Software Freedom International  is the worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Get the opportunity to know the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business.

Come and celebrate software freedom and the people behind it. The focus of this event is to foster a general understanding of software freedom, and encourage adoption of free software and open standards

Date: 17th September 2011
Location: Melbourne

For more information visit: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/

At this OWASP workshop, Pravir Chandra will discuss the Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) framework. SAMM is an open and free project and has recently been added under the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). In this session, Pravir will walk through useful activities such as assessing an assurance program, mapping an existing organisation to a recommended road map and building an assurance program. Time allowing and additional case studies will also be discussed.

Date: 25th August 2011
Location: Deloitte, Floor 10, 550 Bourke St, Melbourne

For more information visit: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Melbourne/meetings/25aug2011

Join this meeting for presentation from Darren Wurf discussing file system snapshots and Openoffice Macros.

The meeting will also cover how to improve the MLUG group, hear about what’s cool this month in the world of Linux and Open Source. Also get chance to discuss a task you’re having difficulty and get some fresh input.

Date: 31st August, 2011
Location: Muttis upstairs, 118 Elgin st, Carlton, Melbourne

For more information visit: http://www.mlug.org.au/doku.php

linux.conf.au (lca) is a conference about Open Source Software, including Linux. It brings together the world’s community of Linux and open source enthusiasts who make considerable contributions to open source software. It is not limited to just Linux users. 2012 will be the first time the conference has been held in an Australian regional city.

Date: 16th January - 17th January 2011
Location: Ballarat, Melbourne

For more information visit: http://linux.conf.au/

Ignite’s catch phase is “enlighten us, but make it quick“. One of the previous speakers described it as “speed dating for ideas”. Talks are focused on entrepreneurship and technology.

Ignite is a global event, organised by volunteers. Participants are given five minutes to speak about their ideas and personal or professional passions with 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds and slides are automatically advanced.

Date: 9th August 2011
Location: 401 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

For more information visit: http://ignite-melbourne.com/

Linux Users of Victoria is one of Australia’s largest GNU/Linux, free software and open source user groups usually conducting two regular events each month.

This meeting is for intermediate to advanced users and there are two presentations:

• Game Design with Blender and Python — Alex Fraser
• OSIA — Daniel Jitnah

Date: 2nd August 2011
Location: Evan Burge Building, Trinity College, Melbourne University Main Campus, Parkville.

For more information visit: http://luv.asn.au/2011/08/02

The National Small Business Summit promotes the validity and the importance of small business to all business sectors and industries.

It’s an annual forum of the people who govern, support and work in the small business sector. The event aims to identify the most important issues for small business, promote innovation and generate ideas for the future.

An important element of the Summit is the opportunity for small business leaders and owners to agree upon what is necessary for the continued growth and development to increase contribution to the economy and to feedback
that information to industry and government.

Date: 26th and 27th July 2011
Location: Southee Complex Centre, Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush.

For more information visit: http://www.thenationalsmallbusinesssummit.com.au/event_aims

Drupal is an industry leading open source content management platform that is used to power millions of websites. It’s also a robust community of web developers, designers, business people and people from around the world.

Drupal Downunder is a two day event that brings together the people who use, develop, design and support Drupal in Australia and New Zealand. It is a shared experience that seeks to inspire and engage all who attend.

Date: 14th January - 15th January 2012
Location: Jasper Hotel, Melbourne

For more information visit: http://drupaldownunder.org/