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  • Registration Now Open for GNOME Asia 2023

    Registration is now officially open for GNOME Asia 2023! This year’s summit will take place from December 1-3, 2023, in the vibrant city of Kathmandu, Nepal, and online.

    GNOME Asia 2023 promises an exciting lineup of presentations and workshops focusing on the latest developments in the GNOME ecosystem and the GNOME Asia community. Attendees will be able to participate in person at our venue in Kathmandu or join virtually from all over the world.

    This year’s conference will have two keynote presentations. The first is from Justin Flory, an advocate for open source software and community engagement, and the second is from Ravi Bhattarai, a technological enthusiast with a passion for free and open source software.

    The full conference schedule is available on the event website with details about each session and speaker.

    Registration is open to everyone, whether you’re a seasoned developer, a newcomer to the open-source community, or simply someone curious about the latest developments in GNOME. We look forward to seeing you in person and online on December 1-3!

    Register Now

    Become a GNOME Asia 2023 Sponsor!

    We’re still looking for sponsors for this year’s summit. If you or your company are interested in sponsoring GNOME Asia 2023, please find more details and our sponsorship brochure on the event website or reach out to asia@gnome.org.

  • GNOME.Asia 2023 Call for Participation

    The GNOME Foundation is pleased to announce that the Call For Participation in GNOME Asia Summit 2023 is now open! This year’s summit will occur from December 1st to 3rd at Kathmandu, Nepal.

    GNOME.Asia is the featured annual GNOME conference in Asia and focuses primarily on the GNOME desktop, applications, and platform development tools. The Summit brings together the GNOME community in Asia to provide a forum for users, developers, foundation leaders, governments, and businesses to discuss current technology and future developments.

    The GNOME Foundation is seeking talks on a variety of topics, including but not limited to:

    • Contributing to GNOME
    • UI design
    • Accessibility
    • Human Interface Engineering (Icons and Graphic Design)
    • Marketing/Engagement
    • Developing GNOME on embedded systems or open hardware
    • Contributing to Linux and FLOSS
    • Linux kernel and development
    • The development and promotion of open-source operating systems
    • Distributions, including Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD
    • The development and promotion of other open source projects
    • We are also interested in different topics related to Free/Libre and Open Source Software that are not listed above.

    Sessions will be scheduled for 30 or 50 minutes (Q&A included). The session could be a technical or non-technical talk, panel discussion, workshop, or Birds of a Feather session (BoF). 

    The deadline for submissions is September 1st, 2023. You can submit your talk proposal at: https://events.gnome.org/event/170/abstracts/.

     For more information, feel free to contact the organizing team by emailing asia@gnome.org.

    Submit a Talk!
  • GNOME.Asia 2023 will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal

    GNOME.Asia 2023 will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal

    We’re delighted to announce that GNOME.Asia 2023 will take place between the 1st and 3rd of December in Kathmandu, Nepal.

    This year GNOME.Asia will be held as a hybrid event and attendees will be able to join virtually or in person.

    The call for proposals and registration will be open soon. Please check our event website for more updates in the upcoming weeks.

    If you or your company would like to sponsor GNOME.Asia 2023 please contact us at asia@gnome.org.

    About the city of Kathmandu

    Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is a vibrant metropolis nestled in the Kathmandu Valley. With a rich cultural heritage and a blend of ancient temples, palaces, and modern developments, it offers visitors a captivating experience. The city is known for UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Durbar Square to spiritual landmarks such as Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa. 

    Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash

    About GNOME.Asia

    GNOME.Asia Summit is an annual GNOME conference for the community members of Asia. It is largely concerned with the GNOME desktop, although it also includes apps and platform development tools. The summit brings together the Asian GNOME community to give a forum for consumers, developers, foundation leaders, governments, and enterprises to discuss current and future technology.

    About GNOME

    GNOME is a non-profit software environment project that is free and open-source. Together, the contributor community and the Foundation build a computing platform and software ecosystem made entirely of free software that is elegant, efficient, and simple to use.

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