Southeast LinuxFest takes place in a central area of the southeastern US (so far, South Carolina) each June, starting in 2009. While they have been asked whether they will have a Women in Open Source track or Diversity in Open Source Workshop, they have stated that they would prefer that they make minorities feel welcome and involved in every part of the conference, such that one is unnecessary. And it was noted by bloggers that their inaugural 2009 event had "noticeably more [women] than other Linux events [that] I’ve attended, it was very encouraging."
Yes, they have t-shirts available in women's sizes.
Women who have spoken or are scheduled to speak at Southeast LinuxFest include:
- Cat Allman 2010
- Amber Graner 2010
- Michelle Hall 2009
- Rikki Kite 2010
- Dru Lavigne 2010
- Mackenzie Morgan 2010
- Celeste Lyn Paul 2010
- Tara Spalding 2010
- Wendy Seltzer 2009, 2010
Incidents
In 2010 there was an instance of Sexual assault at Southeast LinuxFest. Organizers solicited the women involved for input on how to handle things better in the future.