Special events at OSCON are designed to create networking opportunities and give attendees the chance to collaborate with each other
| Event Name | Time | Where | Who Can Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 19 | |||
| Birds of a Feather Sessions | 7:00pm - 11:00pm | See BoF board onsite for details | All attendees |
| Tuesday, July 20 | |||
| Open Source Mobile Platform and App Development Workshop (sponsored by Symbian) |
1:30pm - 5:00pm | F150 | All attendees |
| Ignite OSCON | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Portland Ballroom | All attendees |
| O'Reilly Open Source Awards | 7:50pm - 8:00pm | Portland Ballroom | All attendees |
| Wednesday, July 21 | |||
| Emerging Languages Camp | 10:40am - 6:00pm | F150 | Conference attendees who have pre-registered for the Emerging Languages Camp (this event is sold out) |
| Expo Hall Reception | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Expo Hall | All attendees |
| Android Hands-on Event | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Portland Ballroom | Conference attendees (no Expo Hall Only) who signed up to attend this event |
| Birds of a Feather Sessions | 7:00pm - 11:00pm | See BoF board onsite for details | All attendees |
| OSCON Party (sponsored by (mt) Media Temple) |
9:00pm - 12:00am | Rooftop Lounge @ the Red Lion Hotel | All attendees |
| Thursday, July 22 | |||
| SETI Hackathon | 12:10pm - 1:20pm | E143/144 | Conference attendees who have pre-registered for the Emerging Languages Camp (this event is sold out) |
| Emerging Languages Camp | 10:40am - 6:00pm | F150 | Conference attendees who have pre-registered for the Emerging Languages Camp (this event is sold out) |
| State of the Onion | 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Portland Ballroom 252 | All attendees |
| Birds of a Feather Sessions | 7:00pm - 11:00pm | See BoF board onsite for details | All attendees |
| OSCON API Hour (sponsored by Mashery) |
7:00pm - 9:00pm | The EastBurn (1800 East Burnside St.) | All attendees |
| Friday, July 23 | |||
| Closing Reception | 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Ballroom Foyer | All conference attendees (no Expo Hall Only) |
| Best of Portland Walking Tour | 2:00pm - 4:30pm | All Attendees | |
The following events are community-driven events. If you would like more information about these events, please contact the individual groups hosting them.
| Event Name | Time | Where | Who Can Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, July 17- Sunday, July 18 | |||
| Community Leadership Summit | 9:00am - 5:00pm both days | F150-152 | All attendees |
| Monday, July 19 | |||
| CloudCamp | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | E145/146 | All attendees |
| Nitobi/Phone Gap Party | 7:00pm | Apex Bar | All attendees |
| Tuesday, July 20 | |||
| Perl Authors Night at Powell Tech Books | 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Powells Tech Books (33 NW Park Avenue) | All attendees |
| Wednesday, July 21 | |||
| OpenStack Launch Bash | 8:00pm - 11:00pm | The Gerding Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th Avenue) | All attendees |
| Thursday, July 22 | |||
| Welcome Back to Portland Party (hosted by Linux Fund) |
9:00pm - 12:00pm | Barracuda (9 NW 2ND Ave. & NW Couch St.) | All attendees |
| Friday, July 23 | |||
| Dorkbot PDX Summer Party | 7:00pm | Backspace (115 Northwest 5th) | All attendees |
| Free Geek Tour | 3:30pm (meet at OCC at 2:45) | 1731 SE 10th | All attendees |
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