Call for pre / parallel-events @IndiaFOSS 2026

IndiaFOSS Conference
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Building on last year, we are calling FOSS and digital commons communities to join us at IndiaFOSS 2026 as we curate the parallel / pre-events.

Through the IF weekend, thousands of FOSS folks from across the country descend on Bengaluru, talking open-source, complaining about traffic and occasionally remembering to attend a few talks. While the main conference always delivers, the show shouldn’t stop at that?

This is your chance to make the most out of the IndiaFOSS momentum with your community! Host a parallel or a pre-event:

  • complement the main conference,
  • help participants make the most of their annual IndiaFOSS pilgrimage.

If you’re a local community or space in Bangalore, we’d love for you to host your own event alongside IndiaFOSS. It could be a workshop, meetup, hack evening, or something experimental. Think mapping parties, maintainer meetups, movie screenings, networking dinners, potlucks at cubban, karaoke evenings and whatever else you can cook up!

If it’s remotely related to FOSS, we’ll also help promote it.

If you’re interested, please reply here with:

  • Name of your community
  • Event Description and Address
  • RSVP/registration link for your event
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  • ServantsOfKnowledge
  • Bring Your Books to Life: Live Digitization Days at ServantsOfKnowledge

Have rare, old, out-of-copyright books sitting on your shelves? Bring them to ServantsOfKnowledge and watch them being digitized live by our team.

Join us for a unique two-day event dedicated to preserving public-domain knowledge and making historical works more accessible for future generations.

Event Details

  • Dates: 25th & 26th September
  • Venue: ServantsOfKnowledge Office, Basvanaguri
  • Book Limit: Up to 5 out-of-copyright books per participant
  • Slots: Limited registrations available each day

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the digitization process, understand best practices for preserving historical materials, and see their books transformed into high-quality digital copies in real time.

  • RSVP/registration link to be published shortly.
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  • The Justice Definitions Project

  • Community Connect - Bangalore Edition (September Meetup): After the great energy at our first meetup, we’re excited to invite you to another relaxed, no-work, no-laptops get-together for people from law, tech, policy, and creative fields. Join us to share ideas, ask questions, and chat about AI in law, civic literacy, and digital public infrastructure. Plus, enjoy tasty food and good company.

  • Venue (Tentative): Samagata Space, Church Street, Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Event Date (Tentative): 19th or 20th September 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)

  • We’ll share the official registration and RSVP link with everyone by email and on our social channels about a month before the event. Stay tuned!