Upcoming Events:
- Sonoma State Univeristy Computer Science Colloquium
Rohnert Park, California, USA
September 11, 2008
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint (and alumnus of SSU) will be discussing Tux Paint and open source software development at the Sonoma State University Computer Science Department's Colloquium in September.
Past Events:
2008
- Pinguin Café @ LinuxTag
Berlin, Germany
May 28-31, 2008
Tux Paint was one of a number of programs for kids to play on at the first "Pinguin Café" at LinuxTag, Europe's leading exhibition on Linux and Open Source. See the see Pinguin Café page. - Yolo County Child Development Conference
Davis, California, USA
April 26, 2008
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, attended the Yolo County Child Development Conference as part of a booth about Linux and Open Source Software being put together by the Linux Users' Group of Davis. - Congreso Nacional de Software Educativo 2008
Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
March 13, 2008
Rodrigo Pérez Ramírez of Indígenas sin Fronteras did a presentation on Tux Paint's support for the Zapoteco language at the Congreso Nacional de Software Educativo: "Tuxpaint en Zapoteco, Software Libre Usado por Niños Indigenas en Comunidades Indígenas de Oaxaca." - TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) 2008 Conference
Austin, Texas, USA
February 6, 2008
Sandy Grubb did a 45-minute presentation entitled "Dare to Imagine a Drawing and Animation Program for Students Ages 5-12" to elementary school educators at TCEA 2008. Handouts (ZIPped) - This Week In Tech "Jumping Monkeys" Netcast
Online
January 26, 2008 (Episode 31)
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, can be heard on "Jumping Monkeys", an Internet audio broadcast about 'parenting in the digital age' from the TWiT Netcast Network. Download the MP3 recording (recorded January 11th) from the episode 31 page, and read about it at JumpingMonkeys.com.
2007
- Linux Users' Group of Davis
Davis, California, USA
December 17, 2007 — 6:30pm-9:00pm
Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, once again talked about the new 'Magic' tool plug-in API, which makes writing new tools for Tux Paint much easier. At the Linux Users' Group of Davis. (See below for presentation links.) - Peninsula Linux User Group
Redwood City, California, USA
December 13, 2007 — 7:00pm-9:00pm
Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, talked about the new 'Magic' tool plug-in API, which makes writing new tools for Tux Paint much easier. At the same meeting, Akkana Peck, contributor to the GIMP and author of Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional, discussed scripting in The GIMP. At the Peninsula Linux Users' Group in the San Francisco bay area. (Presentation slides & example code (PDF). Also available as an OpenOffice.org Impress ODP file.) - Linux Users' Group of Davis
Davis, California, USA
June 18, 2007 — 6:30pm-9:00pm
Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, discussed the technical side of recent improvements to the application, including Scalable Vector Graphics clipart support and input methods for languages such as Japanese and Korean, at the Linux Users' Group of Davis. Presentation slides & example code. - Connecting & Collaborating Conference
Holland, Michigan, USA
April 20, 2007 — 8:30am-10:00am
Steve Braunius discussed Tux Paint as part of his "FLOSS Your World — It's about free" presentation at the Connecting and Collaborating Conference at the Ottawa Area Intermedia School District. (Presentation notes & links) - Hawaii Department of Education E-School Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
February 22, 2007 — 1:30pm-2:30pm
Terry Pinyerd and Robert Fry presented "Tux Paint Across the Curriculum" at the annual E-School Conference, a state-wide computer educators' conference in Hawaii. "Learn how to use the Tux Paint program, developed by Bill Kendrick, to meet standards in math, science, language and other content areas while creating easy-to-do high quality drawings. Techniques are user friendly and successful for all ages. Presenters will show K-5 student work and demonstrate step-by-step procedures." (Artwork examples and Curriculum and Standards List) - Bay Area Linux Users Group
San Francisco, California, USA
February 20, 2007 — 7:00pm-9:00pm
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, presented the software and discussed the project's past, present, and future, at BALUG.
2006
- San Francisco Linux Users Group Meeting
San Francisco, California, USA
September 3, 2006 — 11:00am-1:00pm
Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint to members of the San Francisco Linux User Group. Photos. - Libre Graphics Meeting
Lyon, France
March 17, 2006 — 2:00pm-3:00pm
Cédric Gemy presented Tux Paint at the Libre Graphics Meeting in France, which took place between March 17th, and 19th. - Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
March 8-10, 2006
Jennifer Graber from Lakeview Schools in Battle Creek, Michigan, presented "How to use Tux Paint for instruction and assessment in the K-2 classroom" at the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) conference in March 2006. (Presentation slides and other documents)
2005
- Linux Users' Group of Davis
Davis, California, USA
December 19, 2005
Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick discussed the technical and managerial aspects of the project in a talk entitled "Tux Paint, Technically" (PDF) at the Linux Users' Group of Davis.
2004
- MediaExpo 2004
Crema, Italy
November 2004
A Tux Paint booth was set up at the MediaExpo conference at the Istituto Comprensivo di Trescore Cremasco. Photos. - Palo Alto Mother's Club
Palo Alto, California, USA
October 21, 2004
The Palo Alto Mother's Club let Tux Paint's Bill Kendrick demonstrate and talk about the software during a technology-related meeting.
2003
- Davis Food Co-Op
Davis, California, USA
October 26, 2003
Members of the Linux Users' Group of Davis (including Tux Paint lead developer, Bill Kendrick) set up desktop PCs, an Apple iMac and some laptops, to demonstrate Tux Paint to the local community at the Davis Food Co-Op. (Photos) - Mac Nexus
Sacramento, California, USA
March 18, 2003
Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint at the Sacramento Mac user group, Mac Nexus. (Photos. May 2003 Mac Nexus newsletter. (PDF)) - Davis Mac User Group
Davis, California, USA
January 9, 2003
Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint to the Mac user group in Davis, DMUG. (Slides (PDF))
2002
- Roseville Linux Users' Group
Roseville, California, USA
November 25, 2002
Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick discussed the features and future of Tux Paint at the Roseville Linux Users' Group. (Slides.)