Back in 2021 when we were planning this conference, everyone warned us that we’d still be doing social distancing and that in-person conferences were likely not to be as popular as they had been, so we lowered our headcount to fit within a socially distanced venue. Unfortunately the enthusiasm of the plumbers community didn’t follow […]
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Registration for Linux Plumbers Conference is now open
We hope very much to see you in Dublin in September (12-14th). Please visit our attend page for all the details.
Dates for Virtual Linux Plumbers now 20-24 September
We took a look at all the events that were announced at the same time as OSS, including KVM Forum. The dates 20-24 September still seem to be clear of conference overlaps so we thought we’d grab them for Plumbers before someone else does. We also thought the timezone last year (Atlantic, 1h ahead of […]
Linux Plumbers Goes Fully Virtual
You may have noticed that the Linux Foundation has announced moving OSS+ELC from Dublin to Seattle, WA due to survey results and vaccination rates in Europe. Since we agreed to co-locate with OSS+ELC this year, we’ve been debating following suit or going virtual. Unfortunately, the safety protocols imposed by event venues in the US require […]
Welcome to the 2021 Linux Plumbers Conference
Planning for the 2021 Linux Plumbers Conference is well underway. The hope is to be in Dublin co-located with OSS EU (although with hopefully non-overlapping dates). However, the Linux Foundation is still negotiating for a suitable venue so we can’t fully confirm the location yet. There is an outside (and hopefully receding) chance that we […]
Summaries of Some Microconferences Released
We know everyone is still waiting for the videos. Unfortunately, we’re having a small production glitch, so until we can release them, several MC leads have now sent us written summaries of their MCs which you can see here: Tracing microconference You, Me and IoT microconference Live Patching microconference Open Printing microconference Databases microconference Scheduler […]
Linux Plumbers Earlybird Registration Quota Reached, Regular Registration Opens 30 June
A few days ago we added more capacity to the earlybird registration quota, but that too has now filled up, so your next opportunity to register for Plumbers will be Regular Registration on 30 June … or alternatively the call for presentations to the refereed track is still open and accepted talks will get a […]
Welcome to the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference blog
Planning for the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference is well underway. The planning committee will be posting various informational blurbs here, including information on hotels, microconference acceptance, evening events, scheduling, and so on. Next up will be a “call for proposals” that should appear soon. LPC will be held at the Corinthia Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal, 9-11 […]