OSCON 2014

The O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2014

OSCON 2014 is the first of our "Big 5" events for the Apps & Marketplace, Developer Tools, and Developer Relations teams.

The Basics

Location: Portland, OR, USA
Dates: July 20-24, 2014
Audience: 3,000 open source developers
General Schedule: click here

Branding and Messaging

Lead Product: Firefox OS
Supporting Products: Firefox, Firefox for Android, Developer Tools

Summary of Mozilla Activities

• Mozilla stand space (10’x10’) at Oregon Convention Center
  • Hands-on desktop & mobile demos
  • Attendee data collection (survey)
  • Swag/giveaways
    • Tier 1: MDN, Firefox, Firefox OS, Webmaker stickers, CTA cards
    • Tier 2: Lanyards and Firefox t-shirts (custom wrapper)
    • Tier 3 (raffle): Flame devices (x3)
• "Coffee and Donuts on Mozilla" on site at Oregon Convention Center
  • Mozilla is bringing local companies Portland Roasting Company + Voodoo Donuts offering coffee and donuts in the morning on both expo days
  • Mozilla support staff interacting with attendees, handing out swag
• Mozilla Portland Office Social Event, Wed. July 23, 7p-9p
  • Firefox DevTools, Firefox OS and AMO Expert Discussions
  • Desktop and mobile demos
  • Food & beverages
  • Local airbrush tattoo artist, Damian Zari
• Mozilla Speakers
  • "Elasticsearch: The Missing Tutorial" - Laura Thomson and Erik Rose
  • "Getting Started Contributing to Firefox OS" - Benjamin Kerensa and Alex Lakatos
  • "How to Become a Media [Wiki] Hacker" - Harsh Kothari
• Mozilla BoF Sessions
  • Webmaker BoF - Emma Irwin
  • General Mozilla BoF - Benjamin Kerensa
• Mozillian Press Interviews
  • Opensource.com - Benjamin Kerensa
  • Linux Format Magazine - Benjamin Kerensa

Contact

Logistics: Robyn Chau
Content: Benjamin Kerensa