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== Events == Some local LinuxChix chapters hold regular meetings. Others only meet up on special occasions, such as visits from non-local members or in conjunction with technical conferences. In 2007, members of the Sydney chapter organized a LinuxChix miniconf at [[linux.conf.au]] at the [[University of New South Wales]].<ref>[http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Women_flock_to_Linux_talkfest/0,339028227,339272778,00.htm Women flock to Linux talkfest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725015314/http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Women_flock_to_Linux_talkfest/0,339028227,339272778,00.htm |date=2011-07-25 }}, [http://lca2007.linux.org.au/Miniconfs/Linuxchix/Proposal Original proposal]</ref><ref>[http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/07/1645205 Portrait: LinuxChix Brazil's Sulamita Garcia]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Miniconfs - linux.conf.au 2007|url = https://linux.org.au/conf/2007/Miniconfs.html|website = linux.org.au|access-date = 2015-12-13|archive-date = 2016-03-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160320225419/https://linux.org.au/conf/2007/Miniconfs.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> Events are held on other special occasions; in 2005, for example, LinuxChix Africa organized an event to celebrate [[Software Freedom Day]] at [[Wits University]].<ref>[http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=596 Open source message hits Wits University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807131116/http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php/?src=rss&id=596 |date=2011-08-07 }}</ref> ===LinuxChix labs=== The Indian chapter of LinuxChix (aka IndiChix) led an initiative to establish Linux labs in a number of cities in India. These labs provide spaces equipped with PCs and internet connections where women can learn more about Linux and collaborate on contributions to the Libre software community. Labs have gone live in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
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