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== Bug Jams ==
=== Ubuntu Global Bug Jam ===
On the weekend of the 21st/22nd February we'll join the wordlwide Ubuntu community and LoCos to work on bugs.
Anyone is welcome to join in. There will be a presentation on Bug Triage
and Bugs in general on the day, so you don't have to worry about your
level of experience.
== Regular Events ==
  
=== Ubuntu Hour Meet ups ===
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All you have to do is show up, participate and have fun! Ubuntu Hour, Dublin is held on the last Wednesday of every month, in the [[http://www.trinitycapitalhotel.com/page.asp?page_id=85&title=location|Trinity Capital Hotel]], Dublin starting from 18:00. These typically last longer than one hour.
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The venue has yet to be confirmed. Ubuntu Hour, Limerick is held on the last Thursday of every month, in the [[http://www.absolutehotel.com|Absolute Hotel]], Limerick and these also kick off at 18:00 local time.

Both of these venue are quiet, have food, drink and free Wifi. Everyone is very welcome.

== Upcoming Events ==

=== Global Jam ===

There will be a ubuntu ireland global jam this weekend. Saturday will take place in TOG, a Dublin hackerspace, and sunday online. More information: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/team/231/detail/

 
=== OSS Barcamp ===
The Ubuntu Ireland LoCo are organsing for a 2nd year in a row and for the second time this year, OSSbarcamp. This is an un-conference style event taking place in UCD over 2 days on the 25th and 26th of September, 2010. It's a free and open event for everyone to attend. There will be talks, discussions, LPI exams and lots more going on over the weekend.

This event gives advocates an opportunity to discuss and talk about projects they working on or are passionate about. It is also a great way for attendees to learn more about Open Source.

More details on [[http://ossbarcamp.com/|ossbarcamp.com]]
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== Release Parties ==
=== Hardy Release Party ===
Ubuntu Hardy Hadron was released in April 2008. We had a release party on 1st May 2008. More information: IrishTeam/HardyReleaseParty
=== Release Parties / Geeknic ===
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=== Intrepid Ibex Release Party ===
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is due to be released on the 30th of Oct.
More information on the release party in Dublin: IrishTeam/IntrepidReleaseParty
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=== Jaunty Jackalope Release Party === = Past Events for 2010 =
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== Software Freedom Day ==
''"[[http://softwarefreedomday.org/|Software Freedom Day]] (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere!"''
=== Limerick Meeting Featuring Ubuntu ===
On Saturday February 27th, Skynet, the University of Limerick Computer Society, hosted an afternoon of talks with Ubuntu in mind. The Keynote Speaker for this event was Matt Zimmerman of Canonical Ltd. It was a very entertaining and informative session and many of the related discussions went on well into the night. More information on the event is located at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/Events/February-2010-Talks
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   * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/SFD2008|SFD2008]] === Open Jam, Global Jam with an Irish slant ===
The Irish LoCo held an Open Jam event which is a Global Jam with a few twists to suit the Irish circumstance. On Saturday 27th of March Open Jam took place, with the kind support of Enterprise Ireland who hosted this event at Enterprise Ireland's Head Office, The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3.

=== OSS Barcamp ===
OSS Barcamp returned in 2010. The first OSS Barcamp of 2010 took place in Dublin on April 17th. Photos of the event can be found [[http://pix.ie/czajkowski/album/374700|here]]


=== Release Parties / Geeknic ===
A geeknic was held on the afternoon of a wet and windy Sunday 2nd May 2010 to celebrate Lucid Lynxs April 29th release. The venue for this geeknic was [[http://www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,12875,en.html|Farmleigh Park]] in the Phoenix Park. A Food Market was also held at the same location on that day. As always, all of the family were welcome. The geeknic was followed up by moving the release party to [[http://www.bullandcastle.ie/bullcastle/home.html|The Bull and Castle]], Christchurch, Dublin that same evening.

A Summer Geeknic for 2010 was held at the Peoples Park, Dun Laoghaire. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.29015&mlon=-6.12834&zoom=15&layers... See map. Despite the inclement weather we met early in the afternoon on Sunday 18th of July, 2010 and had a long chat and some lovely food. A write up of this event can be found [[http://www.lczajkowski.com/2010/07/22/dun-laoghaire-july-geeknic/|here]]

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Events

Regular Events

Ubuntu Hour Meet ups

Ubuntu Hour, Dublin is held on the last Wednesday of every month, in the Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin starting from 18:00. These typically last longer than one hour.

Ubuntu Hour, Limerick is held on the last Thursday of every month, in the Absolute Hotel, Limerick and these also kick off at 18:00 local time.

Both of these venue are quiet, have food, drink and free Wifi. Everyone is very welcome.

Upcoming Events

Global Jam

There will be a ubuntu ireland global jam this weekend. Saturday will take place in TOG, a Dublin hackerspace, and sunday online. More information: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/team/231/detail/

OSS Barcamp

The Ubuntu Ireland LoCo are organsing for a 2nd year in a row and for the second time this year, OSSbarcamp. This is an un-conference style event taking place in UCD over 2 days on the 25th and 26th of September, 2010. It's a free and open event for everyone to attend. There will be talks, discussions, LPI exams and lots more going on over the weekend.

This event gives advocates an opportunity to discuss and talk about projects they working on or are passionate about. It is also a great way for attendees to learn more about Open Source.

More details on ossbarcamp.com

Release Parties / Geeknic

Past Events for 2010

Limerick Meeting Featuring Ubuntu

On Saturday February 27th, Skynet, the University of Limerick Computer Society, hosted an afternoon of talks with Ubuntu in mind. The Keynote Speaker for this event was Matt Zimmerman of Canonical Ltd. It was a very entertaining and informative session and many of the related discussions went on well into the night. More information on the event is located at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/Events/February-2010-Talks

Open Jam, Global Jam with an Irish slant

The Irish LoCo held an Open Jam event which is a Global Jam with a few twists to suit the Irish circumstance. On Saturday 27th of March Open Jam took place, with the kind support of Enterprise Ireland who hosted this event at Enterprise Ireland's Head Office, The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3.

OSS Barcamp

OSS Barcamp returned in 2010. The first OSS Barcamp of 2010 took place in Dublin on April 17th. Photos of the event can be found here

Release Parties / Geeknic

A geeknic was held on the afternoon of a wet and windy Sunday 2nd May 2010 to celebrate Lucid Lynxs April 29th release. The venue for this geeknic was Farmleigh Park in the Phoenix Park. A Food Market was also held at the same location on that day. As always, all of the family were welcome. The geeknic was followed up by moving the release party to The Bull and Castle, Christchurch, Dublin that same evening.

A Summer Geeknic for 2010 was held at the Peoples Park, Dun Laoghaire. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.29015&mlon=-6.12834&zoom=15&layers... See map. Despite the inclement weather we met early in the afternoon on Sunday 18th of July, 2010 and had a long chat and some lovely food. A write up of this event can be found here

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