to-Know PDF from UndoneCS 2026
Website
Let DGNum host this website: https://lixcon.dgnum.eu on their S3 (Garage) instead of AFNix except if AFNix redeploys it quickly
Announcement post email + Mastodon (high priority) → owned by @raito
Content to finish
Schedule → Pretalx widget
Venue info → owned by @soyouzpanda
Rooms
Internet
Travel information
Physical Code of Conduct (LixCon/AFNix) → owned by @raito
Cross check with https://www.undonecs.org/2026/ information to see if we are lacking something
Ideally: RSS feed
Optional: DNS CNAME 
https://con.lix.systems/2026/ → main site (low priority)
Equipment rental
METRO refers to https://www.metro.fr/ here.
Fridges and Drinks
Drinks brought by @hexchen and our METRO provider
Suggested setup: 1–2 fridges in hacking rooms
Suggested: additional payment terminal purchase (SumUp Plus) as AFNix one might be used for other purpose
Deposit may apply to drinks, @sinavir will check with @hexchen directly
Snacks
METRO card available
A car can be lended by @sinavir
Which snack to buy / who will buy them → Can Anaëlle handle it?
Seating and tables
Cozy sitting (beanbags, etc.) for friendliness in hacking rooms → owned by @sinavir
Source price
Determine quantity
Propose quote
Execute if approved
C3VOC equipment
Coordination for setup → @raito connects @sinavir with @hexchen
Free parking at ENS: confirm dimensions and availability for the van
Room planning
Core team members to book tickets explicitly on Pretix for full visibility on DGNum → owned by @raito
Expected variance: ±10–20 people
Goals:
3 public rooms
1 non-public room
Release remaining rooms
More than 4 continuous rooms over the weekend is non-trivial
Final room list to be confirmed by @soyouzpanda and @sinavir
@raito wants to be kept in the loop and this topic should be discussed further next weekly
Network setup
Backbone v2 functional (Ielo uplink), deployed by @sinavir
Connect LixCon rooms to Internet: requires coordination with the school IT to switch VLAN on the Ethernet ports in the rooms, owned by @sinavir
Room setup: 1 switch and 1 AP per room min
4 APs for the amphitheater
Multiple SSIDs (firewalled and non-firewalled, OWE)
Non-firewalled is not a priority
Forensics logging: DHCP leases and MAC/IPv6 via NDP as per law requires
IPv4 is already done in the current network
IPv6 will be new
Priorities
Secure VLANs in rooms
Secure hardware (APs, switches, cables)
Friday: 4 + 3 APs, 4 switches
Saturday: 6 APs, 3 switches
Sunday: 6 APs, 3 switches
Configure router with forensic logging (DHCP + IPv6)
Configure switches
Configure APs
Optional: non-firewalled SSID
lead by @sinavir, will delegate whatever he can to other folks
Next agenda
Room planning
Network setup
Commit to conference start/end information to communicate to our attendees
Approve the final operational details to send to our attendees