The Linux Foundation announces its 2011 Event Schedule, Call for Presentations and the introduction of LinuxCon Europe.
“The Linux Foundation’s events provide distinctly unique forums where technical content is shared and put into action to advance the Linux platform,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation in the event announcement scheduled for Wednesday, January 12, 2011. “The Linux Foundation’s 2011 event lineup reflects our commitment to the highest quality content and to prioritizing the regions and topics having the biggest impact on the future of Linux.”
In addition to announcing its event schedule, the Linux Foundation is also opening its Call for Presentations for all of the 2011 events and being offered are special promotions to book their registration for LinuxCon North America and Europe early. Also The Linux Foundation is offering a special promotional discounted registration fee of $200 USD is for the first 50 people who register for each event. The Linux Foundation encourages interested people to register now as those special discounts and promotions will go quickly.
Listed below is the Linux Foundation event schedule for 2011. Added to the line-up of events this year is LinuxCon Europe to be held in Prague, Czech Republic on October 26-28, 2011.
| Event | Date | Location | Description |
| The Linux Foundation End User Summit | March 1-2, 2011 | Hyatt Jersey City/Jersey City, NJ | An exclusive, invitation-only event that brings together high-performance end users with the highest-level Linux community developers. |
| The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit | April 6-8, 2011 | Hotel Kabuki/San Francisco, CA | An exclusive, invitation-only summit gathering of core kernel developers, distribution maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors and other community organizations for plenary sessions and workgroup meetings. |
| Embedded Linux Conference | April 11-13, 2011 | Hotel Kabuki/San Francisco, CA | The premier, vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products. |
| LinuxCon Japan | June 1-3, 2011 | Pacifico Yokohama/Yokohama, Japan | The premier Linux conference in the Asia-Pac region, bringing together a unique blend of core developers, administrators, users, community managers and industry experts. |
| LinuxCon | August 17-19, 2011 | Hyatt Regency Vancouver/Vancouver, British Columbia | The industry's premier Linux conference and flagship event for The Linux Foundation. |
| LinuxCon Europe/Embedded Linux Conference Europe | October 26-28, 2011 | Clarion Congress Hotel/Prague, Czech Republic | Co-located with Linux Kernel Summit and GStreamer Conference and the newest venue for unmatched collaboration and education opportunities on all matters Linux. |
| LinuxCon Brazil | November 17 & 18, 2011 | Expo Center Norte/Sao Paolo, Brazil | South America's premier Linux conference |