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Once Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper) is out, there will be plenty to celebrate, whether you were directly involved the release process or just rejoice because the next iteration of the best Distribution is finally out.

June 1 is the date for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. Many parties will be on this date, or you can pick your own date! Go ahead and put down your favorite pub, park or cafe and celebrate getting Dapper out of the door!

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Confirmed Parties

If you plan to get a party going in your area, you should advertise the place and time here.

• North America
  • Canada
    • Montréal

      • June 4th @ 18h00 — [http://www.lutopik.org/tiki-index.php Café l'Utopik] — SimonLaw is organizing this party. There will be installation help, comradrie, free wireless, and open beer.

    • Victoria

      • June 3rd @ 19h00 CoreyBurger is having a party. Email him for details.

  • United States
    • Columbus

      • June 1st @ 18h30-ish - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Buffalo+Wild+Wings+Columbus,+Ohio+Bethel+Rd.&near=&sll=40.06505,-83.057005&sspn=0.006454,0.013025&ll=40.066577,-83.057005&spn=0.006454,0.013025&t=h&om=1 BW-3 on Bethel Rd.] Free wifi, non-smoking inside. Contact ScottMerrill with questions.

    • Detroit

      • June 2nd @ 18h00 - [http://www.bigbuck.com/Current%20website%20pages/AuburnHills%20Home%20Page.htm Big Buck], in Auburn Hills. Free wifi, non-smoking (smoking in other sections). Email JorgeCastro for details.

    • Los Angeles

      • June 3nd @ 19h00 ? anyone - [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ju Ju]

    • Minneapolis / St. Paul

      • June 3nd @ 10h00 - 1700 - [http://www.mn-linux.org/installfest/ Twin Cities Linux User Group Installfest], in Maple Grove. The TCLUG is sponsoring an Installfest (for any distribution), and I will have copies of Ubuntu 6.06. Please [http://www.mn-linux.org/installfest/registration.php register] if coming or email PaulCutler if you have questions.

• Europe
  • Finland

    • Helsinki - see http://forum.ubuntu-fi.org/index.php?topic=3400.0

      • June 1st @ 18.00 at Oluthuone Kaisla if there are interested people

  • Italy

    • Milan - We did it for [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluviolin/sets/1202669/ Breezy], now it's Dapper Party Time!

      • June 1st @18h30 - Milan, Porta Romana Area. Organized by SebastianoMestre. Please See [http://www.sm4x.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dapper_Release_Party DRP@Milan Page].

    • Cento, Ferrara

      • June 11th @ 10:30-18:30 - Celebrate Dapper Release with BBQ and wine, registration required, see [http://battlehorse.homelinux.net/w/Wiki.jsp?page=DapperDay]

  • Germany

    • Berlin: ["DapperBerlinReleaseParty"]BRJune 2nd @ 20h00

    • Bochum - The traditional Release/Install Party organized by

      • [http://www.bglug.de Bochumer GNU/Linux User Group] !!! June 10th - 15:00 @ "Das Labor" - Bochum Take a look at: [http://www.bglug.de/installationsparty.php Infoseite BGLUG]

    • Oldenburg: ["DapperOldenburgReleaseParty"]

    • Munich

      • June 4th @ 16h00 - [http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Anwendertreffen/München]

  • The Netherlands
    • Nijkerk (10km north-east of Amersfoort)

      • June 1st @ 17h00 - We will have a small party at my place. It's Bring Your Own. Coffee, Tea and Wine will be available. For the hungry I will provide soup and rolls. There will be a wireless connection available so bring your laptop. Mail me (NicoVeenkamp) for details. See for more information [http://www.ossfi.nl/drupal/node/21]

• South America
  • Brazil
    • Belo Horizonte

      • June 3nd @ 12h30 - UbuntuBeerH! Redentor in the "Shopping Cidade". Contact LicioFernando for details, and/or hang out in #ubuntu-br and/or #ubuntu-mg @ irc.freenode.net

    • Salvador

      • June 1nd @ 19h - at the corner of Alameda das Espatódias, between 'Previna' and the restaurant 'Bela Napoli', at the same street of 'La Kantuta'. Contact: ["FRNSantos"]

    • Rio de Janeiro

      • June 2nd @ 19h - for location details, please read[http://wiki.ubuntubrasil.org/FestaDapperRJ this wiki] in portuguese. Foreign visitors are welcome too. Rio is always crowded with tourists :P. Contact: KurtKraut

• Asia
  • Philippines

    • Manila - Sat, June 3. Let's meet up at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Greenbelt 3, Makati at 3pm and the move on from there. Wear brown! :D. Contact EaldenEscanan for details, and/or hang out in #ubuntu-ph @ irc.freenode.net

  • Sri Lanka

    • Colombo - Sun, June 4th. Join us at Excel World from 1pm onwards for the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SriLankanTeam/DapperReleaseParty Sri Lankan Dapper Release Party]. More information available on the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SriLankanTeam/DapperReleaseParty party page].

• Australia
  • South Australia

    • Adelaide, SA - Thu, Jun 1, From 6pm, [http://news.mawsonlakes.org/community/dapper-party.html Belgian Beer Cafe], Adelaide East End. Bring your laptop, Internode wireless avaliable

  • New South Wales

    • Sydney -- Thu, Jun 1, see the [http://ubuntu.com.au/node/14 ubuntu-au announcement] for details

• New Zealand

  • Christchurch - Thurs, June 1st, 7.30pm, Sydenham Community Association Hall, 25 Hutcheson Street. FreeNix Wireless Community workshop: Dapper Demo, Q&A, installs & fixups, supper, celebration!

• Africa
  • Senegal

    • Dakar - Sat, June 1Oth from 12h00 to 18h00. Not to be miss ! The Install Party in west africa. Come and celebrate Dapper Release or just come to learn how to install linux @ the Campus numérique francophone de [http://www.auf.org l'Agence universitaire de la Francophonie]. Please see the [http://www.afrique-ouest.auf.org/article79.html local page] or check the [http://www.afrique-ouest.auf.org/IMG/pdf/affiche-install-party.pdf flyer]. Contact ChristopheVillemer for details or email directly to linux10juin@refer.sn .

Proposals/Discussion

If you're still in the process of organizing something and want a call for discussion, put that there. If you see something here in your area, you probably already have enough people for a meet-up so finalize it!

• North America
  • Columbus, Ohio

    • I would like to propose a fiesta in Columbus, Ohio, at Cup 'O Joe in Clintonville. It has free WiFi. Email me if you're interested at paul@smoothweb.net

  • Colorado - The [wiki:ColoradoTeam Colorado LoCo Team]'s Release Party, June 1st. 18:00 - Location TBD (Probably Longmont)

• Europe

  • Switzerland: We sure want to make something happen the June 2nd, (the 1st we are too busy installing/upgrading). See ["SwissTeam/ReleaseParty02Jun"] for more information.

  • Finland: June 4th @ 13h00 — [http://www.soihtu.org/ Café Soihtu], Helsinki? ["FinnishTeam"]

  • France: we definitely have something brewing up in Paris

    • http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/evenements/dapper_paris (we're moving our wiki .. page will be available soon)

  • Germany

    • Stuttgart: [http://tim.jagenberg.info/dapper-release-party/ "DapperReleaseParty"]

  • Italy

    • Bologna: DRP@baretto

      • June 1st @19h00 - Bologna, Bolognina Area. Party will be held at Bar Robby&Steve, via Nicolò dall'Arca 48/b, Bologna. No dress code. Wifi available, just ask. For news and discussion, join us on erlug@erlug.linux.it mailing list.

  • UK
    • London: Dapper's release must be marked in the greatest city in the world!

    • Hull: We have to make this day unforgettable. I propose the Sun Cafe on Cottingham Road. Do not hesitate to mail me ([https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kaleo Kaleo])

• Asia

  • India/Delhi: I would like to propose a release party in Delhi. Please mail me if you are interested. - JmoyMatecon

• South America
  • Brazil

    • Brasília: 2 or 3rd of July, at Libanus - a great bar in the Asa Sul (Brasilia's "Southern Wing"). Under discussion in the Ubuntu-DF list: http://listas.ubuntubrasil.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-df.