Past Events

Sat 27 Apr 2013 - Sun 28 Apr 2013 WordCampMelbourne We are thrilled to announce that WordCamp Melbourne has been confirmed for April 27-28th 2013 at RMIT, right in the heart of the beautiful city of Melbourne. WordCamp is a conference for WordPress enthusiasts, designers, developers, or anyone who is using WordPress for business or pleasure. We will have a range of speakers covering a broad series of topics, showing the incredible variety of uses for WordPress, from content management, blogging to e-commerce, community building, and beyond. Storey Hall, RMIT Building 16 342 Swanston Street Melbourne Melbourne, VIC See map: Google Maps	Sat 16 Mar 2013 BarCampMelbourne BarCampMelbourne is an open, participatory, not for profit event run for technically minded people. BarCamps are unconferences – gatherings of people who come together to share information, knowledge and experience in a friendly, laid back environment. BarCamps are participatory rather than passive events – attendees are expected to present, to share and to contribute to the event. In this vein, the agenda for the BarCamp is set on the day, through a tradition of attendees who wish to speak writing their topic on a post it note. The post it notes are then combined into streams. Causeway House Level 3, 306 Collins Street North Melbourne, VIC See map: Google Maps
Mon 28 Jan 2013 - Sat 2 Feb 2013 linux.conf.au 2013 Canberra turns 100 in 2013. That's pretty old, but we're pretty sure that she still knows how to party. Everyone in Canberra will have their party shoes on during 2013, including the geeks. And what better way to have a geek party than to host the best linux conference in the southern hemisphere, right here in the middle of our town? Manning Clark Centre Australian National University Canberra, ACT See map: Google Maps	Thu 17 Jan 2013 - Mon 21 Jan 2013 Melbourne Joomla!Day 2013 Join Joomla icons Brian Teeman, Peter van Westen at Joomla! 383 Burwood Rd Hawthorn, VIC See map: Google Maps
Wed 5 Dec 2012 - Fri 7 Dec 2012 Open Source Developers Conference Sydney12 The Open Source Developers Conference is a not-for-profit conference covering all aspects of open source technology - from software and systems to open data. For the past 8 years OSDC has been held across Australia, hosting talks by leaders and luminaries of Open Source Technology. OSDC 2012 will be held across three days, consist of three tracks and will be held at the University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Campus from the 5th to the 7th of December. University of Technology, Sydney 15 Broadway Ultimo, NSW See map: Google Maps	Sat 20 Oct 2012 - Sun 21 Oct 2012 Ruxcon 2012 Ruxcon is a computer security conference that aims to bring together the best and the brightest security talent within the Aus-Pacific region. The conference is a mixture of live presentations, activities and demonstrations presented by security experts from the Aus-Pacific region and invited guests from around the world. Ruxcon is widely regarded as a leading computer security conference within Australia attracting all facets of the security landscape from industry, academics, to enthusiasts. CQ Function Centre 113 Queen Street Melbourne, VIC See map: Google Maps
Fri 17 Aug 2012 - Tue 21 Aug 2012 Pycon AU 2012 PyCon Australia is the national conference for professionals, students and enthusiasts who work with the Python Programming Language. Held on August 18-19 at Wrest Point in Hobart, Tasmania, it features presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that you rely on. Wrest Point 410 Sandy Bay Road Sandy Bay, TAS See map: Google Maps	Sat 28 Jul 2012 - Sun 29 Jul 2012 BarCampMelbourne Winter 2012 BarCampMelbourne is an open, participatory, not for profit event run for technically minded people. BarCamps are unconferences – gatherings of people who come together to share information, knowledge and experience in a friendly, laid back environment. BarCamps are participatory rather than passive events – attendees are expected to present, to share and to contribute to the event. In this vein, the agenda for the BarCamp is set on the day, through a tradition of attendees who wish to speak writing their topic on a post it note. The post it notes are then combined into streams. Urban Camp Melbourne Brens Drive Parkville, VIC See map: Google Maps
Sat 21 Jul 2012 - Sun 22 Jul 2012 WordCamp Sydney WordCamp is an informal gathering of WordPress users and enthusiasts who enjoy meeting other like minded users and enthusiasts! Some of us are coders, some are bloggers, some of us are using WordPress in business, others in our studies. Some of us are building WordPress sites, some are creating plugins (WordPress add-ons), others are designing for WordPress and yet others are developing those designs into themes. The University of Sydney Camperdown, NSW See map: Google Maps	Sat 10 Mar 2012 - Sun 11 Mar 2012 PLUG: Debian Bug Squashing Party With Debian Wheezy getting ready to ship, it's time for devs to squash bugs and resolve stuff. This is not a presentation - but a working party to fix things up, and share knowledge of how to do this. Come along to find out what makes Debian work (no, seriously). Interstate DDs are welcome to come and holiday in Perth for the weekend. UCC UWA Perth, WA See map: Google Maps
Tue 14 Feb 2012 PLUG February Meeting Moodle, by Martin Dougiamas Moodle (http://moodle.org/) is open source 'courseware', and is used by education institutions worldwide; its founder, Martin Dougiamas, lives in Perth, and his company that backs Moodle (http://moodle.com) is also based here. Live video stream should be available. Challenger Tafe High Street Fremantle, WA See map: Google Maps	Tue 7 Feb 2012 LUV February Meeting Why Computer Science Matters — Thomas Conway A lot of software is easy to make. A small fraction of software requires subtle insight or clever analysis, without which a practical solution is expensive or impossible. Drawing from some of my experience in academia, the commercial software industry, and bioinformatics research, I will discuss a few cases that exemplify this, as well as some of the tools, software and intellectual, that I have used to good effect. Evan Burge Building Trinity College Parkville, VIC See map: Google Maps
Mon 16 Jan 2012 - Sat 21 Jan 2012 linux.conf.au 2012 Come out from the buildings, away from the lights and noise, to a different Australia. Come where the bush meets the city and history runs hand in hand with high technology. Come with us, Under the Stars. Come to Ballarat 2012. We are proud to announce that LCA will be hosted by Ballarat in 2012! University of Ballarat Mt Helen Campus University Drive Mt Helen, VIC See map: Google Maps	Fri 13 Jan 2012 - Sun 15 Jan 2012 Drupal Downunder 2012 Building on the great success of Drupal Downunder in Brisbane and DrupalSouth in Wellington, Drupal Downunder 2012 will gather Drupalistas from near and far for two and a half days of inspiring learning and networking in Melbourne. Jasper Hotel 489 Elizabeth Street Melbourne See map: Google Maps
Sat 14 Jan 2012 AdaCamp Melbourne Conferences and workshops are powerful tools of change. As anyone who has attended this kind of meeting knows, bringing passionate and knowledgable people together in one place often results in new ideas, renewed energy and motivation, and action. One of the major goals of the Ada Initiative is to organize a series of meetings of women in open technology and culture around the world, which we’re calling AdaCamp. CERES Farm Corner of Roberts and Stewart Streets Brunswick East, VIC See map: Google Maps	Sat 14 Jan 2012 Mini Maker Faire Melbourne A Maker Faire is about celebrating learning and doing – not the finished and perfect end product. It’s a place to share what we’re learning with others, and celebrate the fun and freedom of being an amateur. Hawthorn, VIC See map: Google Maps