There’s again time for a Skolelinux/Debian Edu developer gathering in Norway, and Redpill-Linpro in Oslo have gracefully offered their space to us. The gathering will take place between Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th, so book your transportation now. We will try to cover a lot of subjects during this weekend, so anyone should find something of interest. As usual this is both a social event and a place to endorse free and open software, so don’t be shy about your own abilities to contribute. Due to safety guidelines and restrictions, the conference room have limited space, so contact one of us to make sure there’s a spot for you as well. Contact information and schedule are available at http://friprogramvareiskolen.no/Gathering/2012-02-10-12-Oslo

We look forward to seeing you there!

Date and Time: 2012 February 10-12

http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Once a year, hundreds of participants from around the globe meet at the central conference of the Wikimedia movement, to create a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.

Wikimania is the annual international conference of the Wikimedia community. It’s organized by a different local team each year – in 2011 the conference is taking place in Haifa, Israel. Wikimania allows the community and the general public to learn about and share their experiences with free knowledge initiatives all over the world.

The schedule includes developers’ meetings, speeches and discussions.

Date and Time: August 2-7, 2011

International conference of developers and users of free / open source software.

http://winter.lvee.org/en/main

Date and Time: Feburary 10–12, 2012

Open to all this weekends TOG Open Social will have a bit of a twist. There will be some live music to go along with the usually good mix of food, drinks and chat.

The social will kick off at 7pm this Saturday the 2nd of July until late. Feel free to bring your own beer and food along. It’s a great chance to visit the space and see what we are all about.This event is free and open to the public.

Dan a member of Tog will be giving an update on the great work being done at Cloughjordan, a new eco village, located in Tipperary.

Cloughjordan is a new concept in living. With Fibre Optic Internet to
every home, communal heating system, low energy concept housing, and a hackers dream, a fab-lab with laser cutter and a shop bot robotic machine. The fab-lab is still in construction with the foundations laid. Dan visited the village as part of the food festival and will explain how the village works and how they need help from hackers to get the best of technology to drive the economy.

After the talk we will have a set from Ewan from Boy Scout Audio http://boyscoutaudio.com/. Restricted to a mere 16 notes per pattern and 16 patterns per track, he squeezes the last drops of musical juice from a Nintendo DS, battering the synthesised daylights out of the bare-bones Korg DS-10 software that is the sole sound of his music.

There will be people from Ubuntu there and fans of open software and hardware.

Bring your friends

http://www.tog.ie/

Date and Time: 7pm 2nd of July 2011

FOSS.IN is one of the world’s largest Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) events, held annually in India. The event is highly focussed on FOSS development and contribution. Over the years, it has attracted thousands of participants, and the speaker roster reads like a “Who’s Who” of FOSS contributors from across the world.

FOSS.IN is a non-commercial event organised and run entirely by FOSS community volunteers. It does not represent the interests of any commercial entity.

Location:- NIMHANS Convention centre, Bangalore.

Link:- http://foss.in

Date and Time: 15th – 17th December 2010

National Institute Of Technology, Calicut (Kerala,India) is organizing a 3-day Free And Open Source Software Meet, aimed at popularizing free and open source software in the country. It is the 7th edition of the event.

visit http://fossmeet.in

Date and Time: February 4 – 6

A full day of presentations, inspiration and community. Fourth annual event.

Date and Time: Toronto, Ontario Canada – Saturday 23 October 2010

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

The 6th International conference of developers and users of FOSS will take place at the “Himik” tourist camp near Grodno (Belarus).

http://lvee.org/en/

Date and Time: 2010-07-01

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