BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-CALNAME:FOSS United Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H VERSION:2.0 PRODID:ics.py - http://git.io/lLljaA BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meet Up DESCRIPTION:The Maintainer Summit is a dedicated event for open-source and open-commons maintainers to get together and discuss their perspectives before IndiaFOSS. This is an unconference-style event\, which means the schedule of sessions is decided upon by the attendees at the venue.There will be a few relevant sessions for Indian Maintainers (think sustainability\, grants\, burnout\, community) but the bulk of the schedule will be left open for the attendees. If your team would like to spend some time before IndiaFOSS to work together\, we will have the space to make that happen as well.This is an unconference\, so scheduling will be fluid and happen at the venue.Internet &\; Lunch will be available at the venue.You can spend your time working with your colleagues as well\, we will have space available for the same.Please reach on time. Since this is an unconference\, you don't know what you'll be missing by reaching late.If you can't make it to the event\, please let us know over email.The organizing team is there to provide the support structure\, the maintainers make the summit. This is a maintainer only event. As long as you are a core maintainer for a mid-large open-source or open-commons project\, please apply. If you are unsure that you qualify - please apply.This event is a continuation of Maintainer Meetups we've been organising throughout the year\, see thread here for more details. Reach out to maintainers@fossunited.org for any clarifications.Venue: Samagata Foundation\, Church Street DTEND:20260925T113000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T103051Z LOCATION:Samagata Foundation\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9TCW2czP9U6h8iqs7 ORGANIZER;CN=INDIAFOSS Community:mailto:INDIAFOSS Community DTSTART:20260925T033000Z SUMMARY:Maintainer Summit UID:ahnal6elkk URL:https://fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/maintainer-summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference DESCRIPTION:MangaloreFOSS is FOSS United Mangalore Chapter's Flagship event. DTEND:20270117T103000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T230233Z ORGANIZER;CN=MANGALORE Community:mailto:MANGALORE Community DTSTART:20270116T043000Z SUMMARY:MangaloreFOSS 2.0 UID:10av401d6t URL:https://fossunited.org/c/mangalore/mangalorefoss END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Workshop DESCRIPTION:Tickets - Opening Soon!IndiaFOSS conference tickets do not provide access to Workshops. Tickets for workshops need to be purchased separately here.Schedule slots to be confirmed soon!Workshop DetailsAdding places to OpenStreetMap (outdoor workshop)Fun and Profit with OCamlDigital Security for Journalists\, Activists\, and Everyday Internet Users: A Hands-On FOSS WorkshopArt - meet Math - meet CodeBuilding AI agents end-to-end: A hands-on workshopSelf-Hosting 101: A real-time self-hosting workshop DTEND:20260925T113000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T222607Z LOCATION:Nimhans Convention Center\, Bengaluru\nhttps://osmapp.org/way/1219285692#18.89/12.9431/77.5961 ORGANIZER;CN=INDIAFOSS Community:mailto:INDIAFOSS Community DTSTART:20260925T043000Z SUMMARY:Workshops @ IndiaFOSS 2026 UID:8gvgrio08u URL:https://fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/2026/workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Workshop DESCRIPTION:A beginner-friendly hands-on session to install\, explore\, and get started with Linux.\n\nEver wanted to try Linux but didn't know where to start? Bring your laptop\, and we'll help you install\, set up\, and get started with Linux. Whether you're completely new to Linux or just curious to explore it\, this is a beginner-friendly hands-on session.What you can do:Install a Linux distributionSet up Linux alongside your existing OSTry Linux in a Virtual MachineGet help with installation and setupLearn the basics of using LinuxBring your laptop and charger\, and back up your important data — we'll take care of the rest.Organized by FOSS GCEE\, the Free and Open Source Software Club of Government College of Engineering\, Erode.Registration required. Limited slots. DTEND:20260825T071000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T004454Z LOCATION:Seminar Hall\, Government College of Engineering\, Erode – 638316\, Tamil Nadu\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/cL4swtuTp5wVZNh96 ORGANIZER;CN=Government College of Engineering\, Erode Community:mailto:Government College of Engineering\, Erode Community DTSTART:20260825T033000Z SUMMARY:Linux Installation Fest UID:4vpkm2k0hv URL:https://fossunited.org/c/government-college-of-engineering-erode/linux-installation-fest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Workshop DTEND:20260907T093000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T160627Z LOCATION:Kochi ORGANIZER;CN=FOSS United Community:mailto:FOSS United Community DTSTART:20260907T063000Z SUMMARY:OpenSpeaks/Community language documentation and archiving training UID:dqtlr2rnvd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Workshop DESCRIPTION:RAGForge: Build Your Own Local AI Knowledge AssistantEver wondered how AI can answer questions from your own documents? What if you could run an AI model locally and build an application that can understand and retrieve information from your own data?RAGForge \;is a hands-on workshop organized by \;FOSS-SRM \;that takes you from the fundamentals of Large Language Models (LLMs) to building your own \;Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) \;application.In this workshop\, you will explore how modern AI applications work under the hood and learn how different components come together to create a document-aware AI assistant.What you’ll explore:Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs) Running LLMs locally using \;Ollama Working with \;Qwen Processing and chunking documents Understanding and generating \;embeddings Storing and retrieving information using \;vector databasesUnderstanding semantic search and retrievalBuilding a complete \;RAG pipeline Integrating the LLM and RAG pipeline into an application Creating a user-friendly interface using \;StreamlitWhat you’ll buildBy the end of the workshop\, you’ll build a \;local AI knowledge assistant \;that can take a document\, retrieve relevant information from it\, and use an LLM to generate meaningful answers to your questions.The complete pipeline will look like:Document → Chunking → Embeddings → Vector Database → Retrieval → Qwen → AnswerNo prior experience with RAG is required. Basic familiarity with Python and a willingness to learn and experiment is recommended.This is a \;hands-on workshop\, so bring your laptop\, be ready to code\, experiment\, break things\, fix them\, and most importantly — build something of your own.Come curious. Leave with your own AI application.Organized by \;FOSS-SRM. DTEND:20260831T083000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T151336Z LOCATION:TP-1\, 8th Floor\, Turing Hall\, SRM KTR ORGANIZER;CN=SRM KTR Community:mailto:SRM KTR Community DTSTART:20260831T043000Z SUMMARY:RAGForge UID:23t6sipe94 URL:https://fossunited.org/c/srm-ktr/ragforge END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:* We are planning to host the first ever\, vendor neutral\, tool/technology agnostic conference\, dedicated to open source tools and engineering practice.\n* We are anticipating a footfall of roughly 600 folks\, predominantly working professionals and CXOs from the region.\n* We are attempting to bring all/most of the kube astronaut/Golden kube astronauts together.\n* We have already received more than 60 talk proposals from companies like AWS\, Intuit\, Red Hat and also from startups like Drdroid\, One2N. To our surprise we have received proposals from students from IITs\, GSOC projects.\n* We have a proven track record in doing conferences and community organizations and have done conferences like CloudXAI\, Global Azure Conference (Kolkata)\, GDG Cloud etc. DTEND:20261204T183000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T162541Z LOCATION:Kolkata ORGANIZER;CN=FOSS Event Grants Community:mailto:FOSS Event Grants Community DTSTART:20261204T183000Z SUMMARY:OpenSourceCon India UID:8kf53ib333 URL:https://opensourcecon.in END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meet Up DESCRIPTION:This will be the 13th FOSS Meetup of FOSS Mangalore!Location: CCC\, NITK Surathkal DTEND:20260830T063000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T194508Z LOCATION:CCC\, NITK Surathkal\nhttps://osmapp.org/way/361006755 ORGANIZER;CN=MANGALORE Community:mailto:MANGALORE Community DTSTART:20260830T043000Z SUMMARY:August FOSS Activity UID:2lq5tqug55 URL:https://fossunited.org/c/mangalore/activity-aug-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meet Up DESCRIPTION:We are OpenLake\, IIT Bhilai's Open Source Society (in collaboration with FOSS Club IIT Bhilai). We’re the people who build things instead of just talking about building things\, and we're officially kicking off Decoding FOSS: Practical Open Source BasicsWhat You’ll Learn &\; Explore:The FOSS Ecosystem: What Free and Open Source Software is\, why it matters\, and how global communities collaborate.Hands-on Workflows: Interactive discussions\, live demos\, and a beginner-friendly introduction to Git &\; GitHub.Domain Clubs: Meet the team and explore our specialized wings in Game Dev\, AI/ML\, and Web Dev.Your First Contribution: Step-by-step guidance to make your first commit with zero prior experience required.Who can attend?Students of IIT Bhilai and members of the local tech community\, regardless of prior experience.Session Details:Date: 22nd AugustTime: 4:00 PMVenue: L101No prerequisites. No pressure. Just bring your curiosity and a willingness to build (and maybe walk out with more than you expected!). DTEND:20260822T123000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T162415Z LOCATION:L101\, LHC Complex\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/UjLbmPvB6e1SPuKw8 ORGANIZER;CN=Indian Institute of Technology Community:mailto:Indian Institute of Technology Community DTSTART:20260822T103000Z SUMMARY:Decoding FOSS: Practical Open Source Basics UID:4c8fb5db7n URL:https://fossunited.org/c/indian-institute-of-technology/decode-foss-'26 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Linux Installation Party DESCRIPTION:🟢 SUDO REBOOT | BRAND NEW INSTALLATION DAYReady to break the default and build your own system? 💻🐧FOSS CCE presents SUDO REBOOT — a brand-new installation day designed to get you started with Linux\, open-source tools\, and the FOSS community.What’s happening? 🚀🐧 Linux Installation Drive🗺️ OpenStreetMap Collaboration🔎 Treasure Hunt📸 Photo ContestNo prior Linux experience needed.Just bring your laptop and leave with Linux! 🐧💚 EVENT POSTPONED! New date and time will be shared soon!📍 Venue : Room no 509\, Chavara Block\, Christ College of Engineering\, Irinjalakuda\, Thrissur - 680125REGISTER NOW ⏬🔗 RSVP: https://fossunited.org/c/christ-college-of-engineering/sudo-reboot/rsvp☞ No prior Linux experience needed.✯ Just bring your laptop and leave with Linux! 🐧💚CoordinatorsG. Varun (S3 CS - C): +91 90480 35588Geo George (S5 CS - B): +91 7356574859Break the default. Build your own system. 💚#SudoReboot #FOSSCCE #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxInstallation #FOSS #CCE #OpenStreetMap #LinuxCommunity DTEND:20260905T110000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T125218Z LOCATION:Techies Park\, Christ College of Engineering\, Irinjalakuda\, Thrissur - 680125\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/imFgz4eNs4TkuGYm9 ORGANIZER;CN=Christ College of Engineering Community:mailto:Christ College of Engineering Community DTSTART:20260905T033000Z SUMMARY:Sudo Reboot UID:8tjpctf2eu URL:https://fossunited.org/c/christ-college-of-engineering/sudo-reboot END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference DESCRIPTION:The 6th edition of Free and Open Source Software Festival by the FOSS United community.IndiaFOSS is an annual Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) festival\, organised with passion and commitment by the FOSS United community. It's not just a gathering\; it's a celebration of software innovation and the people who make it happen. Whether you are a seasoned developer\, an aspiring enthusiast\, or someone with a passion for technology\, IndiaFOSS invites you to be part of this vibrant community. DTEND:20260927T113000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T153100Z LOCATION:Bengaluru\nhttps://osmapp.org/way/1219285692#18.89/12.9431/77.5961 ORGANIZER;CN=INDIAFOSS Community:mailto:INDIAFOSS Community DTSTART:20260926T033000Z SUMMARY:IndiaFOSS 2026 UID:ek0supi1tu URL:https://fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/2026 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR