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ÖzgürKon
ÖzgürKon logo
Statusactive
GenreInternational free software conference
FrequencyYearly
Location(s)Online
CountryInternational, based on Turkey
InauguratedMay 16, 2020 (2020-05-16) [1]
Most recent2020
Next eventMay 2021 (planned)
Attendance2000+ [1]
Organised byÖzgür Yazılım Derneği
Websiteozgurkon.org

ÖzgürKon is an international online free software event, organized by Özgür Yazılım Derneği, an association located in Turkey.[2][3][4][5] Main topics of the event are free software, Internet freedom, hardware freedom, diversity in digital cultures, privacy, and related topics.[6] The name of the event is a compound of two Turkish words; "özgür" (English: free) and "konferans" (English: conference).[7]

History[edit]

Gregory Engels at ÖzgürKon 2020

ÖzgürKon was initially organized to fill the physical event absence due to COVID-19 pandemic[1], nevertheless the organizers announced the event is planned to be held in person on following years.[8][6]

2020[edit]

ÖzgürKon 2020 was held on May 16-17, 2020 online, and the keynote speakers was Aral Balkan[9], Karen Sandler[10], Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight[11], Gregory Engels, Alexander Sander, John Lubbock. It had more than 2000 attendees worldwide.

2021[edit]

ÖzgürKon 2021 will be held on May 15-16, 2021; online.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "ÖzgürKon 2020". ÖzgürKon 2020.
  2. ^ "Projects - Free Software Association in Turkey". Özgür Yazılım Derneği.
  3. ^ "Free Software Supporter - Issue 145, May 2020 — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org.
  4. ^ "Events - FSFE". FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe.
  5. ^ "ÖzgürKon 16-17 Mayıs 2020 çevrimiçi konferansı | get GNU" (in Turkish).
  6. ^ a b Call for Proposals. "ÖzgürKon 2020". cfp.ozgurkon.org.
  7. ^ "FAQs". ÖzgürKon 2020.
  8. ^ "Closing talk by ÖzgürKon team | ÖzgürKon 2020 [TR/EN]". ÖzgürKon Videos.
  9. ^ "Aral Balkan - Twitter". Twitter.
  10. ^ "Support Conservancy!". Software Freedom Conservancy.
  11. ^ Stephenson-Goodknight, Rosie. "File:2020 OzgurKon - Wikipedia's gender gaps in the COVID-19 era.pdf" (PDF). commons.wikimedia.org.