---
title: 'OSCON? Gone'
date: '2008-09-10T12:16:45-07:00'
type: post
word_count: 273
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categories:
  - '2009'
  - Events
  - Oregon
  - OSCON
  - Portland
  - RailsConf
tags:
  - Events
  - 'O''Reilly'
  - Oregon
  - OSCON
  - Portland
---

# OSCON? Gone

Well, I’m sad to report that the rumors about [OSCON](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Reilly_Open_Source_Convention "OSCON")‘s departure from Portland’s 2009 summer tech event line-up have been confirmed.

It’s true. **OSCON is gone.**

[![OSCON 2009 won’t be in Portland, Oregon](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/imgoscon2009.jpg?w=925)](http://twitter.com/SuzAxtell/statuses/916670741 "OSCON 2009 won’t be in Portland, Oregon")

After six years, [O’Reilly](http://conferences.oreillynet.com "O'Reilly") has decide to move its anchor conference of the summer—and the leading venue to discuss all things open source—to San Jose, California.

And I’m not alone in my unhappiness over this announcement, [if Twitter is any indication](http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=916830279&page=1&q=oscon "Twitter on OSCON").

Worse yet? This comes on the heels of O’Reilly’s decision to move [RailsConf](http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/content/home "RailsConf")—which has also called Portland home—to Las Vegas, next year.

As I’ve mentioned before, the departure of these two O’Reilly events leaves a decided gap in our summer geek activities around here. [After WebVisions wraps](http://siliconflorist.com/2008/09/04/webvisions-2009-pitch-your-panel-session-or-workshop/ "WebVisions 2009").

And I have to imagine that the Portland tourism industry is crying openly into its microbrewed organic beer at this point.

It makes me wonder if we shouldn’t be courting another event or two. ([BlogHer](http://www.blogher.com/where-world-blogher-09 "BlogHer 2009")?I ain’t too proud [to beg](http://siliconflorist.com/2008/08/05/blogher-09-to-be-held-in-portland-oregon/ "BlogHer to be held in Portland Oregon").)

Or maybe, just maybe, **stage one of our own**.