General
What is ÖzgürKon?
ÖzgürKon is an international free software conference, organized by Özgür Yazılım Derneği (Free Software Association in Turkey) and Hackerspace Istanbul in order to display free software is one of prior condition for freedom of the society and to emphasize free software struggle is for all of us, not just people who work on technical domains.
What does Özgür mean?
“Özgür” means free as in freedom in Turkish. We love using this word since it is not related with free as in free beer.
Why you considered to use a Turkish word in an international conference?
Not all people speaks English. We believe free software movement should become more visible in other cultures and languages too. This struggle is international.
Who is organizing ÖzgürKon?
Özgür Yazılım Derneği (Free Software Association in Turkey) and Hackerspace Istanbul are the organizers of ÖzgürKon.
What does event’s logo mean?
The conference logo is an Anatolian motif which represents plentifulness. This extan symbol proves one thing: Knowledge, as the common heritage of humanity, can be inherited by the next generations just like this 5000 years of motif, if and only if we set it free.
Conference
Where and when will ÖzgürKon take place?
This year, it will be held in Barış Manço Kültür Merkezi, located in Istanbul, Turkey.
How can I watch live sessions?
The conference will be broadcasted live, stay tuned for details.
What software/hardware do you use?
TBA
Is the event free in every sense?
This event is both free as in freedom and free as in beer.
Will the session videos available after the event?
Yes, they will be published in approximately one week.
What are the event’s languages?
The main languages of the event is English and Turkish. However, we will try to support native Turkish speakers who do not speak English with a simultaneaus translation, vice versa.
Will there simultaneous translation or subtitling at the event?
We do our best to provide simultaneous translation or subtitling. If you are interested to sponsor us in this manner, or if you know someone who will be interested with sponsoring us, please contact with us.
Participation in organization
How can I join the organizing team/commitee?
If you want to join to the organisation team, please contact with us from info@ozgurkon.org.
How can I become a sponsor?
Our sponsorship presentiation can be found at here. For further information please contact with Özcan Oğuz from ozcan {on the server} oyd.org.tr e-mail address (GnuPG: 0x3D975818). Sponsorship in Turkey is tax detuctable under legal circumstances. The fund will be used to maintain the conference and the association.
How can I be helpful in general?
Thanks for offering help. There are many other ways to contribute.
- If you know someone who will be willing to provide sponsorship, you can let them know about the event.
- You can share the event with your friends and help us to announce it.
Speakers
How can I be a speaker?
CfP will be open around the first week of January, stay tuned!
What are the session formats?
The types of sessions are detailed in the CfP at TBA.
What is CfP and where I can find it?
CfP stands for Call for Proposals, an announcement for the event that states main topics and theme for ÖzgürKon. You can find the CfP at TBA
When the schedule will be announced?
The sessions in event will be announced eventually.
I want to hold a lightning talk!
There will be slots for lightning talks, stay tuned!
I want to organize a workshop, seminar, etc.
There will be slots for workshops, seminars etc. Stay tuned!