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KiCad Conference Europe 2024 Announcement

The KiCad project is excited to announce the third annual KiCad Conference (KiCon) in Bochum, Germany from Sept 19th through the 20th, 2024. The conference will be held at the Rotunde Bochum.

This conference is geared towards KiCad users. There will be talks from users of all skill levels as well as members of the KiCad Lead Development Team. The conference keynote talk will be given by Wayne Stambaugh, the KiCad project leader.

An additional event is available on September 18th by purchase of ticket for those interested in training by KiCad developers and engineers in the usage of KiCad.

As well as a community coding session hosted on September 21st.

Come join enthusiastic KiCad users and developers from all over Europe and the world for a fun and informative two full days of all things KiCad. On top of interesting and insightful talks, there will be plenty of time to share ideas and get to know other users and members of the development team. Attendees can expect to receive an excellent badge and some nifty swag.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please go to the sponsors page to find out more details.

The call for proposals to give a talk or workshop is also upon until August 1st for anyone interested. Please see the call for proposals page.

We are looking forward to seeing you at KiCon!

The KiCad Team



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