BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//loco.ubuntu.com//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1906 DTSTART:20120922T200000Z DTEND:20120922T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Lets start at the Slug and Lettuce at 8PM then consider moving some time after 9\, possibly for a meal somewhere. GEO:51.2156915253\;-0.797070274899 LOCATION:Slug & Lettuce (Farnham\, Surrey\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Farnham Happy Hour URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1906-farnham-happy-hour/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:140 DTSTART:20100501T120000Z DTEND:20100501T180000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:A release party in the Central London for those that cant make OggCamp in Liverpool. The party aims to help people try-out and work wit h the Ubuntu Linux distribution and anything mildly related.\n\nThe party will also cater for developers and administrators that wish to use Ubuntu as a platform for software development (FOSS\, JVM\, Mono) GEO:None\;None LOCATION:The SlaughteredLamb (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:London Ubuntu release party (for devs & admins) URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/140-london-ubuntu-release-part y-for-devs-admins/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49 DTSTART:20100417T103000Z DTEND:20100417T183000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Turn up wearing/carrying something Ubuntu related* so we can e asily see who you are\, look for the people with Ubuntu stickers/signs (st ickers might be distributed if you forget to “brand yourself Ubuntu”) who should be hanging around the foyer and then once people have assembled we can go and wander around. There isn’t an organised tour.\n\n*That do esn’t include covering your kid(s) in Ubuntu stickers and carrying/bring ing them along! Children are welcome\, but obviously they remain the respo nsibility of their parent(s)!\n\nhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ScienceMus eumVisit\n\nIf you do plan to attend\, please add your name to the list on the wiki page so we know who is coming. If it turns out you can’t make it\, please remove your name. We’d love to see you!\n\nKeep an eye on the wiki page (linked above) for more information! GEO:30.146484\;20.456475 LOCATION:London Science Museum (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Science Museum Visit URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/49-science-museum-visit/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50 DTSTART:20100501T090000Z DTEND:20100502T180000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:OggCamp is a free software / free culture unconference organis ed by the presenters of the Ubuntu UK Podcast and Linux Outlaws. This year 's OggCamp will take place at The Black-E in Liverpool on the 1st and 2nd of May. GEO:-4.064941\;53.800651 LOCATION:Black-E (Liverpool\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Oggcamp URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/50-oggcamp/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54 DTSTART:20100326T090000Z DTEND:20100328T173000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Hi all\, John Pinner from the Linux Emporium has kindly donate d his conference room for the use during the bugjam. \n\nTimes are flexibl e at the moment\, and will depend on when people want to turn up/go home. We're not adverse to starting later\, but it's best to stick to Office Hou rs. It'd also be nice to try and link up with the other UK bugjams. Please indicate below the times you'd prefer to attend.\n\nAll are welcome\, wha tever your level of experience.\n\nAdditionally we are looking for anyone who knows bug triaging fairly well and can handle questions and some of th e unexpected issues that are likely to come up. Ideally they would have pa rticipated in past Bug Days and regularly visit #ubuntu-bugs or the mailin g lists.\nHopefully these people would be able to lead some sessions.\nIf you can\, please mark yourself as a possible leader.\n\nPlease also update https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam/Birmingham if you have any specia l requirements GEO:52.52825\;-1.79335 LOCATION:Linux Emporium (Birmingham\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Birmingham Lucid Ubuntu Global Jam URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/54-birmingham-lucid-ubuntu-glo bal-jam/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:121 DTSTART:20100429T190000Z DTEND:20100429T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:The London Lucid Release Party\nhttp://www.davy.co.uk/stjames\ n\nMinimum age 18\, confirmed with the venue. GEO:None\;None LOCATION:Davy's at St James' Winebar (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:London Lucid Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/121-london-lucid-release-party / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51 DTSTART:20100327T100000Z DTEND:20100328T160000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Location: MadLab - in the Northern Quarter (36 Edge Street) - http://www.madlab.org.uk\nDates: 27 - 28th March\, 2010. 10-4pm\nDescripti on: An informal meet up of people working together to make Ubuntu 10.04 th e best release yet!\n\nThe Ubuntu Global Jam is an incredible opportunity for the worldwide Ubuntu community to work together during the weekend of 26th – 28th March 2010 to improve Ubuntu.\n\nWhat is a Jam?\nThe Ubuntu Global Jam evolved out of the concept of Bug Jams\, People would come toge ther to sit down in the same room to fix\, find and triage bugs. However b ugs are just one facet of the challenges involved in producing an operatin g system that strives for high quality such as Ubuntu. Thus it was expande d to cover many topics and activities\, forming the Ubuntu Global Jam.\n\n We will be providing training on how to use launchpad (the development sys tem that powers Ubuntu and its community)\, how to find and report bugs\, and give help and guidance on anything else\nyou might have problems with on the day. You don't need to have a technical background\, *anyone* who's used Ubuntu can contribute.\n\nThe main themes that people get involved w ith at Jams are:\n\n* Bugs – finding\, triaging and fixing bugs.\n* Test ing – testing the new release and reporting your feedback.\n* Upgrade – upgrading to Lucid from Hardy or Karmic and reporting your\nupgrade ex perience.\n* Documentation – writing documentation about how to use Ubun tu and how\nto join the community.\n* Translations – translating Ubuntu and helping to make it available in\n everyone’s local language (includi ng UK English!).\n* Packaging – work on Ubuntu packages and improve them .\n* Other – other types of contribution such as marketing and advocacy\ netc.\n\nSee http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam for more info\n\nWhat you need to bring:\n* A computer of some kind that can access the internet via Ethernet or\n wifi\, you can even bring your desktop if you need to.\ n* A mug for tea!(for cups of tea)\n* A Smile and the will to make Lucid L ynx the best Ubuntu version yet :) \n\n\nSchedule / Presentations:\n\nPres entation (Sat AM): “Reporting Bugs: Real life guide to improving Free So ftware” by Michael Dorrington\n\nMore information about things to do on the day is available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ManchesterJam10-04/ Info\n\nHelpers:\n\nSimon Wears\nGordon Allott\nLucy Bridges\nLes Pounder\ nLuke Taylor\nMichael Dorrington GEO:53.48385\;-2.23624 LOCATION:Madlab (Manchester\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Manchester Lucid Ubuntu Global Jam URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/51-manchester-lucid-ubuntu-glo bal-jam/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:120 DTSTART:20100501T193000Z DTEND:20100501T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:http://www.yeoldereindeer.co.uk/\n\nYe Olde Reindeer Inn\, Ban bury\, Oxfordshire\, UK\n\nAsk for Philip Taylor at venue.\nAka brobostigo n@freenode LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Banbury\, Uk\, Ubuntu Lucid Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/120-banbury-uk-ubuntu-lucid-re lease-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169 DTSTART:20100707T210000Z DTEND:20100707T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Our regular IRC team meeting. Issyl0 will chair the meeting LOCATION:None SUMMARY:IRC Meeting URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/169-irc-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:171 DTSTART:20100821T180000Z DTEND:20100821T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Real Ale Train URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/171-real-ale-train/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:172 DTSTART:20100808T100000Z DTEND:20100808T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Geeknic URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/172-geeknic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:170 DTSTART:20100713T130000Z DTEND:20100713T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:The Ubuntu UK community and Canonical\, the commercial sponsor s of Ubuntu\, would like to invite you to a very different type of IT even t. The Ubuntu operating system for the desktop and server has made signifi cant inroads into UK businesses over the last 5 years. Often it is driven there by the enthusiasm of individuals from the community who use Ubuntu f or their personal computing and see the advantages it can bring to the wor kplace. This event gives those advocates an opportunity to introduce their colleagues to Ubuntu\, Canonical\, Partners\, community experts and their fellow IT professionals. Attendees will learn how Ubuntu is being deploye d in the UK and discover how they can introduce or extend this technology safely and effectively within their organisation.\n\nAll are welcome\, but if you already count yourself as an Ubuntu user\, please drag along a col league who has yet to see the light!\n\nPlease register your place at http ://bit.ly/UbuntuBusiness LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Ubuntu In Business URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/170-ubuntu-in-business/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:212 DTSTART:20100721T210000Z DTEND:20100721T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Meeting is in #ubuntu-uk-meeting channel on freenode. You can join the meeting with a web browser at\nhttp://webchat.freenode.net/?chann els=ubuntu-uk-meeting \nor use an IRC client like xchat or irssi. All are welcome at the meeting.\n\nThe agenda for the meeting is here: \nhttps://w iki.ubuntu.com/UKTeamMeetingAgenda \nPlease feel free to edit the page and add more stuff if you want\n\nThe minutes of the last meeting are here \n https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting LOCATION:None SUMMARY:IRC Team Meeting URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/212-irc-team-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:285 DTSTART:20100828T110000Z DTEND:20100828T210000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, 28th August\, MadLab [1] are hosting "U3 - an Ub untu and Upstream UnWorkshop day" in collaboration with HacMan [2]\, ManLu g [3] and Manchester Free Software [4] to coincide with the Ubuntu Global Jam [5].\n\nAn UnWorkshop Day is a day of talks and workshops\, where the timetable and topics are defined by the people who attend on the day\, sim ilar to unconferences like BarCamps but with more of a collaborative feel. There will be lots of things going on\, and whatever we do together\, we' ll have gurus and experts from various disciplines there to help us! The d ay will be mainly focused around the Ubuntu [6] Operating System but will also look at the other projects that help to make up that system (known as Upstream Sources)\, including the Debian project\, Gnome and KDE Desktop Environments and many more.\nDo you want to understand how best to report\ , track and even fix bugs in the Open Source projects and programs you use ? Are you an artist and would like to know about getting your works includ ed in a Free Software project? Maybe you'd like to try the latest beta rel ease of Ubuntu (codenamed Maverick Meerkat) to see what's coming\, or find out what it's like to install a Linux Distribution on different hardware platforms? Would you like to write documentation\, instructions or just fi nd out how best you can help others in the community? Can you help people who are not able to read English\, by translating words and phrases from p rograms and documents for projects like Ubuntu into other languages? Have you ever wondered how you could create installable program packages so tha t people running Linux distributions like Debian or Ubuntu can use them?\n If any of this sounds interesting to you\, please get your FREE ticket abo ve (tickets become available from 12th August at 1pm)\, and we look forwar d to seeing you on the day! Can't wait to get involved? Join the mailing l ist at http://pielists.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/u-cubed and be a part of the discussion.\n\n[1] MadLab is a community space for technology and a rt interested people. It is located at 36-40 Edge St\, Manchester\, Greate r Manchester M4 1HN\, and has a website at http://madlab.org.uk\n[2] HacMa n is a group of hardware and software hackers who meet every Wednesday at MadLab. They have a website at http://hacman.org.uk\n[3] ManLug is Manches ter's Linux Users Group who normally meet on the 3rd Saturday of each mont h. Their website is at http://www.manlug.org/\n[4] Manchester Free Softwar e is a Free Software advocacy group\, and they meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Their website is at http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Manchester\n[5] The Ubuntu Global Jam is an event where the Ubuntu Community "get togethe r and make Ubuntu better". There are more details at https://wiki.ubuntu.c om/UbuntuGlobalJam\n[6] Ubuntu is the name of an Operating System based on Linux. Their website is at http://ubuntu.com GEO:53.48385\;-2.23624 LOCATION:Madlab (Manchester\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:U^3 - Ubuntu and Upstream UnWorkshop Day URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/285-u3-ubuntu-and-upstream-unw orkshop-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:652 DTSTART:20110402T090000Z DTEND:20110402T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:The second UCubed event\, an event for Debian and Ubuntu enthu siasts\, and for those new to these distributions\, to meet and talk\, wor k and learn from each other. There will be workshops\, talks and activitie s for everyone so come along and enjoy the fun. GEO:53.48385\;-2.23624 LOCATION:Madlab (Manchester\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:UCubed URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/652-ucubed/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:414 DTSTART:20101016T093000Z DTEND:20101016T160000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:I plan to demo 10.10 on Saturday 16 October at the Museum of C omputing\nin Swindon. I won't be offering CDs\, but I'll have A4 flyers ab out\nUbuntu (edited from one on Spread Ubuntu) and on how to get help\nwor ldwide\, nationally\, and locally\, plus cards with info on how to get\nit .\n\nI hope to be outside (we have a large concrete canopy) to catch\npass ers-by (there's good footfall from the car parks and bus stops) so\nif you 're near Swindon come and say hello!\n\n6-7 Theatre Square\, Swindon\, SN1 1QN\nSaturday 16 October\, about 9.30 onwards.\n GEO:51.558927\;-1.780968 LOCATION:Museum Of Computing (Swindon\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Swindon Ubuntu 10.10 Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/414-swindon-ubuntu-1010-releas e-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:418 DTSTART:20101012T120000Z DTEND:20101012T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Are you paying large sums of money for Office Suites\, graphic s\, photo-editing and desktop publishing tools? We'll help you explore rep utable free alternatives with free online support. \nIf you’re suffering from slow\, choked-up\, misbehaving PCs and laptops but can’t afford ne w ones\, we’ll show you how to get them running swiftly and smoothly aga in with a user-friendly alternative to Windows or Mac OS. The new Ubuntu d esktop doesn’t clog up and isn’t vulnerable to viruses or hacks.\nTake a hands-on tour around the desktop and some of the software available for it\, learn how to re-install your computers and do basic administration t asks yourself. Find out where and how to get free community help with Ubun tu and other Free Software.\nThis workshop will be the first of our regula r free ‘accidental techie’ social networking\, advice and help events. \nWho's it for?\nAnyone who would like to reduce their software costs and use their existing ICT resources more sustainably -- for a charity\, volun tary or community group\, environmental group\, or social enterprise – e veryone welcome\, we'll take care to keep the language non-technical and t he environment friendly. \nTopics covered:\nIntroduction to Ubuntu Desktop \nHow to install Ubuntu on a typical laptop\, PC or netbook\nGuided tour o f the Desktop and basic admin\nFinding and installing software for all you r usual tasks\nFossbox workshop is in Stephen & Matilda Community Rooms\, 46 Matilda House\, St Katharines Way\, London E1W 1LG - get directions and full contact details here: http://www.fossbox.org.uk/?q=node/3\nThere wil l be free Ubuntu installation CDs to take away.\nThere will also be a help sheet showing you where to download the software used during the session a nd install it onto a Windows desktop using the normal Windows installer. GEO:None\;None LOCATION:FOSSBox Workshop (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:London ICT for Resilience URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/418-london-ict-for-resilience/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:427 DTSTART:20101013T120000Z DTEND:20101013T190000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:A workshop introducing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat to a wide range of students\, graduates and everyone else.\n\nThe workshop will run sessions to demonstrate how to get productive with Ubuntu and have an enj oyable and rewarding experience.\n\nSessions will include \n- getting star ted with Ubuntu \n- overview of common software\n- graphical applications\ n- development environments and tools\n- multimedia\n\nThe event is being held at the University College London\, Drayton Building - B04\n\nOnce on the University campus\, there will be signs directing you to the room.\n\n Please feel free to bring your laptop and / or a 2Gb or greater USB memory stick with you if you wish to try out Ubuntu for yourself*.\n\n* You can run Ubuntu without installing it to your laptop / PC if you have a USB mem ory stick. If your laptop / PC has a CD or DVD burner and you bring some blank disks you can run Ubuntu from CD / DVD instead but it will be a litt le slower. GEO:51.5244417\;-0.1347611 LOCATION:University College London (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Ubuntu 10.10 Workshop at UCL URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/427-ubuntu-1010-workshop-at-uc l/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:307 DTSTART:20101010T120000Z DTEND:20101010T180000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:A joint celebration of the Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat release and the life and works of Douglas Adams (Hitchhickers guide to the galaxy\, e tc). In conjunction with zz9.org\n\nFrom 12 noon until 3pm the Ubuntu rel ease party will show you how to install and use Ubuntu. There are a wide range of applications to discuss\, from web servers\,desktop publishing\, development environments and tools and multimedia editing (for creating co ol videos and podcasts)\n\nAnyone and everyone interested can come and get help with installing and get the most out of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerk at). \n\nWe will be in the main bar from 12 noon until 3pm. Look for som eone with atleast two Asus netbooks in front of them.\n\nFrom 3pm you can join in with the ZZ9.org party and celebrate all the great ideas and words Douglas Adams has given us. The 42 day party will be in the downstairs fu nction room of the pub\, so if you come between 2pm and 3pm\, we may be hi ding down there.\n\nThe ZZ9.org party is part of the worldwide 42 Day cele brations - fortytwoday.com.\n\nIt's not part of this event\, but you may b e interested in the screening of the Hichhickers movie - 10am at the Apoll o\, Piccadilly - http://www.sci-fi-london.com/news/festival/2010/08/42-day -screening-hitchhikers\n\nTwitter tag for the day is #42DayLondon GEO:51.5168499\;-0.0770201 LOCATION:The Shooting Star (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:London Ubuntu 10.10 release party & 42 Day URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/307-london-ubuntu-1010-release -party-42-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:663 DTSTART:20110219T140000Z DTEND:20110219T163000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Okay_Computer is a workshop where you can discover a type of c omputer software that is… different. The software is free: free as in fr eedom\, not free as in free beer (though it is often that too in reality). \n\nIf you have made ideological decisions in other areas of your life\, y ou may feel unsure about your computer: is it okay? You may wonder about t he ideologies\, philosophies\, companies and laws which govern the that so ftware you use. The Okay_Computer workshop is designed to help everyday co mputer users understand Free Software so that they can make more informed choices\, and if they wish\, apply philosophical ideals to their computer. These ideals can be applied by choosing reliable\, practical and attracti ve alternatives to software like Windows. GEO:53.48385\;-2.23624 LOCATION:Madlab (Manchester\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:okay computer URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/663-okay-computer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:568 DTSTART:20101221T190000Z DTEND:20101221T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Ubuntu UK invites you to celebrate Christmas at an evening of Sherry and Mince pies at The Hub Islington.\n\nBring mince pies or Christm assy and/or Ubuntu themed nibbles and £5 a head for the venue hire.\n GEO:51.5316007432\;-0.105400085449 LOCATION:The Hub Islington (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Christmas Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/568-christmas-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:687 DTSTART:20110402T100000Z DTEND:20110402T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:An online hack day with audio conferencing\, join the #ubuntu- uk IRC channel and watch the mailing list for more details.\nBarcamp style agenda\, add your session here:\nhttp://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/globaljam2011 LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Ubuntu UK Global Jam URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/687-ubuntu-uk-global-jam/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:889 DTSTART:20110428T180000Z DTEND:20110428T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate the launch of the next version of Ubuntu\, 11.04 the Natty Narwhal with the UK Local Community and Canonical. GEO:51.5104565\;-0.1237421 LOCATION:The Porterhouse (Covent Garden\, London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Natty Launch Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/889-natty-launch-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:798 DTSTART:20110402T100000Z DTEND:20110402T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:What is Ucubed?\n\nUCubed is an event that focuses on Ubuntu a nd Debian based distributions\, and encourages users to become more involv ed in the community.\n\nHow do we do that?\n\nWe provide a free event\, wi th workshops\, presentations and an environment conducive to group working \, all you need to do is attend with your ideas.\n\nWhere is the venue?\n\ nUcubed is held at the Madlab\, Manchester\, M4 1HN \nThis is a great venu e\, and provides us with everything we need to kick start our event.\n\nWh en is UCubed?\n\nThe next one will be held on the 2nd of April 2011.\nIt w ill be a ticketed event\, but tickets are Free GEO:53.48385\;-2.23624 LOCATION:Madlab (Manchester\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:UCubed URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/798-ucubed/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:615 DTSTART:20110319T160000Z DTEND:20110319T203000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Ubuntu community consists of many people with varying interest s besides Ubuntu. One of which is rugby! \n\nThis time we're going to get together as a group of Ubuntu users who like rugby and go watch a match i n a pub\, have a few drinks\, eat and chat and well watch the match. \n\nT he match chosen is England V Ireland so should make for a good game and gr eat discussions! \nEveryone is welcome even if you don't fancy rugby! Com e along and meet fellow Ubuntu users! \n\nI shall tweet location of where we are if you want to follow @czajkowski GEO:51.460767\;-0.1670475 LOCATION:The Northcote London (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Rugby Meet up URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/615-rugby-meet-up/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:950 DTSTART:20110507T170000Z DTEND:20110507T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Release party in Leeds for those of us up north! LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Leeds Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/950-leeds-release-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1032 DTSTART:20110724T110000Z DTEND:20110724T150000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:We are off to see the SciFi exhibition at the British Library in London\, afterwards we'll all head off for a geeknic in a nice green bi t nearby.\nThe exhibition is free... but you'll have to make your own trav el arrangements. If anybody feels like bringing food and whatnot for the g eeknic\, that would be excellent!\nThere may be cake.\n--- Update ---\nThe plan is to meet at Kings Cross Station\, Platform 9¾ (it is just outside the station\, a brick wall with a trolley going through it) at 11:00 on S unday. We will hang about there for a while as people assemble then we wil l go to Argyle Square for a geeknic. After that we will head over to the l ibrary for the exhibition.\nit seems that Transport for London didn't get the memo that we needed to get around London tomorrow\, so they decided to close a bunch of rather useful tube lines.\n\nhttp://www.nationalrail.co. uk/service_disruptions/end16af6c54f4ac388a6e578971b3e70/details.html\n\nWe think the Northern Line and Victoria lines should be OK\, but Circle\, Di strict\, Hammersmith and City\, Jubilee\, Metropolitan\, Waterloo and City will all be shut or close to useless.\nIf you can get to Euston that is a very short walk to Kings Cross.\n\nPlease plan your journey accordingly a nd we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.\n\n11:00 - platform 9 3/4 Kings Cross\n11:30 ish - Argyle Square for a picnic\n13:00 ish - British Librar y Science Fiction exhibition GEO:51.5288319\;-0.1271193 LOCATION:British Library (London\, London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Books and Butties URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1032-books-and-butties/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1239 DTSTART:20110901T190000Z DTEND:20110901T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Ubuntu One is the personal cloud that brings your digital life together\, so you can enjoy your content\, your way\, wherever you are. W ith our suite of cloud services including storage\, sync\, sharing and str eaming - you have immediate access to your music collection\, favorite pho tos\, videos\, important documents and more\, at any time and from any dev ice.\nAt Ubuntu One\, we're firm believers in simplicity\, so what we aim to provide developers with is clear consistent APIs for you to build your own applications. They’ve been designed with care and attention so that they’re built to be used by apps. We’re really looking forward to seei ng what imagination is out there. Whether you’re storing data from web a pps or Windows or Ubuntu\, storing\, sharing or publishing files from Andr oid or the cloud\, or streaming music to mobiles or desktops\, or maybe ev en having people sign in to your web apps with their Ubuntu One identity\, this is the place you need to be.\nThe Ubuntu One App Developer Program i s fronted by our futures architect Stuart Langridge and to kick things off on Thursday 1st of September we’re inviting developers to an evening of talking Ubuntu One apps at Manchester Metropolitan University from 7pm. I t’s also a chance to do some networking with like-minded folks so come s ay hello! We’re really looking forward to hearing what imaginative Ubun tu One app ideas are out there and helping you make them. To find out more about the Ubuntu One APIs before the event\, go to https://one.ubuntu.com /developer. LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Ubuntu One App Developer evening\, Manchester URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1239-ubuntu-one-app-developer- evening-manchester/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1257 DTSTART:20110922T190000Z DTEND:20110922T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:The first Happy Hour will be at The Cask in Pimlico\, not far from Canonical HQ and in the heart of London on Thursday 22nd September (t hree weeks from now\, plenty of time to arrange an important reason to be in London that day) so come along for an after-work drink and a chat. GEO:51.4910852\;-0.1373095 LOCATION:The Cask (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Happy Hour London URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1257-happy-hour-london/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1748 DTSTART:20120426T190000Z DTEND:20120426T213000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:A joint Scotlug Meeting\, Ubuntu Release Party. We will have a talk about SSH keys by Claudio\, and then we will have a celebration of t he newest release of Ubuntu\, probably in the pub. GEO:55.8657127\;-4.2651103 LOCATION:Electron Club\, CCA (Glasgow\, Scotland\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Ubuntu Release Party/Scotlug Meeting URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1748-ubuntu-release-partyscotl ug-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1277 DTSTART:20111020T200000Z DTEND:20111020T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Our second Happy Hour will be in Farnborough\, at a nice count ry pub with good access by car\, train and private jet. GEO:51.3002521068\;-0.743189378265 LOCATION:The Prince Of Wales (Farnborough\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Happy Hour Farnborough URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1277-happy-hour-farnborough/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1286 DTSTART:20111015T100000Z DTEND:20111015T180000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Barcamp Blackpool is a free to attend unconference\, hosted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.\n\nNow in our third year\, and attracting 200 a ttendees from across the North West of England. We will have lots of talks and workshops\, and live demos of open source products.\n\nBlackpool LUG (http://blackpool.lug.org.uk) will be there running a live demo of the lat est Ubuntu 11.10\, and will be on hand to help you install and use Ubuntu\ , and other Linux distributions. GEO:None\;None LOCATION:Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool\, Lancashire\, United Kingdom ) SUMMARY:Barcamp Blackpool 2011 URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1286-barcamp-blackpool-2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1283 DTSTART:20111013T183000Z DTEND:20111013T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:It has been six months in the making and has occupied the time of a cast of thousands\, finally the Debian derived GNU/Linux distributio n we have all been waiting for is here. Ubuntu 11.10 the Oneiric Ocelot is released on October 13th and what could be a more fitting way to celebrat e a dreamy cat than to go to a pub and have a few beers? The plan is to re -visit the Cask Pub and Kitchen which we visited on the 22nd September for the first Happy Hour. Feel free to either register below\, or simply turn up (preferably both actually) GEO:51.4910852\;-0.1373095 LOCATION:The Cask (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Oneiric Ocelot Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1283-oneiric-ocelot-release-pa rty/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1293 DTSTART:20111013T180000Z DTEND:20111013T210000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Ubuntu 11.10 will be released on 13th October and what would b e better than having a few drinks at the winner of the Observer Food Month ly 'Best place to drink in\nthe UK' GEO:53.7998505\;-1.5412238 LOCATION:North Bar (Leeds\, West Yorkshire\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Leeds Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1293-leeds-release-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1340 DTSTART:20111016T120000Z DTEND:20111016T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:A casual install party with an opportunity to try out the late st version of Ubuntu Linux. Talk with other people about installing\, con figuring and using Ubuntu. Generally having a good time and maybe a beer or three GEO:51.5168499\;-0.0770201 LOCATION:The Shooting Star (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Ubuntu 11.10 Install party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1340-ubuntu-1110-install-party / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1373 DTSTART:20111110T190000Z DTEND:20111110T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:At the Roundhouse\nwww.theroundhousenottingham.co.uk GEO:52.9519081842\;-1.15508543655 LOCATION:The RoundHouse (Nottingham\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Happy Hour Nottingham URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1373-happy-hour-nottingham/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1409 DTSTART:20111209T183000Z DTEND:20111209T210000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Our Christmas meal will be at Dans Le Noir\, a sensory culinar y experience in pitch darkness where your meal will be served by the blind staff.\n\n*important*\nPlease mark yourself as attending if you can defin itely attend on Friday 9th December\, arriving at 18:30 - you must be on t ime. If you cancel less than 48 hours in advance you will be charged £15\ , if you fail to show up you will be charged £35 per person. Do not mark yourself as might be attending\, I won't make a reservation for you at the venue and you will be going hungry :)\n\nIt is a bit pricey\, £41 for a two course meal\, which reflects the rather good food and rather unique si tuation! We do quite a lot of low cost and free events\, this isn't one of them!\n\n\n*all booked up!*\nWe have 9 places reserved and 9 people booke d up\, if you are not on the list already please don't register\, you won' t get a meal! GEO:51.5229566\;-0.1059825 LOCATION:Dans Le Noir (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Christmas Meal URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1409-christmas-meal/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1412 DTSTART:20111208T190000Z DTEND:20111208T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Returning to London\, but this time not central\, we are out i n West London in the buzzing suburb of Surbiton\, the capital of Suburbia (really\, it says so on the internet\, must be true http://www.surbiton.co m/). The pub is the Victoria\, about 500m from the station. LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Happy Hour London (again) URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1412-happy-hour-london-again/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1603 DTSTART:20120714T191500Z DTEND:20120714T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:The Real Ale Train combines steam\, ale and the finest Free So ftware! GEO:51.1520114198\;-0.967041481445 LOCATION:Real Ale Train SUMMARY:Real Ale Train URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1603-real-ale-train/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1600 DTSTART:20120329T180000Z DTEND:20120329T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:A night of fun frivolity and frolics at the Back of Beyond in Reading. GEO:51.4549268347\;-0.963805597809 LOCATION:Back of Beyond (Reading\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Happy Hour Reading URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1600-happy-hour-reading/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1624 DTSTART:20120426T183000Z DTEND:20120426T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Perhaps Precise Pangolins Party Persistently? Possibly Precise Pangolins Partake Potable Potions Profusely? Find out the answers to thes e and other pressing questions by joining Canonical and the community at t he London release party for the Ubuntu 12.04 release. GEO:51.5131356045\;-0.131315432263 LOCATION:Bar Soho (London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Precise Pangolin Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1624-precise-pangolin-release- party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1656 DTSTART:20120419T180000Z DTEND:20120419T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION: GEO:52.473094\;-2.00028 LOCATION:The Moon Under Water (Wolverhampton\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Wolverhamton Happy Hour URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1656-wolverhamton-happy-hour/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1933 DTSTART:20120907T100000Z DTEND:20120907T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION: GEO:52.3929379\;-1.4779102 LOCATION:Protec Innovations Conference Centre (Coventry\, West Midlands\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:Ubuntu Global Jam - Coventry URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1933-ubuntu-global-jam-coventr y/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1824 DTSTART:20120728T110000Z DTEND:20120728T210000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:After the rain stops and before the snow starts I am confident that this years English Summer will happen. My prediction is that it will occur on 28th July and so to take advantage of this window of opportunity I am proposing to fire up the barbecue and invite you all round to my hou se for an Ubuntu summer geeknic. There will be a trampoline and possibly a paddling pool which can be enjoyed by short Ubuntu geeks in the afternoon . (Trampoline also available for tall geeks later).\nThe location is Farnh am\, Surrey. To come along please hit the Register link on the right and e mail me for the exact address. LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Ubuntu UK Summer BBQ URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1824-ubuntu-uk-summer-bbq/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2006 DTSTART:20121018T190000Z DTEND:20121018T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Join the Ubuntu UK LoCo team and our friends at Canonical as w e celebrate the release of the 17th Ubuntu\, 12.10 the Quantal Quetzal.\n\ nWe will be at the George Inn in London\, London's only surviving galleri ed coaching inn. GEO:51.5042015\;-0.0900364 LOCATION:The George SUMMARY:12.10 Quantal Quetzal Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/2006-1210-quantal-quetzal-rele ase-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2269 DTSTART:20130209T110000Z DTEND:20130209T170000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:We are planning a real life and online event in conjunction wi th the Global Jam theme. This will consist of a google hangout hosted at t he London Google Campus workspace which you can join from around the count ry. More details available on the mailing list. LOCATION:None SUMMARY:Global Jam UK URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/2269-global-jam-uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2320 DTSTART:20130921T190000Z DTEND:20130921T103000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Join us as we trundle up and down the historic watercress line railway\, whilst sampling a range of fantastic Real Ales.\n\nFollowing on from last year's successful outing\, we're organising another one this ye ar.\n\nTo attend\, one must 1st purchase tickets directly from the Watercr ess Line website. Once you've done so\, please leave a comment here to sho w you are joining us.\n\nDo note that as this is a train that runs to a ti me table\, turning up late might mean missing out.\n\nLast year a group of us met in Farnham early in the evening for some food before taking the tr ain to Alton.\n\nMake an afternoon and evening of it and enjoy good compan y along with great ales. GEO:51.1520114198\;-0.967041481445 LOCATION:Real Ale Train SUMMARY:Real Ale Train URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/2320-real-ale-train/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2329 DTSTART:20130425T183000Z DTEND:20130425T230000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Loco Team Event DESCRIPTION:Join us for the release of Ubuntu 13.04 the Raring Ringtail GEO:None\;None LOCATION:The Old Thameside Inn (London\, London\, United Kingdom) SUMMARY:13.04 Release Party URL:http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/2329-1304-release-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38 DTSTART:20110317T210000Z DTEND:20110317T220000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Team Meeting SUMMARY:Regular Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:118 DTSTART:20110628T200000Z DTEND:20110628T210000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Team Meeting SUMMARY:Team Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:280 DTSTART:20111201T120000Z DTEND:20111201T130000Z CATEGORIES:Ubuntu Team Meeting SUMMARY:Team Meeting END:VEVENT X-WR-CALDESC:Ubuntu UK X-WR-CALNAME:Ubuntu UK X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC END:VCALENDAR