Libre Graphics Day is a one day miniconf at linux.conf.au covering the use and development of Free and Open Source Software tools such as Blender, Inkscape, and GIMP, as well as graphics languages and libraries such as Ghostscript, SVG and Cairo.

See the complete program here: http://libregraphicsday.org/program

Bringing some of the fun and flavour of the successful Libre Graphics Meetings held in the northern hemisphere south for the first time, Libre Graphics Day at LCA2010 is a great opportunity for users and developers to get together to learn from each other and work together to improve and extend.

linux.conf.au is easily the best Free and Open Source Software technical conference in Oceania. Some say it's the best FOSS conf in the world. The program is both rich, varied and hard to summarise, take a look for yourself:
http://www.lca2010.org.nz/programme/schedule

linux.conf.au has 3 ticket types.

• Students NZ$249
  If you can show a current student card at registration, then you're eligible for the Student ticket.
• Hobbyists NZ$499
  If you're unemployed, or can't legitimately claim the conference as a tax deduction, you're eligible for the hobbyist rate.
• Professionals NZ$999
  If your employer is paying, or you're attending LCA2010 as professional development and you can claim a tax deduction, then you are eligible for the professional ticket, and all the extra perks that entails.

Tickets are still available from http://www.lca2010.org.nz/