June 19th, 2018
FOSSCON 2018 is approaching, and we now have a venue and date for you! This year FOSSCON will return to International House Philadelphia for a full day of talks, workshops, and networking on Saturday August 25th. We look forward to seeing you there!
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August 2nd, 2017
FOSSCON 2017 is coming up fast! FOSSCON this year is on Saturday,
August 26th at International House of Philadelphia. FOSSCON is FREE to attend, with an optional donation.
This year at FOSSCON we have great talks from speakers around the
world. Learn about the Open Sourcing of Infrastructure, how to better
monitor your environment, how punch cards are still with us today, or
even take your Amateur Radio License Examination. You can visit
https://fosscon.us/Speakers to see a selection of the speakers for
this year.
Registration is also open, and you can visit https://fosscon.us/attend
to learn more and to register today.
Stop by the Ubuntu PA booth for some swag!
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May 12th, 2017
Hello!
The FOSSCON 2017 Call for Speakers is now officially open! This year
FOSSCON will return to IHP (
http://ihousephilly.org/) in University
City, and will be held on Saturday, August 26th.
We are looking for speakers on topics involving open source
technologies, software and communities. You can submit your talk for
consideration at https://fosscon.us/node/add/speakersub
For more information on FOSSCON, visit https://fosscon.us/
If you have any questions, you can reach out to me directly here or on
IRC (JonathanD in #plug or #fosscon.
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August 17th, 2016
It’s THIS Saturday, August 20th
9:00am – 5:00pm
International House of Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
FOSSCON is a Free and Open Source software conference held annually in Philadelphia PA. This upcoming year, FOSSCON is being held on Saturday, August 20th at the International House of Philadelphia.
FOSSCON brings together users of FOSS from a wide variety of fields. Our attendees include students, systems and network administrators, developers, executives, and more. Attendees come from around the world to participate in talks, learn of new technologies, and visit sponsors and FOSS projects represented in our exhibit area.
MORE INFO: https://fosscon.us/
REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbee.com/v/fosscon2016
See *YOU* at FOSSCON!
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May 31st, 2016
Consider submitting a talk, or attending FOSSCON 2016.
FOSSCON is a Philadelphia local conference about Free Open Source
Software on ALL platforms.
Call for Papers is now open at: http://fosscon.org/node/add/speakersub
Registration will be open shortly.
Event info: August 20th, 2016
9:00am – 5:00pm
International House of Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 – See more at: http://fosscon.org
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October 14th, 2015
http://ntrweb.org/contact/directions/
Sat October 31st 11am to 4pm
Nonprofit Technology Resources
1524 Brandywine St.
Philadelphia PA, 19130
NTR, the fine folks that had laptops for sale at FOSSCON, are looking for assistance in getting laptops ready to go out to the public.
They have hundreds of laptops that they would like Linux installed on.
They just need our help to make this happen.
No real experience needed. Match power adapter to laptop, etc.
More experience welcome of course!
They are having a session Saturday October 31st from 11am to 4pm. Costume not required.
They are making a big push to get this accomplished.
Any assistance, anyone can give, at any level, would be greatly appreciated.
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September 16th, 2015
CPOSC 2015 October 17th, 2015 Lancaster, PA
The Central PA Open Source Conference (CPOSC) is a one-day technical conference for open source users and developers. Presentations and sessions cover all aspects of open source, with talks ranging from novice to expert skill levels. Join us for a day of learning from, and meeting, your technology peers.
CPOSC INFO
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August 17th, 2015
http://fosscon.us/
Saturday August 22nd, 9AM
1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA –
FOSSCON will be held Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 in Center City- Philadelphia at the Friends Center.
FOSSCON is a free and open source software conference that include talks and workshops on topics including development, community building, hackerspace activities, and more.
An all day Linux Install Fest. Local Linux celeb ESR.
Check out the schedule.
Doors open at 9am. Hospitality suite will have bagels, pastry and coffee.
NTR will have laptops available for a $20 donation for you to install Linux on.
REGISTER NOW
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June 29th, 2015
Hello everyone,
We’re happy to announce two major events in this years move towards FOSSCON 2015.
First, our speaker list has been published, and we’re looking forward to some fantastic talks this year. You can take a look at http://www.fosscon.us/speakers
Second, we’ve opened up registration and we encourage you to register today: http://www.eventbee.com/v/fosscon2015 .
Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at FOSSCON!
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April 27th, 2015
FOSSCON is a Philly local open source convention.
This year it will be held August 22nd at the Friends Meeting Center in Center City Philadelphia.
Info for the event:
The CALL for papers is now open. If you would like to give a presentation, or run a workshop, please enter a submission. It’s your local conference, make it your own.
Speaker page:
Call for paper submission form:
Hope to see and HEAR you there.
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