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   == Upcoming Events ==
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== Bug Jams ==
=== Ubuntu Global Bug Jam ===
On the weekend of the 21st/22nd February we'll join the wordlwide Ubuntu community and LoCos to work on bugs.
Anyone is welcome to join in. There will be a presentation on Bug Triage
and Bugs in general on the day, so you don't have to worry about your
level of experience.
=== Ubuntu Hour ===
The March Ubuntu Hour will take place on the 31st of March, 2010. The meetup will take place at the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin and will start at 18:00. These are fun events for all users of Ubuntu. Everyone is welcome.
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All you have to do is show up, participate and have fun! === Open Jam, Global Jam with an Irish slant ===
The Irish LoCo will hold an Open Jam event which is a Global Jam with a few twists to suit the Irish circumstance. On Saturday 27th of March Open Jam will take place, with the kind support of Enterprise Ireland who will host this event at Enterprise Ireland's Head Office, The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3.
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The venue has yet to be confirmed. === OSS Barcamp ===
OSS Barcamp returns for 2010. The next OSS Barcamp will take place in Dublin on April 17th. More details on [[http://ossbarcamp.com/|ossbarcamp.com]]

=== Release Parties / Geeknic ===
The next release of Ubuntu (Lucid Lynx), is due on April 29th. There will be a geeknic on the May Bank holiday weekend, Sunday 2nd May 2010 starting at 1pm. For those unfamiliar with the term, a Geeknic is a picnic of geeks: http://geeknic.org/

Farmleigh Park in Phoenix Park, are again holding a Food Market on that day:
 * http://www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,12875,en.html
the last event here seemed to go very well. All of the family are welcome, and there's plenty of food on sale!

Dublin Bus route 37 travels near the park:
 * http://www.farmleigh.ie/VisitorInformation/GettingtoFarmleigh/
 * http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/37/
                                                                                
We will follow-up the geeknic at the Bull & Castle, Christchurch:
 * http://www.bullandcastle.ie/bullcastle/home.html
(from 6pm, maybe earlier if raining)

Please [[http://doodle.com/zk55ktcz74id5xzs|Signup]].
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== Release Parties ==
=== Hardy Release Party ===
Ubuntu Hardy Hadron was released in April 2008. We had a release party on 1st May 2008. More information: IrishTeam/HardyReleaseParty
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=== Intrepid Ibex Release Party ===
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is due to be released on the 30th of Oct.
More information on the release party in Dublin: IrishTeam/IntrepidReleaseParty
== Other Meetings ==
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=== Jaunty Jackalope Release Party === === Limerick Meeting Featuring Ubuntu ===
On Saturday February 27th, Skynet, the University of Limerick Computer Society, hosted an afternoon of talks with Ubuntu in mind. The Keynote Speaker for this event was Matt Zimmerman of Canonical Ltd. It was a very entertaining and informative session and many of the related discussions went on well into the night. More information on the event is located at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/Events/February-2010-Talks
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== Software Freedom Day ==
''"[[http://softwarefreedomday.org/|Software Freedom Day]] (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere!"''
== Ubuntu Hour Meet ups ==
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   * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/SFD2008|SFD2008]] The first Ubuntu Hour of 2010 took place on the 6th of January, 2010. The location for this inaugural ubuntu hour was the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin with a start time of 18:00.

The second January Ubuntu Hour took place on the 27th of January, 2010. Again, the location for this ubuntu hour was the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin with a start at 18:00. There was a good turnout throughout the course of the evening.

The February Ubuntu Hour took place on the 24th of February, 2010. As usual, the location for this Ubuntu Hour was the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin and it began at 18:00. A great chat was had by those who attended.

Events

Upcoming Events

Ubuntu Hour

The March Ubuntu Hour will take place on the 31st of March, 2010. The meetup will take place at the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin and will start at 18:00. These are fun events for all users of Ubuntu. Everyone is welcome.

Open Jam, Global Jam with an Irish slant

The Irish LoCo will hold an Open Jam event which is a Global Jam with a few twists to suit the Irish circumstance. On Saturday 27th of March Open Jam will take place, with the kind support of Enterprise Ireland who will host this event at Enterprise Ireland's Head Office, The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3.

OSS Barcamp

OSS Barcamp returns for 2010. The next OSS Barcamp will take place in Dublin on April 17th. More details on ossbarcamp.com

Release Parties / Geeknic

The next release of Ubuntu (Lucid Lynx), is due on April 29th. There will be a geeknic on the May Bank holiday weekend, Sunday 2nd May 2010 starting at 1pm. For those unfamiliar with the term, a Geeknic is a picnic of geeks: http://geeknic.org/

Farmleigh Park in Phoenix Park, are again holding a Food Market on that day:

the last event here seemed to go very well. All of the family are welcome, and there's plenty of food on sale!

Dublin Bus route 37 travels near the park:

We will follow-up the geeknic at the Bull & Castle, Christchurch:

(from 6pm, maybe earlier if raining)

Please Signup.

Other Meetings

Limerick Meeting Featuring Ubuntu

On Saturday February 27th, Skynet, the University of Limerick Computer Society, hosted an afternoon of talks with Ubuntu in mind. The Keynote Speaker for this event was Matt Zimmerman of Canonical Ltd. It was a very entertaining and informative session and many of the related discussions went on well into the night. More information on the event is located at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/Events/February-2010-Talks

Ubuntu Hour Meet ups

The first Ubuntu Hour of 2010 took place on the 6th of January, 2010. The location for this inaugural ubuntu hour was the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin with a start time of 18:00.

The second January Ubuntu Hour took place on the 27th of January, 2010. Again, the location for this ubuntu hour was the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin with a start at 18:00. There was a good turnout throughout the course of the evening.

The February Ubuntu Hour took place on the 24th of February, 2010. As usual, the location for this Ubuntu Hour was the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin and it began at 18:00. A great chat was had by those who attended.

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