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5 | h1. OsmoCon 2018 |
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7 | 9 | laforge | *OsmoCon (Osmocom Conference) 2018 is the technical conference for Osmocom users, operators and developers!* |
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9 | For the second time, the Osmocom Conference brings together users, operators and developers of the Osmocom Open Source cellular infrastructure projects, such as OsmoBTS, OsmoBSC, OsmoSGSN, OpenGGSN and others. |
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11 | OsmoCon 2018 is your opportunity to deepen your understanding of Osmocom technology and to meet other people in and around the Osmocom Ecosystem. |
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13 | 9 | laforge | Join us for two days of presentations and discussions with the main developers behind Open Source Mobile Communications, as well as commercial and non-profit users of the Osmocom cellular infrastructure software. |
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15 | h2. Date |
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17 | 18 | laforge | *Date: October 18 + 19, 2018* |
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19 | 6 | laforge | h2. Venue |
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21 | 18 | laforge | "Hotel Albrechtshof":https://www.hotel-albrechtshof.de/en/, Albrechtstraße 8, 10117 Berlin, Germany |
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23 | h2. Call for Participation (CfP) |
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25 | 18 | laforge | We are actively looking for proposals for participation from anyone interested in sharing their knowledge and/or experience with Osmocom software. |
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27 | 18 | laforge | The Call for Participation (CfP) is available at https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/cfp |
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29 | 21 | laforge | *You can enter submissions until 2018-05-30 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)*. |
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31 | 23 | laforge | h2. Programme / Schedule |
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33 | 23 | laforge | The current draft schedule can be found at https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/schedule/ |
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35 | 23 | laforge | Stay tuned for schedule updates! |
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37 | 23 | laforge | h3. Schedule Outline |
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39 | 13 | laforge | * October 18: 10am till 6pm |
40 | 23 | laforge | ** there will be a social event / dinner afterwards. Details TBD. |
41 | 15 | laforge | * October 19: 9am till 5pm |
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43 | h2. Tickets / Pricing |
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45 | Tickets include |
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46 | 11 | laforge | * access to all presentations / discussions / tutorials |
47 | 1 | laforge | * complimentary snacks, coffee/tea and beverages during the morning and afternoon break |
48 | * lunch at the venue cafeteria |
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49 | 15 | laforge | * [[OsmoCon2018_SocialEvent|social event]] in the evening of October 18, including buffet food and beverages |
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51 | 25 | laforge | Tickets are priced at 375 EUR (early bird rate, incl. 19% German VAT) and *are available* for purchase "here":https://pretix.sysmocom.de/sysmocom/osmocon2018/. Please note September 15 is the latest possibility for the early bird rate! |
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53 | 18 | laforge | h3. Community discount tickets |
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55 | 18 | laforge | For community attendees without commercial backing, we are offering subsidized tickets for the price of 70€. Please send a mail requesting a voucher code (and some context if we don't know you) to osmocon2018@sysmocom.de. |
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57 | h3. Contributor tickets |
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59 | 20 | laforge | If you are a *community member* who has been actively contributing to the development of at least one of the Osmocom projects, and attending OsmoCon unrelated to your professional job, *you can apply for a complimentary ticket*. Please contact osmocon2018@sysmocom.de and identify your affiliation with the project. |
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61 | 1 | laforge | h2. Travel Grants |
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63 | If you are a community member who is involved in development and/or operation of Osmocom based cellular networks and would like to attend but your employer is not covering travel costs, please apply for an Osmocom travel grant by sending e-mail to osmocon2018@sysmocom.de |
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65 | h2. Organizational Support |
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67 | Event organization and planning is provided by "sysmocom":http://sysmocom.de/ |
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70 | h2. Venue / Travel Information |
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72 | 18 | laforge | "Hotel Albrechtshof":https://www.hotel-albrechtshof.de/en/, Albrechtstraße 8, 10117 Berlin, Germany |
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74 | 1 | laforge | h3. Getting to the venue |
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76 | h4. By Train |
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78 | 18 | laforge | The local and regional train station "Friedrichstr" is very close to the event venue. A variety of trains, S-Bahn as well as U-Bahn (underground) are interconnecting at Friedrichstr. |
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80 | 19 | laforge | Please note *you must use the exit "Schiffbauerdamm"*, which you can reach exclusively from the western end of the top-most rail tracks of S3/S5/S7/S9, as *it is the only exit that gets you to the northern shore of the river Spree*. _All other exits of the station will not get you where you need to be!_. |
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82 | h4. By Plane |
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84 | 3 | laforge | The TXL bus takes you directly from the Berlin TXL airport to the central station (_Berlin Hauptbahnhof_), where you can change into any east-bound S-Bahn train such as S3, S5, S7, S9 and exit two stops later at _S Friedrichstrasse_, which is within walking distance of the venue. |
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86 | 3 | laforge | Coming from SXF airport, probably best take the S9 which brings you all the way to _S Friedrichstrasse_, which is within walking distance of the venue. |
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88 | Local train services map: "PDF from bvg.de":https://www.bvg.de/de/index.php?section=downloads&cmd=58&download=399 |
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90 | h4. By Car |
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92 | TBD |
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94 | h3. Hotels in the vicinity of the venue |
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96 | 3 | laforge | You have the option to stay right at the conference venue (Hotel Albrechtshof) |
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98 | h2. Conference Code of Conduct |
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100 | All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the [[Code_of_Conduct]]. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody. |
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102 | h2. Video Recordings |
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104 | Thanks to the help of the "C3VOC":https://c3voc.de/ (CCC Video Operation Center), we will have video recordings of the OsmoCon2018 talks. |
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106 | The recordings will be linked from the above schedule table, but can also all be found at https://media.ccc.de/c/osmocon18 |