Bellingham Technical College is a leading educational institution, and the only technical college, in northwest Washington State. BTC offers high-quality education in a supportive, student-first environment and has been providing skills-focused education to thousands of local and regional students since 1957.

At our vibrant campus, conveniently located in the heart of Bellingham about 90 miles north of Seattle, and 60 miles south of Vancouver, BC we educate a diverse population of over 8,000 students in more than thirty associate degree and fifty certificate programs.

BTC students prepare for careers in many fields, from advanced manufacturing to accounting; process technology to pastry; registered nursing to radiologic technology.

Our approach is high-tech, hands-on, and student-centered. Smaller classes mean your instructors really know you, and most programs are structured so you'll remain with your group throughout. At every step, you'll know that BTC faculty and staff are here to support you in pursuit of your goals.

https://www.btc.edu/

Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Bellingham, WA. We develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.

STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.

https://cascadesteam.org/

Jupiter Broadcasting is home to the world's best and most popular shows about Linux, free software, and even the BSDs.

https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/

We know consumer electronics can be better for you and for the environment. Unlike most products, ours are open for you to repair and upgrade.

https://frame.work/

AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven Linux operating system that fills the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release. AlmaLinux OS is an Enterprise Linux distro, binary compatible with RHEL®, and guided and built by the community.

As a standalone, completely free OS, AlmaLinux OS enjoys $1M in annual sponsorship from CloudLinux Inc. and support from more than 25 other sponsors. Ongoing development efforts are governed by the members of the community.

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit created for the benefit of the AlmaLinux OS community.

https://almalinux.org/

System76 proudly engineers and manufactures premium Linux computers and keyboards at our factory in Denver, Colorado. Our user-driven products, alongside Pop!_OS, give creators, makers, and builders the means to bring forth the future.

https://system76.com/

Candela Technologies provides test equipment to aid in the testing of network equipment and applications. Use LANforge WiFiRE for WiFi testing, LANforge FIRE for traffic generation and LANforge ICE for WAN emulation. We are support focused and help craft scenario-specific scripted and automated testing.

https://www.candelatech.com/

The Calyx Institute defends digital privacy, advances connectivity, and strives for a future where everyone has access to the resources and tools they need to remain securely connected. We build and maintain a privacy-respecting ecosystem of free and open-source software (FOSS) centering on CalyxOS, an operating system for Android devices, that enables people to enjoy their lives online with data privacy and dignity. We offer hands-on tools, such as the Calyx hotspot, for people to access the internet easily wherever they are, especially in areas where connectivity options are limited. Through grantmaking, research education, and community capacity building, we support internet freedom that allows the public to make informed choices about their online lives.

https://calyxinstitute.org/

We are the team behind the open source time series database project of the same name. We are focused on helping individuals and organizations address their big data challenges through state-of-the-art monitoring and observability solutions.

https://victoriametrics.com/

Sessionize is the smart way to do Call for Papers, Schedule and Speaker Management.

https://sessionize.com/

Using business experience combined with artistic talent and technical skill, Fly Paper Graphics creates artwork that conveys your message to the audience you intend to reach. Capturing the essence of you, your business, and your mission is a critical part of this communication.

https://flypapergraphics.com/

Matomo gives you the full benefits of a Premium Web Analytics and Conversion Optimization platform ALL in one place, while taking full control with 100% data ownership.

With Matomo the philosophy around data ownership is simple, you own your data, no one else.

No other analytics tool lets you be in complete control of your data. Visit matomo.org for more information.

https://matomo.org/

Nextcloud Hub is the industry-leading, fully open-source, on premise content collaboration platform. Teams access, share and edit their documents, chat and participate in video calls and manage their mail and calendar and projects across mobile, desktop and web interfaces.

https://nextcloud.com/

Founded in 2013, SeaGL (the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference) is a free—as in freedom and tea—grassroots technical summit dedicated to spreading awareness and knowledge about free / libre / open source software, hardware, and culture.

SeaGL strives to be welcoming, enjoyable, and informative for professional technologists, newcomers, enthusiasts, and all other users of free software, regardless of their background knowledge; providing a space to bridge these experiences and strengthen the free software movement through mentorship, collaboration, and community.

https://seagl.org/

SEABUG, the Seattle Blender User Group! Seabug's goals are to help beginners learn Blender, create Blender opportunities in the Pacific Northwest, showcase advanced Blender tools and projects, and celebrate open source graphics in all forms. Our users have been meeting since 2009.

PyLadies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings.

At PyLadies Vancouver, we welcome people who have never programmed before, experienced programmers, and everyone in between. We welcome all women, inclusive of trans women. Further we would like to extend a special invitation to nonbinary folks, as many (but not all) of the oppressions facing women in our industry are also experienced by nonbinary individuals. Persons with any gender identity are welcome to attend our meetups.

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/pyladies-vancouver/

https://pyladies.com/

bellingham.codes is a social group dedicated to growing the local developer community. We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for experienced and aspiring technologists, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion.

https://bellingham.codes/

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users.

https://www.fsf.org/

The Bellingham Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community that provides access to tools, tool education, classroom space, and community resources in Whatcom County and greater NW Washington.

Started in 2014 as The Foundry, we’ve been in a 7,000+ square foot space at Bellis Fair Mall since 2020. We serve as a collaboration and community point for several local organizations and groups, such as Gabriel’s Art Kids, TAG NW Robotics Club, the Mount Baker Amateur Radio Club, Bellingham Evening Toastmasters, and more.

https://bellinghammakerspace.org/

501(c)(3) Nonprofit providing low cost refurbished computers to qualified recipients.

https://c4pin.org/

Linux Prepper Podcast is a FOSS podcast which is created, and self-hosted, by Living Cartoon Company and https://james.network, dedicated to learning and using fully open tooling wherever possible. Let's learn together!

https://podcast.james.network/@linuxprepper

We are a club at Bellingham Technical College that meets weekly to talk tech, and work on projects that use Raspberry Pi's as well as many other pieces of hardware.

https://www.raspberrypiclub.org/

CentOS Stream defines Enterprise Linux.

CentOS Stream is derived from Fedora Linux. It has a new major version release every three years, and each release is maintained for five years, matching the full support phase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). CentOS Stream development is open to all, but because CentOS Stream only has updates intended for RHEL, it is maintained by the RHEL team.

CentOS Stream can serve as a production operating system, a development environment, or a preview of the next minor RHEL release. It also serves as a foundation for the work from our Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

https://centos.org

Clonezilla is a free, open-source software designed for disk imaging and cloning. It smartly saves and restores only the used blocks on your hard drive, making it efficient. Here are some of its key features: Broad File System Support: Clonezilla supports a wide range of file systems: GNU/Linux: ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, btrfs (testing), f2fs, nilfs2 MS Windows: FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS Mac OS: HFS+, APFS FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD: UFS Minix: minix VMWare ESX: VMFS3, VMFS5 This means you can clone systems running GNU/Linux, MS Windows, Intel-based Mac OS, various BSDs, Minix, VMWare ESX, and Chrome OS/Chromium OS. LVM2 Support: LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) is supported for GNU/Linux, but not LVM version 1. LUKS Encryption: Clonezilla supports LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) for encrypted partitions. Unattended Mode: You can automate most tasks through command-line options and boot parameters, customizing imaging and cloning processes. Batch Operations: Clonezilla allows restoring one image to multiple local devices simultaneously. Image Encryption: Images can be encrypted using ecryptfs, providing secure backups. Multicast for Mass Cloning: Clonezilla SE supports multicast for mass cloning, ideal for deploying images to many computers. It also supports remote operations if your network supports PXE and Wake-on-LAN. Bittorrent Support: Clonezilla lite server uses Bittorrent for efficient, mass deployments, utilizing Ezio for the job. Massive Deployment: Directly clone from a disk using multicast or Bittorrent for large-scale setups.

This versatility makes Clonezilla a powerful tool for system administrators and users looking for reliable backup and deployment solutions.

https://clonezilla.org

First fully consumer ready Linux distribution. Uses a stable Alma base mixed with immutability for rpm-OSTree, a custom curated App Store designed to be more stable than packagekit-based stores, and heavy integration of web apps to bridge the Linux app gap.

https://stillhq.io/

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance. PostgreSQL was the 2023 "Most Popular Database for Pro Developers" and "Most Admired (and Desired) Database by Developers" in the StackOverflow survey.

The US PostgreSQL Association is a non-profit public charity whose purpose is to educate, promote and support the creation, development and use of the PostgreSQL Open Source Database software.

https://www.postgresql.org/