Debian Conference


DebConf, the Debian developers conference is the yearly conference where developers of the Debian operating system meet to discuss further development of the system.
Besides the scheduled workshops and talks, Debian developers take the opportunity to hack on the Debian system in a more informal setting. This has been institutionalised by introducing the DebCamp in the Oslo DebConf in 2003: a room is set aside and computing infrastructure provided.

Locations

Locations of past and future DebConf events:
2000July 5–9Bordeaux, France
2001July 2–5Bordeaux, France
2002July 5–7Toronto, Canada
2003July 18–20Oslo, Norway
2004May 26June 2Porto Alegre, Brazil
2005July 10–17Helsinki, Finland
2006May 14–22Oaxtepec, Mexico
2007June 17–23Edinburgh, Scotland
2008August 10–16Mar del Plata, Argentina
2009July 24–30Cáceres, Spain
2010August 1–7New York City, United States
2011July 24–30Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012July 8–14Managua, Nicaragua
2013August 11–18Vaumarcus, Switzerland
2014August 23–31Portland, Oregon, United States
2015August 15–22Heidelberg, Germany
2016July 3–9Cape Town, South Africa
2017August 6–12Montreal, Canada
2018July 29August 4Hsinchu, Taiwan
2019July 21–28Curitiba, Brazil
2020August 23–29Online only
2021August 24–28Online only
2022July 17–24Prizren, Kosovo
2023September 10–17Kochi, India
2024July 28 – August 4Busan, Republic of Korea
2025July 14–21Brest, France

Miniconf

These were one-day miniature conferences, originally held in association with the main linux.conf.au Australian Linux conference. They were targeted towards specific communities of interest and offered delegates an opportunity to network with other enthusiasts while immersing themselves in a specific topic or project.
Locations of past LCA Miniconf events:
2002February 4–5Brisbane, Australia
2003January 20–21Perth, Australia
2004January 12–13Adelaide, Australia
2005April 18–19Canberra, Australia
2006January 23–24Dunedin, New Zealand
2007January 15–16Sydney

MiniDebConf

This is a smaller Debian event, held annually in various places in the world.
Locations of past and future MiniDebConf events:
2006August 19–20Popayán, Colombia
2010March 20–23Panama City, Panama
2010June 10–11Berlin, Germany
2010August 7–8Pune, India
2010October 30–31Paris, France
2010November 12–14Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2012November 24–25Paris, France
2013February 22–24Kozhikode, India
2013November 14–17Cambridge, United Kingdom
2012January 18–19Paris, France
2014March 15–16Barcelona, Spain
2014October 17–18Kollam, India
2014November 6–9Cambridge, United Kingdom
2015January 10–12Auckland, New Zealand
2015January 17–18Mumbai, India
2015April 11–12Lyon, France
2015May 16–17Bucharest, Romania
2015November 5–8Cambridge, United Kingdom
2016March 5–6Curitiba, Brazil
2016November 10–13Cambridge, United Kingdom
2017November 23–26Cambridge, United Kingdom
2018May 16–20Hamburg, Germany
2019June 5–9Hamburg, Germany
2021January 23-24Online
MiniDebConf 2021 Regensburg2021October 2-3Regensburg, Germany
2023February 13-16Lisbon, Portugal
2023November 9–11Montevideo, Uruguay
2023November 23–26Cambridge, United Kingdom
2024March 09–10Santa Fe, Argentina
2024October 10–13Cambridge, United Kingdom
2025November 22–23Busan, Republic of Korea

Attendance

According to a 2013 brochure, the conference had about 30 attendees in 2000 while in 2011 there were around 300 attendees, and about 250 are expected.