EuroBSDcon 2013 (http://2013.eurobsdcon.org/), Hilton Conference Centre, St. Julian's, Malta 26 - 29 September, 2013. We are happy to announce that the EuroBSDcon 2013 will be held on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th of September 2013 (tutorials on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th) on Malta (St. Julian's area). The weather is great at about 26°C during the day and 20°C at night. The ocean is still warm from summer. Consider taking you family, wife, kids and spouse with you for a long weekend. The social event on Saturday evening will be a BBQ at a beautiful sandy beach. Family is invited too and children attend for free. A side program with sight seeing and a tour of the island is being organized at cost.

Central European BSD-Day 2013 (http://bsdday.eu/2013), Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Naples, Italy 6 April, 2013. Watch out, another BSD-Day is rising: next April Beastie visits Naples to gather BSD people of Italy and Central Europe to meet up! This event is an excellent opportunity for BSD developers and enthusiasts to present their work to larger audiences, share their thoughts with their fellows and reach out for their potential partners. Traditionally, the event tries to avoid formalities as it does not require the speakers to submit papers or the attendees to register or pay an entry fee. However, the invited folks are encouraged to a give a brief talk on their favorite BSD topic. The goal is to motivate everybody, especially university students to see the benefits of our approach and take a chance on working with BSD systems.

AsiaBSDCon 2013 (http://2013.asiabsdcon.org/), Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan 14 - 17 March, 2013. AsiaBSDCon is a conference for users and developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Darwin and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.

KyivBSD 2012 (http://kyivbsd.org.ua/), Kyiv, Ukraine 29 September, 2012. The fourth KyivBSD conference will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine. The main goal of this conference: make the community grow faster, uptimes longer and users happier. This year there will be discussion about embedding BSD systems, tutorial about poudriere and pkgng, insight into mpd5, and few more technical subjects.

meetBSD California 2012 (http://www.meetbsd.com/), Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, California, United States 3 - 4 November, 2012. MeetBSD California 2012 promises to be an experience unlike any other. MeetBSD California is no normal conference - it's a meeting of the minds from all over the BSD community. MeetBSD California 2012 will feature community-scheduled break-out sessions, discussions groups, and 5-10 minute "lightning talks," as well as longer talks from seasoned BSD experts.

EuroBSDCon 2012 (http://2012.eurobsdcon.org/), Warsaw, Poland 18 - 21 October, 2012. EuroBSDcon is the European technical conference for people working on and with BSD based operating systems and related projects. EuroBSDcon 2012 is the 11th EuroBSDcon and will take place in Poland, 20-21 October 2012 (tutorials 18-19 October) in Warsaw. EuroBSDcon is a great and unique time to learn more about the powerful BSD systems we use everyday and to connect with other developers around the world.

Solutions Linux 2012 (http://www.solutionslinux.fr), CNIT La Défense, Paris, France 19 - 21 June, 2012. A 3 days event to promote GNU/Linux and Open Source Software to companies. As usual, a French FreeBSD User Group will be there to promote FreeBSD. The access to the event is free of charge.

BSDDay.eu/2012 (http://bsdday.eu/2012), UAS Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria 5 May, 2012. This year Beastie joins Tux on his tour in Vienna in May: another "DanuBSDCon" is coming to gather Central-European BSD people to meet! The event features several BSD developers and enthusiasts to tell about their work, communicate with their fellows and reach their potential future partners. As usual, there are no formalities, papers, registration or participation fee, however the invited folks are encouraged to give a brief talk about their favorite BSD-related topic. The goal is to motivate everybody, especially university students to work with BSD systems.

Chemnitz Linux Days 2012 (http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2012/info/), Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany 17 - 18 March, 2012. Chemnitz Linux Days is a conference that deals with Linux and Open Source software. It is open for everyone - newbies and experts alike. This event is organized by IN Chemnitz, CLUG, computing centre and Faculty of Computer Science of Chemnitz University of Technology and many volunteers. Pick up your schedule and make a big mark around March 17 and 18. You won't regret it.

AsiaBSDCon 2012 (http://2012.asiabsdcon.org/), Morito Memorial Hall, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan 22 - 25 March, 2012. AsiaBSDCon is a conference for users and developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Darwin and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.

BSDday Argentina 2011 (http://www.bsdday.org.ar/), Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Buenos Aires City, Argentina 5 November, 2011. BSDday Argentina is a conference for users, sysadmins and developers of BSD software and BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD and other BSDs. BSDday Argentina is a technical conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.

KyivBSD 2011 (http://ru.kyivbsd.org.ua/), Kiev, Ukraine 24 September, 2011. The third KyivBSD conference will take place in Kiev, Ukraine.

bsd_day(2011) (http://bsdday.eu/2011), Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia 5 November, 2011. A new BSD-Day is approaching again to gather Central European BSD people to meet. The event features developers so they can popularize their work and communicate with users and potential future partners. There are no formalities, papers, registration or participation fee, however the invited developers are encouraged to give a brief talk about their favorite BSD-related topic. The goal is to motivate everybody, especially university students to work with BSD systems.

EuroBSDCon 2011 (http://2011.eurobsdcon.org/), The Netherlands 6 - 9 October, 2011. EuroBSDCon is the annual European technical conference for users and developers on BSD based systems. The 10th European BSD Conference will take place in the Netherlands in October, 2011 and include a technical track, tutorials, and FreeBSD developer summit. Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to applications, architecture, implementation, performance and security of BSD based operating systems, as well as topics concerning the economic or organizational aspects of BSD use.

Grazer Linuxtag 2011 (http://www.linuxtage.at/), FH Joanneum Graz, Graz, Austria 09 April, 2011. The Grazer Linuxtag is a one day event on Linux and free software in general. Besides a FreeBSD booth and the possibility to take the BSDA certification exam there will also be a BSD Bootcamp with live workshops covering different FreeBSD topics. More information can be found here.

Indiana LinuxFest 2011 (http://www.indianalinux.org/cms/), Wyndam Indianapolis West Hotel, Indianapolis, USA 25 - 27 March, 2011. The Indiana LinuxFest is a community F/OSS conference, which is showcasing the best the community has to offer in the way of Free and Open Source Software, Open Hardware, and Free Culture. We are also highlighting the best and brightest from all of these communities from the hobbyist to professional level. During the LinuxFest The BSD Certification Group will offer the possibility to take their BSDA certification exam.

AsiaBSDCon 2011 (http://2011.asiabsdcon.org/), Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan 17 - 20 March, 2011. AsiaBSDCon is a conference for users and developers on BSD based systems. The conference is for anyone developing, deploying and using systems based on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Darwin and MacOS X. AsiaBSDCon is a technical conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our open source community are shared with the widest possible audience.

NLLGG gathering (http://www.nllgg.nl/bijeenkomst_20101211), Trajectum College, Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands 11 December, 2010. The "Nederlandse Linux Gebruikers Groep" (NLLGG) organisation is arranging its third national community day in Utrecht focusing on BSD. Like the last two years, there will be a general and a BSD-specific track. Presentations are yet to be announced.

BSD-Day@2010 (http://wiki.freebsd.org/BSDDay_2010), Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary 20 November, 2010. This one-day event is to gather Central European developers of today's open-source BSD systems, popularize their work, and provide a real-life communication interface between developers and users. There are no formalities, no papers, and no registration or participation fee, however the invited developers are encouraged to give a talk on their favorite BSD-related topic. The goal is to motivate potential future developers and users, especially undergraduate university students to work with BSD systems.