FAD @ 12th International Free Software Forum
About
The FISL is held annually in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The forum is considered one of the biggest events in the world and the largest in Latin America. This year we will hold Fedora Activity Days during the four days of the forum. Talks about Fedora will be on the event schedule as well as a Fedora 15 release social event.
Owners
Location
- Venue: Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC-RS
- City / State: Porto Alegre / Rio Grande do Sul
- Country: Brazil
Date
- June 29th to July 2nd
Fedora attendees
Users group
Every year FISL opens space for users groups. We ask for a space to make a point of encounter and interaction between users, participants and employees attending the event.
Proposed talks
| Session Name | Description | Audience Level | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infra | Presentation about the work done on LATAM infra. | Intermediário | Daniel Bruno |
| Packaging | Good pratices to be a packager. | Avançado | Itamar Peixoto |
| Artwork | The artwork group. | Intermediário | Jayme Ayres |
| Sysadmin Fedora Team | Fedora Sysadmin team, management of community services, community maintained. | Intermediário | Rafael Gomes |
| Transifex | A new vision on how to manage translations. | Beginner | Diego Búrigo Zacarão |
| Session Name | Description | Audience Level | Owner |
Users group
This is a space where event attendees can stop by during the whole event and talk with Fedora contributors, get medias, share experiences and learn how to contribute.
Getting There
- From Airport of Porto Alegre: Map
- From Bus Station of Porto Alegre: Map
Lodging
- Porto Alegre Everest Hotel - http://www.everest.com.br/portoalegre/
- Address: Rua Duque De Caxias, 1357 - CENTRO Histórico - PORTO ALEGRE/RS
- Phone: +55 (51) 32159500
Budget
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2 double rooms at the Porto Alegre Everest Hotel for Daniel, Diego, Wolnei and Lenno | US$ 1200.00 |
| Airfare subsidy for Wolnei | US$ 150.00 |
| Airfare subsidy for Lenno | US$ 1106.00 |
| Transportation (taxi reimbursements) | US$ 100.00 |
| Dinner (for folks who signed on this wiki page) | US$ 350.00 |
| Total | US$ 2906.00 |
| Total available for FISL | US$ 3000.00 |
- Estimative considers US$1.00 = R$1.60 - Budget for hotel and airfare for Jared and Dennis are being considered separately