About DebConf

DebConf is the annual Debian developers meeting, an event filled with discussions, workshops and coding parties – all of them highly technical in nature. DebConf15, the 16th Debian Conference, was held from the 15th to the 22nd of August 2015 at Heidelberg International youth hostel in Heidelberg, Germany.

This year's schedule of events again featured speakers from around the world, and like past Debian Conferences have been extremely beneficial for developing key components of the Debian system, infrastructure and community, this year was no exception.

If you weren't able to attend, you can obtain the recordings from the video archive.

The DebConf15 wiki

Most information is curated on the DebConf15 wiki. Please see this page for details on using the wiki.

Important dates

Date Description Sun 9 – Fri 14 August DebCamp and Sprints Fri 14 August Arrival day for DebConf Sat 15 – Sun 16 August Open Weekend (geared to the public) Sat 15 – Sat 22 August DebConf Sat 15 August (14:00-18:00) Job fair Sat 15 August (evening) Debian's 22nd birthday party Sat 15 – Tue 18 August Teckids FrogLabs Kids Workshop Mon 17 August (evening) Cheese & wine party Wed 19 August Day trip (no conference events) Thu 20 August (evening) Conference dinner Sat 22 August Final day of DebConf incl. cleanup Sun 23 August Check-out 10:00 am

News

TecKids @ DebConf: Register Until Tuesday We are happy to announce that TecKids, a non-profit specialising in working with kids, teaching them technonology, and fostering self-sustaining communities amongst them, will be holding a workshop from 15.08. to 18.08. The focus is on kids aged 10-15 years old, but kids aged 8-16 years old are welcome to attend if they can follow the course without supervision of theirs parents. Admission is free of charge, but registration through TecKids’ web form is mandatory. Registration is open until Tuesday, 11 August. The rough schedule for now is: robotics

game programming

Arduino You will be kept up to date on any changes to the schedule and other details by the TecKids team after registration. It is important that you check mail before heading to DebConf in order to receive any last-minute informations.

DebConf15 registrations temporarily closed due to immense popularity The interest to participate in DebConf15, which will start in 10 days, has been overwhelming. Thank you so much! We planned the conference for 350 people and we now expect more than 570. This is fantastic and a wonderful support and encouragement for Debian and its contributors. But we are getting to the point where we have to prioritise considerations about the capacity of the venue and the safety of our attendees. We’ve therefore had to close registrations until we have evaluated further options for accomodating even more attendees. For those of you who did not register for DebConf on time, but still want to participate, please bear with us and make sure to check back soon.