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| + | '''OSCON''', or the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, is a major technology conference held on the west coast of the US each year. [[Allison Randal]] is the chair of the programme committee. |
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| + | == Women at OSCON == |
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| + | Women usually represent a small minority of attendees at OSCON; informal headcounts suggest around 5%. A somewhat higher proportion of speakers are women: |
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| + | * [[Women at OSCON 2007]] |
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| + | * [[Women at OSCON 2008]] |
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| + | * [[Women at OSCON 2009]] |
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| + | * [[Women at OSCON 2010]] |
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| + | == Conference format and activities == |
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| + | The conference consists of multiple streams of formal presentations, most lasting 45 minutes. These are usually held on Wednesday through Friday. An unconference runs in parallel with these sessions. Tutorials are held on the Monday and Tuesday preceding the conference. |
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| + | There is an exhibit hall where various vendors have booths, and some vendors put on parties connected with the conference. These have at times featured [[Sexist advertising]], [[Booth babes]], etc. |
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| + | ==Incidents== |
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| + | *[[Stonehenge OSCON parties]] |
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| + | *[[Why Know Algorithms talk at OSCON]] |
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| + | [[Category:Technical conferences]] |
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Revision as of 15:41, 20 April 2012
OSCON, or the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, is a major technology conference held on the west coast of the US each year. Allison Randal is the chair of the programme committee.
Women at OSCON
Women usually represent a small minority of attendees at OSCON; informal headcounts suggest around 5%. A somewhat higher proportion of speakers are women:
- Women at OSCON 2007
- Women at OSCON 2008
- Women at OSCON 2009
- Women at OSCON 2010
Conference format and activities
The conference consists of multiple streams of formal presentations, most lasting 45 minutes. These are usually held on Wednesday through Friday. An unconference runs in parallel with these sessions. Tutorials are held on the Monday and Tuesday preceding the conference.
There is an exhibit hall where various vendors have booths, and some vendors put on parties connected with the conference. These have at times featured Sexist advertising, Booth babes, etc.