OSCON or the O'Reilly Open Source Convention is an annual event organized by the well known O'Reilly Media. The company runs a few other conferences as well, but this is the only one that focuses on open source software and open data. It brings together experts, community leaders, and hackers to discuss community issues and new ideas.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKmQW_Nkfk8 Steve Yegge's What would you do with your own Google?]