[Usability] Libre Graphics Day mini-conf (linux.conf.au 2010)

[Dan Brickley <danbri danbri org>]

http://libregraphicsday.org/cfp

I just read about this and thought it worth passing on. It seems to be
in Wellington, NZ, some time during Jan 18th-20th. Web site is a bit
confusing and there's no explicit mention of Usability, although
common themes are there throughout. A few excerpts copied below...

"Call for Participation extended until Friday 23rd October!" - so
seems like a good opportunity to get folk together to look at what
it's like being on the receiving end of all these different libre
graphics packages...

cheers,

 Dan


"""Call for Participation!

Do you develop, use, document, or train with Free Software Graphix
tools? Tools such as GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, Blender, Krita, Sk1,
Fontforge and Fontmatrix. Are you involved in the testing and
development of the sub-systems and libraries on which these apps
depend?Submit proposal now!

    * The X Window system
    * GEGL, Hugin, Oyranos
    * I/O devices and drivers - tablets, mice, keyboards, monitors, printers
    * Colour and Font Management
    * Cross-platform tools - developing for multiple platforms
    * Open Standards and file format interoperability: PDF, SVG, PNG etc
    * Open Content: clip art, fonts, creative commons, etc
...

For the past four years Libre Graphics Meetings (LGM) have allowed
developers, users and supporters of free graphical applications of all
kinds to get together to discover, share and collaborate. However,
scheduling has not made it easy for those not close enough to attend.
This miniconf will bring the LGM experience to those almost literally
on the far side of the globe from LGM 2010.
....

Not only will this serve the developers working on graphical
applications, drivers and technology who make up a portion of the core
linux.conf.au audience, but it will also bring in many users, artists,
graphic designers and potential open source users. Developers of
different projects will be able to learn from and collaborate with
other projects, while also gaining insight on some of the uses
artistic end users discover. Users will have a chance to gain insight
into the open source development process while at the same time giving
them an opportunity to provide feedback and input directly to the
developers of projects they might use."


Ah, this is why I was confused, it also mentions
http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/2010/ which will next be in
Belgium.