Upcoming Events:
- None scheduled
Past Events:
2023 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
2023
- Classroom Dynamics Podcast: "Artful Innovation: Bill Kendrick's Impact on Digital Creativity with Tux Paint" September 19, 2023
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, was interviewed on the Classroom Dynamics podcast.
2014
- Linux Users' Group of Davis: "Tux Paint 2014" Davis, California, USA
December 15, 2014
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, discussed what was new in version 0.9.22, released earlier that year.
2013
- Fall CUE 2013 Conference: "Tux Paint: Open Source fun for the Elementary Classroom" American Canyon, California, USA
October 26, 2013
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, and Susie Kameny, Curriculum Technology Integration Specialist and Vice President of CUE San Francisco, will be presenting at the fall 2013 Computer-Using Educators conference in California's Napa Valley. "Ever wonder how Open Source software is made? Or how you can integrate Open Source tools in your classroom? We will be exploring the design of Tux Paint with programmer Bill Kendrick and learning about using it in your classroom from technology teacher Susie Kameny. Come 'paint' with us!" - Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 11x): "How To Be A Picasso Using Tux Paint" Los Angeles, California, USA
February 23, 2013
Sofia Kelly's presentation walks through the program functionality. She will share some tips and tricks for using and configuring the program, and will touch on some aspects of interest to educators. This isn't just a slide show. Sofia will build up her presentation live in Tux Paint using the same skills she is explaining. You've heard of sing-alongs. This is a paint-along! Bring your laptop and have fun!
2012
- SCALE: The Next Generation (part of the 2012 Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 10x))
Los Angelesa, California, USA
January 21, 2012
An event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their talents and ideas. Mimi Cafiero and Malakai Wade, eighth graders already with backgrounds in open source software, will kick off the event with their presentation on 'Ultimate Randomness 2.0.' Kids can also learn about youth-friendly software like Tux Paint and how to get started working on open source software projects, even while they're still young.
2009
- MassCUE 2009: Massachusetts Computer Using Educators
Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
October 28, 2009
- David Laroche, IT Trainer/Teacher at LaSalle Academy in Providence, Massachusetts, presented "Software that Costs Little and Gives a Lot!". Summary: "Explore various open source and free software options available for use in the classrooms and computer labs and discuss pro's and con's of these types of software. We will examine the grand daddy of Open Source, Open Office, along with other lesser known software options that can save money."
- David Greenberg, Executive Director at the Technology in Education Partnership of Western Mass. presented "Open Source Opportunities: Why You Should Take A Look!". Summary: "With school budgets plummeting and greater demands on IT staff to provide more and better content and features on the Web, now is the time to seriously consider switching at least some of your back-end and productivity software to open source solutions. This presentation will introduce you to the more popular software that many schools are starting to use including the Joomla Content Management System, the Moodle Learning Management System, Koha library software, and OpenOffice. We'll take a look at what's involved in getting these applications up and running and how they can improve the quality of the education of your students.
- SVG Open 2009 Conference
Mountain View, California, USA
October 3, 2009 3:00pm-3:30pm
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, did a presentation on rendering SVG vector graphics under the Simple DirectMedia Layer library. - Sacramento Linux Users Group (SacLUG)
Sacramento, California, USA
June 11, 2009
Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, did a technical presentation of some of the important, but transparent to the end user, code inside Tux Paint. - This Week In Tech "FLOSS Weekly" Netcast
Online
Episode 59, posted March 7, 2009
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint was interviewed on "FLOSS Weekly", an Internet audio broadcast about Free Libre Open Source Software from the This Week In Tech (TWiT) Netcast Network.
2008
- Sonoma State University Computer Science Colloquium
Rohnert Park, California, USA
September 11, 2008
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint (and alumnus of SSU) discussed Tux Paint and open source software development at the Sonoma State University Computer Science Department's Colloquium in September. Title: "Tux Paint - How I made millions of kids happy in my spare time." Abstract: "Epiphanies, frustrations, l10n, cross-platform considerations, web scripting, automation, project management and other things you need to worry about to create a popular and award-winning replacement for crayons." - Pinguin Café @ LinuxTag
Berlin, Germany
May 28, 2008 — May 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. - Madrid Science Meeting for Kids (Feria de la Ciencia)
Madrid, Spain
April 24, 2008 — April 27, 2008
Tux Paint was one of the activities that members of IMDEA (Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados; Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies) provided for children to use. - 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, Mexico
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. - This Week In Tech "Jumping Monkeys" Netcast
Online
Episode 31, posted January 26, 2008
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, was interviewed on "Jumping Monkeys", an Internet audio broadcast about 'parenting in the digital age' from the TWiT Netcast Network.
2007
- Linux Users' Group of Davis
Davis, California, USA
December 17, 2007
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. - Peninsula Linux User Group
Redwood City, California, USA
December 13, 2007
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. - Linux Users' Group of Davis
Davis, California, USA
June 18, 2007 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. - Connecting & Collaborating Conference
Holland, Michigan, USA
April 20, 2007
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. - Hawaii Department of Education E-School Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
February 22, 2007
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." - Bay Area Linux Users Group
San Francisco, California, USA
February 20, 2007
Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, presented the software and discussed the project's past, present, and future.
2006
- San Francisco Linux Users Group
San Francisco, California, USA
September 3, 2006
Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint. - Libre Graphics Meeting
Lyon, France
March 17, 2006
Cédric Gemy presented Tux Paint at the Libre Graphics Meeting in France. - Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
March 8, 2006 — March 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.
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".
2004
- MediaExpo 2004
Crema, Italy
November 4, 2004 — November 6, 2004
A Tux Paint booth was set up at the MediaExpo conference at the Istituto Comprensivo di Trescore Cremasco. - 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 grocery store. - 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. - 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.
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.
Did you know? Tux Paint is named after Tux the penguin, the mascot of the Linux operating system. "Tux" is short for tuxedo.