FOSS United - Upcoming Events Stay updated with upcoming FOSS events, conferences, meetups, and hackathons across India https://fossunited.org/events/timeline en-us Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:19:42 -0000 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:19:42 -0000 600 FOSS FORGE 2.0 – TBA FOSS FORGE 2.0

Type: Hackathon

Chapter: UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS-FOSS Club

Location: TBA

Start: 21 October 2026, 10:00 AM

End: 23 October 2026, 05:00 PM

Annual flagship event by USAR FOSS CLUB hosted under the tech fest by GGSIPU EDC.

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]]> UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS-FOSS Club https://fossunited.org/c/university-school-of-automation-and-robotics/foss-forge-2 https://fossunited.org/c/university-school-of-automation-and-robotics/foss-forge-2 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000 Hackathon Maker Thursday : Come Showcase Your Projects – Keralam Maker Thursday : Come Showcase Your Projects

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Keralam

Start: 22 October 2026, 07:00 PM

End: 22 October 2026, 09:00 PM

Maker Thursday : Come Showcase Your Projects

An informal project showcase. Bring anything you have been building, whether finished, half-working or still a tangle of wires, and talk through what you made, what went wrong and where you are stuck. No slides or polish needed, and visitors who just want to look are welcome.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:00:00 -0000 Meet Up Maker Thursday : Open Source Licensing & Project Showcase – Keralam Maker Thursday : Open Source Licensing & Project Showcase

Type: Workshop

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Keralam

Start: 22 October 2026, 07:30 PM

End: 22 October 2026, 09:00 PM

Maker Thursday : Open Source Licensing & Project Showcase

A look at the motors behind RoboWar robots and how to choose one based on torque, speed, power, gearing, wheel size and robot weight. By the end, participants can read key motor specs, compare options, do basic torque and speed calculations, and pick a suitable motor and gear ratio for a combat bot.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:30:00 -0000 Workshop Young Builders Pitch Night at EDGE City Goa – Goa Young Builders Pitch Night at EDGE City Goa

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Goa

Start: 23 October 2026, 06:00 PM

End: 23 October 2026, 08:00 PM

Young Builders Pitch Night at EDGE City Goa

Maker's Asylum is collaborating with Edge City, an international community of founders, scientists, technologists and creative thinkers that runs month-long pop-up villages around the world; its village is in Goa from 11 to 31 October 2026. As part of this, the Young Builders Pitch Night features young makers from the Asylum community presenting the open-source, multidisciplinary hardware projects they built. Come along to cheer them on.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000 Meet Up Hardware Guild: Makers × Manufacturers – Karnataka Hardware Guild: Makers × Manufacturers

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Karnataka

Start: 24 October 2026, 02:00 PM

End: 24 October 2026, 06:00 PM

Hardware Guild: Makers × Manufacturers

This edition of the Hardware Guild Show n' Tell is held at Prerana Engineering Works in Peenya, Bengaluru, with manufacturers from across Peenya invited to join. Makers can show their projects and get feedback, talk directly with people who manufacture things for a living, and learn what it takes to move from prototype to production at scale. Bring prototypes, half-finished experiments, design files, schematics, ideas for open-source hardware products and kits, and questions for manufacturers. No pitches or formalities, just people who love making things learning from each other. Registration requires host approval. In collaboration with PCB Cupid, SillyCuts and Absurd Industries.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000 Meet Up FOSS Meet Up 2026 – TBA FOSS Meet Up 2026

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: National Institute of Technology(NIT) Srinagar-FOSS Club

Location: TBA

Start: 24 October 2026, 02:00 PM

End: 24 October 2026, 05:30 PM

FOSS Meet Up 2026

FOSS Meet Up 2026

Get ready for an exciting FOSS Meet Up packed with learning, challenges, games, and community interaction!

The event is designed to introduce participants to the world of Free and Open Source Software while creating a fun and engaging environment to learn, collaborate, and compete.

What’s Happening?

🎤 Guest Address & FOSS Introduction
Kick off the event with our guests, followed by an introduction to FOSS, open-source culture, and the community.

🎧 Headphone Challenge — Git
Test your Git knowledge in a fun and interactive challenge.

🐧 Logo Guessing — Linux
How well do you know the Linux ecosystem? Put your knowledge to the test!

🔎 Treasure Hunt — Frappe
Solve clues, work with your team, and navigate through an exciting Frappe-themed treasure hunt.

📸 Creative Clicks Challenge:
Participants eliminated from the treasure hunt will get a chance to compete in a unique photography/video challenge.

🕵️ Mafia — BIS Open Standards
A strategic and entertaining Mafia game inspired by BIS Open Standards.

🎟️ Bingo:
An additional fun activity to keep the energy going!

🏆 Prizes & Certificates:
The event concludes with prize and certificate distribution to celebrate our participants and winners.

Come for the challenges. Stay for the community. Build with FOSS. 🚀

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]]> National Institute of Technology(NIT) Srinagar-FOSS Club https://fossunited.org/c/national-institute-of-technology-srinagar/foss-meet-up-2026 https://fossunited.org/c/national-institute-of-technology-srinagar/foss-meet-up-2026 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000 Meet Up October Meetup – Samagata Foundation, Church Street October Meetup

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Bengaluru -City Community

Location: Samagata Foundation, Church Street

Start: 24 October 2026, 02:00 PM

End: 24 October 2026, 05:00 PM

Date: 24 Oct, 2026, Saturday

Time: 2pm - 5pm

Venue: Samagata Foundation, Church Street, Bengaluru

Tentative agenda for the meetup is 2-4 talks along with a workshop on the [NeerVazhvu](https://www.neervazhvu.org/) project.

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]]> Bengaluru -City Community https://fossunited.org/c/bengaluru/oct-2026 https://fossunited.org/c/bengaluru/oct-2026 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000 Meet Up Introduction to FreeCAD & 3D Printing – Keralam Introduction to FreeCAD & 3D Printing

Type: Workshop

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Keralam

Start: 24 October 2026, 04:00 PM

End: 24 October 2026, 07:00 PM

Introduction to FreeCAD & 3D Printing

An introduction to 3D modelling in FreeCAD and turning digital designs into physical prints. Participants learn to navigate FreeCAD, create basic models, follow the design-to-print workflow, prepare a model for printing, and consider print orientation, supports and basic slicing. No prior experience needed.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0000 Workshop October FOSS Activity – wrkwrk Udupi October FOSS Activity

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Mangalore-City Community

Location: wrkwrk Udupi

Start: 25 October 2026, 10:00 AM

End: 25 October 2026, 12:00 PM

This will be the 14th FOSS Meetup of FOSS United Mangalore!

Location: wrkwrk Udupi

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]]> Mangalore-City Community https://fossunited.org/c/mangalore/activity-oct-2026 https://fossunited.org/c/mangalore/activity-oct-2026 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000 Meet Up PCB Manufacturing & Soldering: From Circuit to Working Board – Keralam PCB Manufacturing & Soldering: From Circuit to Working Board

Type: Workshop

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Keralam

Start: 25 October 2026, 02:00 PM

End: 25 October 2026, 05:00 PM

A hands-on beginner workshop covering the full process of making a single-sided PCB USB LED light: PCB artwork, etching, drilling, soldering through-hole components and testing. Participants build and take home their own working circuit.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000 Workshop Make Your City: Designing for Local Production and Urban Resilience – Goa Make Your City: Designing for Local Production and Urban Resilience

Type: Workshop

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Goa

Start: 29 October 2026, 11:00 AM

End: 29 October 2026, 12:00 PM

Make Your City: Designing for Local Production and Urban Resilience

A hands-on design sprint using design thinking to explore how small Indian cities can produce more of what they consume. The live case study is Maker's Asylum's July 2026 pledge, made at the Fab City Summit at MIT, for Goa to become one of India's first Fab Regions by 2054. In small groups, participants map what their city makes, imports and wastes, then design one piece of making infrastructure that could shift that balance. No maker experience needed; urban practitioners, climate researchers, community leaders, students and citizens are all welcome. Participants leave with a concept sketch, new vocabulary for urban production, and new connections. Ideal group size is 20 to 35 people in groups of 4 to 5.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000 Workshop Maker Thursday : How Does a Lighter Work? – Keralam Maker Thursday : How Does a Lighter Work?

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Keralam

Start: 29 October 2026, 07:00 PM

End: 29 October 2026, 09:00 PM

Maker Thursday : How Does a Lighter Work?

A teardown session on the everyday lighter: the piezo element that sparks from a click, the valve that meters gas, and the flint wheel on older models. The bigger goal is building the habit of opening everyday objects to understand how their designers solved the problem.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:00:00 -0000 Meet Up Maker Thursday : From Microcontroller to Firmware – Keralam Maker Thursday : From Microcontroller to Firmware

Type: Workshop

Chapter: Open Hardware-City Community

Location: Keralam

Start: 29 October 2026, 07:30 PM

End: 29 October 2026, 09:00 PM

Maker Thursday : From Microcontroller to Firmware

A hands-on introduction to embedded systems, STM32 microcontrollers, basic electronics and writing first firmware. Participants wire up an LED and a button, write the code, and flash it using an open toolchain.

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]]> Open Hardware-City Community https://fossunited.org https://fossunited.org Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:30:00 -0000 Workshop MumbaiFOSS 2026 – IIT Bombay, Powai MumbaiFOSS 2026

Type: Conference

Chapter: Mumbai - City Chapter

Location: IIT Bombay, Powai

Start: 31 October 2026, 09:45 AM

End: 31 October 2026, 05:00 PM

MumbaiFOSS 2026

MumbaiFOSS is an annual Free and Open Source Software Conference
(FOSS), with the aim of uniting the FOSS community of Mumbai, fostering
collaboration and knowledge sharing.

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]]> Mumbai - City Chapter https://fossunited.org/c/mumbai/2026 https://fossunited.org/c/mumbai/2026 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:45:00 -0000 Conference GIT It Done – TBA GIT It Done

Type: Workshop

Chapter: MS Ramaiah Institute Of Technology-FOSS Club

Location: TBA

Start: 05 November 2026, 01:30 AM

End: 05 November 2026, 04:30 AM

GIT It Done

Heard of Git, GitHub, or Open Source but never knew where to start? Still naming your folders “project_final_v2_FINAL.zip “?

Join this beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop and go from your first Git command to publishing a project on GitHub and making your first Open Source contribution.

Learn Git basics, GitHub, branches, forks, and Pull Requests through live demos, challenges, and hands-on activities.

No boring lectures. Just code, collaboration, and your first Pull Request.

What you need:Just bring a laptop with Git installed (or show up a few minutes early if you need help installing it). No prior Git/GitHub experience required.

Ready to GIT it done? Register now!

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]]> MS Ramaiah Institute Of Technology-FOSS Club https://fossunited.org/c/ms-ramaiah-institute-of-technology/git-it-done https://fossunited.org/c/ms-ramaiah-institute-of-technology/git-it-done Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:30:00 -0000 Workshop FOSS Meetup Delhi – Essentia, Sec 62 Noida FOSS Meetup Delhi

Type: Meet Up

Chapter: Delhi-City Community

Location: Essentia, Sec 62 Noida

Start: 14 November 2026, 03:30 PM

End: 14 November 2026, 06:00 PM

FOSS Meetup Delhi

A gathering bringing together FOSS enthusiasts in the Delhi/NCR region

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]]> Delhi-City Community https://fossunited.org/c/delhi/nov-26 https://fossunited.org/c/delhi/nov-26 Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:30:00 -0000 Meet Up OpenSourceCon India – Kolkata OpenSourceCon India

Type: Event

Chapter: FOSS Event Grants

Location: Kolkata

Start: 05 December 2026, 12:00 AM

End: 05 December 2026, 12:00 AM

⭐ Must Attend Event

The event will bring together 600+ professionals and students and is inviting talks and workshops exclusively on FOSS tools, from programming and SRE to geospatial and hobby projects.

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]]> FOSS Event Grants https://opensourcecon.in https://opensourcecon.in Sat, 05 Dec 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Event COGNICRAFT 2026 – Ernakulam, Keralam COGNICRAFT 2026

Type: Event

Chapter: FOSS Event Grants

Location: Ernakulam, Keralam

Start: 12 December 2026, 12:00 AM

End: 13 December 2026, 12:00 AM

⭐ Must Attend Event

CogniCraft 2026 is a four-week RSET Kochi event for where participants design cognitive assistive technologies for neurodivergent individuals.

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]]> FOSS Event Grants https://fossunited.org/grants/events?s=COGNICRAFT 2026 https://fossunited.org/grants/events?s=COGNICRAFT 2026 Sat, 12 Dec 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Event SciPy India 2026 Conference – Chennai, Tamil Nadu SciPy India 2026 Conference

Type: Event

Chapter: FOSS Event Grants

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Start: 19 December 2026, 12:00 AM

End: 20 December 2026, 12:00 AM

⭐ Must Attend Event

SciPy India is one of India's longest-running community conferences dedicated to scientific computing using free and open source software.

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]]> FOSS Event Grants https://scipy.in/2026 https://scipy.in/2026 Sat, 19 Dec 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Event SciPy India 2026 Conference – IC&SR Building, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India SciPy India 2026 Conference

Type: Conference

Chapter: SciPy India-Virtual

Location: IC&SR Building, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India

Start: 19 December 2026, 09:00 AM

End: 20 December 2026, 06:00 PM

SciPy India 2026 Conference

NOTE: This is an external paid event. Our registrations/tickets and our CFP are not handled through the FOSS United platform. Please carefully read below for details.

Submit to the CFP: https://cfp.scipy.in/scipy-india-2026

Registrations/ticket sales: opening soon!

Welcome to the SciPy India 2026 Conference, the fourteenth edition of the convening of scientific computing and research software enthusiasts in India. It brings together researchers, scientists, engineers, data scientists, students, educators, faculty and open source contributors from academia and industry, focusing on computational and data-driven work.

Programme

  • Workshops: Saturday, 19 December 2026

  • Conference: Sunday, 20 December 2026

Venue

  • Workshops: HSB 209 and HSB 210 (Physics Department Seminar Rooms), Department of Physics, IIT Madras

  • Conference: T.T. Jagannathan and A.M.M Arunachalam auditoriums, IC&SR Building, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India

Call for proposals

We are inviting talks, workshops, and posters from across the scientific computing ecosystem. Please view details, submission information, and instructions here: https://cfp.scipy.in/scipy-india-2026/

Registrations and ticket sales

Opening soon! Stay tuned for updates via our website.

Important links

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]]> SciPy India-Virtual https://fossunited.org/c/scipy-india/2026 https://fossunited.org/c/scipy-india/2026 Sat, 19 Dec 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Conference MangaloreFOSS 2.0 – National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore MangaloreFOSS 2.0

Type: Conference

Chapter: Mangalore-City Community

Location: National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore

Start: 16 January 2027, 10:00 AM

End: 17 January 2027, 05:00 PM

MangaloreFOSS 2.0

MangaloreFOSS is FOSS United Mangalore Chapter's Flagship event.

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]]> Mangalore-City Community https://fossunited.org/c/mangalore/mangalorefoss https://fossunited.org/c/mangalore/mangalorefoss Sat, 16 Jan 2027 10:00:00 -0000 Conference