FOSSCOMM (Free and Open Source Software Communities Meeting) is the pan-Hellenic conference of the free communities software and open source software. The content is of wide interest, from technical issues and workshops, to translations, legal issues, policy issues related to free/open software, etc. 
It is held annually by 2008 and to date 6 has been organized in different cities. The event is organized by volunteers and its funding is based on sponsorships and donations.
The FOSSCOMM conference this year will take place in Heraklion, Crete, and will be hosted on the campus just outside the city. More specifically, the organizing team consists of the Pan-University of Crete radio station (RA.STA.PAN.K 96,7), the Postgraduate Association of the Computer Science Department and the Laback Hackerspace.
Η οργάνωση των ομιλιών του συνεδρίου θα γίνει σε ενότητες, οι οποίες περιλαμβάνουν ομιλίες και εργαστήρια. Αρχικά, έχουμε μία ενότητα για security (ασφάλεια) στην οποία συμμετέχει και η Ελληνική κοινότητα Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), καθώς και ένα Cryptoparty όπου θα μάθουμε για τις τεχνολογίες προστασίας της ιδιωτικότητας και κρυπτογράφησης. Ακόμα, θα έχει ενότητες για Mobile & IoT (Internet Of Things), για Cloud & DevOps, καθώς και για την ανοιχτή αρχιτεκτονική RISC-V. Το συνέδριο θα καλύπτει και θέματα ευρύτερου ενδιαφέροντος που δεν απαιτούν τεχνικές γνώσεις, όπως θέματα πολιτικής, νομοθεσίας, εκπαίδευσης, sciences but also speeches concerning the organization of communities. For those who want to take the first step into free/open source technologies there will also be a section for beginners.
The program is expected to be announced soon and we are expecting several more surprises and activities to fill the two days. If you are interested in making a speech, the deadline has been extended until September 23, while tracking records will be open until the day of the conference.
More information can be found on the official website of the event:
