[UFO Chicago] Free and Open Source related computer conferences in Chicago.

[m.mccune at comcast.net]

Many of us (me included) have lamented the lack of good computer conferences in Chicago (especially since the demise of Comdex). Fret no more - there are some good ones coming up in the next few months:

This one is $100
FM10 Openness: Code, Science and Content
May 15 - 17, 2006, 
University of Illinois at Chicago
Behavioral Sciences Building, Room 250
1007 W. Harrison
Chicago, Illinois, USA
60607-7140
http://numenor.lib.uic.edu/fmconference/

This one is free and on a Sunday (for us working stiffs who can't use conferences as a paid vacation)
LINUX IN RETAIL SYMPOSIUM
May 21, 2006
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Overview - http://www.retailsystems.com/IndustryEvents/Index.cfm?PageName=RS2006Linux
Registration (Down towards the bottom of the page. Also include and expo pass and tech tours) - http://www.retailsystems.com/IndustryEvents/Index.cfm?PageName=RS2006regnow

This one is also about $100
Yet Another Perl Conference (YAPC)
June 26-28, 2006
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
3300 South Federal Street
Chicago, IL
http://www.yapcchicago.org/

There are also a few others in the Midwest throughout the year:

This one is $45 or less and combines Linux with Sci-Fi. It is held in a Detroit suburb every April.
http://www.penguicon.org

This one is started with about 100 people on the Ohio State campus and has grown to over 700 people in it's third year. It is a free Linux conference held on a Saturday in late September / early October in Columbus Ohio.
http://www.ohiolinux.org/

These are just a few that I know of. If there are any more interesting computer conferences in the Midwest, feel free to post them.


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