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1.56      maxv        1: [[!meta title="Events"]]
                      2: 
1.2       wiki        3: This is an incomplete list of NetBSD-related events. If you know about
                      4: some public event that fits and would like it to be listed here,
1.48      leot        5: [contact us.](//www.NetBSD.org/cgi-bin/feedback.cgi)
1.2       wiki        6: 
                      7: For a list of NetBSD-related presentations, please check out our
1.48      leot        8: [presentation pages](//www.NetBSD.org/gallery/presentations/).
1.2       wiki        9: 
1.49      leot       10: 
1.8       wiki       11: Future Events
                     12: -------------
1.40      leot       13: 
1.61      leot       14: 
                     15: 
1.58      leot       16: ### `Sep 2018` - EuroBSDCon 2018, Bucharest, Romania
                     17: 
                     18: *September 20 - 23, 2018, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania*
                     19: 
                     20: [EuroBSDCon](https://2018.eurobsdcon.org/) is the premier European
                     21: conference on the open source BSD operating systems attracting
                     22: about 300 highly skilled engineering professionals, software
                     23: developers, computer science students and professors, and users
                     24: from all over Europe and other parts of the world. The goal of
                     25: EuroBSDcon is to exchange knowledge about the BSD operating systems,
                     26: facilitate coordination and cooperation among users and developers.
                     27: 
                     28: 
1.49      leot       29: Past Events
                     30: -----------
                     31: 
1.63    ! wiki       32: ### `Jul 2018` - Japan NetBSD Users Group annual Meeting and BoF, Tokyo, Japan
        !            33: 
        !            34: *July 14, 2018, Takeda Building, The University of Tokyo, Japan*
        !            35: 
        !            36: [Japan NetBSD User Group annual Meeting and BoF](http://www.jp.netbsd.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting20.html.en)
        !            37: is the 20th annual meeting organized by the
        !            38: [Japan NetBSD Users Group](http://www.jp.netbsd.org/ja/JP/JNUG/).
        !            39: The meeting consists of the 20th Annual Meeting opened to all
        !            40: members of JNUG and the NetBSD BoF (Birds of a Feather), the casual
        !            41: meeting for individuals who have interests to the NetBSD operating
        !            42: system opened to everybody interested.
        !            43: 
        !            44: For more information please see the report on
        !            45: [netbsd-advocacy@](//mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2018/07/17/msg000778.html)
        !            46: mailing list.
        !            47: 
        !            48: 
1.62      leot       49: ### `Jul 2018` - pkgsrcCon 2018, Berlin, Germany
                     50: 
                     51: *July 7 - 8, 2018, Berlin, Germany*
                     52: 
                     53: [pkgsrcCon](//pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2018/) is the annual technical
                     54: conference for people working on pkgsrc, a framework for building
                     55: over 19,000 open source software packages. pkgsrc is the native
                     56: package manager on NetBSD, SmartOS and Minix, and is portable across
                     57: many different operating systems including Linux and Mac OS X.
                     58: 
                     59: 
1.60      leot       60: ### `Jun 2018` - BSDCan 2018, Ottawa, Canada
                     61: 
                     62: *June 6 - 9, 2018, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada*
                     63: 
                     64: [BSDCan](https://www.bsdcan.org/2018/), a BSD conference held in
                     65: Ottawa, Canada, quickly established itself as the technical conference
                     66: for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating systems and
                     67: related projects. The organizers have found a fantastic formula
                     68: that appeals to a wide range of people from extreme novices to
                     69: advanced developers.
                     70: 
                     71: 
1.57      leot       72: ### `Mar 2018` - AsiaBSDCon 2018, Tokyo, Japan
                     73: 
                     74: *March 8 - 11, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan*
                     75: 
                     76: [AsiaBSDCon](https://2018.asiabsdcon.org/) was a
                     77: conference for users and developers on BSD based systems.
                     78: The conference was for anyone developing, deploying and using systems
                     79: based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X.
                     80: AsiaBSDCon was a technical conference and aimed to collect the best
                     81: technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest
                     82: developments in our open source community were shared with the widest
                     83: possible audience.
                     84: 
                     85: 
1.55      leot       86: ### `Feb 2018` - FOSDEM 2018, Brussels, Belgium
                     87: 
                     88: *February 3 - 4, 2018, ULB Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium*
                     89: 
                     90: [FOSDEM](https://fosdem.org/2018/) was a free event for software developers to
                     91: meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of
                     92: free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in
                     93: Brussels.
                     94: 
                     95: 
1.53      leot       96: ### `Nov 2017` - BSDTW 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
                     97: 
                     98: *November 11 - 12, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan*
                     99: 
                    100: [BSDTW 2017](https://bsdtw.org/) was planned as a
                    101: single track, 2 days conference with 11 presentations of 50
                    102: minutes each covering the latest BSD technology. The conference
                    103: attracted over 100 highly skilled engineering professionals,
                    104: software developers, computer science professors, users and
                    105: students from all over Asia as well as other parts of the
                    106: world. The goal of BSDTW was to exchange knowledge about the
                    107: BSD operating systems, facilitate coordination and cooperation
                    108: among users and developers and to promote business friendly
                    109: BSD licensed open source software.
                    110: 
                    111: 
1.51      leot      112: ### `Sep 2017` - EuroBSDCon 2017 Paris, France
1.40      leot      113: 
1.43      leot      114: *September 21 - 24, 2017, Paris, France*
1.40      leot      115: 
1.49      leot      116: [EuroBSDCon](https://2017.eurobsdcon.org/) was the premier European
1.43      leot      117: conference on the open source BSD operating systems attracting
                    118: about 250 highly skilled engineering professionals, software
                    119: developers, computer science students and professors, and users
                    120: from all over Europe and other parts of the world. The goal of
1.49      leot      121: EuroBSDcon was to exchange knowledge about the BSD operating systems,
1.43      leot      122: facilitate coordination and cooperation among users and developers.
1.2       wiki      123: 
1.41      leot      124: 
1.51      leot      125: ### `Jul 2017` - pkgsrcCon 2017, London, England
1.47      leot      126: 
                    127: *July 1 - 2, 2017, London, England*
                    128: 
                    129: [pkgsrcCon](//pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2017/) was the annual technical
                    130: conference for people working on pkgsrc, a framework for building
                    131: over 18,000 open source software packages. pkgsrc is the native
                    132: package manager on NetBSD, SmartOS and Minix, and is portable across
                    133: many different operating systems including Linux and Mac OS X.
                    134: 
                    135: 
1.45      leot      136: ### `Jun 2017` - BSDCAN 2017, Ottawa, Canada
                    137: 
                    138: *June 7 - 10, Ottawa, Canada*
                    139: 
                    140: BSDCan hosted talks and tutorials on a range of topics based
                    141: around the BSD family of operating systems. The event was held over a
                    142: four day period at the University of Ottawa.
                    143: 
                    144: Please see
                    145: [website](https://www.bsdcan.org/2017/)
                    146: for details.
                    147: 
                    148: 
1.44      leot      149: ### `Mar 2017` - AsiaBSDCon 2017
                    150: 
                    151: *March 9 - 12, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan*
                    152: 
                    153: [AsiaBSDCon](https://2017.asiabsdcon.org/) was a
                    154: conference for users and developers on BSD based systems.
                    155: The conference was for anyone developing, deploying and using systems
                    156: based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X.
                    157: AsiaBSDCon was a technical conference and aimed to collect the best
                    158: technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest
                    159: developments in our open source community were shared with the widest
                    160: possible audience.
                    161: 
1.41      leot      162: 
1.39      leot      163: ### `Feb 2017` - FOSDEM 2017 Brussels, Belgium
                    164: 
                    165: *February 4 - 5, Brussels, Belgium*
                    166: 
1.41      leot      167: [FOSDEM](https://fosdem.org/2017/) was a
1.39      leot      168: free event for software developers to meet, share ideas
                    169: and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of
                    170: free and open source software from all over the world gather
                    171: at the event in Brussels.
                    172: 
1.41      leot      173: There was a special developer's room reserved for BSD licensed
1.39      leot      174: operating systems and their talks.
                    175: 
                    176: Please see
                    177: [this announcement](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/10/20/msg000720.html)
                    178: for details.
1.33      wiki      179: 
1.30      wiki      180: 
1.33      wiki      181: ### `Sep 2016` - EuroBSDCon 2016 Belgrade, Serbia
1.30      wiki      182: 
1.33      wiki      183: *September 22 - 25, 2016, Belgrade Serbia*
1.32      wiki      184: 
1.33      wiki      185: [EuroBSDCon](https://2016.eurobsdcon.org/) is the premier European
                    186: conference on the open source BSD operating systems attracting
                    187: about 250 highly skilled engineering professionals, software
                    188: developers, computer science students and professors, and users
                    189: from all over Europe and other parts of the world.
1.30      wiki      190: 
1.38      leot      191: 
1.37      wiki      192: ### `Sep 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Shimane
                    193: 
                    194: *Sep. 24, 2016, [MATSUE TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                    195: 
                    196: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
1.38      leot      197: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
1.37      wiki      198: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    199: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
                    200: demonstrations.
                    201: 
                    202: 
                    203: ### `Jul 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Kyoto
                    204: 
                    205: *Jul. 29-30, 2016, [KYOTO RESEARCH
                    206: PARK](http://www.krp.co.jp/english/spatial_services/convention/map/), Kyoto, Japan*
                    207: 
                    208: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
                    209: Kyoto](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-kyoto/) , there was a NetBSD
                    210: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    211: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                    212: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/).
                    213: [more report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/08/01/msg000712.html).
                    214: 
                    215: 
1.34      wiki      216: ### `Jul 2016` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
                    217: 
                    218: *Jul 9, 2016, [VLSI Design and Education Center University of
                    219: Tokyo](http://www.vdec.u-tokyo.ac.jp/English/contact.html), Tokyo,
                    220: Japan*
                    221: 
                    222: See [Japan NetBSD Users Group 18th annual Meeting and BoF
                    223: 2016](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting18.html.en)
                    224: for meeting information and 
                    225: [Report](https://github.com/ebijun/osc-demo/blob/master/2016/JNUG2016.txt).
                    226: 
1.29      leot      227: ### `Jul 2016` - pkgsrcCon 2016, Kraków, Poland
                    228: 
                    229: *July 2 - 3, 2016, Kraków Poland*
                    230: 
                    231: [pkgsrcCon](http://www.pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2016/) is the annual technical
                    232: conference for people working on pkgsrc, a framework for building
                    233: over 17,000 open source software packages. pkgsrc is the native
                    234: package manager on NetBSD, SmartOS and Minix, and is portable across
                    235: many different operating systems including Linux and Mac OS X.
                    236: 
1.33      wiki      237: ### `Jul 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Okinawa
1.29      leot      238: 
1.33      wiki      239: *Jul. 2, 2016, [Okinawa Convention
                    240: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                    241: Okinawa, Japan*
1.29      leot      242: 
1.33      wiki      243: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
                    244: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-okinawa/) , there will be a NetBSD
                    245: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    246: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadgets demonstration.
                    247: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/07/04/msg000710.html).
1.28      wiki      248: 
1.32      wiki      249: ### `Jun 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Hokkaido
                    250: 
                    251: *Jun. 17-18, 2016, [Sapporo Convention Center](http://www.sora-scc.jp/access/index.html), Sapporo, Japan*
                    252: 
                    253: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
                    254: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-do/), there was a NetBSD
                    255: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    256: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations. 
                    257: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/06/20/msg000709.html).
                    258: 
1.31      wiki      259: ### `May 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Nagoya
                    260: 
                    261: *May. 28, 2016, [Fukiage Hall](http://www.nipc.or.jp/fukiage/index.html), Nagoya, Japan*
                    262: 
                    263: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
                    264: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-nagoya/), there was a NetBSD
                    265: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    266: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations. 
                    267: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/05/30/msg000707.html).
                    268: 
                    269: 
1.28      wiki      270: ### `May 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Gunma
                    271: 
                    272: *May. 14, 2016, [LABI1 Takasaki](http://www.yamadalabi.com/takasaki/access/index.html), Gunma, Japan*
                    273: 
                    274: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
1.30      wiki      275: Gunma](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-gunma/), there was a NetBSD
1.28      wiki      276: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    277: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations. 
1.30      wiki      278: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/05/16/msg000706.html).
1.28      wiki      279: 
1.24      wiki      280: ### `Mar 2016` - AsiaBSDCon 2016
                    281: 
                    282: *Mar. 10-13, 2016, Tokyo, Japan*
                    283: 
                    284: [AsiaBSDCon](https://www.asiabsdcon.org/) is a conference for users
                    285: and developers on BSD based systems. The next conference will be held
                    286: in Tokyo, in 10-13 March, 2016. The conference is for anyone
                    287: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                    288: OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Darwin and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical
                    289: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                    290: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                    291: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
1.28      wiki      292: [BSD Research and Japan NetBSD Users' Group booth report](https://github.com/ebijun/osc-demo/blob/master/2016/AsiaBSDCon2016.txt)
1.27      wiki      293: 
1.25      wiki      294: ### `Feb 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Tokyo/Spring
                    295: 
                    296: *Feb. 26- 27, 2016, [MEISEI
                    297: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/access/hino.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                    298: 
                    299: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
1.27      wiki      300: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2016-spring/), there was a NetBSD
1.25      wiki      301: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    302: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations. 
1.27      wiki      303: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/02/29/msg000703.html).
1.25      wiki      304: 
                    305: 
1.24      wiki      306: ### `Jan 2016` - Open Source Conference 2016 Hamanako
                    307: 
                    308: *Jan. 23, 2016, [Hamamatsu Shimin Kyodo Center](http://www.machien-hamamatsu.jp/access.html), Shizuoka, Japan*
                    309: 
                    310: At the [Open Source Conference 2016
1.25      wiki      311: Hamanako](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-hamanako/), there was a NetBSD
1.24      wiki      312: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    313: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations.
1.25      wiki      314: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2016/01/23/msg000701.html).
1.24      wiki      315: 
                    316: 
1.23      wiki      317: ### `Nov 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Tokushima
                    318: 
                    319: *Nov. 14, 2015, [TOKUGIN TOMONI PLAZA](http://www.tokuginplaza.com/own/index.asp), Tokushima, Japan*
                    320: 
                    321: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
1.24      wiki      322: Tokushima](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-tokushima/), there was a NetBSD
1.23      wiki      323: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    324: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations.
1.24      wiki      325: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/11/09/msg000700.html).
1.23      wiki      326: 
                    327: ### `Nov 2015` - KANSAI OPEN FORUM 2015
                    328: 
                    329: *Nov. 6- 7, 2015, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center](http://www.atc-co.com/guide/access.php), Osaka, Japan*
                    330: 
                    331: At the [KANSAI OPEN FORUM 2015](https://k-of.jp/2015/), there was a NetBSD
                    332: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    333: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations 
                    334: and [BSD BOF](https://k-of.jp/2015/session/731).
                    335: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/11/09/msg000699.html).
                    336: 
1.21      wiki      337: ### `Oct 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Tokyo/Fall
                    338: 
                    339: *Oct. 24- 25, 2015, [MEISEI
                    340: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/access/hino.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                    341: 
                    342: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
1.26      wiki      343: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-fall/), there was a NetBSD
1.21      wiki      344: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    345: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations 
                    346: and [BSD BOF](https://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-fall/modules/eguide/event.php?eid=4).
1.23      wiki      347: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/10/25/msg000698.html).
1.21      wiki      348: 
                    349: 
1.17      wiki      350: ### `Oct 2015` - BSDCon Brasil 2015, Ceará, Brasil
                    351: 
                    352: *Oct. 9-10, 2015, University of Fortaleza ,Ceará, Brasil*
                    353: 
                    354: A primeira edição da [BSDCon Brasil](http://2015.bsdcon.com.br/) ocorreu em 2003. Durante todos esses anos que se passaram, o Brasil ainda não tinha reunido sua comunidade com tanta força como agora. Todos os envolvidos na conferência terão contato direto com o mundo dos usuários, entusiastas e desenvolvedores, o que lhes permitirá melhor compreender sistemas FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD e outros sistemas de linhagem BSD UNIX.
                    355: 
1.21      wiki      356: 
1.20      wiki      357: ### `Oct 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Fukuoka
                    358: 
                    359: *Oct. 3, 2015, [KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY](http://www.kyusan-u.ac.jp/E/index.shtml), Fukuoka, Japan*
                    360: 
                    361: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
1.21      wiki      362: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
1.20      wiki      363: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    364: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
1.21      wiki      365: demonstrations.[Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/10/05/msg000697.html).
1.20      wiki      366: 
1.12      riastrad  367: ### `Oct 2015` - EuroBSDcon 2015, Stockholm, Sweden
1.2       wiki      368: 
1.12      riastrad  369: *Oct. 1-4, 2015, Stockholm, Sweden*
1.10      schmonz   370: 
1.12      riastrad  371: [EuroBSDcon](https://2015.eurobsdcon.org/) is the premier European
1.10      schmonz   372: conference on the open source BSD operating systems attracting about
                    373: 250 highly skilled engineering professionals, software developers,
                    374: computer science students and professors, and users from all over
                    375: Europe and other parts of the world. The goal of EuroBSDcon is to
                    376: exchange knowledge about the BSD operating systems, facilitate
                    377: coordination and cooperation among users and developers.
                    378: 
1.19      wiki      379: ### `Sep 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Hiroshima
                    380: 
                    381: *Sep. 19, 2015, [Satellite Campus Hiroshima](https://www.pu-hiroshima.ac.jp/site/satellite/), Hiroshima, Japan*
                    382: 
                    383: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
1.20      wiki      384: Hiroshima](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-Hiroshima/) , there was a NetBSD and XM6i booth
1.19      wiki      385: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    386: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [XM6i](http://xm6i.org/) developers with many gadget
1.20      wiki      387: demonstrations.[Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/09/24/msg000696.html).
1.19      wiki      388: 
1.16      wiki      389: ### `Sep 2015` - vBSDCon 2015, Virginia, United States
                    390: 
                    391: *Sep. 11-13, 2015, Virginia, United States*
                    392: 
                    393: On September 11-13, 2015 at the Sheraton in Reston, Virginia for the second biennial [vBSDCon](http://vbsdcon.com) event. This exciting weekend will bring together members of the BSD community for a series of roundtable discussions, educational sessions, best practice conversations, and exclusive networking opportunities.
                    394: 
1.15      wiki      395: ### `Sep 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Niigata
1.14      wiki      396: 
1.18      wiki      397: *Sep. 5, 2015, [HON-PORT NIIGATA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY](http://www.niigatacitylib.jp/?page_id=166), Niigata, Japan*
1.14      wiki      398: 
                    399: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
1.18      wiki      400: Niigata](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-niigata/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                    401: staffed by members of [Echigo BSD Users Group](http://www.ebug.jp/) members and the [Japan NetBSD Users'
1.14      wiki      402: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
1.18      wiki      403: demonstrations.[Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/09/05/msg000695.html).
1.12      riastrad  404: 
1.15      wiki      405: ### `Aug 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Shimane
                    406: 
                    407: *Aug. 22, 2015, [MATSUE TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                    408: 
                    409: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
                    410: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                    411: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    412: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
                    413: demonstrations.[Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/08/22/msg000692.html).
                    414: 
1.36      wiki      415: ### `Aug 2015` - Open Source Conference 2014 Kansai@Kyoto
                    416: 
                    417: *Aug. 7-8, 2015, [KYOTO RESEARCH
                    418: PARK](http://www.krp.co.jp/english/spatial_services/convention/map/), Kyoto, Japan*
                    419: 
                    420: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
                    421: Kansai@Kyoto](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-kyoto/) , there was a NetBSD
                    422: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    423: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                    424: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) and [Nagoya . *BSD Users' Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/).
                    425: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/08/10/msg000691.html).
                    426: 
                    427: 
1.32      wiki      428: ### `Jul 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Okinawa
                    429: 
                    430: *Jul. 4, 2015, [Okinawa Convention
                    431: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                    432: Okinawa, Japan*
                    433: 
                    434: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
                    435: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD
                    436: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    437: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadgets demonstration.
                    438: [Report on NetBSD-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/07/04/msg000688.html).
                    439: 
1.31      wiki      440: 
                    441: ### `Jun 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Hokkaido
                    442: 
                    443: *Jun. 12-13, 2015, [Sapporo Convention Center](http://www.sora-scc.jp/access/index.html), Sapporo, Japan*
                    444: 
                    445: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
                    446: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-do/), there was a NetBSD
                    447: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    448: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations.
                    449: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/06/13/msg000687.html).
                    450: 
                    451: 
1.12      riastrad  452: ### `Mar 2015` - AsiaBSDCon 2015
                    453: 
                    454: *Mar. 12-15, 2015, Tokyo, Japan*
                    455: 
                    456: [AsiaBSDCon](https://2015.asiabsdcon.org/) is a conference for users
                    457: and developers on BSD based systems. The next conference will be held
                    458: in Tokyo, in 12-15 March, 2015. The conference is for anyone
                    459: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                    460: OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Darwin and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical
                    461: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                    462: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                    463: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                    464: 
1.26      wiki      465: ### `Feb 2015` - Open Source Conference 2015 Tokyo/Spring
                    466: 
                    467: *Feb. 27- 28, 2015, [MEISEI
                    468: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/access/hino.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                    469: 
                    470: At the [Open Source Conference 2015
                    471: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-spring/), there was a NetBSD
                    472: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    473: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations.
                    474: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2015/02/28/msg000680.html).
                    475: 
1.8       wiki      476: ### `Nov 2014` - Kansai OpenSource 2014
1.2       wiki      477: 
                    478: *Nov. 7-8, 2014, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITM
                    479: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                    480: 
                    481: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2014](http://www.k-of.jp/), there will be BSD
                    482: booths staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    483: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                    484: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/). with many gadget demonstrations {
                    485: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    486: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) } and BSDBOF.
                    487: 
1.12      riastrad  488: ### `Sep 2014` - EuroBSDCon 2014, Sofia, Bulgaria
                    489: 
                    490: *Sep. 25-28, 2014, Sofia, Bulgaria*
                    491: 
                    492: [EuroBSDcon](http://2014.EuroBSDCon.org) is the premier European
                    493: conference on the open source BSD operating systems attracting about
                    494: 250 highly skilled engineering professionals, software developers,
                    495: computer science students and professors, and users from all over
                    496: Europe and other parts of the world. The goal of EuroBSDcon is to
                    497: exchange knowledge about the BSD operating systems, facilitate
                    498: coordination and cooperation among users and developers.
                    499: 
1.36      wiki      500: ### `Aug 2014` - Open Source Conference 2014 Kansai@Kyoto
                    501: 
                    502: *Aug. 1-2, 2014, [KYOTO RESEARCH
                    503: PARK](http://www.krp.co.jp/english/spatial_services/convention/map/), Kyoto, Japan*
                    504: 
                    505: At the [Open Source Conference 2014
                    506: Kansai@Kyoto](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-kyoto/) , there was a NetBSD
                    507: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    508: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                    509: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/).
                    510: [Report on netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2014/08/09/msg000658.html).
                    511: 
                    512: 
1.12      riastrad  513: ### `Jul 2014` - Open Source Conference 2014 Nagoya
                    514: 
                    515: *Jul. 4-5, 2014, [Nagoya International
                    516: Center](http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/about-us/access-hours), Nagoya,
                    517: Japan*
                    518: 
                    519: At the [Open Source Conference 2014
                    520: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-nagoya/) , there will be a OpenBSD
                    521: and NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    522: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users' Group
                    523: (NBUG)](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There will be a gadget
                    524: demonstration [BSD booth](http://twitpic.com/czat1r) and NBUG BOF.
1.2       wiki      525: 
1.10      schmonz   526: ### `Jun 2014` - pkgsrcCon 2014, London, England
                    527: 
                    528: *Jun. 21-22, 2014, Middlesex University, London, England*
                    529: 
                    530: [pkgsrcCon](http://www.pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2014/) is a technical
                    531: conference for people working on the NetBSD Packages Collection
                    532: (pkgsrc), focusing on existing technologies, research projects, and
                    533: works-in-progress in pkgsrc infrastructure. Developers, contributors,
                    534: interested developers and users are all welcome to attend.
                    535: 
                    536: ### `Jun 2014` - Open Source Conference 2014 Hokkaido
                    537: 
                    538: *Jun. 13-14, 2014, [Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo,
                    539: Japan](http://www.sapporosansin.jp/access/)*
                    540: 
                    541: At the [Open Source Conference 2014
                    542: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-do/) , there will be a NetBSD booth
                    543: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    544: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/)
                    545: with NetBSD gadget demonstrations ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                    546: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                    547: 
1.32      wiki      548: 
                    549: ### `May 2014` - Open Source Conference 2014 Okinawa
                    550: 
                    551: *May. 6, 2014, [Okinawa Convention
                    552: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                    553: Okinawa, Japan*
                    554: 
                    555: At the [Open Source Conference 2014
                    556: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD
                    557: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    558: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadgets demonstration.
                    559: [more detail on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/671580).
                    560: 
                    561: 
1.10      schmonz   562: ### `Mar 2014` - Open Source Conference 2014 Hamanako
                    563: 
                    564: *Mar. 22, 2014, [Hamamatsu Shimin Kyodo
                    565: Center](http://www.machien-hamamatsu.jp/) , Shizuoka, Japan*
                    566: 
                    567: At the [Open Source Conference 2014
                    568: Hamanako](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-hamanako/) , there will be a NetBSD
                    569: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    570: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    571: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    572: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                    573: 
                    574: ### `Mar 2014` - AsiaBSDCon 2014
                    575: 
                    576: *Mar 13-16, 2014, Tokyo University of Science,Tokyo, Japan*
                    577: 
                    578: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2014.asiabsdcon.org/) will be a conference for users
                    579: and developers on BSD based systems. The conference was for anyone
                    580: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                    581: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon was a technical
                    582: conference and aimed to collect the best technical papers and
                    583: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                    584: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                    585: 
1.8       wiki      586: ### `Feb 2014` - Open Source Conference 2014 Tokyo/Spring
1.3       wiki      587: 
                    588: *Feb. 28- Mar. 1, 2014, [MEISEI
                    589: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/access/hino.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                    590: 
                    591: At the [Open Source Conference 2014
                    592: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-spring/), there was a NetBSD
                    593: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    594: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations (
                    595: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [zaurus](../ports/zaurus/),
                    596: [evbarm](../ports/evbarm/)). [2014-02-28-netbsd-raspi
                    597: image](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-arm/2014/02/28/msg002243.html)).
                    598: more reports on [togetter](http://togetter.com/li/635747). Japan NetBSD
                    599: Users' Group got an award called "[Open Source Confernce
                    600: Award](http://www.ospn.jp/press/20140218osc-award.html)".
                    601: 
1.8       wiki      602: ### `Feb 2014` - NYC\*BSD Con 2014
1.2       wiki      603: 
                    604: *Feb 8, 2014 Suspenders Bar and Restaurant*
                    605: 
                    606: [NYC\*BSD Con 2014](http://www.nycbsdcon.org/2014/) NYCBSDCon is on as a
                    607: day-long event with the theme of "The BSDs in Production."
                    608: 
1.8       wiki      609: ### `Nov 2013` - Linux User Group of Mauritius - LinuxFest 2013
1.2       wiki      610: 
                    611: *Nov 25, 2013, Octave Wiehe Auditorium University of Mauritius*
                    612: 
                    613: [Linux Fest 2013 in Mauritius](http://lugm.org/linuxfest/#) will feature
                    614: some BSD thumb drives and other general IT and Open Source talks
                    615: 
1.8       wiki      616: ### `Nov 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Oita
1.2       wiki      617: 
                    618: *Nov. 23, 2013, i-ness, Oita, Japan*
                    619: 
                    620: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    621: Oita](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-oita/) , there will be a NetBSD booth
                    622: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    623: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    624: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    625: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                    626: 
1.8       wiki      627: ### `Nov 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki      628: 
                    629: *Nov. 16, 2013, [Fukuoka Soft Research
                    630: Park](http://www.fukuoka-srp.co.jp/access/index.html) , Fukuoka, Japan*
                    631: 
                    632: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    633: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-fukuoka/) , there will be a NetBSD
                    634: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    635: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    636: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    637: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/))
                    638: 
1.8       wiki      639: ### `Nov 2013` - Kansai OpenSource 2013
1.2       wiki      640: 
                    641: *Nov. 8-9, 2013, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITM
                    642: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                    643: 
                    644: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2013](http://www.k-of.jp/), there will be BSD
                    645: booths staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    646: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                    647: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/). with many gadget demonstrations {
                    648: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    649: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) } and BSDBOF.
                    650: 
1.8       wiki      651: ### `Oct 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki      652: 
                    653: *Oct. 19-20, 2013, [MEISEI
                    654: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/access/hino.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                    655: 
                    656: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    657: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-fall/), there will be a NetBSD
                    658: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    659: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations (
                    660: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    661: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)) and BSDBOF.
                    662: 
1.8       wiki      663: ### `Oct 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Hiroshima
1.2       wiki      664: 
                    665: *Oct. 6, 2013, [Satellite Campus
                    666: Hiroshima](http://www.pu-hiroshima.ac.jp/site/satellite/accessmap.html)
                    667: , Hiroshima, Japan*
                    668: 
                    669: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    670: Hiroshima](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-hiroshima/) , there will be a
                    671: NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    672: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations (
                    673: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    674: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                    675: 
1.8       wiki      676: ### `Sep 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Hokkaido
1.2       wiki      677: 
                    678: *Sep. 14, 2013, [Sapporo Convention Center, Sapporo,
                    679: Japan](http://www.sora-scc.jp/access/index.html)*
                    680: 
                    681: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    682: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-do/) , there will be a NetBSD booth
                    683: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    684: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/)
                    685: with NetBSD gadget demonstrations ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                    686: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                    687: 
1.8       wiki      688: ### `Aug 2013` - FrOSCon 2013
1.2       wiki      689: 
                    690: *Aug. 24–25, 2013, [Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences,
                    691: Campus
                    692: Sankt-Augustin](http://fhbrs.de/en/University/Addresses+and+how+to+find+us.html),
                    693: Germany*
                    694: 
                    695: At [FrOSCon 8](http://froscon.org/en/home/) (Free and Open Source
                    696: Software Conference), the NetBSD project will be present with a booth
                    697: with several "showcase" machines, handing out flyers and CDs and
                    698: answering users' questions.
                    699: 
1.8       wiki      700: ### `Aug 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Shimane
1.2       wiki      701: 
                    702: *Aug. 24, 2013, [MATSUE
                    703: TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                    704: 
                    705: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    706: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                    707: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    708: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
                    709: demonstrations ( [SONY NEWS
                    710: NetBSD/newsmips](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/5003059), [Java Station
                    711: NetBSD/sparc](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/5003356), [OMRON LUNAII
                    712: NetBSD/luna68k](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/5003079), [XM6i
                    713: NetBSD/x68k](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/5003189), [Raspberry PI
                    714: hardfloat
                    715: NetBSD/evbarmv6hf](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-arm/2013/08/23/msg001984.html)
                    716: ). more reports on [togetter](http://togetter.com/li/553529).
                    717: 
1.8       wiki      718: ### `Aug 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Kansai@Kyoto
1.2       wiki      719: 
                    720: *Aug. 2-3, 2013, [KYOTO RESEARCH
                    721: PARK](http://www.krp.co.jp/english/access/index.html), Kyoto, Japan*
                    722: 
                    723: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    724: Kansai@Kyoto](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-kyoto/) , there was a NetBSD
                    725: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    726: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                    727: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) . There was a gadgets demonstration (
                    728: [sparc64 Genial 737s](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4987247), [OMRON
                    729: LUNA and LUNAII](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4987331), [LUNAII and
                    730: mikutter](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4987913),
                    731: [RaspberryPI](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4987927) ) and presentation
                    732: ( [all about OMRON LUNA](http://www.soum.co.jp/~jun/OSC2013kyoto.pdf),
                    733: [Do LUNA68K Dream of mltermic Twitter
                    734: Sheep?,](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc2013kyoto/NetBSD-luna68k_mlterm-fb_Twitter.html)
                    735: ). more report on [togetter](http://togetter.com/li/542885).
                    736: 
1.8       wiki      737: ### `Jul 2013` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki      738: 
                    739: *Jul 13, 2013, [VLSI Design and Education Center University of
                    740: Tokyo](http://www.vdec.u-tokyo.ac.jp/English/contact.html), Tokyo,
                    741: Japan*
                    742: 
                    743: See [Japan NetBSD Users Group 15th annual Meeting and BoF
                    744: 2013](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting15.html.en)
                    745: for meeting information.[more detail on
                    746: togetter](http://togetter.com/li/532926).
                    747: 
1.8       wiki      748: ### `Jul 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Okinawa
1.2       wiki      749: 
                    750: *Jul. 6, 2013, [Okinawa Convention
                    751: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                    752: Okinawa, Japan*
                    753: 
                    754: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    755: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-okinawa/) , there will be a NetBSD
                    756: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    757: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    758: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [Raspberry-pi image for
                    759: NetBSD](http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/jun/raspberry-pi/),
                    760: [XM6i](http://xm6i.org/)).[more detail on
                    761: togetter](http://togetter.com/li/529669).
                    762: 
1.8       wiki      763: ### `Jun 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Nagoya
1.2       wiki      764: 
                    765: *Jun. 21-22, 2013, [Nagoya International
                    766: Center](http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/about-us/access-hours), Nagoya,
                    767: Japan*
                    768: 
                    769: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    770: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-nagoya/) , there was a OpenBSD
                    771: andNetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    772: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users' Group
                    773: (NBUG)](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There was a gadget demonstration
                    774: [BSD booth](http://twitpic.com/czat1r) ( [OpenBSD/luna88k and
                    775: NetBSD/luna68k](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4959244), [NetBSD6.1 vs
                    776: NetBSD6.0.2 animation viewer runnning on NetBSD/x68k with XM6i X68030
                    777: emulator](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4959314), [RaspberryPI NetBSD
                    778: Image](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4959033) ) and NBUG
                    779: BOF([OpenBSD/luna88k](http://www.nk-home.net/~aoyama/osc2013nagoya/OpenBSD-luna88k.pdf),6.1
                    780: vs 6.0.2 animation on
                    781: NetBSD/x68k,[NetBSD/RPI](http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/jun/raspberry-pi/README-RPI.pdf)
                    782: ),[CLU lang and NetBSD
                    783: 2038](http://www.slideshare.net/hirofumitouhei/osc2013-nagoya). [more
                    784: detail on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/522396).
                    785: 
1.8       wiki      786: ### May 2013 - Linuxtag Berlin
1.2       wiki      787: 
                    788: *May 22-25, 2013, Berlin, Germany.*
                    789: 
                    790: LinuxTag 2013 opens its doors from May 22 to May 25, 2013, at the Berlin
                    791: Expo Center under the Funkturm in Berlin, Germany. The event features a
                    792: NetBSD booth on the exhibition fair, where you can get the newest
                    793: T-Shirts, talk to NetBSD developers or get stickers for your computer
                    794: cases or notebooks.
                    795: 
                    796: See the [Linuxtag homepage](http://www.linuxtag.org/2013/en.html) for
                    797: more information.
                    798: 
1.8       wiki      799: ### `May 2013` - BSDCan 2013, Ottawa, Canada
1.2       wiki      800: 
                    801: *May 17-18, 2013, Ottawa, Canada.*
                    802: 
                    803: [BSDCan 2013](http://www.bsdcan.org/2013) is a BSD conference held in
                    804: Ottawa, Canada, for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating
                    805: systems and related projects. BSDCan 2013 will be held on 17-18 May 2013
                    806: at University of Ottawa, and will be preceded by two days of tutorials
                    807: on 15-16 May 2013. There were related events (of a social nature, for
                    808: the most part) on the day before and after the conference.
                    809: 
                    810: See [the call for
                    811: papers](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2012/12/09/msg000506.html)
                    812: for details.
                    813: 
1.8       wiki      814: ### `Apr 2013` - Central European BSD-Day 2013, Naples, Italy
1.2       wiki      815: 
                    816: *Apr 6, 2013, Naples, Italy*
                    817: 
                    818: The [Central European BSD-Day](http://bsdday.eu/2013) took place at he
                    819: Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging in Naples, Italy on Saturday,
                    820: April 6th. The format is technically a mixture of a cross-project
                    821: developer summit and a workshop. We have invited developers working with
                    822: BSD from different organizations, we have some dinners together, and
                    823: dedicate various sessions to each of the topics based on the interests
                    824: of the attending developers. The format of these sessions is quite
                    825: flexible: they may include presentations or demonstration of results, or
                    826: even public discussions with developers involved, or a mix of all of
                    827: these.
                    828: 
1.8       wiki      829: ### `Mar 2013` - pkgsrcCon 2013, Berlin, Germany
1.2       wiki      830: 
                    831: *Mar. 23, 2013, IN-Berlin Space, Berlin, Germany*
                    832: 
                    833: The [pkgsrcCon](http://www.pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2013/) is a technical
                    834: conference for people working on the NetBSD Packages Collection
                    835: (pkgsrc), focusing on existing technologies, research projects, and
                    836: works-in-progress in pkgsrc infrastructure. Developers, contributors,
                    837: interested developers and users are all welcome to attend.
                    838: 
1.8       wiki      839: ### `Mar 2013` - Chemnitz Linux Days 2013, Chemnitz, Germany
1.2       wiki      840: 
                    841: *Mar. 16-17, 2013, Chemnitz, Germany*
                    842: 
                    843: The Chemnitz Linux Days is a conference that deals with Linux and Open
                    844: Source Software. It is open for everyone, novices and experts alike.
                    845: There will be a NetBSD booth where you can get the freshest goodies and
                    846: BSD related talks.
                    847: 
                    848: See the [website](http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2013/) for more
                    849: information.
                    850: 
1.8       wiki      851: ### `Mar 2013` - AsiaBSDCon 2013
1.2       wiki      852: 
                    853: *Mar 14-17, 2013, Tokyo University of Science,Tokyo, Japan*
                    854: 
                    855: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2013.asiabsdcon.org/) will be a conference for users
                    856: and developers on BSD based systems. The conference was for anyone
                    857: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                    858: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon was a technical
                    859: conference and aimed to collect the best technical papers and
                    860: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                    861: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                    862: 
                    863: [Time table](http://2013.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html). Keynote: [64bit
                    864: SMP NetBSD OS Porting for TILE-Gx VLIW Many-Core Processor by Toru
                    865: Nishimura](http://2013.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#K1) [More reports
                    866: on Togetter](http://togetter.com/li/472002) and [AsiaBSDCon Guide by
                    867: Japan NetBSD Users
                    868: Group](http://www.soum.co.jp/~jun/asiabsdcon2013.pdf).
                    869: 
1.8       wiki      870: ### `Mar 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Tokushima
1.2       wiki      871: 
                    872: *Mar. 9, 2013, [TOKUGIN TOMONY
                    873: PLAZA](http://www.tokuginplaza.com/own/index.asp) , Tokushima, Japan*
                    874: 
                    875: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    876: Tokushima](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-tokushima/) , there was be a
                    877: NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    878: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    879: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [evbarm
                    880: (Netwalker,KOBO,RPI)](../ports/evbarm/), [luna68k](../ports/luna68k/))
                    881: and ["NetBSD 20 years"
                    882: presentation](http://www.slideshare.net/tsutsuii/osc2013tokushima-net-bsd20th)
                    883: by tsutsui@. [More reports on Togetter](http://togetter.com/li/468577).
                    884: 
1.8       wiki      885: ### `Feb 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki      886: 
                    887: *Feb. 22-23, 2013, Tokyo, Japan*
                    888: 
                    889: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    890: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-spring/), there was a NetBSD
                    891: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    892: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations(
                    893: [NetBSD/Raspberry Pi](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4689247),
                    894: [NetBSD/KOBO and
                    895: NetBSD/netwalker](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4688202), [mikutter on
                    896: WZERO3](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4689261), ) and [more details on
                    897: togetter](http://togetter.com/li/460484).
                    898: 
1.8       wiki      899: ### `Feb 2013` - Open Source Conference 2013 Hamamatsu
1.2       wiki      900: 
                    901: *Feb. 9, 2013, [Hamamatsu Shimin Kyodo
                    902: Center](http://www.machien-hamamatsu.jp/) , Shizuoka, Japan*
                    903: 
                    904: At the [Open Source Conference 2013
                    905: Hamamatsu](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-hamamatsu/) , there was a NetBSD
                    906: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    907: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    908: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    909: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)). [More reports on
                    910: Togetter](http://togetter.com/li/452856).
                    911: 
1.8       wiki      912: ### `Feb 2013` - FOSDEM 2013, Brussels, Belgium
1.2       wiki      913: 
                    914: *Feb. 2-3, 2013, Brussels, Belgium*
                    915: 
                    916: [FOSDEM](https://fosdem.org/2013/) (Free and Open source Software
                    917: Developers' European Meeting) is a two-day free and non-commercial event
                    918: organized by the community for the community. Its goal is to provide
                    919: Free Software and Open Source developers and communities a place to
                    920: meet. It includes talks, presentations, booths, and a social event on
                    921: the day prior to the event. Participation and attendance is totally
                    922: free, though the organization gratefully accepts donations and
                    923: sponsorships. No registration necessary.
                    924: 
                    925: There was a special developer's room reserved for BSD licensed operating
                    926: systems and their talks, and a NetBSD booth where you can talk to
                    927: developers or get NetBSD goodies.
                    928: 
                    929: Please see [this
                    930: announcement](http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-advocacy/2012-November/004276.html)
                    931: for details.
                    932: 
1.8       wiki      933: ### `Dec 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki      934: 
                    935: *Dec. 8, 2012, [Fukuoka Jyouhou
                    936: Senmon-gakkou](http://www.kcs-f.ac.jp/index.html) , Fukuoka, Japan*
                    937: 
                    938: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                    939: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                    940: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    941: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    942: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    943: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/))
                    944: 
1.8       wiki      945: ### `Nov 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Aizu
1.2       wiki      946: 
                    947: *Nov. 3, 2012, [The University of
                    948: Aizu](http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/e-index.html) , Aizu, Japan*
                    949: 
                    950: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                    951: Aizu](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-aizu/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                    952: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    953: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    954: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    955: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/))
                    956: 
1.8       wiki      957: ### `Oct 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Oita/Fall
1.2       wiki      958: 
                    959: *Oct. 27, 2012, Sophia hall , Oita, Japan*
                    960: 
                    961: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                    962: Oita/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-oita-fall/) , there was a NetBSD
                    963: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    964: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                    965: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                    966: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                    967: 
1.8       wiki      968: ### `Oct 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Hiroshima
1.2       wiki      969: 
                    970: *Oct. 20, 2012, [Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin
                    971: University](http://www.hkg.ac.jp/html/about/access.html) , Hiroshima,
                    972: Japan*
                    973: 
                    974: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                    975: Hiroshima](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-hiroshima/) , there was a NetBSD
                    976: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                    977: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with [four NetBSD/x68k
                    978: machines](http://twitpic.com/b6hyt7) including
                    979: [X68030](http://twitpic.com/b6h7bz)+[Neptune-X+NE2000](http://twitpic.com/b6i5j1),
                    980: [X68030+Nereid](http://twitpic.com/b6h0gl),
                    981: [X68060](http://twitpic.com/b6hw05)
                    982: ([X68030+060turbo](http://twitpic.com/b67l7a)), [X68000
                    983: PRO](http://twitpic.com/b6gs48) with [Xellent30
                    984: accellerator](http://movapic.com/pic/201210201011355081fa47b2a4f)
                    985: [booted via recently added netboot](http://twitpic.com/b6gqeb), and
                    986: [XM6i X68030 Emulator](http://xm6i.org/) on [Mac OS X with a real X68000
                    987: keyboard via USB converter](http://twitpic.com/b6i2qa). There were also
                    988: presentations ["Competitive development of XM6i and NetBSD/x68k" by
                    989: isaki@](http://xm6i.org/event/osc2012hi/) and ["NetBSD 6.0 New features
                    990: found at OSC booth" by
                    991: tsutsui@](http://www.slideshare.net/tsutsuii/osc-netbsd-60). [The event
                    992: summary is available on Togetter](http://togetter.com/li/392778).
                    993: 
1.8       wiki      994: ### `Oct 2012` - EuroBSDCon 2012, Warsaw, Poland
1.2       wiki      995: 
                    996: *Oct. 18-21, 2012, Warsaw, Poland*
                    997: 
                    998: [EuroBSDcon](http://2012.EuroBSDCon.org) is the European annual
                    999: technical conference gathering users and developers working on and with
                   1000: 4.4BSD based operating systems family and related projects.
                   1001: 
                   1002: EuroBSDcon gives the exceptional opportunity to learn about latest news
                   1003: from the BSD world, witness contemporary deployment case studies, and
                   1004: meet personally other users and companies using BSD oriented
                   1005: technologies. EuroBSDcon is also a boiler plate for ideas, discussions
                   1006: and information exchange, which often turn into programming projects.
                   1007: 
                   1008: The conference has always attracted active programmers, administrators
                   1009: and aspiring students, as well as IT companies at large, which found the
                   1010: conference a convenient and quality training option for its staff. We
                   1011: firmly believe that high profile education is vital to the future of
                   1012: technology, and hence greatly welcome students and young people to this
                   1013: regular meeting.
                   1014: 
1.8       wiki     1015: ### `Sep 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     1016: 
                   1017: *Sep. 22, 2012, [Okinawa Convention
                   1018: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                   1019: Okinawa, Japan*
                   1020: 
                   1021: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1022: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1023: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1024: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many gadgets demonstration (
                   1025: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1026: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/)).
                   1027: 
1.8       wiki     1028: ### `Sep 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     1029: 
                   1030: *Sep. 7-8, 2012, Tokyo, Japan*
                   1031: 
                   1032: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1033: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-spring/), there was a NetBSD
                   1034: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1035: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with NetBSD gadget demonstrations(
                   1036: [NetBSD/Openblocks A6 by
                   1037: kiyohara@](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4686373), [NetBSD/Openblocks
                   1038: 266,600 by kiyohara@](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4687681),
                   1039: [NetBSD/Raspberry Pi](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4689247),
                   1040: [NetBSD/KOBO and
                   1041: NetBSD/netwalker](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4688202), [mikutter on
                   1042: WZERO3](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4689261), [linkstation and
                   1043: USL-5P](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4686571), [KAME
                   1044: Project](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4686706) ) and BSD BOF. [more
                   1045: details on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/369471).
                   1046: 
1.8       wiki     1047: ### `Nov 2012` - Kansai OpenSource 2012
1.2       wiki     1048: 
                   1049: *Nov. 9-10, 2012, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITM
                   1050: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                   1051: 
                   1052: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2012](http://www.k-of.jp/), there were two BSD
                   1053: booths staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1054: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   1055: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/). with many gadget demonstrations { WZero3
                   1056: NetBSD/evbarm, ZAURUS NetBSD/zaurus, [XM6i
                   1057: NetBSD/X68k](http://twitpic.com/bbvayo) } and BSDBOF (). [More reports
                   1058: on Togetter](http://togetter.com/li/404573).
                   1059: 
1.8       wiki     1060: ### `Sep 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Shimane
1.2       wiki     1061: 
                   1062: *Sep. 1, 2012, [MATSUE
                   1063: TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                   1064: 
                   1065: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1066: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1067: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1068: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
                   1069: demonstrations (
                   1070: [NetBSD/hpcarm,i386](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4678623), ). [more
                   1071: details on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/365753).
                   1072: 
1.8       wiki     1073: ### `Aug 2012` - XenSummit North America 2012
1.2       wiki     1074: 
                   1075: *Aug. 27-28, 2012, [Sheraton Hotel &
                   1076: Marina](http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=127),
                   1077: San Diego, California, USA*
                   1078: 
                   1079: [XenSummit](http://xen.org/xensummit/xs12na_talks/xensummit.html) is the
                   1080: leading annual technical conference for Xen® developers and users in
                   1081: North America. The event provides collaboration and education for the
                   1082: Xen® community. There was a talk on NetBSD (and FreeBSD) on Xen roadmap
                   1083: on day one of the conference.
                   1084: 
1.8       wiki     1085: ### `Aug 2012` - FrOSCon 2012
1.2       wiki     1086: 
                   1087: *Aug. 25-26, 2012, [Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg](http://h-brs.de/), Sankt
                   1088: Augustin, Germany*
                   1089: 
                   1090: The [FrOSCon](http://www.froscon.de/en) (Free And Open Source
                   1091: Conference) is one of the largest Open Source conferences in Germany.
                   1092: 
1.8       wiki     1093: ### `Aug 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Kansai@Kyoto
1.2       wiki     1094: 
                   1095: *Aug. 3-4, 2012, [KYOTO RESEARCH
                   1096: PARK](http://www.krp.co.jp/english/access/index.html), Kyoto, Japan*
                   1097: 
                   1098: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1099: Kansai@Kyoto](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-kyoto/) , there was a NetBSD
                   1100: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1101: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   1102: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) . There was a gadgets demonstration (
                   1103: [OMRON LUNA](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4634623), [OMRON LUNA
                   1104: II](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4634629), [NetBSD/hpcarm (SHARP
                   1105: WZERO3)](http://movapic.com/pic/20120803100715501b24433284c), [Gainer
                   1106: with squeak](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4634639), [Making plans for
                   1107: SHARP,X68K on
                   1108: XM6i,ZAURUS,Netwalker](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4634777), [ZAURUS
                   1109: cluster](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4634992), [the mikutter
                   1110: Chronicles](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4636177), [NetBSD install
                   1111: service center](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4636374), [RetroBSD on
                   1112: PIC32](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4635032) ) and [NetBSD luna68k
                   1113: updates presetation by
                   1114: tsutsuii](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc2012kyoto/NetBSD-luna68k-updates.html)
                   1115: [more details on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/350035).
                   1116: 
1.8       wiki     1117: ### `Jul 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Sendai
1.2       wiki     1118: 
                   1119: *Jul 14, 2012, [Tohoku Computer
                   1120: College](http://www.jc-21.ac.jp/map/index.shtml), Sendai, Japan*
                   1121: 
                   1122: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1123: Sendai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-sendai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1124: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1125: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1126: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/), [arm and
                   1127: Netwalker](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1128: 
1.8       wiki     1129: ### `Jul 2012` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     1130: 
                   1131: *Jul 7, 2012, [VLSI Design and Education Center University of
                   1132: Tokyo](http://www.vdec.u-tokyo.ac.jp/English/contact.html), Tokyo,
                   1133: Japan*
                   1134: 
                   1135: See [Japan NetBSD Users Group 14th annual Meeting and BoF
                   1136: 2012](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting14.html.en)
                   1137: for meeting information.
                   1138: 
1.8       wiki     1139: ### `Jun 2012` - 17th NetBSD Hackathon
1.2       wiki     1140: 
                   1141: *June 14 - 17, 2012, [17th NetBSD
                   1142: Hackathon](http://wiki.NetBSD.org/hackathon)*
                   1143: 
                   1144: The 17th NetBSD hackathon focuses on getting NetBSD 6 BETA2 ready for
                   1145: the first release candidate. Our goal is fixing all the bugs that need
                   1146: fixing to get NetBSD-current ready for the creation of the NetBSD 6.0
                   1147: release branch.
                   1148: 
1.8       wiki     1149: ### `Jun 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     1150: 
                   1151: *Jun. 16, 2012, Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo, Japan*
                   1152: 
                   1153: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1154: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-do/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1155: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1156: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/)
                   1157: with [Building NetBSD on
                   1158: Win7+Cygwin](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565220),
                   1159: [NetBSD/Armadillo-9](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565161), [Processing
                   1160: on NetBSD](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565033), [NetBSD/IBM
                   1161: PalmTop110](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565193), [NetBSD/X68k on
                   1162: XM6i](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565208), [mikutter on NetBSD/WZERO3
                   1163: and NetBSD/Zaurus](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565158), [NetBSD and
                   1164: mikutter goods](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565027), [Geiger
                   1165: counter](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4565528), [Making install-image
                   1166: Presentation](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc12do/NetBSD-cross-liveimage.html)
                   1167: by tsutsui@. [more detail on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/318806).
                   1168: 
1.8       wiki     1169: ### May 2012 - Linuxtag Berlin
1.2       wiki     1170: 
                   1171: *May 23-26, 2012, Berlin, Germany.*
                   1172: 
                   1173: LinuxTag 2012 opened its doors from May 23 to May 26, 2012, at the
                   1174: Berlin Expo Center under the Funkturm in Berlin, Germany. The event
                   1175: featured talks about Open Source and there was be a NetBSD booth on the
                   1176: exhibition fair where you could get advocacy material, talk to users and
                   1177: developers or buy NetBSD T-Shirts.
                   1178: 
                   1179: See the [Linuxtag homepage](http://www.linuxtag.org/2012/en.html) for
                   1180: more information.
                   1181: 
1.8       wiki     1182: ### `May 2012` - BSDCan 2012
1.2       wiki     1183: 
                   1184: *May 11-12, 2012, Ottawa, Canada.*
                   1185: 
                   1186: [BSDCan 2012](http://www.bsdcan.org/) was a BSD conference held in
                   1187: Ottawa, Canada, for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating
                   1188: systems and related projects. The organizers have found a fantastic
                   1189: formula that appeals to a wide range of people from extreme novices to
                   1190: advanced developers. BSDCan 2012 was held on 11-12 May 2012 at
                   1191: University of Ottawa, and will be preceded by two days of Tutorials on
                   1192: 9-10 May 2012. There were related events (of a social nature, for the
                   1193: most part) on the day before and after the conference.
                   1194: 
1.8       wiki     1195: ### `May 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Nagoya
1.2       wiki     1196: 
                   1197: *May. 12, 2012, [Nagoya International
                   1198: Center](http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/about-us/access-hours), Nagoya,
                   1199: Japan*
                   1200: 
                   1201: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1202: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-nagoya/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1203: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1204: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users' Group
                   1205: (NBUG)](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There was a gadget demonstration
                   1206: [BSD booth](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4511413) ( [Twitter time line
                   1207: on NetBSD/dreamcast visual
                   1208: memory](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4512178) ([slide and
                   1209: paper](http://www.yagoto-urayama.jp/~oshimaya/netbsd/vm/index.html)),
                   1210: [Zaurus](../ports/zaurus/), [W-ZERO3](../ports/hpcarm/), [Enjoy NetBSD
                   1211: on EeePC NetBook with OpenOffice and
                   1212: Mikutter](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/netbsd/liveimage/),
                   1213: [mikutter mug and seal](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4511548) ) and
                   1214: NBUG BOF. [more detail on togetter](http://togetter.com/li/302311).
                   1215: 
1.8       wiki     1216: ### `May 2012` - Central European BSD-Day 2012 Vienna
1.2       wiki     1217: 
                   1218: The [Central European BSD-Day](http://bsdday.eu/2012) took place at the
                   1219: University of Applied Sciences in Vienna, Austria, on saturday, may 5th.
                   1220: 
1.8       wiki     1221: ### `Apr 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Iwate
1.2       wiki     1222: 
                   1223: *Apr. 21, 2012, Iwate, Japan*
                   1224: 
                   1225: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1226: Iwate](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-iwate/) , there was a [NetBSD
                   1227: booth](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4472557) staffed by members of the
                   1228: [Japan NetBSD Users' Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with many {
                   1229: [XM6i](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4472584),
                   1230: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1231: [zaurus](../ports/zaurus/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) } gadget
                   1232: demonstrations.
                   1233: 
1.8       wiki     1234: ### `Mar 2012` - AsiaBSDCon 2012
1.2       wiki     1235: 
                   1236: *Mar 22-25, 2012, Tokyo University of Science,Tokyo, Japan*
                   1237: 
                   1238: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2012.asiabsdcon.org/) was a conference for users and
                   1239: developers on BSD based systems. The conference was for anyone
                   1240: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                   1241: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon was a technical
                   1242: conference and aimed to collect the best technical papers and
                   1243: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                   1244: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                   1245: 
1.8       wiki     1246: ### `Mar 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Ehime
1.2       wiki     1247: 
                   1248: *Mar. 24, 2012, Ehime, Japan*
                   1249: 
                   1250: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1251: Ehime](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-ehime/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1252: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1253: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with [NetBSD/x68k by
                   1254: isaki@](http://www.pastel-flower.jp/~isaki/NetBSD/osc12eh/page1.html),
                   1255: [XM6i by isaki@](http://xm6i.org/event/osc2012eh/page1.html), [NetBSD
                   1256: port history by
                   1257: tsutsui@](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc12eh/NetBSD-port-history.html),
                   1258: [zaurus and WZERO3](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4422214), [evbarm and
                   1259: shark](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4422260),
                   1260: [XM6i](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4422589), [XM6i on
                   1261: mac](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4422798), gadget demonstrations
                   1262: [[ustream live
                   1263: archive](http://www.ustream.tv/channel/japan-netbsd-users-group-meeting)].
                   1264: 
1.8       wiki     1265: ### `Mar 2012` - Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2012
1.2       wiki     1266: 
                   1267: *Mar. 17-18, 2012, Chemnitz, Germany*
                   1268: 
                   1269: The "Chemnitz Linux Days" was a conference that deals with Linux, but
                   1270: also with free and open source software in general. Being an event vor
                   1271: novices and experts as well, there were a NetBSD booth and related
                   1272: talks.
                   1273: 
                   1274: See the [website](http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2012/) for more
                   1275: information.
                   1276: 
1.8       wiki     1277: ### `Mar 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     1278: 
                   1279: *Mar. 16-17, 2012, Tokyo, Japan*
                   1280: 
                   1281: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1282: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-spring/), there was be a NetBSD
                   1283: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1284: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) with [teokure live
                   1285: image(NetBSD5.1.2/i386,amd64+Firefox+mikutter)](http://teokurebsd.org/),
                   1286: [WZero3 live
                   1287: image(NetBSD6.0BETA/hpcarm)](http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/tsutsui/wzero3/),
                   1288: [Zaurus live
                   1289: image(NetBSD6.0BETA/zaurus)](http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/tsutsui/zaurus/),
                   1290: [Translate NetBSD man with
                   1291: po4a](http://www.slideshare.net/master_q/netbsd-man-osc2012),
                   1292: [Jornada680](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4407584),
                   1293: [Jornada720](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4407590), [Zaurus
                   1294: 760,860](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4407593), [WZero3 with
                   1295: pkgsrc/net/mikutter](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4407661),
                   1296: [OpenBlocks](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4408049),
                   1297: [ZBOXNANO-VD01](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4409584), [Lemote yeeloong
                   1298: 8089b evbmips64](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4409939), [mikutter
                   1299: seal](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4408149), NetBSD [gadget
                   1300: demonstrations](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/4409260).
                   1301: 
1.8       wiki     1302: ### `Feb 2012` - Open Source Conference 2012 Oita
1.2       wiki     1303: 
                   1304: *Feb. 11, 2012, Oita, Japan*
                   1305: 
                   1306: At the [Open Source Conference 2012
                   1307: Oita](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2012-oita/), there was a [NetBSD
                   1308: booth](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111050584f35c982a782a), staffed by
                   1309: members of the [Japan NetBSD Users' Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/)
                   1310: with hpcsh { [Persona
                   1311: 30](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111116074f35cf677a48b), [Jornada
                   1312: 680](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111105064f35ccd26f35f), [Jornada
                   1313: 690](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111036504f35c6323d7f3)}, hpcarm {
                   1314: [Jornada 720](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111107354f35cd67daedf),
                   1315: [WS007SH](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111039044f35c6b854249),
                   1316: [WS011SH](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111103074f35cc5b6ea81)}, hpcmips
                   1317: { [MCR520](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111124414f35d169430c3),
                   1318: [Z50](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111048154f35c8dfba12d)}, zaurus {
                   1319: [SLC-860+mikutter](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111112154f35ce7f6db5a)},
                   1320: i386 { [aspire
                   1321: one](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111121424f35d0b649525)}, x68k {
                   1322: [XM6i](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111204074f35daa7e639a),
                   1323: [XM6i](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111207584f35db8ea62fa)}, amd64 {[pen
                   1324: tablet with NetBSD](http://movapic.com/pic/201202110957324f35bcfcaa63d),
                   1325: [teokure live image](http://teokurebsd.org/) },
                   1326: [Xnp2](http://movapic.com/pic/201202111234014f35e1a946be8),
                   1327: [NetBSD/mikutter seal](http://yfrog.com/esrv5bej) gadget demonstrations
                   1328: and brand new [NetBSD 5.1.2
                   1329: presentation](http://www.NetBSD.org/releases/formal-5/NetBSD-5.1.2.html).
                   1330: 
1.8       wiki     1331: ### `Feb 2012` - FOSDEM 2012
1.2       wiki     1332: 
                   1333: *Feb. 4-5, 2012, Brussels, Belgium*
                   1334: 
                   1335: [FOSDEM](http://www.fosdem.org/2012/) is the biggest free and
                   1336: non-commercial event organized by and for the community. Its goal is to
                   1337: provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet. No registration
                   1338: necessary.
                   1339: 
                   1340: There was a NetBSD booth and a special developer's room reserved for BSD
                   1341: licensed operating systems and their talks. Please see [the
                   1342: announcement](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2011/11/28/msg000374.html)
                   1343: for details.
                   1344: 
1.8       wiki     1345: ### `Dec 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki     1346: 
                   1347: *Dec. 3, 2011, [CHIKUSHI
                   1348: JOGAKUEN](http://www-new.chikushi-u.ac.jp/english/about/index.html#Where),
                   1349: Fukuoka, Japan*
                   1350: 
                   1351: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1352: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1353: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1354: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1355: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh(Jornada 680)](http://twitpic.com/7nhic7),
                   1356: [arm(WZERO3)](http://twitpic.com/7nhfzq) } gadgets demonstration and
                   1357: [Xen4 live USB -teokure- memory](http://twitpic.com/7nhl97).
                   1358: 
1.8       wiki     1359: ### `Nov 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki     1360: 
                   1361: *Nov. 19-20, 2011, [MEISEI
                   1362: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/english/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   1363: 
                   1364: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1365: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-fall/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1366: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1367: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
                   1368: demonstrations { [Teokure-Live Image
                   1369: amd64](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/netbsd/liveimage/) (Thinkpad
                   1370: X201, X61), [acorn26](../ports/acorn26/) ([BBC
                   1371: A3000](http://movapic.com/pic/201111201146094ec869f10e10e)),
                   1372: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/) (WS003SH, WS007SH, WS011SH, WS020SH, Jornada
                   1373: 710), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/) (IBM Z50, MobileGear 530) ,
                   1374: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) (Persona HPW30PA), [i386](../ports/i386/) (Acer
                   1375: Aspire One with [pkgsrc/net/mikutter](http://mikutter.hachune.net/)),
                   1376: [X68k](../ports/x68k/) ([XM6i](http://www.xm6i.org/)),
                   1377: [zaurus](../ports/zaurus/)
                   1378: ([SL-C700[NEW]](http://d.hatena.ne.jp/steleto/20101201), SL-C750,
                   1379: SL-C1000, SL-C3200), } and BSD BOF ([Ustream
                   1380: Recorded](http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18441201) ).
                   1381: 
1.8       wiki     1382: ### `Nov 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Shimane
1.2       wiki     1383: 
                   1384: *Nov. 12, 2011, [MATSUE
                   1385: TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                   1386: 
                   1387: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1388: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1389: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1390: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadget
                   1391: demonstrations ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1392: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   1393: 
1.8       wiki     1394: ### `Nov 2011` - Kansai OpenSource 2011
1.2       wiki     1395: 
                   1396: *Nov. 11-12, 2011, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITM
                   1397: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                   1398: 
                   1399: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2011](http://www.k-of.jp/), there were two BSD
                   1400: booths staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1401: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   1402: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/). with many gadget demonstrations {
                   1403: [dreamcast with fishing contoller](../ports/dreamcast/),
                   1404: [Hewlett-Packard 9000/700](../ports/hp700/),
                   1405: [Luna-II](../ports/luna68k/), [hpcarm and WZero3](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1406: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), pf firewall
                   1407: demonstration with OpenBSD/landisk(USL-5Px2) } and BSDBOF ([Why
                   1408: enigmatic machines by
                   1409: tsutsui](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/kof2011/Why-enigmatic-machines.html),
                   1410: pkgsrc by obache, [[Ustream
                   1411: Recorded](http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18441201)]). [More reports on
                   1412: Togetter](http://togetter.com/li/213724).
                   1413: 
1.8       wiki     1414: ### `Nov 2011` - bsd\_day(2011)
1.2       wiki     1415: 
                   1416: *Nov. 5, 2011, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia*
                   1417: 
                   1418: The purpose of this one-day event is to gather Central European
                   1419: developers of today's open-source BSD systems, popularize their work,
                   1420: and provide an interface for real-life communication. There are no
                   1421: formalities, no papers, and no registration or participation fee,
                   1422: however the invited developers are encouraged to give a talk on their
                   1423: favorite BSD-related topic, then have a beer with the other folks around
                   1424: :-) The language of this event is English, and the goal is to motivate
                   1425: potential future developers and users, especially undergraduate
                   1426: university students to work with BSD systems.
                   1427: 
                   1428: There is an additional schedule for participants and their guests on the
                   1429: day prior to (November 4th) and after (November 6th) the main event.
                   1430: 
                   1431: For more information please visit the website
1.8       wiki     1432: [](http://www.bsdday.eu/2011/).
1.2       wiki     1433: 
1.8       wiki     1434: ### `Nov 2011` - BSDday Argentina 2011
1.2       wiki     1435: 
                   1436: *Nov. 5, 2011, Buenos Aires City, Argentina*
                   1437: 
                   1438: BSDday Argentina is a conference for users, sysadmins and developers of
                   1439: BSD software and based systems. The conference is for anyone developing,
                   1440: deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD,
                   1441: DragonFlyBSD and others \*BSD. BSDday Argentina is a technical
                   1442: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                   1443: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                   1444: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                   1445: 
                   1446: For more information please visit the website
1.8       wiki     1447: [](http://www.bsdday.org.ar/).
1.2       wiki     1448: 
1.8       wiki     1449: ### `Oct 2011` - EuroBSDCon 2011
1.2       wiki     1450: 
                   1451: *Oct. 6-9, 2011, Maarssen, Netherlands*
                   1452: 
                   1453: EuroBSDcon is the European technical conference for people working on
                   1454: and with 4.4BSD based operating systems and related projects. EuroBSDcon
                   1455: 2011 is the 10th EuroBSDcon and will take place in (in the center of)
                   1456: The Netherlands 6 - 9 October 2011 at Meeting Plaza, Maarssen, The
                   1457: Netherlands.
                   1458: 
                   1459: For more information please visit the website
1.8       wiki     1460: [](http://2011.EuroBSDCon.org/).
1.2       wiki     1461: 
1.8       wiki     1462: ### `Oct 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Hiroshima
1.2       wiki     1463: 
                   1464: *Oct. 1, 2011, [Prefectual University of
                   1465: Hiroshima](http://www.pu-hiroshima.ac.jp/05_campus/08_access/index.html)
                   1466: , Hiroshima, Japan*
                   1467: 
                   1468: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1469: Hiroshima](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-hiroshima/) , there was a NetBSD
                   1470: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1471: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadgets
                   1472: demonstration ( [NetBSD/x68k](../ports/x68k/) (
                   1473: [X68030+Neptune-X+NE2000](http://twitpic.com/6tuiik),
                   1474: [X68030+Nereid](http://twitpic.com/6tvkzo),
                   1475: [X68060(X68030+060turbo)](http://twitpic.com/6tu7p2)), [XM6i X68030
                   1476: Emulator](http://xm6i.org/) on
                   1477: ([NetBSD/i386](http://movapic.com/pic/201110011105024e86754e2efbb), [Mac
                   1478: OS X](http://movapic.com/pic/201110011101544e8674925d26a)), [WZero
                   1479: 3](../ports/hpcarm) ([WS011SH](http://twitpic.com/6tyvva)),
                   1480: [Zaurus](../ports/zaurus) ([SL-C1000](http://twitpic.com/6tzg2z))) and
                   1481: [XM6i presentation by isaki@](http://xm6i.org/event/osc2011hi/),
                   1482: ["Teokure Live Image" and mikutter presentation by
                   1483: tsutsui](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc11hi/Teokure-Live-Image.html),
                   1484: [event summary](http://togetter.com/li/195551).
                   1485: 
1.8       wiki     1486: ### `Sep 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     1487: 
                   1488: *Sep. 10, 2011, [Okinawa Convention
                   1489: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                   1490: Okinawa, Japan*
                   1491: 
                   1492: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1493: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1494: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1495: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadgets
                   1496: demonstration ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1497: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ) and PCBSD9.0
                   1498: presentation by Jun YAMASHIRO.
                   1499: 
1.8       wiki     1500: ### `Sep 2011` - Open Source Small Conference 2011 Aizu
1.2       wiki     1501: 
                   1502: *Sep. 3, 2011, [University of
                   1503: Aizu](http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/e-intro/e-facilities/e-campusmap.html) ,
                   1504: Fukushima, Japan*
                   1505: 
                   1506: At the [Open Source Small Conference 2011
                   1507: Aizu](http://www.ospn.jp/ossc-aizu/) , there was a NetBSD booth staffed
                   1508: by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1509: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadgets
                   1510: demonstration ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1511: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   1512: 
1.8       wiki     1513: ### `Aug 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Nagoya
1.2       wiki     1514: 
                   1515: *Aug. 20, 2011, [Nagoya International
                   1516: Center](http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/about-us/access-hours), Nagoya,
                   1517: Japan*
                   1518: 
                   1519: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1520: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-nagoya/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1521: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1522: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   1523: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There was a gadget demonstration (
                   1524: [Presentation Software using only wscons with Dreamcast Fishing
                   1525: Controller](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3923999),
                   1526: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1527: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [Amiga
                   1528: 1200](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3924333), [SONY NEWS
                   1529: 3460](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3924343), [Geiger
                   1530: counter](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3924354) ).
                   1531: 
1.8       wiki     1532: ### `Aug 2011` - 15th NetBSD Hackathon
1.2       wiki     1533: 
                   1534: *Aug. 10 - 15, 2011, [15th NetBSD
                   1535: Hackathon](http://wiki.NetBSD.org/hackathon)*
                   1536: 
                   1537: The 15th NetBSD hackathon focused on documentation. Please see the Wiki
                   1538: page at the URL mentioned above for details and progress.
                   1539: 
1.8       wiki     1540: ### `Jul 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Kansai@Kyoto
1.2       wiki     1541: 
                   1542: *Jul. 15-16, 2011, [KYOTO RESEARCH
                   1543: PARK](http://www.krp.co.jp/english/access/index.html), Kyoto, Japan*
                   1544: 
                   1545: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1546: Kansai@Kyoto](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-kyoto/) , there was a [NetBSD
                   1547: booth](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc2011kyoto/index.html)
                   1548: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1549: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   1550: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) . There was a gadgets demonstration (
                   1551: [Sun3/80](http://twitpic.com/5rcp11), [SONY NEWS
                   1552: NWS-1750](http://twitpic.com/5rcrjj), [OMRON LUNA
                   1553: SX-9100/DT](http://twitpic.com/5rcuqb), [Workstation book
                   1554: colab.](http://twitpic.com/5rd4td), [SHARP WZERO3](../ports/hpcarm/), [4
                   1555: BSD variants (NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and DragonFly BSD) on
                   1556: NetBSD/xen](http://twitpic.com/5rl3n7), [Wsdisplay Presentation tool on
                   1557: NetBSD/hpcmips](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3812933),
                   1558: [USL5P+OpenBSD4.9](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3813423), [Compiling
                   1559: process Visualizer like teen spirit called Captain
                   1560: Nadeshiko](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3812608), [Some like a BSD
                   1561: Statue Joystick](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/3809140) driven by
                   1562: [Gainer+Squeak](http://www.yengawa.com/squeak_gainer) ) and [NetBSD/m68k
                   1563: will never die!
                   1564: presentation](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc2011kyoto/NetBSD-m68k-will-never-die.html)
                   1565: and
                   1566: [commit](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/source-changes/2011/07/16/msg024675.html)
                   1567: by tsutsui.
                   1568: 
1.8       wiki     1569: ### `Jul 2011` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     1570: 
                   1571: *Jul 9, 2011, [VLSI Design and Education Center University of
                   1572: Tokyo](http://www.vdec.u-tokyo.ac.jp/English/contact.html), Tokyo,
                   1573: Japan*
                   1574: 
                   1575: See [Japan NetBSD Users Group 13th annual Meeting and BoF
                   1576: 2011](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting13.html.en)
                   1577: for meeting information. NetBSD BOF with 36 attendances and 153 ustream
                   1578: clients: pkgsrc updates by obache, jp.NetBSD.org servers by
                   1579: mef,NetBSD/[Psion netBook](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_netBook)
                   1580: by kiyohara, AC Tap with USB controlled power meter by Kubota, Power
                   1581: consumption and bcbench by jun, Capture Power consumption meter with
                   1582: OpenCV by mita@FreeBSD, Build [Facebook page for Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1583: Group](http://www.facebook.com/NetBSD.jp), 6.0 - here today by soda, PGP
                   1584: keysign party by soda.
                   1585: 
1.8       wiki     1586: ### `Jun 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     1587: 
                   1588: *Jun. 11, 2011, Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo, Japan*
                   1589: 
                   1590: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1591: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-do/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1592: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1593: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and
                   1594: [NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/) with BeagleBoard, MSP430 LaunchPad,
                   1595: JMBadgeBoard, Processing on NetBSD and many hpc{
                   1596: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1597: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } .
                   1598: 
1.8       wiki     1599: ### `May 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Sendai
1.2       wiki     1600: 
                   1601: *May 21, 2011, [Tohoku Computer
                   1602: College](http://www.jc-21.ac.jp/map/index.shtml), Sendai, Japan*
                   1603: 
                   1604: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1605: Sendai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-sendai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1606: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1607: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1608: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/), [arm and
                   1609: WZero3(WS011SH)](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1610: 
1.8       wiki     1611: ### `May 2011` - BSDCan 2011
1.2       wiki     1612: 
                   1613: *May 13-14, 2011, Ottawa, Canada.*
                   1614: 
                   1615: [BSDCan 2011](http://www.bsdcan.org/) was held on 13-14 May 2011 at the
                   1616: University of Ottawa. It was preceded by two days of tutorials on 11-12
                   1617: May 2011.
                   1618: 
1.8       wiki     1619: ### `Apr 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Kansai@Kobe
1.2       wiki     1620: 
                   1621: *Apr. 16, 2011, [Kobe Industrial Promotion
                   1622: Center](http://www.kobe-ipc.or.jp/access/), Kobe, Japan*
                   1623: 
                   1624: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1625: Kansai@Kobe](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-kobe/) , there was a NetBSD
                   1626: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1627: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [ATARI TT030 +
                   1628: EtherNEC , and NetBSD bus\_space
                   1629: API](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc2011kobe/NetBSD-EtherNEC.html)
                   1630: presentation by tsutsui, contao presentation by taca, and [ATARI
                   1631: TT030](../ports/atari/), [SHARP X68030](../ports/x68k/),
                   1632: [cobalt](../ports/cobalt/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1633: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1634: [zaurus](../ports/zaurus/) gadgets demonstration.
                   1635: 
1.8       wiki     1636: ### `Mar 2011` - AsiaBSDCon 2011
1.2       wiki     1637: 
                   1638: *Mar 19-20, 2011, Tokyo University of Science,Tokyo, Japan*
                   1639: 
                   1640: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2011.asiabsdcon.org/) is a conference for users and
                   1641: developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone
                   1642: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                   1643: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical
                   1644: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                   1645: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                   1646: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                   1647: 
1.8       wiki     1648: ### `Mar 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Oita
1.2       wiki     1649: 
                   1650: *Mar. 19, 2011, [i-ness](http://www.pref.oita.jp/13040/index.html),
                   1651: Oita, Japan*
                   1652: 
                   1653: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1654: Oita](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-oita/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1655: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1656: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1657: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1658: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstrations.
                   1659: 
1.8       wiki     1660: ### `Mar 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     1661: 
                   1662: *Mar. 4-5, 2011, [Wasseda University,Nishiwaseda
                   1663: Campus](http://www.waseda.jp/eng/campus/map03.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                   1664: 
                   1665: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1666: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-spring/) , there was a NetBSD
                   1667: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1668: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1669: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1670: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1671: 
1.8       wiki     1672: ### `Feb 2011` - FOSDEM 2011 Brussels, Belgium
1.2       wiki     1673: 
                   1674: *Feb. 5-6, 2011, [FOSDEM](http://www.fosdem.org/2011/), Brussels,
                   1675: Belgium*
                   1676: 
                   1677: At the [FOSDEM 2011 Conference](http://www.fosdem.org/2011/), there was
                   1678: a joint BSD booth staffed by NetBSD and FreeBSD developers and users.
                   1679: 
                   1680: [Marc Balmer](http://www.vnode.ch/) (mbalmer@) gave a talk "Lua in BSD"
                   1681: in the BSD devroom
                   1682: 
1.8       wiki     1683: ### `Feb 2011` - Open Source Conference 2011 Kagawa
1.2       wiki     1684: 
                   1685: *Feb. 5, 2011, [Sunport Hall
                   1686: Takamatsu](http://www.sunport-hall.jp/shisetu/access.htm), Kagawa,
                   1687: Japan*
                   1688: 
                   1689: At the [Open Source Conference 2011
                   1690: Kagawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2011-kagawa/), there was a NetBSD booth
                   1691: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1692: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [many
                   1693: hp](http://twitpic.com/3xoh1i){ [hp300](../ports/hp300/),
                   1694: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1695: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration and [NetBSD/hp300 and
                   1696: wscons](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/osc11kg/netbsd-hp300.html)
                   1697: presentation by tsutsui ([Event driven Commit
                   1698: Log](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/source-changes/2011/02/06/msg018165.html)).
                   1699: 
1.8       wiki     1700: ### `Dec 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki     1701: 
                   1702: *Dec. 11, 2010, [Fukuoka Institute of
                   1703: Technology](http://www.fit.ac.jp/EN/index.html), Fukuoka, Japan*
                   1704: 
                   1705: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1706: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1707: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1708: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1709: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1710: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1711: 
1.8       wiki     1712: ### `Nov 2010` - Journées Méditéranéennes du Logiciel Libre in Sophia-Antipolis.
1.2       wiki     1713: 
                   1714: *November 26-27, 2010, Sophia-Antipolis, France.*
                   1715: 
1.8       wiki     1716: NetBSD was present for the 2nd time at the [Journées Méditéranéennes du
1.2       wiki     1717: Logiciel Libre](http://jm2l.linux-azur.org). Friday afternoon was
                   1718: generally more enterprise oriented, while Saturday was more end-users
                   1719: focused.
                   1720: 
1.8       wiki     1721: ### `Nov 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Shimane
1.2       wiki     1722: 
                   1723: *Nov 27, 2010, [MATSUE
                   1724: TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                   1725: 
                   1726: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1727: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1728: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1729: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/). There was gadget
                   1730: demonstrations ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1731: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   1732: 
1.8       wiki     1733: ### `Nov 2010` - NYCBSDCon 2010
1.2       wiki     1734: 
                   1735: *November 12-14, 2010, Cooper Union, New York, NY, USA*
                   1736: 
                   1737: [The New York City BSD Conference
                   1738: (NYCBSDCon)](http://www.nycbsdcon.org/2010/) is the main technical
                   1739: conference on the US East Coast for the BSD community to get together to
                   1740: share and gain knowledge, to network with like-minded people, and to
                   1741: have fun. This event was organized by members of the New York City \*BSD
                   1742: Users Group (NYC\*BUG).
                   1743: 
1.8       wiki     1744: ### `Nov 2010` - Kansai OpenSource 2010
1.2       wiki     1745: 
                   1746: *Nov. 5-6, 2010, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITC
                   1747: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                   1748: 
                   1749: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2010](http://www.k-of.jp/), there were three
                   1750: BSD booths staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1751: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) , [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   1752: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) and [NAKAMURA
                   1753: Kazushi](http://www.kobe1995.jp/) with [NEC
                   1754: Express5800(arc)](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/2898351) , [64bit
                   1755: 20years {NEC Express5800(amd64), SONY NEWS NWS-5000(newsmips), Sun
                   1756: Ultra60(sun4u), Sun Ultra10(sun4u), HP
                   1757: ML115(amd64)}](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/2899650), Xen Dom0 on
                   1758: NetBSD and DomU (NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD),
                   1759: OpenBSD/landisk(Firewall Redundancy with CARP and pfsync),
                   1760: OpenBSD/zaurus, WZero3(hpcarm), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1761: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [NetBSD
                   1762: straps](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/2898808) gadgets demonstration and
                   1763: BSDBOF (soda-san got [Japanese OSS Contributor
                   1764: Award](http://www.ipa.go.jp/about/press/20101015_2.html), so let me
                   1765: introduce [raiders of the lost ARC
                   1766: tech](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/2899062) and [talkin' bout a
                   1767: revolution with soda-san](http://movapic.com/ebijun/pic/2899023) by
                   1768: tsutsui)
                   1769: 
1.8       wiki     1770: ### `Oct 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Niigata
1.2       wiki     1771: 
                   1772: *Oct. 23, 2010, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan*
                   1773: 
                   1774: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1775: Niigata](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-niigata/) , there was a BSD booth
                   1776: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1777: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Echigo BSD Users
                   1778: Group](http://www.ebug.jp/) . There was a gadgets demonstration (
                   1779: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1780: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) and [FuguIta - OpenBSD LiveCD with 1seg
                   1781: tuner](http://kaw.ath.cx/openbsd/index.php?en%2FLiveCD). ).
                   1782: 
1.8       wiki     1783: ### `Oct 2010` - EuroBSDCon 2010
1.2       wiki     1784: 
                   1785: *Oct. 8-10, 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany*
                   1786: 
                   1787: EuroBSDcon 2010, the european technical conference for people working on
                   1788: and with 4.4BSD based operating systems, was held on Oct 8-10th 2010 in
                   1789: Karlsruhe, Germany. The two day conference program (October 9 - 10) was
                   1790: preceeded by a tutorial day (Oct 8).
                   1791: 
                   1792: For more information please visit the website
1.8       wiki     1793: [](http://2010.EuroBSDCon.org/).
1.2       wiki     1794: 
1.8       wiki     1795: ### `Oct 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     1796: 
                   1797: *Oct. 2, 2010, [Okinawa Convention
                   1798: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                   1799: Okinawa, Japan*
                   1800: 
                   1801: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1802: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1803: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1804: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many gadgets
                   1805: demonstration ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   1806: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   1807: 
1.8       wiki     1808: ### `Sep 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki     1809: 
                   1810: *Sep. 10-11, 2010, [MEISEI
                   1811: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/english/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   1812: 
                   1813: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1814: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-fall/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1815: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1816: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1817: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1818: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration and
                   1819: [NetBSD/x68k](../ports/x68k/) on [XM6i X68000
                   1820: emulator](http://www.pastel-flower.jp/~isaki/xm6i/).
                   1821: 
1.8       wiki     1822: ### `Aug 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Nagoya
1.2       wiki     1823: 
                   1824: *Aug. 7, 2010, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan*
                   1825: 
                   1826: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1827: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-nagoya/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1828: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1829: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   1830: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There were gadget demonstrations (
                   1831: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1832: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   1833: 
1.8       wiki     1834: ### `Jul 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Kansai
1.2       wiki     1835: 
                   1836: *Jul. 9-10, 2010, Kyoto Computer Gakuin, Kyoto, Japan*
                   1837: 
                   1838: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1839: Kansai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-kyoto/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1840: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1841: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   1842: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) . There were gadgets demonstration (
                   1843: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1844: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), ).
                   1845: 
1.8       wiki     1846: ### `Jul 2010` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     1847: 
                   1848: *Jul 3, 2010, [The University of
                   1849: Tokyo](http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_04_03_j.html), Tokyo,
                   1850: Japan*
                   1851: 
                   1852: See [this
                   1853: page](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting12.html.en)
                   1854: for meeting information.
                   1855: 
                   1856: NetBSD BOF with 44 attendances and 55 ustream clients: OpenBlockS600 by
                   1857: kiyohara, [STAR81xx/91xx](http://www.nerv.org/~ryo/bof/index1.html) by
                   1858: Ryo SHIMIZU, [NetBSD goes POSIX.1-2008 and
                   1859: C1X](http://www.hi-matic.org/BOF/BOF.pdf) by tnozaki, YUREX by noztos,
                   1860: AsiaBSDCon by hrs, pkgsrc updates by obache.
                   1861: 
1.8       wiki     1862: ### `Jun 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     1863: 
                   1864: *Jun. 26, 2010, Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo, Japan*
                   1865: 
                   1866: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1867: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-do/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1868: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1869: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and
                   1870: [NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/) with NetBSD/evbarm on Armadillo-9 +
                   1871: VT220J, NetBSD/sparc on Sparcstation IPX, NetBSD/i386 on ThinkPad X200s
                   1872: (VMWarePlayer) and ThinkPad X24, FreeNAS on ThinkPad X200s
                   1873: (VMWarePlayer), NetBSD/landisk on USL-5P, NetBSD/evbppc on kuro-box,
                   1874: NetBSD/evbmips-el on BBR-4MG, and many hpc{ [mips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   1875: [sh](../ports/hpcsh/), [arm](../ports/hpcarm/),WZero3 with AM/FM Radio }
                   1876: 
1.8       wiki     1877: ### `Jun 2010` - LinuxTag 2010
1.2       wiki     1878: 
                   1879: *June 9-12, 2010, Berlin, Germany*
                   1880: 
                   1881: [LinuxTag 2010](http://www.linuxtag.org/2010/), one of Europe's largest
                   1882: Open Source Expo, took place from June 9th through 12th, 2010, in
                   1883: Berlin, Germany. The NetBSD Project was being represented by volunteers
                   1884: in a shared BSD booth.
                   1885: 
                   1886: If you are interested in helping out at the NetBSD booth or have any
                   1887: questions, please contact Thomas Kaepernick (mast\_1(at)gmx.net).
                   1888: 
1.8       wiki     1889: ### `May 2010` - pkgsrcCon 2010 Basel, Switzerland
1.2       wiki     1890: 
                   1891: *May. 28 -30, 2010, [Departement Informatik, University of
                   1892: Basel](http://www.pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2010/), Basel, Switzerland*
                   1893: 
1.8       wiki     1894: ### `May 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Sendai
1.2       wiki     1895: 
                   1896: *May. 22, 2010, [Tohoku Computer
                   1897: College](http://www.jc-21.ac.jp/map/index.shtml), Sendai, Japan*
                   1898: 
                   1899: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1900: Sendai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-sendai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   1901: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1902: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1903: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/), [arm and
                   1904: WZero3(WS011SH)](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1905: 
1.8       wiki     1906: ### `May 2010` - Rencontres Bretonnes du Logiciel Libre in Rennes
1.2       wiki     1907: 
                   1908: *May 15-16, 2010, Rennes, France.*
                   1909: 
                   1910: NetBSD was present for the 2nd time at the [Rencontres Bretonnes du
                   1911: Logiciel Libre](http://www.rbll.info)
                   1912: 
1.8       wiki     1913: ### `May 2010` - BSDCan 2010
1.2       wiki     1914: 
                   1915: *May 13-14, 2010, Ottawa, Canada.*
                   1916: 
                   1917: [BSDCan 2010](http://www.bsdcan.org/) was held on 13-14 May 2010 at the
                   1918: University of Ottawa, and was preceded by two days of tutorials on 11-12
                   1919: May 2010.
                   1920: 
1.8       wiki     1921: ### `Mar 2010` - AsiaBSDCon 2010
1.2       wiki     1922: 
                   1923: *Mar 11-14, 2010, Tokyo University of Science,Tokyo, Japan*
                   1924: 
                   1925: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2010.asiabsdcon.org/) is a conference for users and
                   1926: developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone
                   1927: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                   1928: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical
                   1929: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                   1930: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                   1931: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                   1932: 
                   1933: A NetBSD BOF was held on March 12, 2010 14:00-16:30
                   1934: 
1.8       wiki     1935: ### `Mar 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Kansai@Kobe
1.2       wiki     1936: 
                   1937: *Mar. 13, 2010, [Kobe Industrial Promotion
                   1938: Center](http://www.kobe-ipc.or.jp/access/), Kobe, Japan*
                   1939: 
                   1940: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1941: Kansai@Kobe](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-kobe/) , there was a NetBSD
                   1942: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1943: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [ATARI TT030 +
                   1944: SMC\_TT](../ports/atari/) ([Demonstration animation GIF for
                   1945: TT030](http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/tsutsui/smc_tt/SMC_TT-OSC2010Kobe.gif))
                   1946: , cobalt, many hpc{ [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1947: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1948: 
1.8       wiki     1949: ### `Feb 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     1950: 
                   1951: *Feb. 26-27, 2010, [MEISEI
                   1952: UNIVERSITY](http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/english/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   1953: 
                   1954: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1955: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-spring/) , there was a NetBSD
                   1956: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1957: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with tadpole(sparc) and
                   1958: many hpc{ [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1959: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   1960: 
1.8       wiki     1961: ### `Feb 2010` - Hackathon, February 2010
1.2       wiki     1962: 
                   1963: *Feb. 19-22, 2010,
                   1964: [Hackathon](http://www.NetBSD.org/community/hackathon.html)*
                   1965: 
                   1966: The [February 2010
                   1967: Hackathon](http://www.NetBSD.org/community/hackathon.html) was focusing
                   1968: on closing as many bugs and PRs as possible.
                   1969: 
1.8       wiki     1970: ### `Feb 2010` - FOSDEM 2010 Brussels, Belgium
1.2       wiki     1971: 
                   1972: *Feb. 6-7, 2010, [FOSDEM](http://www.fosdem.org/2010/), Brussels,
                   1973: Belgium*
                   1974: 
                   1975: At the [FOSDEM 2010 Conference](http://www.fosdem.org/2010/) , there was
                   1976: a joint BSD booth staffed by NetBSD and FreeBSD developers and users.
                   1977: 
                   1978: [Marc Balmer](http://www.vnode.ch/) (mbalmer@) gave a talk [Because the
                   1979: License Matters: BSD as the Foundation for Commercial Point of Sale
                   1980: Applications](http://www.fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/bsd_license) in
                   1981: the [BSD devroom](http://www.fosdem.org/2010/schedule/tracks/bsd).
                   1982: 
1.8       wiki     1983: ### `Jan 2010` - Open Source Conference 2010 Oita
1.2       wiki     1984: 
                   1985: *Jan. 23, 2010, [i-ness](http://www.pref.oita.jp/13040/index.html),
                   1986: Oita, Japan*
                   1987: 
                   1988: At the [Open Source Conference 2010
                   1989: Oita](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2010-oita/) , there was be a NetBSD booth
                   1990: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   1991: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   1992: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   1993: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstrations.
                   1994: 
1.8       wiki     1995: ### `Dec 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki     1996: 
                   1997: *Dec. 5, 2009, [Kyushu Sangyo
                   1998: University](http://www.kyusan-u.ac.jp/E/index.html), Fukuoka, Japan*
                   1999: 
                   2000: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2001: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2002: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2003: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2004: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2005: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2006: 
1.8       wiki     2007: ### `Nov 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Kochi
1.2       wiki     2008: 
                   2009: *Nov. 14, 2009, [Kochi City Culture-Plaze
                   2010: Cul-Port.](http://www.bunkaplaza.or.jp/access/index.html), Kochi, Japan*
                   2011: 
                   2012: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2013: Kochi](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-kochi/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2014: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2015: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with
                   2016: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), gadgets
                   2017: demonstration.
                   2018: 
1.8       wiki     2019: ### `Nov 2009` - OpenRheinRuhr 2009
1.2       wiki     2020: 
                   2021: *Nov. 7-8, 2009, Saalbau, Bottrop, Germany*
                   2022: 
                   2023: A new event in the middle of Europe with a huge audience and an
                   2024: impressive list of exhibitors. NetBSD had a booth as well as the other
                   2025: major BSDs.
                   2026: 
                   2027: For more information about OpenRheinRuhr visit the website
1.8       wiki     2028: [](http://www.openrheinruhr.de/) .
1.2       wiki     2029: 
1.8       wiki     2030: ### `Nov 2009` - Kansai OpenSource 2009
1.2       wiki     2031: 
                   2032: *Nov. 6-7, 2009, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITC
                   2033: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                   2034: 
                   2035: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2009](http://www.k-of.jp/), there was a NetBSD
                   2036: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2037: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   2038: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) with IIJ SEIL/X1(evbmips64), IIJ
                   2039: SEIL/B1(evbarm), NSLU2(evbarm), dreamcast+ISA bus+IDE DiskDrive
                   2040: extension, tadpole(sparc), USL-5P+USB LCD(landisk), Link
                   2041: Station(sandpoint), MacLC475upgrade(mac68k),
                   2042: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2043: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), BSD daemon statue gadgets demonstration and
                   2044: BSDBOF (EuroBSDCon2009 report by msaitoh).
                   2045: 
1.8       wiki     2046: ### `Oct 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki     2047: 
                   2048: *Oct. 30-31, 2009, [Nihon Kogakuin College 12th
                   2049: build.](http://www.neec.ac.jp/access/kmt.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                   2050: 
                   2051: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2052: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-fall/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2053: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2054: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [USB-LCD driver for
                   2055: NetBSD](http://www.naobsd.org/udl/) on
                   2056: [USL-5P](http://www.iodata.jp/product/hdd/lanhdd/usl-5p/index.htm) and
                   2057: [LS-S250L](http://buffalo.jp/products/catalog/storage/ls-sl/),
                   2058: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2059: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [tadpole GX3:sparc](../ports/sparc/) gadgets
                   2060: demonstration and BSD BOF.
                   2061: 
1.8       wiki     2062: ### `Sep 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     2063: 
                   2064: *Sep. 26, 2009, [Okinawa Convention
                   2065: Center](http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html) ,
                   2066: Okinawa, Japan*
                   2067: 
                   2068: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2069: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2070: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2071: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) . There was gadgets
                   2072: demonstration ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2073: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   2074: 
1.8       wiki     2075: ### `Sep 2009` - EuroBSDCon 2009
1.2       wiki     2076: 
                   2077: *Sep. 18-20, 2009, University of Cambridge, England..*
                   2078: 
                   2079: EuroBSDcon 2009, the european technical conference for people working on
                   2080: and with 4.4BSD based operating systems, was held on Sept 19-20th 2009
                   2081: at the University of Cambridge, England. One day of Tutorials preceded
                   2082: the conference on Sept 18th.
                   2083: 
                   2084: For more information about EuroBSDCon 2009 visit the website
1.8       wiki     2085: [](http://2009.EuroBSDCon.org/).
1.2       wiki     2086: 
1.8       wiki     2087: ### `Aug 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Nagoya
1.2       wiki     2088: 
                   2089: *Aug. 22, 2009, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan*
                   2090: 
                   2091: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2092: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-nagoya/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2093: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2094: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   2095: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There were gadget demonstrations (
                   2096: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2097: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   2098: 
1.8       wiki     2099: ### `Aug 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Niigata
1.2       wiki     2100: 
                   2101: *Aug. 1, 2009, Niigata University of International and Information
                   2102: Studies, Niigata, Japan*
                   2103: 
                   2104: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2105: Niigata](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-niigata/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2106: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2107: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Echigo BSD Users
                   2108: Group](http://www.ebug.jp/) . There was gadgets demonstration (
                   2109: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2110: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) and [FuguIta - OpenBSD LiveCD with 1seg
                   2111: tuner](http://kaw.ath.cx/openbsd/index.php?en%2FLiveCD). ).
                   2112: 
1.8       wiki     2113: ### `Jul 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Kansai
1.2       wiki     2114: 
                   2115: *Jul. 10-11, 2009, Kyoto Computer Gakuin, Kyoto, Japan*
                   2116: 
                   2117: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2118: Kansai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-kansai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2119: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2120: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   2121: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) . There was gadgets power consumption
                   2122: demonstration ( [Atari TT030](../ports/atari/), [BeBox (stop at
                   2123: bootloader:need S3 Video Card)](../ports/bebox/), [MSI Wind Notebook and
                   2124: VAIO Type P](../ports/amd64/), [cobalt QUBE2 and Cache RAQ2 with
                   2125: Zope](../ports/cobalt/), [gumstix music player sings OpenBSD
                   2126: song](../ports/evbarm/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2127: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2128: [Linkstation:sandpoint](../ports/evbarm/),
                   2129: [OpenBSD/zaurus](http://www.openbsd.org/zaurus.html), [DragonFlyBSD with
                   2130: hammer](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/), [SGI O2](../ports/sgimips/), [IBM
                   2131: PReP](../ports/prep/), CPU Load average x 16 LED Meterboard with
                   2132: libFT245, bc benchmark time x electricity consumption = energy
                   2133: efficiency graph with all BSD machines. ).
                   2134: 
1.8       wiki     2135: ### `Jul 2009` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     2136: 
                   2137: *Jul 4, 2009, [The University of
                   2138: Tokyo](http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_04_03_j.html), Tokyo,
                   2139: Japan*
                   2140: 
                   2141: See [this
                   2142: page](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting11.html.en)
                   2143: for meeting information.
                   2144: 
                   2145: BOF with 39 attendances: pkgsrc updates, workarounds for VAIO Type P,
                   2146: AsiaBSDCon reports, eXecute In Place (XIP), gumstix, IA64 , SheevaPlug,
                   2147: USB Wireless LAN drivers, NetBSD - Now, 6.0 and Future, PGP key sign
                   2148: party.
                   2149: 
1.8       wiki     2150: ### `Jul 2009` - Open Source World 2009
1.2       wiki     2151: 
                   2152: *Jul. 1-2, 2009, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan*
                   2153: 
                   2154: At the [Open Source World 2009](http://www.idg.co.jp/expo/osw/2009/) ,
                   2155: there was a NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2156: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) . There was gadgets power
                   2157: consumption demonstration ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2158: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ) and [tadpole
                   2159: GX3:sparc](../ports/sparc/).
                   2160: 
1.8       wiki     2161: ### `Jun 2009` - LinuxTag 2009
1.2       wiki     2162: 
                   2163: *June 24-27 2009, Berlin, Germany*
                   2164: 
                   2165: The annual [LinuxTag](http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/en.html) conference
                   2166: took place from 24th until 27th of June 2009 at the Berlin fairground
                   2167: under the radio tower. NetBSD was sharing a booth with the other BSD
                   2168: systems at the exhibition.
                   2169: 
1.8       wiki     2170: ### `Jun 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     2171: 
                   2172: *Jun. 20, 2009, Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo, Japan*
                   2173: 
                   2174: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2175: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-do/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2176: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2177: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Northern land BSD
                   2178: Users Group](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/) with many hpc{
                   2179: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2180: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } , [NetBSD/evbmips on
                   2181: BBR-4MG](../ports/evbmips/), Twitter ticker monitor on 78K0 board via
                   2182: USB Serial, [NetBSD/evbarm on Armadillo-9](../ports/evbarm/) with
                   2183: VT-220J, [NetBSD/sparc on SparcStation Classic](../ports/sparc/),
                   2184: [NetBSD/evbarm on BeagleBoard (working in progress,not boot
                   2185: yet)](../ports/evbarm/).
                   2186: 
1.8       wiki     2187: ### `May 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Shimane
1.2       wiki     2188: 
                   2189: *May 16, 2009, [MATSUE
                   2190: TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                   2191: 
                   2192: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2193: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2194: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2195: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/). There were gadget
                   2196: demonstrations ( [SONY VAIO type P](../ports/i386/),
                   2197: [RaQ2:cobalt](../ports/cobalt/), [Armadillo9:evbarm](../ports/evbarm/),
                   2198: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2199: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/) ).
                   2200: 
1.8       wiki     2201: ### `May 2009` - BSDCan 2009
1.2       wiki     2202: 
                   2203: *May 8-9, 2009, Ottawa, Canada.*
                   2204: 
                   2205: [BSDCan 2009](http://www.bsdcan.org/) was held on 8-9 May 2009 at the
                   2206: University of Ottawa, and was preceded by two days of tutorials on 6-7
                   2207: May 2009.
                   2208: 
1.8       wiki     2209: ### `Mar 2009` - CeBIT 2009
1.2       wiki     2210: 
                   2211: *March 3-8, 2009, Hannover, Germany*
                   2212: 
                   2213: The NetBSD project had a joint booth with the FreeBSD project at
                   2214: [CeBIT](http://www.cebit.de/), the large b2b trade fair held in
                   2215: Hannover, Germany.
                   2216: 
1.8       wiki     2217: ### `Mar 2009` - AsiaBSDCon 2009
1.2       wiki     2218: 
                   2219: *Mar 12-15, 2009, Tokyo University of Science,Tokyo, Japan*
                   2220: 
                   2221: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2009.asiabsdcon.org/) is a conference for users and
                   2222: developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone
                   2223: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                   2224: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical
                   2225: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                   2226: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                   2227: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                   2228: [Antti Kantee:Environmental Independance:BSD Kernel TCP/IP in
                   2229: Userspace](http://2009.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#P5A)
                   2230: ([Report](http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2009/03/30/asiabsdcon4/index.html)),
                   2231: and [NetBSD
                   2232: BoF](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/regional-jp/2009/02/15/msg000018.html)
                   2233: was held on Mar 13,2009 17:30-19:00. [AsiaBSDCon 2009
                   2234: papers](http://2009.asiabsdcon.org/live/) and
                   2235: [presentations](http://www.youtube.com/bsdconferences) are available.
                   2236: 
1.8       wiki     2237: ### `Feb 2009` - Southern California Linux Expo
1.2       wiki     2238: 
                   2239: *Feb 20-22, 2009, Los Angeles, CA*
                   2240: 
1.8       wiki     2241: The NetBSD project was represented by A.KML and A.DAVID at [SCALE
                   2242: 7x](http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/), the 7th annual Southern California
                   2243: Linux Expo, which took place February 20-22, 2009 at The Westin Los
                   2244: Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, California.
1.2       wiki     2245: 
1.8       wiki     2246: ### `Feb 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     2247: 
                   2248: *Feb. 20-21, 2009, [Japan Electronics
                   2249: College](http://www.jec.ac.jp/access/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   2250: 
                   2251: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2252: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-spring/) , there was a NetBSD
                   2253: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2254: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [VAIO type
                   2255: P](http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/P1/) with NetBSD, [tadpole
                   2256: GX3:sparc](../ports/sparc/) and many hpc{ [mips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2257: [sh](../ports/hpcsh/), [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2258: 
1.8       wiki     2259: ### `Feb 2009` - FOSDEM 2009
1.2       wiki     2260: 
                   2261: NetBSD was present at FOSDEM on Feb 7-8 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
                   2262: FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organised by the community for
                   2263: the community.
                   2264: 
1.8       wiki     2265: ### `Feb 2009` - DCBSDCon 2009
1.2       wiki     2266: 
                   2267: *Feb. 5-6, 2009, Washington, D.C.*
                   2268: 
1.8       wiki     2269: For information, visit [](http://www.dcbsdcon.org/).
1.2       wiki     2270: 
1.8       wiki     2271: ### `Jan 2009` - Open Source Conference 2009 Sendai
1.2       wiki     2272: 
                   2273: *Jan. 24, 2009, [Tohoku Computer
                   2274: College](http://www.jc-21.ac.jp/map/index.shtml), Sendai, Japan*
                   2275: 
                   2276: At the [Open Source Conference 2009
                   2277: Sendai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2009-sendai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2278: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2279: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2280: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2281: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2282: 
1.8       wiki     2283: ### `Dec 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki     2284: 
                   2285: *Dec. 13, 2008, [Humanities and Social Sciences Center,Fukuoka
                   2286: University](http://www.fukuoka-u.ac.jp/unv_gide/access/cmps_map1.html),
                   2287: Fukuoka, Japan*
                   2288: 
                   2289: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2290: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2291: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2292: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2293: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2294: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets and USB Camera demonstration.
                   2295: 
1.8       wiki     2296: ### `Nov 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     2297: 
                   2298: *Nov. 29, 2008, [Okinawa Industory Support
                   2299: Center](http://www.okinawa-sangyoushien.co.jp/), Okinawa, Japan*
                   2300: 
                   2301: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2302: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2303: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2304: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2305: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2306: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2307: 
1.8       wiki     2308: ### `Nov 2008` - meetBSD California '08
1.2       wiki     2309: 
                   2310: *Nov. 15-16, 2008, Mountain View, California*
                   2311: 
1.8       wiki     2312: For information, visit [](http://www.meetbsd.com/).
1.2       wiki     2313: 
1.8       wiki     2314: ### `Nov 2008` - Kansai OpenSource 2008
1.2       wiki     2315: 
                   2316: *Nov. 7-8, 2008, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITC
                   2317: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                   2318: 
                   2319: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2008](http://www.k-of.jp/), there was a NetBSD
                   2320: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2321: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Kansai \*BSD Users
                   2322: Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/) with [tadpole
                   2323: GX3:sparc](../ports/sparc/), [Linkstation:sandpoint](../ports/evbarm/),
                   2324: [PCBSD on Xen](../ports/xen/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2325: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2326: [LC475](../ports/mac68k/),
                   2327: [OpenBSD/zaurus](http://www.openbsd.org/zaurus.html),
                   2328: [DragonFlyBSD](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/), [Servo motor realtime
                   2329: control via USB audio](http://rogiken.org/daemon/works.html) gadgets
                   2330: demonstration and BSDBOF.
                   2331: 
1.8       wiki     2332: ### `Oct 2008` - EuroBSDCon 2008
1.2       wiki     2333: 
                   2334: *Oct. 18-19, 2008, Strasbourg, France*
                   2335: 
                   2336: EuroBSDcon 2008, the european technical conference for people working on
                   2337: and with 4.4BSD based operating systems, was held on October 18-19th
                   2338: 2008 at the University of Strasbourg in France. Two days of Tutorials
                   2339: preceded the conference on Oct. 16-17th.
                   2340: 
                   2341: For more information about EuroBSDCon 2008 visit the website
1.8       wiki     2342: [](http://2008.EuroBSDCon.org/).
1.2       wiki     2343: 
1.8       wiki     2344: ### `Oct 2008` - NetBSD developers summit @ NYCBSDCon 2008
1.2       wiki     2345: 
                   2346: *Oct 10, 2008, Columbia University, NY, NY, USA*
                   2347: 
                   2348: A NetBSD developer's summit was held on Friday, October 10th, 2008. The
                   2349: event was sponsored by and leads up to that year's NYCBSDCon and took
                   2350: place at Columbia University on the island of Manhattan in New York
                   2351: City, NY, USA. The event was *open to the public*.
                   2352: 
1.8       wiki     2353: ### `Oct 2008` - NYCBSDCon 2008
1.2       wiki     2354: 
                   2355: *Oct 11-12, 2008, Columbia University, NY, NY, USA*
                   2356: 
                   2357: The third BSD Conference organized by the [NYC BSD User
                   2358: Group](http://www.nycbug.org) took place in New York City on October
                   2359: 11th and 12th, 2008.
                   2360: 
                   2361: More information about NYCBSDCon 2008 is available at
1.8       wiki     2362: [](http://www.nycbsdcon.org/2008/).
1.2       wiki     2363: 
                   2364: Coinciding with the conference was the 12th NetBSD Hackathon being held.
                   2365: 
1.8       wiki     2366: ### `Oct 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki     2367: 
                   2368: *Oct. 3-4, 2008, [Ota City Industrial
                   2369: Plaza](http://www.pio-ota.jp/english/access.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                   2370: 
                   2371: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2372: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-fall/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2373: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2374: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [tadpole
                   2375: GX3:sparc](../ports/sparc/), [LinkStation:sandpoint](../ports/evbarm/),
                   2376: [PCBSD on Xen](../ports/xen/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2377: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/) gadgets
                   2378: demonstration and BSD BOF(OpenBSD,NetBSD, [76th IETF
                   2379: Hiroshima](http://www.wide.ad.jp/news/press/20080804-IETF-e.html),
                   2380: [Itojun Service
                   2381: Award](http://www.wide.ad.jp/news/press/20080912-itojun-fund-j.html) ).
                   2382: 
1.8       wiki     2383: ### `Sep 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 in Shimane
1.2       wiki     2384: 
                   2385: *Sep. 12-13, 2008, [MATSUE
                   2386: TERRSA](http://www.sanbg.com/terrsa/e/index.html), Shimane, Japan*
                   2387: 
                   2388: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2389: Shimane](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-shimane/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2390: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2391: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/). There were gadget
                   2392: demonstrations ( [dynabook/SS:amd64](../ports/amd64/),
                   2393: [Armadillo9:evbarm](../ports/evbarm/),
                   2394: [HP712/80:hp700](../ports/hp700/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2395: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2396: [SL-C3200:zaurus](../ports/zaurus/),
                   2397: [LaVie/G:OpenSolaris](http://www.solaris.com/), and
                   2398: [chumby](http://www.chumby.com/) ).
                   2399: 
1.8       wiki     2400: ### `Aug 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 in Nagoya
1.2       wiki     2401: 
                   2402: *Aug. 9, 2008, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan*
                   2403: 
                   2404: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2405: Nagoya](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-nagoya/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2406: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2407: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   2408: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There were gadget demonstrations (
                   2409: [RaQ2:cobalt](../ports/cobalt/), [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2410: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2411: [HP712/80:hp700](../ports/hp700/),
                   2412: [OpenBSD/zaurus](http://www.openbsd.org/zaurus.html), [Speecys Robot:
                   2413: NetBSD/sh3](http://www.speecys.com/), [samtk](http://www.samtk.org/) ).
                   2414: 
1.8       wiki     2415: ### `Jul 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 in Kansai
1.2       wiki     2416: 
                   2417: *Jul. 18-19, 2008, Kyoto Computer Gakuin, Kyoto, Japan*
                   2418: 
                   2419: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2420: Kansai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-kansai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2421: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2422: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) . There were gadgets power
                   2423: consumption demonstration ( [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/),
                   2424: [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/), [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2425: [alpha](../ports/alpha/), [SGI O2](../ports/sgimips/) ), Miku Hatsune
                   2426: paper doll with Six servo moters controlled by USB audio, libFT245 with
                   2427: USB, BeBox, Squeak on hpcmips, OneSeg TV recording with hpcmips, bc
                   2428: benchmark time x electricity consumption = energy efficiency graph with
                   2429: all BSD machines.
                   2430: 
1.8       wiki     2431: ### `Jul 2008` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     2432: 
                   2433: *Jul 5, 2008, [The University of
                   2434: Tokyo](http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_04_03_j.html), Tokyo,
                   2435: Japan*
                   2436: 
                   2437: BOF with 52 attendances: NetBSD/sparc64 SMP, NetBSD/BBR-4MG
                   2438: evbmips(ADM5120), NetBSD/DLX - CPU implementation on FPGA, OpenRoads -
                   2439: Open Robot Operation And Design Specification, AsiaBSDCon2009, pkgsrc
                   2440: update, KURO-BOX/PRO MB88F5182, Toolchain and "mknative", EeePC, NetBSD
                   2441: - Now, 5.0 and Future, PGP key sign party.
                   2442: 
1.8       wiki     2443: ### `Jun 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 in Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     2444: 
                   2445: *Jun. 28, 2008, Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo, Japan*
                   2446: 
                   2447: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2448: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-do/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2449: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2450: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2451: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2452: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration, VT-220J, USL-5P with 3
                   2453: one-seg TV tuners, NetBSD/BBR-4MG .
                   2454: 
1.8       wiki     2455: ### `Jun 2008` - pkgsrcCon 2008
1.2       wiki     2456: 
                   2457: *Jun 13-15, 2008, Technical University of Berlin*
                   2458: 
                   2459: The fifth annual pkgsrcCon convened in Berlin, Germany on June 13 to 15,
                   2460: 2008. pkgsrcCon is a technical conference for people working on the
                   2461: [NetBSD Packages Collection
                   2462: (pkgsrc)](http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/software/packages.html), focusing
                   2463: on existing technologies, research projects, and works-in-progress in
                   2464: pkgsrc infrastructure.
                   2465: 
                   2466: More information about pkgsrcCon 2008 is available at
1.8       wiki     2467: [](http://www.pkgsrccon.org/2008/).
1.2       wiki     2468: 
1.8       wiki     2469: ### `May 2008` - BSDCan 2008
1.2       wiki     2470: 
                   2471: *May 16-17, 2008, University of Ottawa, Canada*
                   2472: 
                   2473: BSDCan is a BSD conference held in Ottawa, for people working on and
                   2474: with 4.4BSD based operating systems and related projects. The organizers
                   2475: have found a formula that appeals to a wide range of people from extreme
                   2476: novices to advanced developers.
                   2477: 
                   2478: For more information about BSDCan 2008 visit
1.8       wiki     2479: [](http://www.BSDCan.org/2008/).
1.2       wiki     2480: 
1.8       wiki     2481: ### `Apr 2008` - BSDCon Barcelona 2008
1.2       wiki     2482: 
1.8       wiki     2483: *Apr 19-20, 2008, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona,
1.2       wiki     2484: Spain*
                   2485: 
                   2486: For more information about BSDCon Barcelona '08 visit
1.8       wiki     2487: [](http://bcn.bsdcon.net/).
1.2       wiki     2488: 
1.8       wiki     2489: ### `Apr 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 Nagaoka
1.2       wiki     2490: 
                   2491: *Apr. 12, 2008, [Nagaoka University of
                   2492: Technology.](http://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/j/), Niigata, Japan*
                   2493: 
                   2494: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2495: Nagaoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-nagaoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2496: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2497: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2498: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2499: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration, NetBSD/Playstation3,
                   2500: USB OneSeg TV tuner (DUS-01).
                   2501: 
1.8       wiki     2502: ### `Mar 2008` - Frühjahrsfachgespräch (FFG) of the German Unix User Group
1.2       wiki     2503: 
                   2504: *March 11-14, 2008, University of Munich, Germany*
                   2505: 
                   2506: The FFG is an annual meeting for professional users of Unix, networking
                   2507: technologies and IT security.
                   2508: 
                   2509: For more information about FFG 2008 visit
1.8       wiki     2510: [](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2008/)
1.2       wiki     2511: 
1.8       wiki     2512: ### `Mar 2008` - AsiaBSDCon 2008
1.2       wiki     2513: 
                   2514: *Mar 27-30, 2008, Tokyo, Japan*
                   2515: 
                   2516: [AsiaBSDCon](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/) is a conference for users and
                   2517: developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone
                   2518: developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD,
                   2519: OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical
                   2520: conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and
                   2521: presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our
                   2522: open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.
                   2523: AsiaBSDCon2008 was held with over 170 attendances. [[Paper/Slide
                   2524: List](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/papers/index.html),
                   2525: [photographs](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/photo/0327/index.html)]
                   2526: 
                   2527: [NetBSD Discussion:](http://www.NetBSD.org/~uebayasi/abc2008bof.txt)
                   2528: Cherry G.Mathew:NetBSD/ia64, Hiroki Doshita and Masahiko Yasuoka: [npppd
                   2529: and pipex](http://www.seil.jp/download/eng/), Toshiaki Nozawa [Speecys
                   2530: Corp.](http://www.speecys.com/) :NetBSD/Robots, Masao Uebayashi:MIPS N32
                   2531: ABI support and OCTEON on [SEIL/X](http://www.seil.jp/download/eng/).
                   2532: 
                   2533: Paper Session (NetBSD-related content): Christoph Badura: [Gaols:
                   2534: Implementing Jails Under the kauth
                   2535: Framework](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#P3A), Antti Kantee:
                   2536: [Send and Recieve of File System Protocols: Userspace Approach With
                   2537: puffs](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#P4B), Kristaps
                   2538: Džonsons: [Logical Resource Isolation in the NetBSD
                   2539: Kernel](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#P5A) [detail:
                   2540: [mult](http://mult.bsd.lv/)] , Alistair Crooks: [A Portable iSCSI
1.8       wiki     2541: Initiator](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#P6A), Jörg
1.2       wiki     2542: Sonnenberger and Jared D.McNeill: [Sleeping Beauty - NetBSD on Modern
                   2543: Laptops](http://2008.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html#P9A)
                   2544: [[Presentation](./presentations/)] .
                   2545: 
                   2546: Mini Talk: M.Warner Losh: FreeBSD/mips, Alistair Crooks: Three roadmaps
                   2547: for NetBSD development through 5.0 and 6.0 - this will cover storage,
                   2548: networking and virtualisation.
1.8       wiki     2549: ### `Feb 2008` - Open Source Conference 2008 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     2550: 
                   2551: *Feb. 29-Mar. 1, 2008, [Japan Electronics
                   2552: College.](http://www.jec.ac.jp/college/access.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                   2553: 
                   2554: At the [Open Source Conference 2008
                   2555: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2008-spring/) , there was a NetBSD
                   2556: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2557: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2558: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2559: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) [NetBSD/i386 on Asus
                   2560: EeePC](../ports/i386/netbook.html) } gadgets demonstration and
                   2561: [Speecys](http://www.speecys.com/) Robots.
                   2562: 
1.8       wiki     2563: ### `Feb 2008` - FOSDEM 2008
1.2       wiki     2564: 
                   2565: *Feb 23-24, 2008, Brussels, Belgium*
                   2566: 
                   2567: NetBSD has had a booth at the FOSDEM on Feb 23-24 2008 in Brussels,
                   2568: Belgium. FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organised by the
                   2569: community for the community. The NetBSD booth was manned by Thomas
1.8       wiki     2570: Reisky <doppelhertz@bsdgroup.de>.
1.2       wiki     2571: 
1.8       wiki     2572: ### `Feb 2008` - SCALE 6x
1.2       wiki     2573: 
                   2574: *Feb. 9-10, 2007, Los Angeles, USA*
                   2575: 
1.8       wiki     2576: The NetBSD project was represented by A.KML and A.DAVID at [SCALE
                   2577: 6x](http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/), the 6th annual Southern California
                   2578: Linux Expo, which took place February 9-10, 2008 at The Westin Los
                   2579: Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, California.
1.2       wiki     2580: 
1.8       wiki     2581: ### `Dec 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 Fukuoka
1.2       wiki     2582: 
                   2583: *Dec. 8, 2007, [ASC BUILD.](http://www.kma.ne.jp/asc/), Fukuoka, Japan*
                   2584: 
                   2585: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2586: Fukuoka](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-fukuoka/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2587: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2588: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2589: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2590: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2591: 
1.8       wiki     2592: ### `Nov 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     2593: 
                   2594: *Nov. 17, 2007, [Okiden Fureai
                   2595: Hall](http://www.okiden.co.jp/corporate/branch/naha.html), Okinawa,
                   2596: Japan*
                   2597: 
                   2598: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2599: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-okinawa/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2600: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2601: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2602: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2603: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2604: 
1.8       wiki     2605: ### Nov 2007 - come2linux: Linux-days Essen 2007
1.2       wiki     2606: 
                   2607: *November 10-11th 2007, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany*
                   2608: 
                   2609: NetBSD was present at *come2linux*, the Linux-days Essen 2007. There was
                   2610: a joint BSD booth, the NetBSD part was manned by Stefan Klose, Julian
                   2611: Suschlik and Karsten Kruse.
                   2612: 
1.8       wiki     2613: ### `Nov 2007` - Kansai OpenSource 2007
1.2       wiki     2614: 
                   2615: *Nov. 9-10, 2007, [Asia and Pacific Trade Center ITC
                   2616: Building](http://www.atc-co.com/), Osaka, Japan*
                   2617: 
                   2618: At the [Kansai OpenSource 2007](http://www.k-of.jp/), there was a NetBSD
                   2619: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2620: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with [Mac LCIII+475
                   2621: upgrade](../ports/mac68k/), [iBook](../ports/macppc/) with [Servo motor
                   2622: realtime control via USB audio](http://rogiken.org/daemon/works.html),
                   2623: [Zaurus C3200](../ports/zaurus/), many hpc{ [mips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2624: [sh](../ports/hpcsh/), [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2625: 
1.8       wiki     2626: ### `Oct 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 Niigata
1.2       wiki     2627: 
                   2628: *Oct. 27, 2007, [NIIGATA TERRSA](http://www.n-terrsa.jp/access/),
                   2629: Niigata, Japan*
                   2630: 
                   2631: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2632: Niigata](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-niigata/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2633: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2634: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2635: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2636: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2637: 
1.8       wiki     2638: ### `Oct 2007` - Systems Munich
1.2       wiki     2639: 
                   2640: NetBSD was present at the Open Source Pavillon (hall B2, booth 110-2) at
                   2641: the [Systems](http://www.systems-world.de/) Computer Fair in Munich,
                   2642: Germany, from October 23rd to 26th. The booth is sponsored and organized
                   2643: by [Computer- und Literaturverlag](http://www.cul.de/).
                   2644: 
1.8       wiki     2645: ### `Oct 2007` - First Turkish Conference on BSD Systems
1.2       wiki     2646: 
                   2647: *Oct. 19-20, 2007, Sultanahmet Campus Marmara University, Istanbul,
                   2648: Turkey*
                   2649: 
                   2650: BSDConTR was the first conference on BSD systems in Turkey. The
                   2651: conference was organized in full cooperation with EnderUNIX Software
                   2652: Development team, which is largely known as its ongoing support for BSD
                   2653: systems in Turkey, and its open source projects and Marmara University.
                   2654: 
1.8       wiki     2655: More information on BSDConTR at [](http://www.bsdcontr.org/)
1.2       wiki     2656: 
1.8       wiki     2657: ### `Oct 2007` - Brandenburger Linux-Infotag
1.2       wiki     2658: 
                   2659: The Brandenburg Linux-Infotag was held on Oct 20th 2007 at the FH
                   2660: Brandenburg, Germany. The NetBSD project was represented with an own
                   2661: booth, and Stefan Schumacher was there to answer questions. For more
                   2662: information, see the [event's
                   2663: homepage](http://www.linuxinfotag-brb.de/).
                   2664: 
1.8       wiki     2665: ### `Oct 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki     2666: 
                   2667: *Oct. 5-6, 2007, [Ota City Industrial
                   2668: Plaza](http://www.pio-ota.jp/english/access.html), Tokyo, Japan*
                   2669: 
                   2670: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2671: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-fall/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2672: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2673: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with
                   2674: [X68030](../ports/x68k/) with [Nereid](http://xps.jp/), many hpc{
                   2675: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2676: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration and [IPv6 and Security
                   2677: Presentation by
                   2678: itojun](http://www.itojun.org/paper/itojun-200710-ospn-tokyo/mgp00001.html).
                   2679: 
1.8       wiki     2680: ### `Sep 2007` - EuroBSDCon 2007
1.2       wiki     2681: 
                   2682: *Sep. 14-15, 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark*
                   2683: 
                   2684: The sixth annual European BSD Conference, EuroBSDCon 2007, was held on
                   2685: September 14-15th 2007 at Symbion Science Park in Copenhagen, Denmark.
                   2686: Two days of Tutorials preceeded the Conference on Sep 12-13th.
                   2687: 
                   2688: For more information about EuroBSDCon 2007 visit the website
1.8       wiki     2689: [](http://2007.EuroBSDCon.org/).
1.2       wiki     2690: 
1.8       wiki     2691: ### Aug 2007 - Chaos Communications Camp 2007
1.2       wiki     2692: 
                   2693: The Chaos Communications Camp is the summer event of the Chaos Computer
                   2694: Club. It was held from August 8th to 12th at the Airport Museum
                   2695: Finowfurt near Berlin, Germany. See the event's
                   2696: [homepage](http://events.ccc.de/camp/2007/) for more information.
                   2697: 
1.8       wiki     2698: ### `Jul 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 in Kansai
1.2       wiki     2699: 
                   2700: *Jul. 20-21, 2007, Kyoto Computer Gakuin, Kyoto, Japan*
                   2701: 
                   2702: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2703: Kansai](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-kansai/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2704: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2705: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   2706: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). There were gadgets power
                   2707: consumption demonstration ( [amd64](../ports/amd64/),
                   2708: [alpha](../ports/alpha/), [evbarm](../ports/evbarm/),
                   2709: [hpcarm](../ports/hpcarm/), [hpcmips](../ports/hpcmips/),
                   2710: [hpcsh](../ports/hpcsh/), [news68k](../ports/news68k/),
                   2711: [newsmips](../ports/newsmips/), [sandpoint](../ports/sandpoint/),
                   2712: [sgimips](../ports/sgimips/), [xen](../ports/xen/),
                   2713: [OpenBSD/zaurus](http://www.OpenBSD.org/zaurus.html) ) and [BSD
                   2714: BOF](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-kansai/modules/eguide/event.php?eid=52)
                   2715: ( [Servo motor realtime control via USB
                   2716: audio](http://rogiken.org/daemon/works.html), [Apache
                   2717: Geronimo](http://geronimo.apache.org/), [NetBSD and
                   2718: Java](http://www.yagoto-urayama.jp/~oshimaya/netbsd/netbsd-java/index.html)
                   2719: ).
                   2720: 
                   2721: [A report with some
                   2722: photos](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/2007/osc2007-kansai/index.html) is
                   2723: available.
                   2724: 
1.8       wiki     2725: ### Jul 2007 - Chaos Singularity (CoSin) 2007
1.2       wiki     2726: 
                   2727: *Jul. 6-8, 2007, Bremgarten AG, Switzerland*
                   2728: 
                   2729: The Chaos Singularity 2007 was an event organized by swiss groups which
                   2730: organizationally or by content are related to the CCC (Chaos Computer
                   2731: Club). This event took place from July 6th to 8th at the cultural center
                   2732: of Bremgarten ([KuZeB](http://www.kuzeb.ch)) in the canton of Aargau,
                   2733: Switzerland.
                   2734: 
                   2735: There was a BSD booth at the CoSin 2007, also representing NetBSD. A
                   2736: report was posted to the
                   2737: [regional-de](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/regional-de/2007/07/09/0000.html)
                   2738: mailing list.
                   2739: 
1.8       wiki     2740: ### `Jul 2007` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     2741: 
                   2742: *Jul 7, 2007, [The University of
                   2743: Tokyo](http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/epage/public/map/e25-j.html), Tokyo,
                   2744: Japan*
                   2745: 
                   2746: See [this
                   2747: page](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting9.html) for
                   2748: meeting information. Talking about ColdFire,
                   2749: [MobileIPv6](https://op-ha.nautilus6.org/), [Type 0 Routing Header
                   2750: issue](http://www.kame.net/newsletter/20070502/index.html), update
                   2751: net80211 and Atheros, pkgsrc,
                   2752: [NetBSD/playstation3](http://www.ki.nu/hardware/.ps3/files/20070707/),
                   2753: [build status](ftp://ftp.ki.nu/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/map/index.html),
                   2754: automake to BSD make converter, NetBSD - Now, 4.0 and Future, PGP key
                   2755: sign party.
                   2756: 
1.8       wiki     2757: ### `Jun 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 in Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     2758: 
                   2759: *Jun. 30, 2007, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan*
                   2760: 
                   2761: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2762: Hokkaido](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-do/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   2763: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2764: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2765: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2766: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration, Internet Radio Player
                   2767: on USL-5P, NetBSD/Armadillo-9.
                   2768: 
1.8       wiki     2769: ### May 2007 - Linuxtag Berlin
1.2       wiki     2770: 
                   2771: LinuxTag 2007 opened its doors from May 30 to June 2, 2007 at the Berlin
                   2772: Expo Center under the Funkturm in Berlin, Germany. The event featured
                   2773: many talks about Open Source, Linux and there was a [full
                   2774: BSD-track](http://www.linuxtag.org/2007/en/conf/events/vp-freitag.html)
                   2775: at the
                   2776: [BSD-Day](http://www.linuxtag.org/2007/de/community/workshops/bsd-day.html)
                   2777: this year, too. Besides the talks there was a large exhibition fair, and
                   2778: the NetBSD project was among the BSD projects, which had a joint booth.
                   2779: BSD talks included Hubert Feyrer's NetBSD status report.
                   2780: 
                   2781: See the [Linuxtag homepage](http://www.linuxtag.org/2007/) for more
                   2782: information.
                   2783: 
1.8       wiki     2784: ### `May 2007` - BSDCan 2007
1.2       wiki     2785: 
                   2786: *May 18-19, 2007, Ottawa, Canada*
                   2787: 
                   2788: In just three short years, BSDCan, a BSD conference held in Ottawa, has
                   2789: quickly established itself as the technical conference for people
                   2790: working on and with 4.4BSD based operating systems and related projects.
                   2791: The organizers have found a fantastic formula that appeals to a wide
                   2792: range of people from extreme novices to advanced developers.
                   2793: 
                   2794: That year, BSDCan 2007 was held on 18-19 May 2007 at University of
                   2795: Ottawa, and was preceded by two days of Tutorials on 16-17 May 2007.
                   2796: 
                   2797: For more information about BSDCan 2007 visit
1.8       wiki     2798: [](http://www.BSDCan.org/2007/).
1.2       wiki     2799: 
1.8       wiki     2800: ### `Apr 2007` - pkgsrcCon 2007
1.2       wiki     2801: 
                   2802: *Apr. 27-29, 2007, Barcelona, Spain*
                   2803: 
                   2804: The fourth annual pkgsrcCon will convene in Barcelona, Spain on April 27
                   2805: to 29, 2007. pkgsrcCon is a technical conference for people working on
                   2806: the [NetBSD Packages Collection
                   2807: (pkgsrc)](http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/software/packages.html), focusing
                   2808: on existing technologies, research projects, and works-in-progress in
                   2809: pkgsrc infrastructure. Developers, contributors, and users are all
                   2810: welcome to attend.
                   2811: 
                   2812: More information about pkgsrcCon 2007 is available at
1.8       wiki     2813: [](http://www.pkgsrccon.org/2007/).
1.2       wiki     2814: 
1.8       wiki     2815: ### `Mar 2007` - Linux-Infotag Augsburg
1.2       wiki     2816: 
                   2817: *Mar 24, 2007, Augsburg, Germany*
                   2818: 
                   2819: There will be a joint BSD booth at the Linux Infotag in Augsburg,
                   2820: including presence of the NetBSD project. The event offers some small
                   2821: expo space, and two tracks of talks, one with beginners in mind, the
                   2822: other one for advanced users. See [the event's
                   2823: homepage](http://www.luga.de/Aktionen/LIT-2007/) for more information.
                   2824: 
                   2825: P.S.: A report is available in [this
                   2826: mail](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2007/03/26/0000.html).
                   2827: 
1.8       wiki     2828: ### `Mar 2007` - Open Source Conference 2007 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     2829: 
                   2830: *Mar. 16-17, 2007, Tokyo, Japan*
                   2831: 
                   2832: At the [Open Source Conference 2007
                   2833: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2007-spring/), there will be a
                   2834: NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2835: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2836: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2837: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration and
                   2838: [Speecys](http://www.speecys.com/) Robots.
                   2839: 
1.8       wiki     2840: ### `Mar 2007` - AsiaBSDCon 2007
1.2       wiki     2841: 
                   2842: *Mar. 8-11, 2007, Tokyo, Japan*
                   2843: 
                   2844: AsiaBSDCon is a conference for users and developers on BSD based
                   2845: systems. The conference is for anyone developing, deploying and using
                   2846: systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Darwin, and
                   2847: MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical conference and aims to collect the
                   2848: best technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the
                   2849: latest developments in our open source community are shared with the
                   2850: widest possible audience.
                   2851: 
                   2852: Please contact secretary@asiabsdcon.org if you have any questions. The
                   2853: AsiaBSDCon 2007 timetable is available at
1.8       wiki     2854: [](http://2007.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html).
1.2       wiki     2855: 
1.8       wiki     2856: ### `Mar 2007` - Chemnitzer Linux-Tage
1.2       wiki     2857: 
                   2858: *Mar. 3-4, 2007, Chemnitz*
                   2859: 
                   2860: NetBSD will have a booth and related talks at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage
                   2861: (linux days) in Chemnitz, Germany. See
1.8       wiki     2862: [](http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2007/) for more information. If you
                   2863: want to help out manning the booth, please contact Hubert Feyrer
                   2864: <hubertf@NetBSD.org> for further details.
1.2       wiki     2865: 
1.8       wiki     2866: ### `Feb 2007` - GUUG spring talk
1.2       wiki     2867: 
                   2868: *Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2007, Berlin, Germany*
                   2869: 
                   2870: The German Unix User Group will have it's annual spring talk
1.8       wiki     2871: (Frühjahrsfachgespräch) in Berlin this year. It will take place February
                   2872: 27-March 2, 2007, at the Freie Universität Berlin. There will be several
1.2       wiki     2873: talks about Unix and Unix-related topics, and one will be held by Stefan
                   2874: Schumacher on how to secure a NetBSD system using Systrace.
                   2875: 
                   2876: More information can be found at
1.8       wiki     2877: [](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2007/) and
                   2878: [](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2007/abstracts.html#3_7_1). The
                   2879: German language article can be found at:
                   2880: [](http://net-tex.dnsalias.org/~stefan/nt/netbsd/systrace.html).
1.2       wiki     2881: 
                   2882: Ignatios also
                   2883: [posted](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/regional-de/2007/03/27/0000.html)
                   2884: his [slides (german
                   2885: language!)](http://theory.cs.uni-bonn.de/~ignatios/erlgrey-guug-ffg-2007.pdf).
                   2886: 
1.8       wiki     2887: ### `Feb 2007` - FOSDEM 2007
1.2       wiki     2888: 
                   2889: *Feb 24-25, 2007, Brussels, Belgium*
                   2890: 
                   2891: on February 24 and 25, the Free and Open source Software Developers'
                   2892: European Meeting (FOSDEM) takes place again at the Free University of
                   2893: Brussels, Belgium.
                   2894: 
                   2895: There will be a joint \*BSD booth with flyers, CD's, T-shirts and other
                   2896: merchandising, and the Xen demo machine (now upgraded to NetBSD
                   2897: 4.0\_BETA2 with Xen 3.x). Furthermore there are a lot of interesting
                   2898: talks, development rooms, a key signing event, etcetera. More
1.8       wiki     2899: information is available on [](http://www.fosdem.org).
1.2       wiki     2900: 
1.8       wiki     2901: ### `Feb 2007` - SCALE 5x
1.2       wiki     2902: 
                   2903: *Feb. 10-11, 2007, Los Angeles, USA*
                   2904: 
                   2905: [SCALE 5x](http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/), the 5th annual Southern
                   2906: California Linux Expo, took place February 10-11, 2007, at The Westin
                   2907: Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, California. The NetBSD Project had a
1.8       wiki     2908: booth at this event; see the reports by
                   2909: [A.KML](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2007/02/11/0000.html)
                   2910: and
                   2911: [A.JSCHAUMA](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2007/02/12/0000.html).
1.2       wiki     2912: 
1.8       wiki     2913: ### `Dec 2006` - BSDCon Chile 2006
1.2       wiki     2914: 
                   2915: *December 9, 2006, Universidad Diego Portales - Santiago, Chile.*
                   2916: 
                   2917: This is the first BSD related conference held in Chile (Latin America).
                   2918: Our main objective is to provide a place for BSD developers, users and
                   2919: Sysadmins to meet in Chile to share and interchange ideas, experiences,
                   2920: knowledge and in addition to socialize to construct future links to
                   2921: expand knowledge of BSD systems.
                   2922: 
                   2923: The conference is for anyone developing, administrating and using
                   2924: systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Darwin, MacOS X
                   2925: and Solaris.
                   2926: 
                   2927: For more information, please [visit the
                   2928: website](http://www.bsd.cl/index.php/BSDCon2006).
                   2929: 
1.8       wiki     2930: ### `Dec 2006` - OpenSource Conference 2006 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     2931: 
                   2932: *December 2, 2006, Okinawa Industry Support Center,Japan*
                   2933: 
                   2934: At the [OpenSource Conference 2006
                   2935: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2006-okinawa/) , there will be a NetBSD
                   2936: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2937: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2938: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2939: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2940: 
1.8       wiki     2941: ### `Nov 2006` - Hackathon
1.2       wiki     2942: 
                   2943: NetBSD will run another hackathon, primarily dedicated to get -current
                   2944: ready for the 4.0 re-branch. See the [Hackathon
                   2945: page](../community/hackathon.html) for details.
                   2946: 
1.8       wiki     2947: ### `Nov 2006` - LinuxDay Dornbirn, Austria
1.2       wiki     2948: 
                   2949: NetBSD will be present as part of the OpenSource community at the
                   2950: [LinuxDay in Dornbirn](http://www.linuxday.at/), Austria, on November
1.8       wiki     2951: 18th. Please contact Raphael Langerhorst <raphael@raphael.g-system.at>
                   2952: if you have any questions or want to help out.
1.2       wiki     2953: 
1.8       wiki     2954: ### `Nov 2006` - EuroBSDCon Milan
1.2       wiki     2955: 
                   2956: EuroBSDCon 2006, the European BSD Conference will be held November 10th
                   2957: - 12th 2006 in Milan, Italy. The
                   2958: [schedule](http://www.eurobsdcon.org/schedule.php) is up now, and it has
                   2959: quite a bit of NetBSD-related content:
                   2960: 
                   2961: -   Anders "Ragge" Magnusson: How to set an internet2 Landspeed record
1.8       wiki     2962: -   Jörg Sonnenberger: pkg\_install
1.2       wiki     2963: -   Alistair Crooks: iSCSI - beyond the hype
                   2964: -   NetBSD Security Enhancements: Elad Efrat
                   2965: -   Emmanuel Dreyfus: What's new in NetBSD?
                   2966: -   Brian A. Seklecki: A Scalable Framework for Compact Flash Booting
                   2967:     NetBSD Network Appliances
                   2968: -   Antti Kantee & Johannes Helander: Implementing Lightweight Routing
                   2969:     for BSD TCP/IP
                   2970: 
                   2971: Registration is open now. Please [see the
                   2972: website](http://www.eurobsdcon.org/) for more details!
                   2973: 
1.8       wiki     2974: ### `Oct 2006` - NYCBSDCon 2006
1.2       wiki     2975: 
                   2976: *Oct. 28-29, 2006, New York, NY, USA*
                   2977: 
                   2978: Building on last year's success, the [New York City \*BSD User
                   2979: Group](http://www.nycbug.org/) is organizing [NYCBSDCon
                   2980: 2006](http://nycbsdcon.org/). The
                   2981: [schedule](http://nycbsdcon.org/schedule) shows some speakers talking
                   2982: about NetBSD-related topics.
                   2983: 
1.8       wiki     2984: ### `Oct 2006` - Open Source Conference 2006 Tokyo/Fall
1.2       wiki     2985: 
                   2986: *Oct. 28, 2006, Tokyo, Japan*
                   2987: 
                   2988: At the [Open Source Conference 2006
                   2989: Tokyo/Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2006-fall/), there will be a NetBSD
                   2990: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   2991: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   2992: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   2993: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   2994: 
1.8       wiki     2995: ### `Oct 2006` - Systems Munich
1.2       wiki     2996: 
                   2997: NetBSD will be present at the Open Source Pavillon (hall A3, booth
                   2998: A3.542) at the [Systems](http://www.systems-world.de/) Computer Fair in
                   2999: Munich, Germany, from October 23rd to 27th. The booth is sponsored and
                   3000: organized by [Computer- und Literaturverlag](http://www.cul.de/) - if
                   3001: you want to join us in manning the booth, please contact Hubert Feyrer
1.8       wiki     3002: <hubertf@NetBSD.org>.
1.2       wiki     3003: 
                   3004: A report on the event is available
                   3005: [here](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/10/30/0001.html).
                   3006: 
1.8       wiki     3007: ### `Sep 2006` - Ohio Linuxfest
1.2       wiki     3008: 
                   3009: *Sep. 30, 2006, Columbus, Ohio, USA*
                   3010: 
                   3011: There will be a NetBSD booth at the 2006 [Ohio
1.8       wiki     3012: Linuxfest](http://www.ohiolinux.org/) Conference and Expo. Contact A.JRF
                   3013: <jrf@NetBSD.org> if you have any questions or want to help out at the
                   3014: booth.
1.2       wiki     3015: 
                   3016: A report of the event can be found
                   3017: [here](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/10/17/0000.html).
                   3018: 
1.8       wiki     3019: ### `Sep 2006` - NetBSD at Linux-days Essen 2006: come2linux
1.2       wiki     3020: 
                   3021: NetBSD will participate in the Linux-days in Essen, dubbed "come2linux".
                   3022: There will be a joint BSD booth, the NetBSD part will be manned by
1.8       wiki     3023: Menuhin Saitov <menuhin@web.de>, feel free to contact him about helping
                   3024: out at the booth or if you have any questions. A number of NetBSD CDs,
                   3025: NetBSD t-shirts etc. will be available at the booth, too.
1.2       wiki     3026: 
                   3027: The event takes place on September 9th and 10th 2006 at the Glaspavillon
                   3028: of the University of Duisburg-Essen. See
                   3029: [http://www.come2linux.org/](http://www.come2linux.org/) for more
                   3030: information.
                   3031: 
                   3032: A report on the event was [posted to the regional-de mailing
                   3033: list](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/regional-de/2006/09/16/0000.html).
                   3034: 
1.8       wiki     3035: ### `Sep 2006` - NetBSD at Linux-kongress Nuremberg 2006
1.2       wiki     3036: 
                   3037: There will be a NetBSD booth at the Linux-Kongress in Nuremberg on
                   3038: September 7th and 8th at the University of Applied Sciences
                   3039: (Fachhochschule) Nuernberg. See
                   3040: [http://www.linux-kongress.org/](http://www.linux-kongress.org/) for
                   3041: more information on the event, and contact Hubert Feyrer
1.8       wiki     3042: <hubertf@NetBSD.org> if you have any questions or want to help out at
                   3043: the booth.
1.2       wiki     3044: 
1.8       wiki     3045: A.HUBERTF wrote a short
1.2       wiki     3046: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/09/09/0000.html)
                   3047: about the event.
                   3048: 
1.8       wiki     3049: ### `Jul 2006` - Open Source Conference 2006 in Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     3050: 
                   3051: *Jul. 15, 2006, Sapporo, Japan*
                   3052: 
                   3053: At the [Open Source Conference 2006 DO](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2006-do/)
                   3054: , there will be a NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD
                   3055: Users' Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   3056: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3057: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   3058: 
1.8       wiki     3059: ### `Jun 2006` - Open Source Conference 2006 in Niigata
1.2       wiki     3060: 
                   3061: *Jun. 17, 2006, Niigata, Japan*
                   3062: 
                   3063: At the [Open Source Conference 2006
                   3064: Niigata](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2006-niigata/) , there was a NetBSD booth
                   3065: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3066: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   3067: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3068: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration with 150 attendances.
                   3069: 
1.8       wiki     3070: ### `Jun 2006` - Interop 2006 Tokyo BSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3071: 
                   3072: *Jun 8, 2006, Makuhari-Messe, Chiba, Japan, 18:30-20:00 JST*
                   3073: 
                   3074: [Interop 2006 Tokyo BSD
                   3075: BOF](https://ssl.medialive.jp/in2006fm/jp/seminar_BOF03.html) was held
                   3076: in [Interop 2006 Tokyo](http://www.interop.jp/2006/) with 129
                   3077: attendances. BOF03. Room 201.
                   3078: 
                   3079: -   Asia BSD Con 2007 Call for Participation , George Neville-Neil /
                   3080:     FreeBSD Project
                   3081: -   FreeBSD: Suspend and Resume Circumstances, for Panasonic Let's Note
1.8       wiki     3082:     CF-R4, Norikatsu Shigemura /
                   3083:     Ensure Technology Ltd
                   3084:     .
                   3085: -   BSD Usergroup activity:
                   3086:     Echigo BSD Users Group
                   3087:     , T.Tamura@EBUG
                   3088: -   XCAST - Explicit Multi-Unicast
1.2       wiki     3089: 
1.8       wiki     3090: \> See [program for
1.2       wiki     3091: details](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/ml/announce-ja/200606/msg00000.html).
                   3092: 
                   3093: The BoF was broadcasted via RealVideo (238 clients),
                   3094: [xcast](http://www.xcast.jp/) (6 clients) ,
                   3095: [IRC](http://www.reicha.net/) (49 clients).
                   3096: 
1.8       wiki     3097: ### `May 2006` - BSDCan 2006
1.2       wiki     3098: 
                   3099: *May 12-13 2006, Ottawa, Canada*
                   3100: 
                   3101: In just two years, [BSDCan](http://www.bsdcan.org/), a BSD conference
                   3102: held in Ottawa, has quickly established itself as the technical
                   3103: conference for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating systems
                   3104: and related projects. The organizers have found a fantastic formula that
                   3105: appeals to a wide range of people from extreme novices to advanced
                   3106: developers.
                   3107: 
                   3108: This year, BSDCan 2006 will be will be held on May 12-13 2006 at
                   3109: University of Ottawa, and some other related events will be passed
                   3110: during May 10-14th.
                   3111: 
                   3112: [Watch out](http://www.bsdcan.org/2006/presentations.php) for the
                   3113: [NetBSD people](http://www.bsdcan.org/2006/speaker.php) on BSDCan 2006!
                   3114: 
1.8       wiki     3115: ### `May 2006` - pkgsrcCon 2006
1.2       wiki     3116: 
                   3117: *May 5-7, Paris, France*
                   3118: 
                   3119: The third pkgsrc conference will be held on May 5-7, 2006 in Paris,
                   3120: France. Universite Paris 7 - Denis Diderot is graciously hosting the
                   3121: conference on their campus.
                   3122: 
                   3123: pkgsrcCon is a technical conference for people working on the NetBSD
                   3124: Packages Collection (pkgsrc), focusing on existing technologies,
                   3125: research projects, and works-in-progress in pkgsrc infrastructure.
                   3126: Developers, contributors, and users are all welcome to attend, and to
                   3127: share an excellent opportunity to gather and to discuss ideas
                   3128: face-to-face on how to improve pkgsrc.
                   3129: 
                   3130: For more information, including how to register, and how to submit a
                   3131: presentation proposal, please visit
                   3132: [http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/](http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/).
                   3133: 
1.8       wiki     3134: ### `May 2006` - LinuxTag 2006
1.2       wiki     3135: 
                   3136: *May 3-6 2006, Wiesbaden, Germany*
                   3137: 
                   3138: NetBSD will have a booth at [LinuxTag 2006](http://www.linuxtag.org/),
                   3139: visit us at Hall 9, booth number 944. There will also be BSD talks and
                   3140: tutorials.
                   3141: 
                   3142: If you're interested in helping out at the NetBSD booth or have any
1.8       wiki     3143: questions, please contact Dennis Wecker <dennis@eperm.net>.
1.2       wiki     3144: 
1.8       wiki     3145: ### `Apr 2006` - Vintage Computer Festival Europe
1.2       wiki     3146: 
                   3147: *Apr 29th - May 1st, Munich, Germany*
                   3148: 
                   3149: The [Vintage Computer Festival Europe](http://www.vcfe.org/) is taking
1.8       wiki     3150: place from April 29th to May 1st in Munich, Germany. NetBSD's A.JKUNZ
                   3151: will demonstrate 2.11BSD on a PDP-11/73 and do some general NetBSD
                   3152: advocacy. If you're interested, please contact A.JKUNZ and/or visit the
                   3153: URL above.
1.2       wiki     3154: 
1.8       wiki     3155: ### `Apr 2006` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3156: 
                   3157: *Apr 16, 2006, [National Olympics Memorial Youth
                   3158: Center](http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   3159: 
                   3160: See [this
                   3161: page](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting8.html) for
                   3162: meeting information. Talking about NetBSD/pc98, GDB operation on Emacs,
                   3163: NetBSD/dreamcast maracas controller, NetBSD/kurobako, NetBSD/Armadillo,
                   3164: Codeblog.
                   3165: 
1.8       wiki     3166: ### `Apr 2006` - LinuxWorld-Boston 2006
1.2       wiki     3167: 
                   3168: *April 3-6, 2006, Boston, MA, USA*
                   3169: 
                   3170: This year the first of two LinuxWorld Conferences & Expo is going to
                   3171: take place in Boston, MA, USA at the beginning of April. The NetBSD
                   3172: Project might be represented with a [shared] booth there - if you are
                   3173: interested in helping out, please contact Brian Asemi (asemisldkfj at
                   3174: gmail.com).
                   3175: 
                   3176: For more information about this event see
1.8       wiki     3177: [](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/04/07/0000.html).
1.2       wiki     3178: 
1.8       wiki     3179: ### `Mar 2006` - Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2006
1.2       wiki     3180: 
                   3181: *March 4-5th 2006, TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany*
                   3182: 
                   3183: NetBSD will have a booth at the [Chemnitzer
                   3184: Linux-Tage](http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de), one of the largest Linux
                   3185: Cons in Germany.
                   3186: 
                   3187: Additionally, several NetBSD presentations and a workshop will be held:
                   3188: 
                   3189: -   Karl Uwe Lockhoff: Introduction into Unix, BSD and Co.
                   3190: -   Stefan Schumacher: Backup and Recovery in a NetBSD environment
                   3191: -   Dennis Wecker: Verified Exec in NetBSD
                   3192: -   Matthias Petermann: NetBSD Features
                   3193: -   Hubert Feyrer: NetBSD example installation in QEmu (Workshop)
                   3194: 
                   3195: For further information contact Stefan Schumacher \<stefan (at)
                   3196: net-tex.de\>.
                   3197: 
1.8       wiki     3198: ### `Mar 2006` - CeBIT 2006
1.2       wiki     3199: 
                   3200: *March 9-15 2006, Hannover, Germany*
                   3201: 
                   3202: The NetBSD project will have a booth at [CeBIT](http://www.cebit.de/),
                   3203: the large b2b-tradefair in Hannover, Germany, from March 12-15. The
                   3204: booth will be in Hall 5, number E 56 and will showcase NetBSD and Xen.
                   3205: 
1.8       wiki     3206: ### `Mar 2006` - Open Source Conference 2006 Tokyo/Spring
1.2       wiki     3207: 
                   3208: *Mar. 17-18, 2006, Tokyo, Japan*
                   3209: 
                   3210: At the [Open Source Conference 2006
                   3211: Tokyo/Spring](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2006/), there will be a NetBSD booth
                   3212: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3213: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   3214: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3215: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   3216: 
1.8       wiki     3217: ### `Mar 2006` - GUUG spring talk
1.2       wiki     3218: 
1.8       wiki     3219: *March 21-24th 2006, Osnabrück, Germany*
1.2       wiki     3220: 
                   3221: [German Unix User Group
1.8       wiki     3222: “Frühjahrsfachgespräch”](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2006/)
1.2       wiki     3223: (spring talk) will be passed during 21.-24.3.2006 in the [University of
1.8       wiki     3224: Osnabrück](http://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/).
1.2       wiki     3225: 
                   3226: There will be at least one NetBSD-related talk, on [backup
                   3227: strategies](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2006/abstracts.html#3_8_2).
                   3228: Interested parties are welcome to coordinate any BOF sessions or booth
                   3229: activities with Stefan Schumacher, see [his posting on
                   3230: regional-de](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/regional-de/2006/01/29/0000.html).
                   3231: 
1.8       wiki     3232: ### `Feb 2006` - FOSDEM 2006
1.2       wiki     3233: 
                   3234: *February 25/26th 2006, Brussels, Belgium*
                   3235: 
                   3236: The sixth [Free and Open source Software Developers' European
                   3237: Meeting](http://www.fosdem.org/) is a 2 days event, organized by
                   3238: volunteers, to promote the widespread use of Free and Open Source
                   3239: software. Taking place in the beautiful city of Brussels, Belgium FOSDEM
                   3240: meetings are recognised as the best Free and Open Source events in
                   3241: Europe.
                   3242: 
1.8       wiki     3243: A.PETER (<peter>) and A.GHEN (<ghen>) [will
1.2       wiki     3244: advocate](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/02/21/0000.html)
                   3245: the NetBSD project on this event. Hope to see you too!
                   3246: 
1.8       wiki     3247: Update: A.GHEN posted a [review of the
1.2       wiki     3248: event](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/02/26/0000.html).
                   3249: 
1.8       wiki     3250: ### `Feb 2006` - SCALE 4x
1.2       wiki     3251: 
                   3252: *February 11-12th 2006, Los Angeles, California*
                   3253: 
                   3254: [SCALE 4x](http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/), the 4th annual Southern
                   3255: California Linux Expo, will take place February 11-12, 2006, at The
                   3256: Westin Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, California. The NetBSD Project
1.8       wiki     3257: will have a booth at this event; please contact A.KML (<kml@NetBSD.org>)
                   3258: if you would like to help.
1.2       wiki     3259: 
                   3260: A report from Kevin Lahey is
                   3261: [available](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2006/02/14/0000.html).
                   3262: 
1.8       wiki     3263: ### `Dec 2005` - 22nd Chaos Communication Congress (22C3)
1.2       wiki     3264: 
                   3265: *December 27-30th 2005, Berlin, Germany*
                   3266: 
                   3267: [The 22nd Chaos Communication Congress
                   3268: (22C3)](http://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/) is a four-day conference on
                   3269: technology, society and utopia. The Congress offers lectures and
                   3270: workshops on a multitude of topics including (but not limited to)
                   3271: information technology, IT-security, internet, cryptography and
                   3272: generally a critical-creative attitude towards technology and the
                   3273: discussion about the effects of technological advances on society.
                   3274: 
1.8       wiki     3275: ### `Nov 2005` - OpenSource Conference 2005 Okinawa
1.2       wiki     3276: 
                   3277: *November 19, 2005, Okiden Fureai Hall,Japan*
                   3278: 
                   3279: At the [OpenSource Conference 2005
                   3280: Okinawa](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2005-okinawa/) , there will be a NetBSD
                   3281: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3282: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   3283: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3284: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   3285: 
1.8       wiki     3286: ### `Nov 2005` - EuroBSDCon 2005
1.2       wiki     3287: 
                   3288: *November 25th-27th 2005, Switzerland*
                   3289: 
                   3290: [EuroBSDCon 2005](http://2005.eurobsdcon.org/) will be held at the
                   3291: University of Basel, Switzerland on November 25th to 27th 2005. Check
                   3292: the [website](http://2005.eurobsdcon.org/) for official program,
                   3293: conference venue and registration. present.
                   3294: 
1.8       wiki     3295: ### `Oct 2005` - Linux-Info-Tag Dresden 2005
1.2       wiki     3296: 
                   3297: *October 29, 2005, Dresden, Germany*
                   3298: 
                   3299: The “Linux-Info-Tag Dresden 2005” will take place on October 29th, 2005,
                   3300: in Dresden, Germany. There will be a NetBSD booth presenting NetBSD to
                   3301: the public and showing its abilities on demo computers. Furthermore,
                   3302: there will be a lecture entitled “Introduction to NetBSD” by Karl Uwe
                   3303: Lockhoff.
                   3304: 
                   3305: For further information contact Stefan Schumacher (stefan [at] net-tex
                   3306: [dot] de) and see the website of the event at
1.8       wiki     3307: [](http://www.linux-info-tag.de/).
1.2       wiki     3308: 
1.8       wiki     3309: ### `Oct 2005` - Systems 2005
1.2       wiki     3310: 
                   3311: *October 24th-28th, 2005, Munich, Germany*
                   3312: 
                   3313: There will be a BSD booth at the Systems computer show in Munich,
                   3314: Germany from October 24th to 28th 2005, where the BSD Projects (among
                   3315: others) will be presented.
                   3316: 
                   3317: People willing to help are welcome. It's also fine that you have only on
                   3318: one or more days time to participate at the Booth. There is also a
                   3319: sponsor which provides food and drinks during the event!
                   3320: 
1.8       wiki     3321: For more Information see [](http://www.systems.de/)
1.2       wiki     3322: 
                   3323: Please contact Daniel Ettle (dan at deam dot org) to help at the booth,
                   3324: especially showing NetBSD!
                   3325: 
1.8       wiki     3326: ### `Oct 2005` - KANSAI-OPENSOURCE-2005
1.2       wiki     3327: 
                   3328: *October 28-October 29, 2005, Osaka Sangyo Souzoukan, Japan*
                   3329: 
                   3330: At the [KANSAI OpenSource 2005](http://k-of.jp/2005/kof.html) there was
                   3331: a NetBSD booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3332: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   3333: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3334: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration, and [DreamCast with ISA
                   3335: BUS Expander](../ports/dreamcast/), [NEC EWS4800 with
                   3336: NetBSD](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-mips/2004/06/27/0000.html),
                   3337: [IO-DATA USL-5P
                   3338: (NetBSD/landisk)](http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~aw9k-nnk/n/landisk.html).
                   3339: 
                   3340: At the \*BSD Meeting in Kansai 2005, There was a BoF about Secure
                   3341: Programing, embeded-NetBSD developers' Network, Devices and more about
                   3342: BSD, driven by [Kansai \*BSD Users Group](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/).
                   3343: 
1.8       wiki     3344: ### `Sep 2005` - Open Source Conference 2005 Fall
1.2       wiki     3345: 
                   3346: *Sep. 17, 2005, Tokyo, Japan*
                   3347: 
                   3348: At the [Open Source Conference 2005
                   3349: Fall](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2005-fall/) there was a NetBSD booth staffed
                   3350: by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3351: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) with many hpc{
                   3352: [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3353: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) } gadgets demonstration.
                   3354: 
1.8       wiki     3355: ### `Sep 2005` - NYC BSD Con 2005
1.2       wiki     3356: 
                   3357: *September 17th 2005, New York City, NY, USA*
                   3358: 
                   3359: The [NYC BSD User Group](http://www.nycbug.org) organized the first [NYC
                   3360: BSD Conference](http://nycbsdcon.org/), a one day technical conference
                   3361: for developers, systems administrators and end-users of the BSD
                   3362: operating systems and related open source projects. Please see the
                   3363: [conference website](http://nycbsdcon.org/) for details.
                   3364: 
1.8       wiki     3365: ### `Sep 2005` - Computer-Bank-Office 2005
1.2       wiki     3366: 
                   3367: *September 7th-10th 2005, Odessa, Ukraine*
                   3368: 
                   3369: The NetBSD Project will be presented at 10th annual international
                   3370: exhibition of information technologies, [Computer-Bank-Office
                   3371: 2005](http://www.expo-odessa.com/exeb.phtml?id=47&lang=en), which will
                   3372: take place at Expocentre of Odessa Marine Terminal. All talks about
                   3373: NetBSD and pkgsrc systems are scheduled for Sep 8th. Anyone interested
                   3374: in support for and preparation of this event, please contact Mike M.
1.8       wiki     3375: Volokhov <mishka@NetBSD.org>. See also [his
1.2       wiki     3376: post](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/07/12/0000.html)
                   3377: on netbsd-advocacy.
                   3378: 
1.8       wiki     3379: ### `Sep 2005` - Portuguese NetBSD Users's Group meeting
1.2       wiki     3380: 
                   3381: *September 10th 2005, Lisboa, Portugal*
                   3382: 
                   3383: The [Portuguese NetBSD User Group](http://www.netbsd-pt.org/) second
                   3384: meeting will be held at [Parque das
1.8       wiki     3385: Nações](http://www.parquedasnacoes.pt/) (Vasco da Gama). Please see the
1.2       wiki     3386: group page for more information.
                   3387: 
1.8       wiki     3388: ### `Aug 2005` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3389: 
                   3390: *Aug 27, 2005, [National Olympics Memorial Youth
                   3391: Center](http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   3392: 
                   3393: See [this
                   3394: page](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting7.html) for
                   3395: meeting information.
                   3396: 
                   3397: A
                   3398: [presentation](http://www.haun.org/kent/tmp/20050827-NetBSD-audio-en.pdf)
                   3399: about the changes on the NetBSD audio framework is also available.
                   3400: 
1.8       wiki     3401: ### `Aug 2005` - BSDDAY São Paulo
1.2       wiki     3402: 
1.8       wiki     3403: *August 13th, 2005, São Paulo, Brazil*
1.2       wiki     3404: 
1.8       wiki     3405: The first [BSDDAY](http://www.bsdday.com.br/) in São Paulo, Brazil took
1.2       wiki     3406: place on August 13th, 2005. Presentations regarding the main BSD
                   3407: derivatives including, of course, NetBSD were given. Since the event is
                   3408: also meant to promote charity, the entrance fee was 2 Kilograms of
                   3409: non-perishable food, which were donated to a non-governmental
                   3410: organization.
                   3411: 
1.8       wiki     3412: ### `Aug 2005` - LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2005
1.2       wiki     3413: 
                   3414: *August 9-11th, 2005, San Francisco, California, USA*
                   3415: 
                   3416: [LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
                   3417: 2005](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/events/12SFO05A/) was held
                   3418: in San Francisco, California, USA from August 9th to 11th 2005. NetBSD
1.8       wiki     3419: had a booth in the ".org Pavilion", organized by A.RIZ <riz@NetBSD.org>.
                   3420: One of the main attractions here was the [NetBSD
                   3421: Toaster](http://www.embeddedarm.com/news/netbsd_toaster.htm), engineered
                   3422: by Technologic Systems. See A.RIZ's
1.2       wiki     3423: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/08/13/0000.html)
                   3424: for more details.
                   3425: 
1.8       wiki     3426: ### `Jul 2005` - BSD at “What the Hack” outdoor hacker conference
1.2       wiki     3427: 
                   3428: *July 28 - 31, 2005, Liempde, near Den Bosch, The Netherlands*
                   3429: 
                   3430: [What The Hack](http://www.whatthehack.org/) is an outdoor hacker
                   3431: conference/event taking place on a large event-campground in the south
                   3432: of The Netherlands from 28 until 31 July 2005. There will be a BSD
                   3433: village with at least three members of the NetBSD Project present. For
                   3434: more details about the \*BSD presence see Daniel Ettle's
                   3435: [message](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/07/04/0000.html)
                   3436: to the netbsd-advocacy mailinglist.
                   3437: 
1.8       wiki     3438: ### `Jul 2005` - BSD-CONFERENCE-JAPAN 2005
1.2       wiki     3439: 
                   3440: *July 23, 2005, [NADYA
                   3441: Park](http://www.u-net.city.nagoya.jp/t-index/nadia.htm) Nagoya, Japan*
                   3442: 
                   3443: [http://www.bsdcon.jp/](http://www.bsdcon.jp/) with 80 attendances.
                   3444: There had be a BSD booth staffed by members of the [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   3445: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/). See more
                   3446: [Reports](http://pcweb.mycom.co.jp/articles/2005/07/27/bsdcon/).
                   3447: 
1.8       wiki     3448: ### `Jul 2005` - Open Source Conference 2005 in Hokkaido
1.2       wiki     3449: 
                   3450: *Jul. 9, 2005, Sapporo, Japan*
                   3451: 
                   3452: At the Open Source Conference 2005 DO there had be a NetBSD booth
                   3453: staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3454: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/).
1.8       wiki     3455: [](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2005-do/) with 250 attendances and 17 user
                   3456: groups.
1.2       wiki     3457: 
1.8       wiki     3458: ### `Jun 2005` - MeetBSD 2005
1.2       wiki     3459: 
1.8       wiki     3460: *June 17-19th, 2005, Kraków, Poland*
1.2       wiki     3461: 
1.8       wiki     3462: [MeetBSD 2005](http://2005.meetbsd.org/) will be held in Kraków, Poland,
1.2       wiki     3463: from June 17th to 19th 2005. Check the
                   3464: [website](http://2005.meetbsd.org/) for the official program conference
                   3465: venue and registration.
                   3466: 
1.8       wiki     3467: ### `Jun 2005` - Interop 2005 Tokyo BSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3468: 
                   3469: *Jun 9, 2005, Makuhari-Messe, Chiba, Japan, 18:30-20:00 JST*
                   3470: 
                   3471: [Interop 2005 Tokyo BSD
                   3472: BOF](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/ml/announce-ja/200506/msg00000.html)
                   3473: was held in [Interop 2005 Tokyo](http://www.interop.jp/2005/) with 130
                   3474: attendances. BOF01. Room 302.
                   3475: 
1.8       wiki     3476: -   \*BSD Document Internationalization
                   3477: -   A Robot that runs on NetBSD
                   3478:     Live performance
                   3479: -   BSD Usergroup activity in Japan
                   3480: -   XCAST - Explicit Multi-Unicast
1.2       wiki     3481: 
                   3482: See [program for
                   3483: details](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/ml/announce-ja/200506/msg00000.html).
                   3484: 
                   3485: The BoF was broadcasted via RealVideo (277
                   3486: clients)/[xcast](http://www.xcast.jp/) (4 clients include [Univ. of
                   3487: Science Malaysia](http://nrg.cs.usm.my/), [Nagoya
                   3488: University](http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/), and [Nagoya \*BSD Users'
                   3489: Group](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/))/ [IRC](http://www.reicha.net/) (55
                   3490: clients,[BSD-BOF-LOG](http://motoyuki.bsdclub.org/boflog/NI2005-BSD-BOF-LOG.txt),[BSD-BOF-QA](http://motoyuki.bsdclub.org/boflog/NI2005-BSD-BOF-QA.txt)).
                   3491: 
1.8       wiki     3492: ### `May 2005` - BSDCan2005
1.2       wiki     3493: 
                   3494: *May 13th - May 14th, Ottawa, Canada*
                   3495: 
                   3496: [BSDCan 2005](http://www.bsdcan.org/2005/) was held on May 13-14 2005 at
                   3497: University of Ottawa. There were related events on the 12th and the 15th
                   3498: (of a social nature, for the most part).
                   3499: 
1.8       wiki     3500: ### `May 2005` - pkgsrcCon 2005
1.2       wiki     3501: 
                   3502: *May 6th - May 8th 2005, Prague, Czech Republic*
                   3503: 
                   3504: [pkgsrcCon 2005](http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/2005/) was held in Prague,
                   3505: Czech Republic from May 6th until May 8th 2005. pkgsrcCon is a technical
                   3506: conference for people working on the [NetBSD Packages Collection
                   3507: (pkgsrc)](../docs/pkgsrc/), focusing on existing technologies, research
                   3508: projects, and works-in-progress in pkgsrc infrastructure. Developers,
                   3509: contributors, and users are all welcome to attend. You can view the
                   3510: [slides for this
                   3511: event](http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/2005/presentations.html) here.
                   3512: 
1.8       wiki     3513: See [](http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/2005/) for details.
1.2       wiki     3514: 
1.8       wiki     3515: ### `Apr 2005` - Linux Fest Northwest 2005
1.2       wiki     3516: 
                   3517: LinuxFest Northwest is an annual conference providing many free lectures
                   3518: and booths covering the open source Unix community. The free event was
                   3519: held April 30th in Bellingham, Washington, USA. Lectures covering BSD
                   3520: topics and a BSD advocacy booth were available for the fourth year.
                   3521: Around 1000 people attended the past two years.
                   3522: 
                   3523: More information is at
                   3524: [http://linuxnorthwest.org/](http://linuxnorthwest.org/). (If you can
                   3525: volunteer to help with NetBSD advocacy at LinuxFest, please see [this
                   3526: email](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/03/25/0000.html).)
                   3527: 
1.8       wiki     3528: ### `Apr 2005` - 2005 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
1.2       wiki     3529: 
                   3530: *April 10-15, 2005, Anaheim, California, USA*
                   3531: 
                   3532: USENIX is a place to present groundbreaking research and cutting-edge
                   3533: practices in a wide variety of technologies and environments. The 2005
                   3534: program included additional tutorials, more security breakthroughs, and
                   3535: sessions devoted to Linux and Open Source Software. Join the community
                   3536: of programmers, developers, and systems professionals in sharing
                   3537: solutions and fresh ideas.
                   3538: 
1.8       wiki     3539: See [](http://www.usenix.org/usenix05/) for details.
1.2       wiki     3540: 
1.8       wiki     3541: ### `Mar 2005` - Open Source Conference 2005
1.2       wiki     3542: 
                   3543: *Mar. 25-26, 2005, Tokyo, Japan*
                   3544: 
                   3545: At the Open Source Conference 2005 there was a NetBSD booth staffed by
                   3546: members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3547: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/). For more details see
1.8       wiki     3548: [](http://www.ospn.jp/osc2005/).
1.2       wiki     3549: 
1.8       wiki     3550: ### `Mar 2005` - CeBIT 2005
1.2       wiki     3551: 
                   3552: *March 10-16, 2005, Hannover, Germany*
                   3553: 
                   3554: The NetBSD Project was presented at the [CeBIT
                   3555: 2005](http://www.cebit.de/) trade show. A few pictures are available at
                   3556: [this URL](http://nuxi.homeunix.org/album/messen/cebit-2005/).
                   3557: 
1.8       wiki     3558: ### `Mar 2005` - Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2005
1.2       wiki     3559: 
                   3560: NetBSD was present Mar 5th/6th 2005 in Chemnitz, Germany. We had a fine
                   3561: NetBSD booth at the Chemnitz Linuxdays Mar 5th/6th 2005, with lots of
                   3562: fun going on. Please check Hubert Feyrer's BLOG for all the details:
                   3563: 
1.8       wiki     3564: -   Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2005 Day 0 and 1
                   3565: -   Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2005 Day 2
1.2       wiki     3566: 
1.8       wiki     3567: ### `Feb 2005` - Spring Talks of the German Unix User Group
1.2       wiki     3568: 
                   3569: Feb 22nd to 25th 2005 in Munich, Germany. For some details on the event
                   3570: itself and some rumours & gossips see Hubert Feyrer's BLOG entries:
                   3571: 
1.8       wiki     3572: -   GUUG Spring Talk, Day 1
                   3573: -   GUUG Spring Talk, Day 2
                   3574: -   GUUG Spring Talk, Day 3
1.2       wiki     3575: 
1.8       wiki     3576: ### `Feb 2005` - Southern California Linux Expo
1.2       wiki     3577: 
                   3578: *Feb 12th -13th, 2005, Los Angeles, California*
                   3579: 
                   3580: NetBSD had a booth at the [Southern California Linux
                   3581: Expo](http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/) at the LA Convention Center.
1.8       wiki     3582: NetBSD's presence in booth \#34 was organized by A.KML
                   3583: (<kml@NetBSD.org>). You can find an account of his experience
1.2       wiki     3584: [here](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/02/14/0008.html)
                   3585: and [here](http://www.nomadlogic.org/~pete/scale.html); a picture of the
                   3586: NetBSD booth also was prominently displayed
1.8       wiki     3587: [](http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/images/pictures/scale3x_day1_6.jpg).
1.2       wiki     3588: 
1.8       wiki     3589: ### `Feb 2005` - Solutions Linux 2005
1.2       wiki     3590: 
                   3591: *Feb. 1-3, 2005, Paris, France*
                   3592: 
                   3593: NetBSD will have a booth at Solutions Linux 2005. We will be presenting
                   3594: both NetBSD and pkgsrc on various hardware and software platforms, while
                   3595: selling CDs and other merchandise. If you want to help, you can contact
1.8       wiki     3596: Quentin Garnier (<cube@cubidou.net>).
1.2       wiki     3597: 
1.8       wiki     3598: ### `Dec 2004` - 21st Chaos Communication Congress (21c3)
1.2       wiki     3599: 
                   3600: *Dec. 27 - 29, 2004, Berlin, Germany*
                   3601: 
                   3602: There will be a NetBSD booth at this year's [21st Chaos Communications
                   3603: Congress](http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/), and you're welcome to drop
                   3604: by for hacking, drinking, fun and entertainment, giving talks, promoting
                   3605: NetBSD and your working areas, help man the NetBSD booth, etc. Please
                   3606: contact Stefan Schumacher (stefan [at] net-tex [dot] de) if you're
                   3607: interested in helping out. There are some [notes on the
                   3608: event](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2004/12/30/0000.html)
                   3609: available.
                   3610: 
1.8       wiki     3611: ### `Oct 2004` - EuroBSDCon 2004
1.2       wiki     3612: 
                   3613: *Oct. 29 - 31, 2004, Karlsruhe, Germany*
                   3614: 
                   3615: [EuroBSDCon 2004](http://2004.eurobsdcon.org/) took place in Karlsruhe,
                   3616: Germany. Check the [website](http://2004.eurobsdcon.org/) for official
                   3617: program, conference venue and registration. A
                   3618: [schedule](http://2004.eurobsdcon.org/talkschedule.html) of the talks
                   3619: shows that there were a number of NetBSD developers present.
                   3620: 
                   3621: A brief report from the conference is available
                   3622: [here](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2004/11/02/0000.html).
                   3623: A longer review was published in the [USENIX ;login:
                   3624: magazine](http://www.usenix.org/publications/login/2005-02/openpdfs/eurobsdcon.pdf).
                   3625: 
1.8       wiki     3626: ### `Oct 2004` - Systems 2004
1.2       wiki     3627: 
                   3628: *Oct. 18 - 22, 2004, Munich, Germany*
                   3629: 
1.8       wiki     3630: There will be a 40m² BSD booth at the Systems computer show in Munich,
1.2       wiki     3631: Germany from October 18th to 22nd 2004, where the NetBSD project (among
                   3632: others) will be presented. People willing to help are welcome; Daniel
                   3633: Ettle (dan at deam org) will act as a point of contact. See
1.8       wiki     3634: [](http://www.systems.de/) for more information on the exhibition.
1.2       wiki     3635: 
1.8       wiki     3636: ### `Oct 2004` - BSD-CONFERENCE-JAPAN 2004
1.2       wiki     3637: 
                   3638: *October 23, 2004, Osaka Sangyo Souzoukan, Japan*
                   3639: 
1.8       wiki     3640: [](http://www.bsdcon.jp/2004/)
1.2       wiki     3641: 
1.8       wiki     3642: ### `Oct 2004` - KANSAI-OPENSOURCE-2004
1.2       wiki     3643: 
                   3644: *October 22-October 23, 2004, Osaka Sangyo Souzoukan, Japan*
                   3645: 
1.8       wiki     3646: [](http://k-of.jp/2004/)
1.2       wiki     3647: 
1.8       wiki     3648: ### `Sep 2004` - Open Source Conference 2004
1.2       wiki     3649: 
                   3650: *Sep. 4, 2004, Tokyo, Japan*
                   3651: 
                   3652: At the Open Source Conference 2004 there was a NetBSD booth staffed by
                   3653: members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3654: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/).
                   3655: 
1.8       wiki     3656: ### `Sep 2004` - Swiss Unix Conference 2004
1.2       wiki     3657: 
                   3658: *Sep. 2 - 4, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland*
                   3659: 
                   3660: [SUCON '04](http://www.suug.ch/sucon/04/), the 2nd Swiss Unix
                   3661: Conference, will take place in Zurich, Switzerland. The NetBSD Project
                   3662: was represented by Hubert Feyrer, who will gave [a
                   3663: presentation](http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/sucon-netbsd.pdf) at this
                   3664: conference.
                   3665: 
1.8       wiki     3666: ### `Aug 2004` - NetBSD System Administration training
1.2       wiki     3667: 
                   3668: *August 10 - 13, 2004, Seattle, Washington, USA*
                   3669: 
                   3670: [Puget Sound Technology](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/) is
                   3671: teaching a hands-on class covering the fundamentals of NetBSD system
                   3672: administration. Visit [http://www.pugetsoun
                   3673: dtechnology.com/training/netbsd/](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/training/netbsd/)
                   3674: for details.
                   3675: 
1.8       wiki     3676: ### `Aug 2004` - LinuxWorld 2004
1.2       wiki     3677: 
                   3678: *Aug. 2 - 5, 2004, San Francisco, CA, USA*
                   3679: 
                   3680: [LinuxWorld Conference and
                   3681: Expo](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/events/12SFO04A) is going to
                   3682: take place in San Francisco, CA, USA at the beginning of August. The
                   3683: NetBSD Project might be represented with a booth there - if you are
1.8       wiki     3684: interested in helping out, please contact <regional-sfba@NetBSD.org>.
1.2       wiki     3685: 
1.8       wiki     3686: ### `Jul 2004` - Get into OpenSource Hokkaido 2004 (GODo2004)
1.2       wiki     3687: 
                   3688: *Jul. 24, 2004, Sapporo Business Innovation Center, Sapporo, Japan*
                   3689: 
                   3690: At the Get into OpenSource Hokkaido 2004 (GODo2004), there was a NetBSD
                   3691: booth staffed by members of the [Japan NetBSD Users'
                   3692: Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/) and
                   3693: [NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/) with NetBSD/i386+IPv6 XCAST on VAIO
                   3694: GT, and many hpc{ [mips](../ports/hpcmips/), [sh](../ports/hpcsh/),
                   3695: [arm](../ports/hpcarm/) }
                   3696: 
1.8       wiki     3697: ### `Jun 2004` - NetWorld+Interop 2004 Tokyo BSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3698: 
                   3699: *Jun 30, 2004, Makuhari-Messe, Chiba, Japan, 18:30-20:00 JST*
                   3700: 
1.8       wiki     3701: [](http://www.interop.jp/2004/)
1.2       wiki     3702: 
                   3703: [BOF
                   3704: information](http://www.re.soum.co.jp/%7Efukaumi/ml/netbsd/200406/msg00015.html)
                   3705: 
1.8       wiki     3706: Contact Jun Ebihara <jun@NetBSD.org> for more information.
1.2       wiki     3707: 
1.8       wiki     3708: ### `Jun 2004` - USENIX 2004
1.2       wiki     3709: 
                   3710: *June 27 - July 2, 2004, Boston, MA, USA*
                   3711: 
                   3712: [USENIX '04](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/), the USENIX Annual
                   3713: Technical Conference is going to take place in Boston, MA, USA at the
                   3714: end of June. The NetBSD Project will be represented by Alistair Crooks,
                   3715: who gives a talk on [The NetBSD Update
                   3716: System](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs.html#netbsd_update),
                   3717: as well as Christos Zoulas, who will report on NetBSD during [The State
                   3718: of the BSD
                   3719: Projects](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs.html#bsd_projects),
                   3720: and finally by a number of NetBSD developers who will be attending the
                   3721: conference.
                   3722: 
1.8       wiki     3723: ### `Jun 2004` - Linuxtag 2004
1.2       wiki     3724: 
                   3725: *June 23 - 26, 2004, Karlsruhe, Germany*
                   3726: 
                   3727: [Linuxtag 2004](http://www.linuxtag.org/2004/index.html) is going to
                   3728: take place in Karlsruhe, Germany. The NetBSD Project will be represented
1.8       wiki     3729: with a booth - please contact <hubertf@NetBSD.org> if you are interested
                   3730: in helping out.
1.2       wiki     3731: 
1.8       wiki     3732: ### `May 2004` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3733: 
                   3734: *May 22, 2004, [National Olympics Memorial Youth
                   3735: Center](http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   3736: 
                   3737: See [this
                   3738: page](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting6.html) for
                   3739: meeting information.
                   3740: 
1.8       wiki     3741: ### `May 2004` - BSDCan 2004
1.2       wiki     3742: 
                   3743: *May 13-16, 2004, Ottawa, Canada*
                   3744: 
                   3745: The first BSDCan was a tremendous success. With attendance matching
                   3746: BSDCon, and lower fees and accommodation costs, this looks likely to
                   3747: become a popular annual conference. BSD developer Speakers and attendees
                   3748: were numerous. BSDMall had NetBSD paraphanalia available for sale. See
                   3749: also the [BSDCan Website](http://www.bsdcan.org/), and some [photos from
                   3750: Daemonnews.](http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200405/bsdcan_2004/)
                   3751: 
1.8       wiki     3752: ### `May 2004` - LinuxChix-Br II National Meeting
1.2       wiki     3753: 
                   3754: *May 1-2, 2004 Sao Paulo, Brazil*
                   3755: 
                   3756: At the [LinuxChix-Br National
                   3757: Meeting](http://www.linuxchix.org.br/node.php?id=87) there will be a
                   3758: presentation about pkgsrc and a NetBSD booth staffed by members of
                   3759: NetBSD-BR.
                   3760: 
1.8       wiki     3761: ### `Apr 2004` - pkgsrcCon 2004
1.2       wiki     3762: 
                   3763: *April 30 - May 2, 2004, Vienna, Austria*
                   3764: 
                   3765: pkgsrcCon is a technical conference for people working at the NetBSD
                   3766: Packages Collection (pkgsrc), focusing on existing technologies,
                   3767: research projects, and works-in-progress in pkgsrc infrastructure. For
                   3768: more information, including slides of the talks, please visit
                   3769: [http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/2004/](http://www.pkgsrcCon.org/2004/), and
                   3770: see Hubert Feyrer's report in the [DaemonNews
                   3771: Ezine](http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200405/pkgsrcCon2004.html).
                   3772: 
1.8       wiki     3773: ### `Apr 2004` - Linuxfest Northwest 2004
1.2       wiki     3774: 
                   3775: *April 17, 2004, Bellingham, Washington, USA*
                   3776: 
                   3777: LFNW is a showcase for what Northwest Linux users are doing with open
                   3778: source software. Over 50 short (1 hour) presentations will be given
                   3779: throughout the day. Among them will be introductions to BSD and pkgsrc.
                   3780: There will be a BSD booth, occupied by two NetBSD developers and other
                   3781: BSD enthusiasts. Admission is free. Please see
                   3782: [http://www.linuxnorthwest.org/](http://www.linuxnorthwest.org/) and
                   3783: [this message to the netbsd-news
                   3784: mailinglist](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-news/2004/04/16/0000.html)
                   3785: for more information.
                   3786: 
1.8       wiki     3787: ### `Mar 2004` - GUUG Frühjahrsfachgespräch
1.2       wiki     3788: 
                   3789: *March 9-12, 2004, Bochum, Germany*
                   3790: 
                   3791: The NetBSD Project will in all likeliness be represented at this year's
                   3792: [GUUG
1.8       wiki     3793: Frühjahrsfachgespräche](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2004/), a
1.2       wiki     3794: yearly congress for everybody interested in Unix(-like) Systems and
                   3795: System Administration organized by the [German Unix User
                   3796: Group](http://www.guug.de/).
                   3797: 
1.8       wiki     3798: ### `Mar 2004` - Chemnitzer Linux-Tag 2004
1.2       wiki     3799: 
                   3800: *March 6-7, 2004, Chemnitz, Germany*
                   3801: 
                   3802: NetBSD was represented with a booth at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tag 2004 in
                   3803: Chemnitz, Germany. In addition, there were three presentations:
                   3804: 
1.8       wiki     3805: -   \`\`
                   3806:     Cryptographic applications under NetBSD
                   3807:     '' by Stefan Schumacher
                   3808: -   \`\`
                   3809:     Introduction to NetBSD
                   3810:     '' by Karl Uwe Lockhoff
                   3811: -   \`\`
                   3812:     Software Installation under NetBSD, Linux & Solaris using pkgsrc
                   3813:     '' by Hubert Feyrer
1.2       wiki     3814: 
                   3815: Please see the
                   3816: [website](http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/2004/allgemeines/) for
                   3817: details. Photos are available at [this
                   3818: website](http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/steschum/6clt/), more photos can be
                   3819: found on the [Linux-Tag
                   3820: website](http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/2004/media/bilder/).
                   3821: 
1.8       wiki     3822: ### `Feb 2004` - Solutions Linux 2004
1.2       wiki     3823: 
                   3824: *February 3-5, 2004, Paris, France*
                   3825: 
                   3826: NetBSD was represented with a booth at the [Solutions Linux
                   3827: 2004](http://www.solutionslinux.fr) conference and expo in Paris,
                   3828: France.
                   3829: 
1.8       wiki     3830: ### `Jan 2004` - LinuxWorld 2004
1.2       wiki     3831: 
                   3832: *January 20-23, 2004, New York, New York*
                   3833: 
                   3834: The [LinuxWorld Conference and Expo](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com) 2004
                   3835: took place in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
                   3836: from January 20-23, 2004. While the NetBSD Project did not have their
                   3837: own booth this year, we were able to hand out some flyers and sell a few
                   3838: shirts through the [BSDMall](http://www.bsdmall.com) booth. See the
                   3839: [report](http://daily.daemonnews.org/view_story.php3?story_id=4368) from
                   3840: the local user group ([NYCBUG](http://www.nycbug.org/)) for details.
                   3841: 
1.8       wiki     3842: ### `Dec 2003` - 20th Chaos Communication Congress (20c3)
1.2       wiki     3843: 
                   3844: *December 27th to 29th, 2003, Berlin, Germany*
                   3845: 
                   3846: The NetBSD Project was represented at the [20th Chaos Communication
                   3847: Congress](http://www.ccc.de/congress/2003/) (20c3) in Berlin, Germany,
                   3848: from December 27th to 29th. See Hubert Feyrer's
                   3849: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2004/01/02/0002.html)
                   3850: for Details. If you're interested in the
                   3851: [Blinkenlights](http://www.blinkenlights.de/) project, one of 20c3's
                   3852: main attractions, you will find Lubomir Sedlacik's [post to the
                   3853: netbsd-advocacy](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2004/01/03/0000.html)
                   3854: MailingList useful.
                   3855: 
1.8       wiki     3856: ### `Dec 2003` - BSDCon Brasil 2003
1.2       wiki     3857: 
                   3858: *December 6 and 7, 2003, Instituto Militar de Engenharia (military
                   3859: institute of engineering - IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil*
                   3860: 
                   3861: See [http://bsdcon.myfreebsd.com.br](http://bsdcon.myfreebsd.com.br) for
                   3862: details.
                   3863: 
1.8       wiki     3864: ### `Dec 2003` - BSD-Linux-Day 2003
1.2       wiki     3865: 
                   3866: *December 2, 2003, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan*
                   3867: 
                   3868: [http://www.jus.or.jp/events/bsd-linux-day/](http://www.jus.or.jp/events/bsd-linux-day/)
                   3869: 
1.8       wiki     3870: ### `Nov 2003` - NetBSD System Administration training
1.2       wiki     3871: 
                   3872: *November 18-21, 2003, Seattle, Washington area*
                   3873: 
                   3874: [Puget Sound Technology](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/) is
                   3875: teaching a hands-on class covering the fundamentals of NetBSD system
                   3876: administration. See
                   3877: [http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/training/netbsd/](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/training/netbsd/)
                   3878: for details.
                   3879: 
1.8       wiki     3880: ### `Oct 2003` - KANSAI-OPENSOURCE+FREEWARE-2003
1.2       wiki     3881: 
                   3882: *October 31-November 1, 2003, Osaka Sangyo Souzoukan, Japan*
                   3883: 
1.8       wiki     3884: [](http://k-of.jp/2003/)
1.2       wiki     3885: 
1.8       wiki     3886: ### `Oct 2003` - BSD-CONFERENCE-JAPAN 2003
1.2       wiki     3887: 
                   3888: *October 18, 2003, BIZ SHINJUKU, Japan*
                   3889: 
1.8       wiki     3890: [](http://www.bsdcon.jp/2003/)
1.2       wiki     3891: 
1.8       wiki     3892: ### `Oct 2003` - Linux-Kongress 2003
1.2       wiki     3893: 
1.8       wiki     3894: *October 14-16, 2003, Saarbrücken, Germany*
1.2       wiki     3895: 
1.8       wiki     3896: NetBSD will be present at the Linux-Kongress in Saarbrücken, Germany, an
1.2       wiki     3897: event mostly attended by Linux developers. Presenting NetBSD in this
                   3898: environment will give an interesting chance to compare open source
                   3899: operating systems on a highly skilled level. There will be a joint booth
                   3900: by all BSD projects offering CDs, DVDs, t-shirts and other devotionalia.
                   3901: See [this page](http://www.linux-kongress.org/2003/index.html) for more
                   3902: information.
                   3903: 
1.8       wiki     3904: ### `Sep 2003` - BSDCon 2003
1.2       wiki     3905: 
                   3906: *September 8-12, 2003, Marriott Hotel,San Mateo, California, USA*
                   3907: 
                   3908: Meet the movers and shakers of the BSD community, and learn how you can
                   3909: use BSD as part of your enterprise-grade solutions. For details, see
                   3910: [http://www.usenix.org/events/bsdcon03/cfp/](http://www.usenix.org/events/bsdcon03/cfp/).
                   3911: Contact name, address, phone, fax and/or e-mail: Conference Department,
                   3912: 510-528-8649, conference@usenix.org. A
                   3913: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2003/09/13/0000.html)
                   3914: is available online.
                   3915: 
1.8       wiki     3916: ### `Aug 2003` - Chaos Communication Camp 2003
1.2       wiki     3917: 
                   3918: *August 7-10, 2003, near Berlin, Germany (Old Europe).*
                   3919: 
                   3920: A lot of photos are available
                   3921: [online](http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/steschum/ccc03/index.html), as well
                   3922: as [some slides](advocacy/folienslide.pdf).
                   3923: 
1.8       wiki     3924: ### `Jul 2003` - Linuxtag Karlsruhe, Germany
1.2       wiki     3925: 
                   3926: *July 10-13, Karlsruhe, Germany*
                   3927: 
                   3928: The NetBSD Project was present at the [Linuxtag Karlsruhe 2003,
                   3929: Germany](http://www.linuxtag.org/2003/en/index.html) from July 10ths to
                   3930: 13th in a booth together with other BSD-related projects.
                   3931: 
                   3932: The booth was organized by Hubert Feyrer, Bernd Sieker and Jaromir
                   3933: Dolecek. See the [full
                   3934: report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2003/07/14/0000.html)
                   3935: for details and pictures.
                   3936: 
1.8       wiki     3937: ### `Jul 2003` - Libre Software Meeting in Metz
1.2       wiki     3938: 
                   3939: *July 9-12, 2003, Metz, France*
                   3940: [http://www.rencontresmondiales.org/](http://www.rencontresmondiales.org/)
                   3941: 
                   3942: The NetBSD Project was represented at the LSM 2003 by Emmanuel Dreyfus
                   3943: and Gilbert Fernandes. A
                   3944: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2003/07/14/0002.html)
                   3945: of the meeting as well as some pictures are available online.
                   3946: 
1.8       wiki     3947: ### `Jul 2003` - NetWorld+Interop 2003 Tokyo BSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3948: 
                   3949: *July 2, 2003, Makuhari-Messe, Chiba, Japan, 18:30-20:00 JST*
                   3950: 
                   3951: [http://www.interop.jp/](http://www.interop.jp/)
                   3952: 
1.8       wiki     3953: Call for Presentation: contact Jun Ebihara <jun@NetBSD.org>.
1.2       wiki     3954: 
1.8       wiki     3955: ### `Jun 2003` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting & NetBSD BOF
1.2       wiki     3956: 
                   3957: *Jun 28, 2003, [National Olympics Memorial Youth
                   3958: Center](http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/), Tokyo, Japan*
                   3959: 
1.8       wiki     3960: ### `Jun 2003` - Open Source Meeting 2003 in Nagoya University
1.2       wiki     3961: 
                   3962: *June 7-8, 2003, Nagoya, Japan*
                   3963: 
                   3964: [http://tokai.opensource.jp/tsudoi/2003/](http://tokai.opensource.jp/tsudoi/2003/)
                   3965: 
1.8       wiki     3966: ### `Jun 2003` - 2003 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
1.2       wiki     3967: 
                   3968: *June 9-14, 2003, San Antonio, Texas, USA*
                   3969: 
                   3970: A six-day, multiple-track event which includes tutorials, technical
                   3971: sessions composed of refereed papers, invited talks, and
                   3972: Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. There will be a [Super BSD BOF
                   3973: Session](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix03/bofs.html). For details,
                   3974: see
                   3975: [http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix03/](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix03/).
                   3976: Contact name, address, phone, fax and/or e-mail: Conference Department,
                   3977: 510-528-8649, conference@usenix.org
                   3978: 
                   3979: Slides of Chris Demetriou's presentation are [available
                   3980: here](events/usenix2003/).
                   3981: 
1.8       wiki     3982: ### `May 2003` - BSDay 2003
1.2       wiki     3983: 
                   3984: *May 21, 2003, Warszawa-Miedzeszyn, Poland*
                   3985: 
                   3986: [AVET Information and Network Security](http://www.avet.com.pl/) are
                   3987: holding the [BSDay
                   3988: 2003](http://www.avet.com.pl/en/conferences/bsday/bsday.php) conference
                   3989: on May 21, 2003, the first event of its kind in Poland. See the web site
                   3990: for more information.
                   3991: 
1.8       wiki     3992: ### `May 2003` - BSDCon.it
1.2       wiki     3993: 
                   3994: *May 9-11, 2003, Padova, Italy*
                   3995: 
                   3996: As part of [Webbit '03](http://www.webb.it/),
                   3997: [BSDCon.it](http://www.bsdcon.it/) will be held from May 9th to may 11th
                   3998: in Padova, Italy. People interested in giving a talk on NetBSD should
1.8       wiki     3999: contact <ed@bsdcon.it>.
1.2       wiki     4000: 
1.8       wiki     4001: ### `Apr 2003` - DECUS Munich Symposium 2003
1.2       wiki     4002: 
                   4003: *April 8th-10th, 2003, Bonn, Germany* *(updated)*
                   4004: 
                   4005: There was a presentation about porting NetBSD to old hardware, and the
                   4006: different emulating systems that allow old software to run on new
                   4007: hardware, again with NetBSD as the host OS, and one about eletronic
                   4008: voting, using the procedure for the [election of the NetBSD Board of
                   4009: Directors](../changes/#board-elections2002) as an in-depth example.
                   4010: 
1.8       wiki     4011: ### `Apr 2003` - Magdeburg Linuxtag
1.2       wiki     4012: 
                   4013: *April 5th, 2003, Magdeburg, Germany*
                   4014: 
                   4015: There was a NetBSD booth and presentation at the Magdeburg Linuxtag in
                   4016: Magdeburg, Germany on April 5th 2003 at the University of Magdeburg,
                   4017: Germany. See [http://www.mdlug.de/](http://www.mdlug.de/) for more
1.8       wiki     4018: information. Contact Bernd Sieker <bsieker@freenet.de> for information
                   4019: regarding representation of NetBSD at the event.
1.2       wiki     4020: 
1.8       wiki     4021: ### `Mar 2003` - NetBSD is ten years young and still going strong!
1.2       wiki     4022: 
                   4023: Several parties are being held in cities around the world to celebrate
                   4024: the tenth birthday of The NetBSD Project, March 21, 2003. Check out the
                   4025: [Events Gallery](events/) for more information.
                   4026: 
1.8       wiki     4027: ### `Mar 2003` - CeBIT 2003
1.2       wiki     4028: 
                   4029: *March 12-19, 2003, Hannover, Germany*
                   4030: 
                   4031: The [CeBIT 2003](http://www.cebit.de), the most widely known ICT trade
                   4032: fair world-wide, took place in Hannover, Germany from March 12-19, 2003.
                   4033: The NetBSD Project had a booth on Wednesday the 12th, and Thursday 13th,
                   4034: and there was a 30 minute presentation of the NetBSD Project. Bernd
                   4035: Sieker and Jaromir Dolocek manned the booth, see their
                   4036: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2003/03/20/0001.html).
                   4037: 
1.8       wiki     4038: ### `Mar 2003` - NetBSD System Administration training
1.2       wiki     4039: 
                   4040: *March 4-6, 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA area*
                   4041: 
                   4042: [Puget Sound Technology](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/) is
                   4043: teaching a hands-on class covering the fundamentals of NetBSD system
                   4044: administration. See
                   4045: [http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/training/netbsd/](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/training/netbsd/)
                   4046: for details.
                   4047: 
1.8       wiki     4048: ### `Mar 2003` - Chemnitzer Linux-Tag
1.2       wiki     4049: 
                   4050: *March 1, 2003, Chemnitz, Germany*
                   4051: 
                   4052: NetBSD was represented with a booth at the [Chemnitzer Linux-Tag
                   4053: (CLT5)](http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/lt5/). A summary of the
                   4054: events including several pictures is available online at
                   4055: [http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/clt5.html](http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/clt5.html).
                   4056: Presentations, including mp3s of the talks (in German!) are available
                   4057: from:
                   4058: 
1.8       wiki     4059: -   NetBSD - eine Einführung
                   4060:     [
                   4061:     mp3
                   4062:     ]
                   4063: -   NetBSD 1.6 - Neuigkeiten und Einsatz im Embedded-Umfeld
                   4064:     [
                   4065:     mp3
                   4066:     ]
                   4067: -   Der Regensburger Marathon-Cluster - eine Video-Rendering-Anwendung
                   4068:     mit NetBSD
                   4069:     [
                   4070:     mp3
                   4071:     ]
1.2       wiki     4072: 
1.8       wiki     4073: ### `Feb 2003` - Solutions Linux
1.2       wiki     4074: 
                   4075: *February 4-6, 2003, CNIT - Paris La Defense, France.*
                   4076: 
                   4077: The Solutions Linux conference and expo (formerly known as the Linux
                   4078: Expo Paris) held a NetBSD booth run by the
                   4079: [GCU-Squad](http://www.gcu-squad.org/) and the [French NetBSD Users
                   4080: Group](http://www.netbsd-fr.org/). A [report is available
                   4081: online.](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-users/2003/02/08/0010.html)
                   4082: 
1.8       wiki     4083: ### `Jan 2003` - Ottawa Open Source Weekend
1.2       wiki     4084: 
                   4085: *January 25th, 26th, 2003, Ottawa, Canada*
                   4086: 
                   4087: On 2003 January 25 and 26, a coalition of computer professionals,
                   4088: students, and volunteers will host an Open Source Weekend in Ottawa,
                   4089: Canada. The events will be spread across the city and throughout the
                   4090: weekend to showcase the dynamic world of open source software. The major
                   4091: activities will be the:
                   4092: 
                   4093: -   Linuxfest at the University of Ottawa (Sat. Jan. 25th)
                   4094: -   Linuxfest at Carleton University (Sat. Jan. 25th)
                   4095: -   The Business of Open Source Software conference. (Sun. Jan. 26th)
                   4096: 
                   4097: For details, please see [http://www.osw.ca/](http://www.osw.ca/).
                   4098: 
1.8       wiki     4099: ### `Jan 2003` - LinuxWorld 2003
1.2       wiki     4100: 
                   4101: *January 21-24, 2003, New York, New York*
                   4102: 
                   4103: The [LinuxWorld Conference and Expo](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com) 2003
                   4104: takes place in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
                   4105: from January 21-24, 2003. See the
                   4106: [website](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com) for more details and a free
                   4107: registration for the expo. The NetBSD Project had a booth at LinuxWorld,
                   4108: a [short
                   4109: review](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2003/01/24/0000.html)
                   4110: and a [handful of pictures](http://www.NetBSD.org/~jschauma/lwe03/) are
                   4111: available online.
                   4112: 
1.8       wiki     4113: ### `Dec 2002` - 19th Chaos Communication Congress (19c3)
1.2       wiki     4114: 
                   4115: *December 17th to 29th, Berlin, Germany*
                   4116: 
                   4117: The NetBSD Project will be present at the [19th Chaos Communication
                   4118: Congress](http://www.ccc.de/congress/2002/) (19c3) in Berlin, Germany,
                   4119: from December 27th to 29th.
                   4120: 
1.8       wiki     4121: ### `Dec 2002` - NetBSD System Administration training
1.2       wiki     4122: 
                   4123: *December 10-12, 2002, Seattle, Washington, USA area*
                   4124: 
                   4125: [Puget Sound Technology](http://www.pugetsoundtechnology.com/) is
                   4126: teaching a hands-on class covering the fundamentals of NetBSD system
                   4127: administration.
                   4128: 
1.8       wiki     4129: ### `Dec 2002` - Internet Week 2002
1.2       wiki     4130: 
                   4131: *December 16-20, 2002, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan*
                   4132: 
                   4133: [Japan NetBSD Users' Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) will organize a
                   4134: BSD BoF on December 18th, 18:00(JST) at this years Internet Week. The
                   4135: BoF was broadcasted via RealVideo (179 clients)/[xcast (3
                   4136: clients)](http://www.xcast.jp/)/IRC. See
                   4137: [http://www.nic.ad.jp/iw2002/bof/bof04.htm](http://www.nic.ad.jp/iw2002/bof/bof04.htm)
                   4138: for details.
                   4139: 
1.8       wiki     4140: ### `Nov 2002` - KNF Congress 2002
1.2       wiki     4141: 
                   4142: *November 24, 2002, Nuremberg, Germany*
                   4143: 
                   4144: This years KNF Congress is under the motto "Linux in allen
                   4145: Lebenslagen???, ... und andere Fragen im Internet" ("Linux in all
                   4146: aspects of life??? ... and other questions on the Internet"). There will
                   4147: not only be Linux-oriented talks, but also a bit of talk about NetBSD,
                   4148: so this might be interesting for anyone in the area of
                   4149: Nuremberg/Germany. There will be a talk about NetBSD/dreamcast, a NetBSD
                   4150: booth and also some NetBSD-related prices in the Tombola.
                   4151: 
                   4152: The congress will take place Sunday Nov 24th, 10-18h at the
                   4153: Gemeinschaftshaus Langwasser, Glogauer Str. 50, 90473 Nuremberg,
                   4154: Germany. See
                   4155: [http://www.franken.de/kongress/index.html](http://www.franken.de/kongress/index.html)
                   4156: for more information.
                   4157: 
1.8       wiki     4158: ### `Nov 2002` - BSD Conference Japan
1.2       wiki     4159: 
                   4160: *November 23, 2002, tsudahall Tokyo, Japan*
                   4161: 
1.8       wiki     4162: [](http://www.bsdcon.jp/2002/) with 172 attendances.
1.2       wiki     4163: 
1.8       wiki     4164: ### `Nov 2002` - BSDCon Europe 2002
1.2       wiki     4165: 
                   4166: *November 15-17, 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands*
                   4167: 
                   4168: [http://2002.eurobsdcon.org/](http://2002.eurobsdcon.org/). \`\`[Rumors,
                   4169: Gossips and Facts](http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/eurobsdcon2002.html)''
                   4170: are available online thanks to Hubert Feyrer.
                   4171: 
1.8       wiki     4172: ### `Nov 2002` - LISA '02
1.2       wiki     4173: 
                   4174: *November 3-8, 2002, Philadelphia, PA*
                   4175: 
                   4176: [http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa02/](http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa02/)
                   4177: 
1.8       wiki     4178: ### `Nov 2002` - RISC OS S.E. Show
1.2       wiki     4179: 
                   4180: *November 2, 2002, Guildford, UK*
                   4181: 
                   4182: The Surrey and Sussex Acorn User Group [RISC OS South-East
                   4183: Show](http://www.fillin.co.uk/seshow/), held in Guildford Technical
                   4184: College.
                   4185: 
1.8       wiki     4186: ### `Oct 2002` - Linuxdays 2002
1.2       wiki     4187: 
                   4188: *October 1-3, 2002, Luxembourg*
                   4189: 
                   4190: The NetBSD Project was present at the [Luxembourgh
                   4191: Linuxdays](http://www.linuxday.lu/), an Open Source and Free Software
                   4192: Conference and Expo held in, well, Luxembourg. Hubert Feyrer gave talks
                   4193: on [NetBSD](http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/nb2002-lu.pdf) and a [video
                   4194: rendering cluster done with
                   4195: NetBSD](http://www.feyrer.de/marathon-cluster/mc-slides.pdf). A
                   4196: [report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2002/10/08/0000.html)
                   4197: was sent to the netbsd-advocacy list, pictures and more information are
                   4198: available from [Hubert's
                   4199: website](http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/#linuxday.lu).
                   4200: 
1.8       wiki     4201: ### `Sep 2002` - Linux-Kongress 2002
1.2       wiki     4202: 
                   4203: *September 4-6, 2002, Cologne, Germany*
                   4204: 
                   4205: The NetBSD Project will be present at [Linux-Kongress
                   4206: 2002](http://www.linux-kongress.org), the 9th International Linux System
                   4207: Technology Conference, held at the Physics Institutes of the University
                   4208: of Cologne, Germany. A report and pictures of the BSD-booth is available
                   4209: online.
                   4210: 
1.8       wiki     4211: ### `Aug 2002` - 11th USENIX Security Symposium
1.2       wiki     4212: 
                   4213: *August 5-9, 2002, San Francisco, CA*
                   4214: 
                   4215: [http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/](http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/)
                   4216: 
1.8       wiki     4217: ### `Jul 2002` - NetBSD 1.5.3 release
1.2       wiki     4218: 
                   4219: *July 22, 2002*
                   4220: 
                   4221: [NetBSD 1.5.3](../releases/formal-1.5/NetBSD-1.5.3.html), a *[patch
                   4222: release](../releases/release-map.html)* improving stability, fixing bugs
                   4223: in, addressing security issues in, and adding some features to [NetBSD
                   4224: 1.5.2](../releases/formal-1.5/), has been released with support for 20
                   4225: architectures. More information is available in the [1.5.3 release
                   4226: announcement](../releases/formal-1.5/NetBSD-1.5.3.html).
                   4227: 
1.8       wiki     4228: ### `Jul 2002` - NetWorld+Interop 2002 Tokyo BSD BOF
1.2       wiki     4229: 
                   4230: *July 3, 2002, Chiba, Japan*
                   4231: 
                   4232: http://www.interop.jp/syutten/report.html
                   4233: 
                   4234: [http://www.jp.freebsd.org/event/N+I2002\_BOF/](http://www.jp.freebsd.org/event/N+I2002_BOF/)
                   4235: , [BSD security update - BIND,
                   4236: OpenSSH](http://www.itojun.org/paper/itojun-interop2002-bsdbof/mgp00001.html).
                   4237: 
1.8       wiki     4238: ### `Jun 2002` - USENIX Annual Technical Conference
1.2       wiki     4239: 
                   4240: *June 9-14, 2002, Montery Conference Center Monterey, California, USA*
                   4241: 
                   4242: [http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/).
                   4243: Slides of Christos Zoulas' presentation are [available
                   4244: here](events/usenix2002/).
                   4245: 
1.8       wiki     4246: ### `Jun 2002` - Open Source Meeting 2002 in Nagoya University
1.2       wiki     4247: 
                   4248: *June 8-9, 2002, Nagoya, Japan*
                   4249: 
1.8       wiki     4250: [](http://tokai.opensource.jp/tsudoi/2002/)
1.2       wiki     4251: 
1.8       wiki     4252: ### `Jun 2002` - Linuxtag 2002 in Karlsruhe
1.2       wiki     4253: 
                   4254: *June 6-9, 2002, Karlsruhe, Germany*
                   4255: 
                   4256: [Linuxtag](http://www.linuxtag.de) had a BSD booth. A
                   4257: [report](http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/linuxtag-karlsruhe-2002.html) is
                   4258: available.
                   4259: 
1.8       wiki     4260: ### `May 2002` - Wakefield 2002, The Acorn RISC OS Show
1.2       wiki     4261: 
                   4262: *May 18-19, 2002, Wakefield, UK*
                   4263: 
                   4264: [http://www.wrocc.org.uk/show/2002/](http://www.wrocc.org.uk/show/2002/)
                   4265: 
1.8       wiki     4266: ### `May 2002` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting
1.2       wiki     4267: 
                   4268: *May 18, 2002, T-Zone Minami, Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan*
                   4269: 
                   4270: [http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting4.html](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting4.html)
                   4271: 
                   4272: The Japan NetBSD Users' Group had their annual meeting with 60
                   4273: attendances, and a NetBSD BoF with 95 attendances, 210 clients via
                   4274: RealVideo. Talking about Zoularis, LCD System Status monitor, devsw
                   4275: again, presentation with less, citrus, ACPI, jp.netbsd servers, Upcoming
                   4276: 1.6 and current, sourceforge.jp, xcast6.
                   4277: 
1.8       wiki     4278: ### `May 2002` - Annual International Free Software Forum
1.2       wiki     4279: 
                   4280: *May 2-4, 2002, Porto Alegre- RS, Brazil*
                   4281: 
                   4282: The Annual International Free Software Forum will take place on this May
                   4283: 2th, 3th and 4th in Porto Alegre- RS , Brazil. Mainly in event about
                   4284: Linux Gnu's solutions, this year The BSD's Operating Systems will have a
                   4285: chance to prove their value.
                   4286: 
                   4287: The Session's Speakers are Edson Brandi (FreeBSD), Diego Linke (NetBSD)
                   4288: and Ricardo Nascimento Ferreira (OpenBSD) and they will focus in the
                   4289: general aspects of the systems: history, license, goods and bads,
                   4290: technical characteristics and philosophy.
                   4291: 
1.8       wiki     4292: ### `Mar 2002` - 4th Chemnitz Linuxday 2002
1.2       wiki     4293: 
                   4294: *March 9-10, 2002, TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany*
                   4295: 
                   4296: [www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/lt4/](http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/lt4/)
                   4297: 
                   4298: Presentations included "Migration to IPv6" mentioning NetBSD as example,
                   4299: "\*BSD - Alternative to Linux" presenting BSDs and "BIND9 - Let's talk
                   4300: IPv6". There was also a (Net)BSD booth manned by Andre Nicklas, Hubert
                   4301: Feyrer, Karl Uwe Lockhoff. A [detailed
                   4302: report](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2002/03/11/0000.html)
                   4303: is available.
                   4304: 
1.8       wiki     4305: ### `Feb 2002` - GUUG Frühjahrsfachgespräch 2002
1.2       wiki     4306: 
                   4307: *February 27-March 1, 2002, Ruhr-Uni Bochum, Bochum, Germany*
                   4308: 
                   4309: [http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2002/index.html](http://www.guug.de/veranstaltungen/ffg2002/index.html)
                   4310: 
                   4311: Presentations given during the spring meeting of the German Unix User
                   4312: Group (GUUG) included a report about NetBSD in 2002 and details about
                   4313: Rapid Deployment of IPv6 with 6to4, which covered NetBSD (among others).
                   4314: 
1.8       wiki     4315: ### `Feb 2002` - BSDCon 2002
1.2       wiki     4316: 
                   4317: *February 11-14, 2002, Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco, California,
                   4318: USA*
                   4319: 
                   4320: [http://www.usenix.org/events/bsdcon02/cfp/](http://www.usenix.org/events/bsdcon02/cfp/)
                   4321: 
1.8       wiki     4322: ### `Dec 2001` - Internet Week 2001
1.2       wiki     4323: 
                   4324: *December 3-7, 2001, Yokohama, Japan*
                   4325: 
                   4326: [http://internetweek.jp/](http://internetweek.jp/)
                   4327: 
                   4328: At Internet Week 2001, there was a BSD BOF on December 6th.
                   4329: Additionally, December 7th was BSD/Linux Day.
                   4330: 
                   4331: There was a [BSD BoF session](http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/event/iw2001/)
                   4332: on Dec 7 with 197 attendances, 392 clients via [RealVideo
                   4333: G2](http://www.real.com) broadcasting,IRC chatting. Talking about The
                   4334: BSD System on 1FDD, Special talk and Presentation [Perry E.
                   4335: Metzger/Warner Losh], IPv6 DNS transfer Club,Catch up FreeBSD
                   4336: current,talking about free software community, [BSD users group meeting
                   4337: via IPv6 XCAST](http://www.mma.gr.jp/%7Etree/bsd-20011206/).
                   4338: 
                   4339: On Dec 8, there was a [BSD/Linux
                   4340: Day](http://www.jus.or.jp/events/bsd-linux-day2001/) session talking
                   4341: about BSD, Linux, Mail User Agents, Mail Transfer, Office Suite,
                   4342: Emulation.
                   4343: 
1.8       wiki     4344: ### `Nov 2001` - BSDCon Europe 2001
1.2       wiki     4345: 
                   4346: *November 9-11, 2001, Thistle Hotel, Brighton, UK*
                   4347: 
                   4348: [http://www.bsdconeurope.org/](http://www.bsdconeurope.org/)
                   4349: 
1.8       wiki     4350: ### `Oct 2001` - RISC OS 2001 Show
1.2       wiki     4351: 
                   4352: *October 20-21, 2001, Berkshire, England*
                   4353: 
                   4354: [http://www.riscos2001.com/](http://www.riscos2001.com/)
                   4355: 
                   4356: NetBSD had a stand at the [RISC OS 2001
                   4357: Show](http://www.riscos2001.com/). There was various NetBSD boxes on
                   4358: display and NetBSD 1.5.2 CDs for sale.
                   4359: 
1.8       wiki     4360: ### `Sep 2001` - NetBSD 1.5.2 release
1.2       wiki     4361: 
                   4362: *September 13, 2001*
                   4363: 
                   4364: NetBSD 1.5.2, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4365: stability, fixing bugs in, and adding some features to [NetBSD
                   4366: 1.5.1](../releases/formal-1.5/), was released with support for 21
                   4367: architectures. More information is available in the [1.5.2 release
                   4368: announcement](../releases/formal-1.5/NetBSD-1.5.2.html).
                   4369: 
1.8       wiki     4370: ### `Aug 2001` - LinuxWorld Expo
1.2       wiki     4371: 
                   4372: *August 26-30, 2001, San Francisco, CA*
                   4373: 
                   4374: [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/)
                   4375: 
                   4376: The NetBSD Project had a booth at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo from
                   4377: August 28-30, 2001. Jason Thorpe has written a short [summary about the
                   4378: NetBSD booth at
                   4379: LinuxWorld](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-advocacy/2001/08/30/0000.html).
                   4380: Also at the booth was the debut of NetBSD running on a Playstation 2
                   4381: from Japan.
                   4382: 
1.8       wiki     4383: ### `Jul 2001` - NetBSD 1.5.1 release
1.2       wiki     4384: 
                   4385: *July 11, 2001*
                   4386: 
                   4387: NetBSD 1.5.1, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4388: stability, fixing bugs in, and adding some features to [NetBSD
                   4389: 1.5](../releases/formal-1.5/), was released with support for 21
                   4390: architectures. More information is available in the [1.5.1 release
                   4391: announcement](../releases/formal-1.5/NetBSD-1.5.1.html).
                   4392: 
1.8       wiki     4393: ### `Jun 2001` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting
1.2       wiki     4394: 
                   4395: *June 30, 2001, [ASCII Corporation](http://www.ascii.co.jp/info/),
                   4396: Tokyo, Japan*
                   4397: 
                   4398: [http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting3.html](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting3.html)
                   4399: 
                   4400: The Japan NetBSD Users' Group had their annual meeting with 52
                   4401: attendances, and a NetBSD BoF with 102 attendances, 275 clients via
                   4402: RealVideo G2 broadcasting.
                   4403: 
                   4404: Talking about jp.NetBSD.org servers, NetBSD status updates after
                   4405: USENIX2001,Korea NetBSD User Group, www.NetBSD.org Logo, Chiba-BUG,
                   4406: Making plan for NetBSD Book in Japan, XCAST on NetBSD, The New
                   4407: Block/Character Device Switch Configration Framework, Life in PEACE, wdc
                   4408: MD driver for DC IDE-HD Interface on NetBSD/dreamcast, Get into
                   4409: Zoularis, PS2Linux for NetBSD, and special guest talking with Antti
                   4410: Kantee from Finland. Japan NetBSD Users' Group will have a special
                   4411: meeting on 54th IETF Yokohama, Japan.
                   4412: 
1.8       wiki     4413: ### `Jun 2001` - USENIX Annual Technical Conference
1.2       wiki     4414: 
                   4415: *June 25-30, 2001, Boston, MA*
                   4416: 
                   4417: [http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/)
                   4418: 
                   4419: NetBSD was well represented at [Usenix
                   4420: 2001](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/), and we would like to
                   4421: thank everyone involved in the BSD BoF and the NetBSD booth.
                   4422: 
                   4423: The NetBSD Project had a presentation at the BSD BoF which was headed by
                   4424: [NetBSD Core Group](../people/core.html) members Christos Zoulas and
                   4425: Luke Mewburn. A list of highlights is available in Chuck Toporek's
                   4426: "[Greetings from the BSD Super
                   4427: BoF](http://unix.oreilly.com/news/usenixchuck_0601.html)" article. The
                   4428: slides from this talk are available at
                   4429: [events/usenix2001/](events/usenix2001/).
                   4430: 
                   4431: Luke Mewburn was also a part of the scripting technical session; his
                   4432: presentation was entitled, "The Design and Implementation of the NetBSD
                   4433: rc.d System". In Ellen Siever's "[Usenix Technical Session
                   4434: Wrap-Up](http://unix.oreilly.com/news/usenixellen_0601.html)" article,
                   4435: she talks briefly about Luke's presentation. Luke's paper can be found
                   4436: at the [Usenix 2001](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/) web site,
                   4437: in both HTML and PDF formats, under [FREENIX Track Refereed
                   4438: Papers](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/freenix01/mewburn.html)
                   4439: (requires USENIX membership). The paper may also be found in
                   4440: [PDF](http://www.mewburn.net/luke/papers/rc.d.pdf) format at Luke's own
                   4441: web site.
                   4442: 
                   4443: Again, a thank you to all involved.
                   4444: 
1.8       wiki     4445: ### `Jun 2001` - Open Source Meeting 2001 in Nagoya University
1.2       wiki     4446: 
                   4447: *June 9-10, 2001, Nagoya, Japan*
                   4448: 
1.8       wiki     4449: [](http://tokai.opensource.jp/tsudoi/2001/)
1.2       wiki     4450: 
                   4451: On June 9-10th, 2001, several Bof about open source community in japan
                   4452: were held.100+150 persons attended in person.
                   4453: 
1.8       wiki     4454: ### `Jun 2001` - NetWorld+Interop Tokyo, BSD BoF
1.2       wiki     4455: 
                   4456: *June 7 2001, Chiba, Japan*
                   4457: 
                   4458: [http://www.interop.jp/](http://www.interop.jp/)
                   4459: 
                   4460: On June 7th, 2001, a BSD BoF was held as one of the night sessions at
                   4461: [NetWorld+Interop Tokyo](http://www.interop.jp/). Over 300 people
                   4462: attended in person, 50-100 people attended over IRC (volunteers typed
                   4463: the discussions to a couple of IRC channels), and 828 clients watched
                   4464: the discussion over RealVideo transmission. Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino
                   4465: wrote up a [summary of the BSD BoF at NetWorld+Interop
                   4466: Tokyo](events/interop-tokyo-2001.html).
                   4467: 
1.8       wiki     4468: ### `May 2001` - Wakefield 2001
1.2       wiki     4469: 
                   4470: *May 19-20, 2001, Wakefield, UK*
                   4471: 
                   4472: There was a NetBSD stand at the Wakefield Acorn / RiscOS show. The
                   4473: Wakefield show was more of an ARM biased show, so there was a
                   4474: [NetBSD/arm26](../ports/arm26/) and [NetBSD/arm32](../ports/arm32/)
                   4475: slant to the NetBSD stand. The stand featured machines running NetBSD,
                   4476: and CD-ROMS of the NetBSD system with some additional pre-built packages
                   4477: and a copy of the NetBSD web site on them. Also at the show Chris
                   4478: Gilbert gave a talk about NetBSD.
                   4479: 
1.8       wiki     4480: ### `Apr 2001` - Comdex Spring 2001
1.2       wiki     4481: 
                   4482: *April 2-5, 2001, Chicago, IL*
                   4483: 
                   4484: [http://www.comdex.com/](http://www.comdex.com/)
                   4485: 
                   4486: NetBSD had a booth at [Comdex](http://www.comdex.com/) Spring 2001. A
                   4487: [short summary](events/comdex-spring-2001.html) of NetBSD at Comdex
                   4488: Spring is available.
                   4489: 
                   4490: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4491: 
1.8       wiki     4492: ### `Feb 2001` - Open Source Matsuri 2001 in Akihabara
1.2       wiki     4493: 
                   4494: *February 10-11, 2001, Tokyo, Japan*
                   4495: 
                   4496: [Japan NetBSD Users' Group](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/) had a
                   4497: [booth](http://www.voj.toda.saitama.jp/photo/OpenSource2001/) with SONY
                   4498: NEWS,Sun Ultra1,DEC VAX station,Sega DreamCast,Mac SE/30, Sharp
                   4499: X68030,Mac G4Qube,iBook,NEC MobileGearII,
                   4500: [PEACE](http://chiharu.hauN.ORG/peace/) and [umidi/utoro
                   4501: demo](http://utoro.imou.to/) with 7000 attendances. Held a Presentation
                   4502: & a tutorial about NetBSD by jun@NetBSD.org. [[Reports on
                   4503: jp.NetBSD.org](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/event/20010210OSF/)]
                   4504: 
1.8       wiki     4505: ### `Jan 2001` - LinuxWorld Expo 2001
1.2       wiki     4506: 
                   4507: *January 30-February 2, 2001, New York City, USA*
                   4508: 
                   4509: [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/)
                   4510: 
                   4511: The NetBSD Project shared a stand with [Wasabi
                   4512: Systems](http://www.wasabisystems.com/) at LinuxWorld Expo 2001. The
                   4513: stand had a variety of different platforms running NetBSD, 1.5 CDs, and
                   4514: other swag.
                   4515: 
1.8       wiki     4516: ### `Dec 2000` - Internet Week 2000
1.2       wiki     4517: 
                   4518: *December 18-21, 2000, Osaka, Japan*
                   4519: 
                   4520: [http://www.nic.ad.jp/iw2000/](http://www.nic.ad.jp/iw2000/)
                   4521: 
                   4522: There was a [BSD BoF
                   4523: session](http://www.unixmagic.org/ml/netbsd/200012/msg00019.html) on Dec
                   4524: 19 with 160 attendances, 94 clients via [RealVideo
                   4525: G2](http://www.real.com) broadcasting,60 IRC realtime broadcasting
                   4526: clients. Talking about The BSD System on 1FDD, USB maniacs from across
                   4527: the [BSD magazine](http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/) editorial room,
                   4528: announce from BSDi Japan Office, Users groups in
                   4529: JP[[NoBUG](http://www.no.bug.gr.jp/), [OFUG](http://www.ofug.net/),
                   4530: [S\*BUG](http://www.bbsbrain.ne.jp/~sbug/),
                   4531: [K\*bug](http://www.kbug.gr.jp/), [NBUG](http://www.nagoya.bug.gr.jp/),
                   4532: [JNUG](http://www.NetBSD.org/community/groups.html#jnug), L\*BUG],
                   4533: little red [Daemon-kun](http://www.twin.ne.jp/~minamie/ost/) from The
                   4534: Open Source Toys Project, BSD goods present time,and more thinking about
                   4535: BSD activity in Japan.
                   4536: 
1.8       wiki     4537: ### `Dec 2000` - NetBSD 1.5 release
1.2       wiki     4538: 
                   4539: *December 6, 2000*
                   4540: 
                   4541: [NetBSD 1.5](../releases/formal-1.5/), the eighth [major
                   4542: release](../releases/release-map.html) of NetBSD, was announced to the
                   4543: public.
                   4544: 
1.8       wiki     4545: ### `Dec 2000` - Usenix Systems Administration Conference (LISA)
1.2       wiki     4546: 
                   4547: *December 3-8, 2000, New Orleans, LA*
                   4548: 
                   4549: [http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2000/](http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2000/)
                   4550: 
1.8       wiki     4551: ### `Nov 2000` - NetBSD 1.4.3 release
1.2       wiki     4552: 
                   4553: *November 25, 2000*
                   4554: 
                   4555: NetBSD 1.4.3, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4556: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.4](../releases/formal-1.4/), was
                   4557: announced to the public.
                   4558: 
1.8       wiki     4559: ### `Nov 2000` - Comdex Fall 2000
1.2       wiki     4560: 
                   4561: *November 13-17 2000, Las Vegas, NV*
                   4562: 
                   4563: [http://www.comdex.com/](http://www.comdex.com/)
                   4564: 
                   4565: The NetBSD Project had a booth at Comdex Fall 2000. We demonstrated a
                   4566: full desktop system running on a Macintosh G4 cube, as well as other
                   4567: sundry bits. The cube also appeared on German 3Sat Neues.
                   4568: 
                   4569: Expenses for this event were underwritten by LinuxMall and The NetBSD
                   4570: Mission.
                   4571: 
1.8       wiki     4572: ### `Oct 2000` - Linux Expo Toronto 2000
1.2       wiki     4573: 
                   4574: *October 30-November 1 2000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*
                   4575: 
                   4576: [http://www.linuxexpocanada.com/](http://www.linuxexpocanada.com/)
                   4577: 
                   4578: The NetBSD Project had a booth at displaying NetBSD i386 and mac68k -
                   4579: T-shirts and 1.4.2 CDs were available. The i386 machine was running an
                   4580: automated demo which will soon be available in pkgsrc.
                   4581: 
                   4582: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission and
                   4583: David Maxwell.
                   4584: 
1.8       wiki     4585: ### `Oct 2000` - RISC OS 2000
1.2       wiki     4586: 
                   4587: *October 21-22 2000, Epsom, England*
                   4588: 
                   4589: [http://www.armclub.org.uk/shows/riscos/](http://www.armclub.org.uk/shows/riscos/)
                   4590: 
                   4591: A group of NetBSD enthusiasts were one of the exhibitors at RISC OS
                   4592: 2000. They had CD's, leaflets, and a mixture of hardware running NetBSD
                   4593: on display. David Brownlee wrote up a report about the [NetBSD stand at
                   4594: RISC OS 2000](events/riscos-2000.html).
                   4595: 
1.8       wiki     4596: ### `Oct 2000` - BSDCon 2000
1.2       wiki     4597: 
                   4598: *October 14-20 2000, Monterey, CA*
                   4599: 
                   4600: [http://www.bsdcon.org/](http://www.bsdcon.org/)
                   4601: 
                   4602: NetBSD had a table at this event, and there were a couple of talks
                   4603: spotlighting NetBSD.
                   4604: 
1.8       wiki     4605: Erik Berls <cyber@NetBSD.org> and Luke Mewburn <lukem@NetBSD.org> gave a
                   4606: talk entitled "NetBSD: Platform for the Future". Slides are available at
                   4607: [](http://www.mewburn.net/luke/talks/bsdcon-2000/).
1.2       wiki     4608: 
                   4609: Also, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino gave a talk on NetBSD 1.5. A transcript
                   4610: is available at
1.8       wiki     4611: [](ftp://ftp.itojun.org/pub/paper/itojun-bsdcon2000-netbsd15.ps.gz).
1.2       wiki     4612: 
1.8       wiki     4613: ### `Oct 2000` - Atlanta Linux Showcase
1.2       wiki     4614: 
                   4615: *October 12-14 2000, Atlanta, GA*
                   4616: 
                   4617: [http://www.linuxshowcase.org/](http://www.linuxshowcase.org/)
                   4618: 
                   4619: The NetBSD Project ran a booth at this event, showcasing NetBSD on
                   4620: non-PC platforms (primarily the Mac G4 cube). Some unfortunate bugs were
                   4621: fixed onsite.
                   4622: 
                   4623: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4624: 
1.8       wiki     4625: ### `Aug 2000` - LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
1.2       wiki     4626: 
                   4627: *August 14-17 2000, San Jose, CA*
                   4628: 
                   4629: [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/](http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/)
                   4630: 
                   4631: There was a BSD BoF session on Wednesday August 16th. In the September
                   4632: 2000 issue, Daemon News published an
                   4633: [article](http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200009/linuxworld-2000.html) on
                   4634: the BSD presence at LinuxWorld 2000.
                   4635: 
1.8       wiki     4636: ### `Jul 2000` - O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention 2000
1.2       wiki     4637: 
                   4638: *July 17-20, 2000, Monterey, CA*
                   4639: 
                   4640: http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon2000/
                   4641: 
                   4642: NetBSD had a table at the O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention 2000.
                   4643: Also, there was a session called the "Future of the BSDs", presented by
                   4644: a group that included Charles Hannum from NetBSD.
                   4645: 
                   4646: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4647: 
1.8       wiki     4648: ### `Jul 2000` - Comdex Canada 2000
1.2       wiki     4649: 
                   4650: *July 12-14 2000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*
                   4651: 
                   4652: The NetBSD Project had a booth at Comdex Canada 2000 at which T-shirts
                   4653: and 1.4.2 CDs were available. There are some photos of [the screen,
                   4654: showing the bktr display](../images/events/20000712-1.jpg), NetBSD
                   4655: developers [David Maxwell (left) and D'Arcy Cain
                   4656: (right)](../images/events/20000712-2.jpg), and helpers [Carol Cain, and
                   4657: Robert Waters](../images/events/20000712-3.jpg). We also have pictures
                   4658: of another [User Friendly visitor](../images/events/booth_puppy.jpg).
                   4659: 
                   4660: Expenses for this event were underwritten by LinuxMall, The NetBSD
                   4661: Mission and David Maxwell.
                   4662: 
1.8       wiki     4663: ### `Jul 2000` - Japan NetBSD Users' Group meeting
1.2       wiki     4664: 
                   4665: *July 1 2000, Tokyo Japan*
                   4666: 
                   4667: [http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting2.html](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/JNUG/announce/meeting2.html)
                   4668: 
                   4669: The Japan NetBSD Users' Group had their annual meeting, and a NetBSD BoF
                   4670: followed.
                   4671: 
1.8       wiki     4672: ### `Jun 2000` - LinuxTag 2000
1.2       wiki     4673: 
                   4674: *June 29-July 2 2000, Stuttgart, Germany*
                   4675: 
                   4676: http://www.linuxtag.org/2000/english/
                   4677: 
                   4678: A group of \*BSD enthusiasts organized a \*BSD booth at [LinuxTag
                   4679: 2000](http://www.linuxtag.org/2000/english/), which, among many other
                   4680: things, included a variety of boxes showcasing NetBSD. Christian
                   4681: Weisgerber has written a [summary](events/linuxtag-2000.html) about his
                   4682: experiences at LinuxTag 2000, as one both manning the \*BSD booth and
                   4683: giving a talk.
                   4684: 
1.8       wiki     4685: ### `Jun 2000` - Usenix Annual Technical Conference
1.2       wiki     4686: 
                   4687: *June 21-22 2000, San Diego, CA*
                   4688: 
                   4689: [http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix2000/](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix2000/)
                   4690: 
                   4691: NetBSD had a presence at the [Usenix Annual Technical
                   4692: Conference](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix2000/) in 2000. Most
                   4693: notably, Charles Hannum gave a talk about NetBSD, William Studenmund
                   4694: gave a [technical session on
                   4695: DMFS](http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix2000/freenix/studenmund.html)
                   4696: (Data Migration File System) for NetBSD, Chuck Silvers gave a [technical
                   4697: session on
                   4698: UBC](http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix2000/freenix/silvers.html)
                   4699: (an efficient United I/O and Memory Caching Subsystem for NetBSD), and
                   4700: Jun-ichiro Hagino gave a [technical session on mbuf changes in
                   4701: KAME/\*BSD IPv6
                   4702: support](http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix2000/freenix/hagino.html).
                   4703: There was also a BSD BoF which included people kicking around beach
                   4704: balls emblazoned with "NetBSD support: it's not hot air anymore" in
                   4705: reference to the launch of [Wasabi
                   4706: Systems](http://www.wasabisystems.com/).
                   4707: 
                   4708: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The Usenix Association and
                   4709: The NetBSD Mission.
                   4710: 
1.8       wiki     4711: ### `Jun 2000` - German Unix User Group spring '00 meeting
1.2       wiki     4712: 
                   4713: *June 14-16 2000, Cologne, Germany*
                   4714: 
                   4715: [http://www.guug.de/](http://www.guug.de/)
                   4716: 
                   4717: NetBSD was represented at the spring meeting of the [German Unix User
                   4718: Group](http://www.guug.de/). Ignatios Souvatzis gave a presentation
                   4719: about experiences with IPv6 using NetBSD.
                   4720: 
1.8       wiki     4721: ### `Jun 2000` - NetWorld+Interop Tokyo
1.2       wiki     4722: 
                   4723: *June 8 2000, Chiba, Japan*
                   4724: 
                   4725: [http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/ml/admin-ja/200005/msg00015.html](http://www.jp.NetBSD.org/ja/JP/ml/admin-ja/200005/msg00015.html)
                   4726: 
                   4727: A joint \*BSD users group BOF was held. Jordan Hubbard and Warner Losh
                   4728: (of FreeBSD) joined and gave us a talk. BOF session covering various
                   4729: \*BSD followed.
                   4730: 
1.8       wiki     4731: ### `Apr 2000` - Comdex Spring 2000
1.2       wiki     4732: 
                   4733: *April 17-20 2000, Chicago, IL*
                   4734: 
                   4735: [http://www.comdex.com/](http://www.comdex.com/)
                   4736: 
                   4737: Expenses for this event were underwritten by LinuxMall and The NetBSD
                   4738: Mission.
                   4739: 
1.8       wiki     4740: ### `Apr 2000` - Linux Expo
1.2       wiki     4741: 
                   4742: *April 10-12 2000, Montreal, Quebec, Canada*
                   4743: 
                   4744: [http://www.linuxexpocanada.com/](http://www.linuxexpocanada.com/)
                   4745: 
                   4746: The NetBSD Project had a booth displaying NetBSD i386, hpcmips, and
                   4747: mmeye at this event in Montreal, Canada. T-shirts, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, and
                   4748: snapshot CDs were available.
                   4749: 
                   4750: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4751: 
1.8       wiki     4752: ### `Mar 2000` - DECUS Munich
1.2       wiki     4753: 
                   4754: *March 29, 2000, Munich, Germany*
                   4755: 
                   4756: [http://www.decus.de/](http://www.decus.de/)
                   4757: 
                   4758: Ignatios Souvatzis talked about NetBSD news and experiences with IPv6 on
                   4759: NetBSD at the DECUS Munich Symposium in Bonn.
                   4760: 
1.8       wiki     4761: ### `Mar 2000` - NetBSD 1.4.2 release
1.2       wiki     4762: 
                   4763: *March 19, 2000*
                   4764: 
                   4765: NetBSD 1.4.2, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4766: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.4](../releases/formal-1.4/), was
                   4767: announced to the public.
                   4768: 
1.8       wiki     4769: ### `Feb 2000` - Linux Expo
1.2       wiki     4770: 
                   4771: *February 1-3 2000, Paris, France*
                   4772: 
                   4773: [http://www.linuxexpoparis.com/](http://www.linuxexpoparis.com/)
                   4774: 
                   4775: There was a BSD BoF at the New York Linuxworld on Thursday, February
                   4776: 3rd.
                   4777: 
                   4778: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4779: 
1.8       wiki     4780: ### `Dec 1999` - Internet Week 1999
1.2       wiki     4781: 
                   4782: *December 18 1999, Yokohama, Japan*
                   4783: 
                   4784: [http://www.nic.ad.jp/iw99/](http://www.nic.ad.jp/iw99/)
                   4785: 
                   4786: There was a [BSD BoF session](http://www.jp.freebsd.org/event/iw99/) on
                   4787: Dec 18.
                   4788: 
1.8       wiki     4789: ### `Dec 1999` - The Bazaar
1.2       wiki     4790: 
                   4791: *December 14-16 1999, New York City, NY*
                   4792: 
                   4793: The NetBSD Project had two kiosks at "The Bazaar" in New York City at
                   4794: the Javits Center. We demoed NetBSD on several hardware platforms, and
                   4795: provided live video from the show floor via a [Brains, Inc. mmEye video
                   4796: server](http://www.brains.co.jp/).
                   4797: 
                   4798: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4799: 
1.8       wiki     4800: ### `Nov 1999` - Comdex Fall 1999
1.2       wiki     4801: 
                   4802: *November 15-19 1999, Las Vegas, NV*
                   4803: 
                   4804: [http://www.comdex.com/](http://www.comdex.com/)
                   4805: 
                   4806: The NetBSD Project had a booth at Comdex Fall 1999. We had 1.4.1 CD
                   4807: sets, sample CDs, demo machines, and a few surprises.
                   4808: 
                   4809: Expenses for this event were underwritten by LinuxMall and The NetBSD
                   4810: Mission.
                   4811: 
1.8       wiki     4812: ### `Nov 1999` - Open Source Matsuri99 in Akihabara
1.2       wiki     4813: 
                   4814: *November 12-13, 1999, Akihabara, Tokyo*
                   4815: 
                   4816: Japan NetBSD Users' Group ran a booth at Open Source Matsuri'99 in
                   4817: Akihabara ("Matsuri" is Japanese word for "Festival"). We had demo
                   4818: machines and short Presentation with NetBSD/hpcmips.
                   4819: 
1.8       wiki     4820: ### `Oct 1999` - Atlanta Linux Showcase 1999
1.2       wiki     4821: 
                   4822: *October 14-16, 1999, Atlanta, GA*
                   4823: 
                   4824: [http://www.linuxshowcase.org/1999/](http://www.linuxshowcase.org/1999/)
                   4825: 
                   4826: The NetBSD Project ran a booth at the Atlanta Linux Showcase. 1.4.1 CD
                   4827: sets and T-shirts were on sale.
                   4828: 
                   4829: Expenses for this event were underwritten by The NetBSD Mission.
                   4830: 
1.8       wiki     4831: ### `Oct 1999` - BSD Social Event in Berlin
1.2       wiki     4832: 
                   4833: *October 9-10, 1999*
                   4834: 
1.8       wiki     4835: ### `Aug 1999` - NetBSD 1.4.1 release
1.2       wiki     4836: 
                   4837: *August 26, 1999*
                   4838: 
                   4839: NetBSD 1.4.1, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4840: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.4](../releases/formal-1.4/), was
                   4841: announced to the public.
                   4842: 
1.8       wiki     4843: ### `Jul 1999` - Wizards of OS \#1
1.2       wiki     4844: 
                   4845: *July 16-17, 1999, Berlin, Germany*
                   4846: 
                   4847: Patrick M. Hausen talked about FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD at the Free
                   4848: Software Projects panel of the Wizards of OS conference.
                   4849: 
1.8       wiki     4850: ### `Jun 1999` - LinuxTag '99
1.2       wiki     4851: 
                   4852: *June 26-27, 1999, Kaiserslautern, Germany*
                   4853: 
                   4854: [http://www.linuxtag.org/1999/](http://www.linuxtag.org/1999/)
                   4855: 
                   4856: The NetBSD Project attended LinuxTag '99 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. We
                   4857: exhibited a NetBSD/arm32 system running on a DNARD, and demonstrated the
                   4858: package system.
                   4859: 
1.8       wiki     4860: ### `Jun 1999` - Usenix '99
1.2       wiki     4861: 
                   4862: *June 6-11, 1999, Monterey, CA*
                   4863: 
                   4864: [http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/)
                   4865: 
                   4866: The NetBSD foundation attended the USENIX Annual Technical Conference in
                   4867: Monterey, CA. There was a Birds of a Feather session on Tuesday 8, 8pm -
                   4868: 10pm, and an exhibition booth featuring many different platforms. There
                   4869: is also a [full report](events/usenix1999.html) available.
                   4870: 
1.8       wiki     4871: ### `Mar 1999` - German Unix User Group spring '99 meeting
1.2       wiki     4872: 
                   4873: *March 16-19, 1999, Germany*
                   4874: 
                   4875: [http://www.guug.de/](http://www.guug.de/)
                   4876: 
                   4877: During the spring meeting of the [German Unix User
                   4878: Group](http://www.guug.de/) (GUUG), NetBSD was mentioned in two talks
                   4879: held by [Dr. Alexandre
                   4880: Wennmacher](http://www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak/geomet/geo/mitarbeiter/mitarb/aw.html).
                   4881: The first described security through file flags and the second was about
                   4882: checkpointing in userspace.
                   4883: 
                   4884: At the \*BSD BoF, Hubert Feyrer explained the changes made in the
                   4885: Packages System to what was taken from FreeBSD, Christoph Badura
                   4886: answered general NetBSD questions.
                   4887: 
1.8       wiki     4888: ### `May 1999` - NetBSD 1.4 release
1.2       wiki     4889: 
                   4890: *May 12, 1999*
                   4891: 
                   4892: [NetBSD 1.4](../releases/formal-1.4/), the seventh [major
                   4893: release](../releases/release-map.html) of NetBSD, was announced to the
                   4894: public.
                   4895: 
1.8       wiki     4896: ### `Dec 1998` - NetBSD 1.3.3 release
1.2       wiki     4897: 
                   4898: *December 23, 1998*
                   4899: 
                   4900: NetBSD 1.3.3, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4901: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.3](../releases/formal-1.3/), was
                   4902: announced to the public.
                   4903: 
1.8       wiki     4904: ### `Aug 1998` - Open Source Developer Day
1.2       wiki     4905: 
                   4906: *August 21, 1998, San Jose, CA*
                   4907: 
                   4908: The NetBSD Project was proud to be a partner with O'Reilly and
                   4909: Associates for its Open Source Developer Day, held at the Fairmont Hotel
                   4910: in San Jose, CA.
                   4911: 
1.8       wiki     4912: ### `Jun 1998` - Usenix freenix track
1.2       wiki     4913: 
                   4914: *June 15-19, 1998, New Orleans, LA*
                   4915: 
                   4916: [FREENIX](http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix98/freenix/),
                   4917: the freely redistributable software track, was held at
                   4918: [Usenix](http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix98/).
                   4919: FREENIX was intended to be a showcase for the latest developments and
                   4920: interesting applications in freely redistributable software including
                   4921: NetBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, GNU and Samba.
                   4922: 
1.8       wiki     4923: ### `May 1998` - NetBSD 1.3.2 release
1.2       wiki     4924: 
                   4925: *May 29, 1998*
                   4926: 
                   4927: NetBSD 1.3.2, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4928: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.3](../releases/formal-1.3/), was
                   4929: announced to the public.
                   4930: 
1.8       wiki     4931: ### `Apr 1998` - MTT '98 "Magic Days Trier"
1.2       wiki     4932: 
                   4933: *April 25-26, 1998, Germany*
                   4934: 
                   4935: The Amiga1 user group held another MTT.
                   4936: 
1.8       wiki     4937: ### `Mar 1998` - NetBSD 1.3.1 release
1.2       wiki     4938: 
                   4939: *March 9, 1998*
                   4940: 
                   4941: NetBSD 1.3.1, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4942: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.3](../releases/formal-1.3/), was
                   4943: released.
                   4944: 
1.8       wiki     4945: ### `Jan 1998` - NetBSD 1.3 release
1.2       wiki     4946: 
                   4947: *January 4, 1998*
                   4948: 
                   4949: [NetBSD-1.3](../releases/formal-1.5/), the sixth [major
                   4950: release](../releases/release-map.html) of NetBSD, was announced to the
                   4951: public.
                   4952: 
1.8       wiki     4953: ### `May 1997` - NetBSD 1.2.1 release
1.2       wiki     4954: 
                   4955: *May 20, 1997*
                   4956: 
                   4957: NetBSD 1.2.1, a [patch release](../releases/release-map.html) improving
                   4958: stability and fixing bugs in [NetBSD-1.2](../releases/formal-1.2/), was
                   4959: announced to the public.
                   4960: 
1.8       wiki     4961: ### `Apr 1997` - MTT '97 "Magic Days Trier"
1.2       wiki     4962: 
                   4963: *April 19-20, 1997, Germany*
                   4964: 
                   4965: A NetBSD-1.2.1/Amiga preview, running on a DraCo and (after installing
1.8       wiki     4966: it live over ARCnet) on an Amiga 3000, was presented by Jürgen Schmitz
1.2       wiki     4967: and Ignatios Souvatzis at the MTT '97.
                   4968: 
1.8       wiki     4969: ### `Apr 1997` - DECUS Munich
1.2       wiki     4970: 
                   4971: *April 17, 1997, Bonn, Germany*
                   4972: 
                   4973: Ignatios Souvatzis presented a talk about *NetBSD on Digital Hardware*
                   4974: at the [DECUS Munich](http://www.decus.de/) Symposium in Bonn.
                   4975: 
1.8       wiki     4976: ### `Jan 1997` - Anaheim Usenix Birds of a Feather
1.2       wiki     4977: 
                   4978: *January 14, 1997, Anaheim, CA*
                   4979: 
                   4980: NetBSD hosted a Birds of a Feather at the Usenix conference which was
                   4981: held in Anaheim California. Christos Zoulas spoke about the current
                   4982: state, goals and future directions of the project, while Paul
                   4983: Kranenburg, Aaron Brown and Chris Demetriou answered questions about the
                   4984: sparc and the alpha ports respectively.

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