Please help us to maintain a current list of forthcoming conferences/events so that we can see(in date order which events are forthcoming) == Recurring Events == * [[UbuntuAppDeveloperWeek]] * Ubuntu [[UserDays]], between releases * [[http://uds.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu Developer Summit]], about a month before a release * [[UbuntuDeveloperWeek]], about a month before a release * [[UbuntuGlobalJam]], about a month before a release * [[Releases|Release]] Parties * [[UbuntuOpenWeek]], about a week after a release * [[OpenDataDay]], February every year * [[SoftwareFreedomDay]], September every year * [[UCAday]]: Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day, 20 November every year * [[UbuntuSDKDays]] is an online event where a number of app developers and Ubuntu SDK creators will get you started writing apps for Ubuntu on multiple devices. * [[Touch/CoreApps/HackDays|Ubuntu Touch Core Apps Hackdays]], an event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project managers, collaborate intensively on software projects == Forthcoming events == (Please add any events regarding Ubuntu below here) == Past Events == === 2008 === ===== Lindependence 2008: July 28-August 4, 2008 ===== Lindependence 2008 introduces the town of Felton, California, to Linux and FOSS programs so they can go "Microsoft free" for a week with the intention for most (if not all) of them to remain on the proverbial Linux side of the digital fence. Throughout the month of July -- the first two meetings have been scheduled for Sunday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 15, "town meetings" and installfests will take place to familiarize those who wish to participate in the project, with the week of digital freedom starting on July 28. The first two meetings on the 13th and 15th will be held at the hall at the Felton Presbyterian Church, 6090 Highway 9, in Felton; the Sunday (7/13) event is from 3 to 7 p.m. and the Tuesday (7/15) event is from 6 to 10 p.m. Updates on other meetings throughout July will be posted here. Ubuntu's participation in this project would be a vital component, and members of the California Ubuntu LoCo are welcome and urged to participate in this project. More information can be found [[http://www.lindependence.net|here]]. For further information, contact Larry Cafiero of HeliOS Solutions West by e-mail at lcafiero-at-gmail.com or by calling 831-335-7303. === 2007 === ==== April 2007 ==== ===== FLISOL 2007 : April 28 2007 ===== The [[http://installfest.info/FLISOL2007|FLISOL]] (Latin American Festival of Installation of Free Software) is the great event of diffusion of Free Software in Latin America. It is made from year 2005 and its main objective is to promote the use of free software, presenting its philosophy, its reaches, advances and development to the public in general. For such aim, the diverse local communities of free software (in each country, in each city/locality), simultaneously organize events in which it settles of gratuitous and totally legal way, free software in the computers that take the assistants. In addition, in parallel form, they are offered to char them, communications and factories, on the thematic premises, Latin American nationals and around Software Libre, in all his range of expressions: artistic, academic, enterprise and social. FLISOL 2007 will take place the day '''Saturday 28 of April'''. ==== August 2007 ==== ===== Chaos Communication Camp 2007 : August 8th to 12th 2007 ===== The Chaos Communication Camp is an international, five-day open-air event for hackers and everybody who is interested in technology, society, creativity and freedom. Bring your computer and your tent. You can join one of the villages or bring your own projects to the Camp. We provide you with the necessary camping infrastructure, power and internet. Aus our world is getting more and more complex, gaining and sharing knowledge is key to survival. There is a need for free, unlimited exchange of ideas and concepts. The Camp is a place to do just that. Source: [[http://events.ccc.de/camp/2007-mediawiki/images/8/82/Campflyer_hinten.jpg|Backside of the Campflyer]] more Information at [[http://events.ccc.de/camp/2007/]] === 2006 === ==== June 2006 ==== [UbuntuDeveloperSummitParis] ==== May 2006 ==== ===== [Linuxtag] ===== May (3. - 6. May 2006) in Wiesbaden See [EventsInGermany] ==== February 2006 ==== ===== FOSDEM, Brussels-Free and Open source Software Developers European Meeting ===== See [EventsInBelgium] === 2005 === ==== September 2005 ==== ===== Software Freedom Day: Sept 10th 2005 ===== SoftwareFreedomDay is an annual, global event intended to increase public awareness of Free and Open Source Software. The first SFD was celebrated on August 28, 2004. Over 70 registered volunteer teams distributed several thousand "SFD Packs" in more than 20 countries around the world. Each SFD pack contained a copy of [[http://theopencd.org/|TheOpenCD]] and a SFD-branded version of [[http://knoppix.org|KNOPPIX]]. We're currently planning for SFD '05, and Ubuntu Live discs will be ideal for public distribution. SFD '05 has the potential to make a huge impact on the public awareness of FOSS, and it will be a great opportunity to increase Ubuntu mindshare as well. [[http://softwarefreedomday.org/getinvolved.html|Here]] is how to get involved, and [[http://softwarefreedomday.org/team-signup.shtml|here]] is where you can sign up to start your own SFD team. Please see the [[http://softwarefreedomday.org/|Software Freedom Day]] website for more information. === 2004 === ==== December 2004 ==== [MataroConference] Mataró (near Barcelona), Catalonia, Europe