Conference introduction

The 7th Plone Conference will be the first one to be organized outside of the United States and Western Europe. Due to the geographic location of Hungary, Budapest is easily accessible from both Western and Eastern Europe, as well as from the Balkan and from the former member states of the Soviet Union. To help attendees to participate the conference from all over the world, and especially from the Eastern European region, the Open Society Institute offers Participation Grants that supports grantees with covering their registration fee for the conference, and part of their travel expenses.

Since in the region the prices are below the European standards,  we offer a lower registration fee than in the past years: Early Bird registration costs 150 EUR, while the full registration price is 200 EUR. Budapest offers good prices for accommodation, food and entertainment. Hungary also has a wide range of touristic and cultural values, which allows the participants to prepare for an exciting conference with various social activities.

As usual, the three conference days (October 28-29-30) are preceded by two days of training, organized by Joel Burton, Plone Bootcamps, and will feature three courses on the same location as the conference itself. It is an excellent chance to learn Plone in depth from world famous trainers, and a unique opportunity for companies to train their employees.

During the conference, besides the traditional conference tracks that will follow the best tradition of the previous conferences, for the first time, we will have Open Space sessions. OpenSpace will be coordinated by Jon Stahl, and will complement the traditional talks allowing new possibilities for interaction between the presenters and the listeners.

We will also have a Conference Party where we invite all conference participants. Entry is free for all registered conference attendees, extra tickets will also be available for sale.

The conference will be followed by two days of Sprint, which will be on the same venue as the conference. Sprint participation is free; we suggest everyone to join the sprint and contribute to the development and documentation of Plone, as well as learn from the experienced plonista and meet the members of the community in person.

The language of the conference and all programs is English.

We wish to make the conference program more exciting than before, and your stay in Budapest truly remarkable. We need your participation! Start planning your trip today, prepare to register and submit a talk! We hope to see you in Budapest in October!

-- The Conference Organizers

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