# DeveloperWiki:Linux Conferences

# Introduction

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## LinuxTag

Quote | Europe's leading exhibition on Linux and Open Source |
Site | http://www.linuxtag.org/ |
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinuxTag |
Where | Berlin, Germany (since 2007) |
When | May, 28th-31th (in 2008) |
Since | 1996 |
Arch presence | 2005, 2006, 2007 |

## FISL

Quote | Biggest Free Software Event on Latin America |
Site | http://www.fisl.org.br/ |
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B3rum_Internacional_Software_Livre |
Where | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
When | Jun, 24th-21th (in 2009) |
Since | 1999 |
Arch presence | 2008, 2009 |
Pictures | 2009: http://hugodoria.org/fotos/?Qwd=./fisl10&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=M |

## FrOSCon

Site | http://www.froscon.org/ |
Where | Sankt Augustin, Germany |
When | August, 22th-23th (2009); August, 23th-24th (2008); August, 25th-26th (in 2007); June, 24th-25th (2006) |
Since | 2006 |
Arch presence | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Pictures | 2009: http://ise.net23.net/Froscon_2009/, http://dieter.plaetinck.be/files/froscon2009/ |

## FOSDEM

Quote | FOSDEM meetings are recognized as "The best Free Software and Open Source events in Europe" |
Site | http://www.fosdem.org/ |
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSDEM |
Where | Brussels, Belgium |
When | late February |
Since | 2001 |
Arch presence | 2010 (finally) |

## Linux Bier Wanderung

Site | http://www.linuxbierwanderung.org/ http://lbw2008.palfreman.com/ http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/mediawiki/index.php/Mini_LBW_2008 |
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Bier_Wanderung |
Where | different European country each summer, in 2008 - Samnaun-Compatsch, Switzerland, Durham, UK (mini-LBW) |
When | August, 9th-17th (2008) September, 26th-28th (2008, mini-LBW) |
Since | 1999 |
Arch presence | not yet :( |

## Linux-Kongress

Quote | Linux-Kongress is by far one of the most traditional Linux conferences with a focus on development and cutting edge topics |
Site | http://www.linux-kongress.org/ |
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Kongress |
Where | Hamburg, Germany |
When | October, 7th-10th (2008) |
Since | 1997 |
Arch presence | not yet :( |

## SCaLE

Site | http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/ |
Where | Los Angeles, USA |
When | February 8th-10th (2008) |
Since | ? |
Arch presence | not yet :( |

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