FUDCon

FUDCon: Fedora Users and Developers Conference

FUD: An acronym for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. A typical tactic used by the opponents of open source to prevent its widespread adoption.

Con: In opposition or disagreement with; against.

FUDCon is the Fedora Users and Developers Conference, a major free software event held in various regions around the world, usually annually per region. FUDCon is a combination of sessions, talks, workshops, and hackfests in which contributors work on specific initiatives. Topics include infrastructure, feature development, community building, general management and governance, marketing, testing and QA, packaging, etc.

FUDCon is always free to attend for anyone in the world.

Components of a FUDCon

A FUDCon typically includes some combination of:

• A barcamp-style conference
• A FUDPub social evening
• A hackfest

They are usually scheduled over a weekend.

What is a FUDCon like?

These videos of past events give a idea of what a FUDCon is like:

1. FUDCon Boston - January 2009
2. FUDCon Raleigh - January 2008

Upcoming FUDCons

• Milan 2011 - Milan, Italy - Sep 30 - Oct 02 2011
• Prune 2011 - Prune, India - Nov 04 - 06 2011

Or see Premier Fedora Events for the calendar of upcoming FUDCons and FADs.

Organizing a FUDCon

For organizers (or potential organizers), we have an FUDCon organization process with tips on how to plan a FUDCon.

There is a Trac issue tracker used by FUDCon organizers to plan these conferences (starting with the Tempe 2011 event).

Past FUDCons

2011

• FUDCon Panama 2011 - Ciudad del Saber - May 26 - 28, 2011
• FUDCon Tempe 2011 - Tempe, AZ - Jan 29 - 31, 2011

2010

• FUDCon Zurich 2010 - Zurich, Switzerland - September 17 - 19, 2010
• FUDCon Santiago 2010 - Santiago de Chile, Chile - Jul 15 - 8, 2010

2009

• FUDCon Toronto 2009 - Toronto, Canada - December 5 - 7, 2009
• FUDCon Berlin 2009 - Berlin, Germany - June 26 - 28, 2009
• FUDCon Porto Alegre 2009 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - June 24 - 27, 2009
• FUDCon Boston 2009 - Boston, MA - January 9 - 11, 2009

2008

• FUDCon Brno 2008 - Brno, Czech Republic - September 5 - 7, 2008
• FUDCon Boston 2008 - Boston, MA - June 19 - 21, 2008
• FUDCon Berlin 2008 - Berlin, Germany - May 30, 2008
• FUDCon Raleigh 2008 - Raleigh, NC - January 11 - 13, 2008

2007

• FUDCon Online 2007 - A virtual FUDCon - August 11 - 15, 2007
• FUDCon Berlin 2007 - Berlin, Germany - May 31, 2007
• FUDCon Brussels 2007 - Brussels, Belgium - February 23 - 24, 2007
• FUDCon Boston 2007 - Boston, MA - February 2 - 4, 2007

2006

• FUDCon Boston 2006 - Boston, MA - April 7, 2006
• FUDCon Delhi 2006 - Delhi, India - February 9, 2006

2005

• FUDCon London 2005 - London, UK - October 6, 2005
• FUDCon Karlsruhe 2005 - Karlsruhe, Germany - June 24 - 25, 2005
• FUDCon Boston 2005 - Boston, MA - February 18, 2005