Index: share/xml/events.xml
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--- share/xml/events.xml
+++ share/xml/events.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
       $FreeBSD$
     </cvs:keyword>
 
+ <xi:include
+    href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/share/xml/events2017.xml"
+    xpointer="xpointer(//event)" />
+
   <xi:include
     href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/share/xml/events2016.xml"
     xpointer="xpointer(//event)" />
Index: share/xml/events2017.xml
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--- share/xml/events2017.xml
+++ share/xml/events2017.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<!DOCTYPE events PUBLIC
+  "-//FreeBSD//DTD FreeBSD XML Database for Events//EN"
+  "http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/share/xml/events.dtd">
+
+<!--
+    Events which might be interesting for FreeBSD users.
+
+    Sort events by start date, with more recent events earlier
+    in the file.
+-->
+
+<events>
+    <cvs:keyword xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS">
+      $FreeBSD$
+    </cvs:keyword>
+
+  <event id="fosdem-2017">
+    <name>FOSDEM 2017</name>
+    <url>https://fosdem.org/2017/</url>
+    <startdate>
+      <year>2017</year>
+      <month>02</month>
+      <day>04</day>
+    </startdate>
+    <enddate>
+      <year>2017</year>
+      <month>02</month>
+      <day>05</day>
+    </enddate>
+    <location>
+      <country code="BE">Belgium</country>
+      <city>Brussels</city>
+      <site>Free University of Brussels, Solbosch Campus</site>
+    </location>
+
+    <description>FOSDEM is an event centered on free and open-source software development.
+    As with many other communities, the BSDs feature an alloted room for giving talks at the event.
+    See schedule on the FOSDEM website for the talks held in the BSD Developer room. 
+    The FreeBSD Foundation will also be present with a table to share information about the project.</description>
+  </event>
+</events>