Bi-Monthly Bournemouth Pub Meeting of the DLUG. Two or three hours of beer and chat, not necessarily entirely about Linux.

http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub

Date and Time: Wednesday 2010-08-04 20:00

FrOSCon is a two day conference on Free Software and Open Source, taking place for the fifth time on August, 21st/22nd 2010 at the University of Applied Science in Sankt Augustin near the cities of Bonn and Cologne in Germany.

The conference revolves around a rich schedule of talks, highlighting current topics in Free Software and Open Source. Moreover, developers will be offered a large Free Software / Open Source space, allowing them to organize their own meetings or even their own lineup of events.

Additionally, exhibition space will be available to companies and projects, so they can present themselves to the visitors.

Date and Time: August, 21st/22nd 2010 9am – 7pm

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/2010-January/022278.html

The Watercress Line is a small steam powered railway line in Hampshire. It runs from Alton Station to Alresford. Alton is the end of the line for scheduled services from Waterloo. Every few weeks or so they run an evening special, the Real Ale Train, or RAT.

Basically the train turns into a very very long bar for the evening. There are several converted bar carriages and plenty of seating (comfy old seating in groups of 4). Steam, Beer and Software Freedom seems an irresistible combination so it sounds like an ideal evening out for the Ubuntu UK community.

You will need to book your ticket, tickets can be booked online:

http://www.watercressonline.co.uk/section.php?xSec=191

and cost £12 each including a service fee of some sort but more importantly including a voucher for your first pint. Beer is not “Free as in Beer”, but it is just £2/pint. Don’t hang about and try to book late, they sell out months in advance.

Beards are strictly optional – it may sound like a male dominated event (and to be fair, it is) but it has a very friendly atmosphere and all are welcome.

Other alcoholic and soft drinks as well as snacks are on sale at the on-board buffet. Hot food can be purchased on board the train with vegetarian alternatives available. You have to be 18+ to buy beer, but there is no age limit (at either end of the scale) for joining in.

The RAT starts from Alton at 19.20 and tootles gently up and down the line a couple of times, returning to Alton in time for the 22:44 train back to Waterloo. (This is a connecting service, if the RAT is late, the mainline train will wait for it)

Dress – something Ubuntu related.

Date and Time: Saturday 21st August 19:20

Free and Open Source Software Conference and Expo – Columbus, Ohio

The Ohio LinuxFest is a conference for the Free and Open Source software communities. Featuring talks by authoritative speakers, a large expo, tutorials, and more, the Ohio LinuxFest welcomes Free and Open Source Source professionals and enthusiasts of all ages and from all places to join us as we celebrate a free world with open source.

Date and Time: September 10-12, 2010

FrOSCamp is a multilingual two-day event taking place on the premises of the ETH Zurich in Switzerland in September. It is completely free of charge and no preregistration for visitors is required. The event consists of an exhibition, talks, workshops and hackfests featuring free and open source software, free content, open standards, open systems and digital sustainability. People and projects are invited to demonstrate their work and to explain visitors said topics. The event is free of any commercial offerings (save swag, snacks and beverages) and is open to any visitor.

http://froscamp.org/

Date and Time: 2010-09-17/18 09:00-18:00 CEST

FUDCon is the Fedora Users and Developer’s Conference, an opportunity for all who contribute to or use Fedora to meet, learn, plan, and hack. This event is free and is open to everyone.

This year FUDCon will be hosted on the premises of the ETH Zurich in Switzerland.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Zurich_2010

Date and Time: 2010-09-17/19 09:00-18:00 CEST

Date and Time: 2010-09-17 19:00

As part of the FrOSCamp 2010 Zurich and FUDCon Zurich 2010 there’ll be a party on the premises of the ETH Zurich. It’ll feature FreeBeer (as in creative commons) and live bands (creative commons again)!

Admission is free and open to everyone, even those who don’t visit one of the conferences. Come to enjoy a beer or shake your ass – together with a big bunch of geeks.

OSI Days 2010
Asia’s Largest Conference on Open Source

Venue:

Chennai Trade Centre,
CTC Complex,
Nandambakkam,
Chennai 600 089, India

Contact:
Dhiraj Khare
dhiraj@osidays.com
+919811206582

Open Source India (formerly LinuxAsia) started in 2003, with the mission to accelerate the growth of adoption of Open Source in Asia. Till date, the overall mission of Open Source India remains the same. A key attribute of Open Source India is that it tries to bridge the gap between the ‘community’ and the ‘industry’. OSI Days is the crossroads of all things open source, bringing together 3000+ of the best, brightest, and most interesting people to explore what’s new, and to champion the cause of open principles and open source adoption.

OSI Days 2010 promises to be the richest conference experience in the series. The conference focusses on FOSS Developers, Architects, IT Managers, CXO, Academicians and Students and serves as the platform for discussing various open source concepts, technologies and projects including Mobile Development, Web Development, LAMP Stack, Business Management, eGovernance, Drupal, Javascript, Databases, Hardware, etc. Check out the conference website for more details.

Website: http://osidays.com

Date and Time: sepetmber 19-21, 2010

Guest of Honour: Karsten Gerloff, President, Free Software Foundation Europe

This seminar will look at the use and deployment of free and open source software (FOSS) for business and the public sector. The event will look at the positive and negative aspects of adopting FOSS, the challenges it may pose for training and how UK usage compares internationally.

Other confirmed speakers include: Juan Crosby, Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna; Dr Chris Francis, Government Programmes, IBM; Mark Taylor, Chief Executive, SiriusIT and a senior representative, Canonical. Further senior speakers are being approached.

http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/event.php?eid=131

Date and Time: 23rd September 2010, 8.45 – 2.00pm

Es ist in diesem Jahr zehn Jahre her, daß im KITZ zum ersten Mal ein “Linuxtag” stattfand, auf dem die Vorzüge freier Software präsentiert wurden. Zum damaligen Zeitpunkt wurde nicht an eine Wiederholung gedacht, aber 2002 gab es dann doch eine Fortsetzung – und seit 2005 finden die Linuxtage jährlich statt. Waren die Linuxtage zunächst die Veranstaltung eines engagierten Unternehmens im KITZ, wurde mit steigendem Zuspruch eine neue Organisationsform notwendig, die Kieler Linuxinitiative entstand. In ihr arbeitet das KITZ mit einer kleinen Gruppe engagierter Personen zusammen. Gemeinsam wird das Programm der verschiedenen Veranstaltungen erstellt, die über das Jahr verteilt im KITZ stattfinden. Denn inzwischen beschränkt sich unser Angebot nicht auf die Kieler Linux und Open Source Tage, sondern seit 2007 gibt es zusätzlich Abendveranstaltungen rund um Themen der freien Software. Alle Veranstaltungen können kostenfrei besucht werden, dies wäre ohne die Hilfe von Sponsoren nicht möglich.

Freuen Sie sich schon jetzt auf spannende, unterhaltsame und informative Abende im KITZ – und natürlich auf die 8. Kieler Linux und Open Source Tage am 01. und 02. Oktober 2010!

Date and Time: 01. and 02. October 2010