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    * see Dan's page for planning:
    * see Dan's page for planning:
    https://techbase.kde.org/User:Danborne/NWLF
    https://techbase.kde.org/User:Danborne/NWLF
    * we have a booth
    * we had a booth
    * we have speakers (zahl, chani, jefferai)
    * we had speakers (zahl, chani, jefferai, condordes)
    * we need to work out hardware transport details (being shipped)
    * hardware transport was problematic (shipping to school)
    * gave out candy and pepsi


    ==Penguicon==
    ==Penguicon==

    Revision as of 04:40, 10 May 2009

    Prospective upcoming ones

    Collaboration Summit

    April 8-10 2009

    in San Francisco, CA

    http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-summit

    • invitation only
    • steve gave a talk; zahl was on a panel

    Northwest Linuxfest

    April 25-26 2009

    in Bellingham, WA (south of Seattle)

    http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/

    • see Dan's page for planning:

    https://techbase.kde.org/User:Danborne/NWLF

    • we had a booth
    • we had speakers (zahl, chani, jefferai, condordes)
    • hardware transport was problematic (shipping to school)
    • gave out candy and pepsi

    Penguicon

    May 1-3 2009

    http://www.penguicon.org/

    in Romulus, Michigan

    • This one is just goofy: a science fiction convention mixed with an open source convention. Nixternal went one year and had a blast. We've missed getting on the program, though, and this isn't something where you'd do a booth.

    Southeast LinuxFest

    June 13 2009

    http://wiki.southeastlinuxfest.org/index.php/Main_Page

    in Clemson, South Carolina

    • Registration is open as of March 11, 2009
    • geiseri is in BIG BOLD on the front page as giving a talk. :D anybody else?

    Gran Canaria

    July 3-11 2009

    just noting....

    O'Reilly's Oscon

    July 20-24 2009

    in San Jose, California

    http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009

    • we have a booth, maybe can get someone to do unconference talks?
    • Probably big; Probably somewhat corporate

    LinuxWorld (SF)

    August 12-13

    in San Francisco, CA

    http://linuxworldexpo.com/

    • This is now called "open source world"; very corporate
    • Big, but not as big as it once was
    • more disorganized... Still trying to get in touch with a real person to get us a booth
    • Probably worth skipping at this point, they don't seem to be very clueful

    Atlanta Linux Fest

    September 19 2009 (Software Freedom Day)

    in Atlanta, Georgia

    http://atlantalinuxfest.org/

    • There is a call for papers right now (as of March 21, 2009), they can be emailed to:

    papers at atlantalinuxfest.org

    • Currently no KDE person is signed up to go; mpyne might be available

    LinuxCon

    September 21-23 2009

    in Portland, OR

    http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon

    • Register to attend by April 15 for the discounted rate of $299.

    Ohio Linuxfest

    Sept 26 2009

    in Columbus, Ohio

    http://ohiolinux.org

    inquires:

    Locals nearby willing to help? People who are familiar with it and have been? We currently have nothing set up.

    Sites with Linux Event Listings

    Information about them

    1. name
    2. place
    3. date
    4. URLs
    • homepage
    • meeting schedule
    • topics
    • speakers
    1. deadlines
    • booth
    • devroom
    • speaker slots
    • attendees
    1. KDE booth (yes/no)
    2. KDE devroom (yes/no)
    3. KDE speakers list (names/topics)
    4. event contact
     ## name
     ## email
    
    1. KDE contact for meeting
     ## name
     ## email
     ## mailing list, website, etc. for status updates 
    
    1. ready to go / needs volunteers
    2. meeting reports