Government of Republika Srpska to support upcoming DebConf11

June 4th, 2011

The Debian project would like to announce a meeting held between the representatives of the government of Republika Srpska and DebConf11 representatives on the occasion of the upcoming Debian conference, DebConf11, to be held in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The meeting with the Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Jasmin Komić, was to discuss the upcoming DebConf11 and to familiarize the Debian representatives with the city and the venue for the conference. The DebConf11 delegation consisted of Dr. Moray Allan, Holger Levsen and a representative of the NGO DIVA from Tuzla, Adnan Hodžić.

Prof. Dr. Jasmin Komić expressed support for the conference in his official capacity for the Republika Srpska and said we expect that this conference, which was held in New York last year, will enable significant promotion of Republika Srpska and the City of Banja Luka on the international IT scene.

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DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a full schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an opportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to meet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place annually since 2000 in locations as varied as Spain, Argentina, and the United States.

Previous Debian Conferences have featured speakers from around the world. They have also been extremely beneficial for developing key Debian software components, including the new Debian Installer, and for improving Debian's internationalization.

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