Schedule
2025
June
Theme of the month: Playing with Technologies
Sunday, 15th
COOP99
| Schedule | Activity | Moderators | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Reception | ||
| - | Linux Install Party | Integrated with Windows 10 End of Life events | |
| 18:00 | Closing Session |
Thursday, 26
Innovation Hub
| Schedule | Activity | Presenter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Reception | ||
| 19:30 | Playing (Game Development) | Eduardo Brito and Diogo Martins | In this Children’s Month, members of Gamedev Meet Barcelos will present some free technologies that allow people to develop video games in their free time, at all different levels of technical skills, from no-code approaches to approaches very focused on writing code/programming. We will present some projects from the Free/Libre Open Source community that allow people to explore this creative and technical side of digital games. |
| 20:30 | Closing Session |
Saturday, 28th
LCD Porto
| Schedule | Activity | Presenter | Description | Requirements: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Breakfast at Confeitaria Ginga | 1 min LCD | ||
| 09:30 | Reception | |||
| 10:00 | Workshop - Light and Color with Microbit | Arthur Coelho | Participants will be challenged to combine Microbit boards, RGB LEDs and sensors to program small aesthetic and interactive luminous experiences on the Makecode platform. This activity takes advantage of the enormous pedagogical potential of the Micro:bit board to work on computational thinking, elementary notions of programming and interactive arts. The session is designed for children and young people. |
Computer/notebook (cell phone/tablet is not available, due to the connection to the microbit boards). |
| 13:00 | Closing |
May
Theme of the Month: Internet Day / Router Freedom
Thursday, 29
Innovation Hub
| Time | Activity | Moderator(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Reception | ||
| 19:30 | Router Freedom | Tomás Castro | “Router Freedom” is more than a technical issue — it’s about user rights, fair competition, and digital sovereignty. In this talk, we’ll explore why it’s important to be able to use your own router or modem in an increasingly closed environment. We’ll look at how ISPs restrict consumer choice, review successful political battles in Europe, and present ways regulators and citizens can advocate for a more open, secure, and fair internet access. Whether you’re an engineer, activist, or simply a concerned user, this session will give you the knowledge and tools to defend the Router Freedom. |
| 20:30 | Closing Session |
Saturday, 31
LCD Porto
| Time | Activity | Presenter(s) | Description | Requirements: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Breakfast at Confeitaria Ginga | 1 min from LCD | ||
| 09:30 | Reception | |||
| 10:00 | Workshop - OpenWrt | Filipe Pereira | In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the power and flexibility of OpenWrt, a Linux distribution optimized for networking equipment. The goal is to set up a robust, functional private network with WiFi connectivity, internet access via a mobile phone through USB (as backup), and enhanced security through a VPN connection using WireGuard. |
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| 12:30 | Closing |
April
Theme of the Month: Hardware Freedom Day
Thursday, 24
Innovation Hub
| Time | Activity | Moderator(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Reception | ||
| 19:30 | What is Open Source Hardware | Presentation about what it is and its importance. | |
| 20:00 | BrailleRap - Project Presentation | What the project that we will be developing over the next few months is about. | |
| 20:30 | Closing Session |
Saturday, 26
LCD Porto
| Time | Activity | Presenter(s) | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Breakfast at Confeitaria Ginga | 1 minute from LCD | ||
| 09:30 | Reception | |||
| 10:00 | 1st BrailleRap Project Workshop | Planning | ||
| 12:30 | Closing |
March
Theme of the Month: Document Freedom Day
Thursday, 27th
Innovation Hub
| Time | Activity | Moderator(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Reception | ||
| 19:30 | Roundtable / Discussion |
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| 20:30 | Closing Session |
Saturday, 29th
LCD Porto
| Time | Activity | Presenter(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Breakfast at Confeitaria Ginga | 1 min from LCD | ||
| 09:30 | Reception | |||
| 10:00 | Workshop - Creating websig with open data | Rui Cavaco | The star of online open geo data services is OpenStreetMap. However, today there are several unrestricted access services containing data from national official entities available under open licensing terms. Let’s try to build our own websig viewer, using the OpenLayers JavaScript library, leveraging these services. |
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February
Thursday, 20
Innovation Hub
| Time | Activity | Presenter(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Reception | ||
| 19:30 | Drupal CMS 1.0 | António Aragão / Filipe Pereira | What is Drupal CMS? What is the difference between Drupal Core and Drupal CMS? Who is it aimed at? How does it work? |
| 20:00 | Explore the world on a map: an innovative, open-source social network helpbuttons.org | A. Jeremias | |
| 20:30 | Presentation of new Community | Eduardo Brito | |
| 20:45 | Closing Session |
Saturday, 22
LCD Porto (Morning) and Porto Center (Lunch and Afternoon)
| Schedule | Activity | Presenter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Breakfast at Pastelaria Santo António | 1 min LCD | |
| 09:30 | Reception | ||
| 10:00 | Drupal 1.0 Workshop | António Aragão / Filipe Pereira | How to install, configure and generate content |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Papagaio Restaurant | Map |
| 14:00 | 1st Great Wiki Rally of the Portuguese Pavement | Wikimedia Portugal | The meeting point will be at the popularly known Praça dos Leões (Praça de Gomes Teixeira). Participants will then explore predefined routes, mapping, photographing and recording as much information as possible about the Portuguese pavement along the route, for later recording in OSM, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. The event will end at an uncertain time, in an uncertain location (which is to say, after the sun sets we all go to a space with internet to upload data, and then socialize as long as possible). |
| ??:?? | Closing |
January
Saturday, 25
Opening
LCD Porto
| Time | Activity | Presenter(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | Reception / Breakfast | ||
| 10:00 | Community Presentations | ECTL / ANSOL / LCD Porto / Ubuntu Portugal / Drupal / Wikimedia / OSGEO | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | Tux Karting World Championship | Diogo Constantino | A veteran in these events, Diogo will help us prepare the 1st Tux Karting World Championship (as no one has heard of another one… let’s be ambitious). Bring your laptop and join the fun. |
| 16:00 | Podcast | Diogo Constantino | The Ubuntu Portugal Podcast will host a special live edition, featuring guests chosen from the event participants… not to be missed. |
| 17:00 | Closing Session |