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+title: "The 2018 Rust Event Lineup"
+author: Rust Community
+description: "Multitude of Rust event are happening this year; join us at one near you!"
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+Every year there are multiple Rust events around the world, bringing together the community.
+
+### February 1-4: Mozilla Rust Roadshow Brasil 2018
+
+The Mozilla Rust Roadshow Brasil is a series of workshops that will happen
+throughout the country between February 1st and 4th to broaden the adoption of Rust in Brazil.
+The project is organized by developers and community leaders, contributing along with Mozilla Brasil community organizers.
+
+Find more about who's leading and contributing to the Mozilla Rust Roadshow Brasil 2018 in [Adding Superheroes to the Rust Brazilian Community][heroes].
+
+Learn about the workshops and where they are happening on [the Roadshow website][roadshow].
+
+[heroes]: https://mozillabr.org/2018/01/adding-superheroes-to-the-rust-brazilian-community/
+[roadshow]: https://rust-br.github.io/2018-roadshow/
+
+### February 3-4: FOSDEM - Rust Dev Room
+
+After a very successful [Birds of a Feather][bof] session for Rust last year at FOSDEM,
+this year will have the first edition of the [Rust Dev Room][fosdem-rust].
+Co-located with [FOSDEM 2018][fosdem], the annual conference about free and open source software,
+it will bring together the Rust community in **Brussels, Belgium**.
+
+A fully packed Sunday brings you 16 talks covering topics ranging from GUI programming, robotics and multimedia to idiomatic Rust, testing and memory management.
+Check out [the full devromm schedule][devroom-schedule].
+
+[bof]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_a_feather_(computing)
+[fosdem]: https://fosdem.org/2018/
+[fosdem-rust]: https://rust-fosdem.github.io/
+[devroom-schedule]: https://fosdem.org/2018/schedule/track/rust/
+
+### May XX-YY: RustFest Paris
+
+The fourth iteration of RustFest will happen on May XXth and YYth in **Paris, France**.
+Once again there will be a full day of talks and a second day with multiple workshops, allowing you to learn, connect and code together with other Rustaceans.
+
+The CfP and ticket sales will open soon.
+Keep an eye on [rustfest.eu], get all updates on the [blog][rustfest-blog] and don’t forget to follow [@rustfest] on Twitter.
+Want to get a glimpse into what it's like? Check out last year's videos from [Kyiv] or [Zurich]!
+
+[rustfest.eu]: http://rustfest.eu
+[rustfest-blog]: http://blog.rustfest.eu/
+[@rustfest]: https://twitter.com/rustfest
+[kyiv]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHprJNUCgQ0&list=PL85XCvVPmGQhvs1Rnet_24B-AI3YSM2YG
+[zurich]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jywiVWKm1TI&list=PL85XCvVPmGQj9mqbJizw-zi-EhcpS5jTP
+
+### August 16-17: RustConf
+
+[RustConf] is a two-day event held in **Portland, OR, USA** on August 16-17.
+
+The first day will again offer tutorials on Rust given directly by members of the Rust core team, ranging from absolute basics to advanced ownership techniques.
+The second day is the main event, with talks at every level of expertise, so don't miss the CfP to submit your talk soon!
+
+More details will be available on [rustconf.com][rustconf]. You can also follow [@rustconf] on Twitter for all announcements.
+
+[rustconf]: http://rustconf.com/
+[@rustconf]: https:/twitter.com/rustconf
+
+### October: Rust Belt Rust
+
+[Rust Belt Rust](https://www.rust-belt-rust.com/) will have its third iteration this year in October.
+You can once again expect two days of talks and workshops.
+
+More details will come soon.
+Follow [@rustbeltrust] on Twitter for the latest news.
+
+[@rustbeltrust]: https://twitter.com/rustbeltrust
+
+---
+
+As always, there are nearly a hundred [Rust User Groups][usergroups] worldwide.
+Take a look if there's one near you or look at upcoming events in the [Rust Community calendar][calendar].
+If you are running a Rust event or are interested in starting one email the [Rust Community Team][commteam] to add it.
+
+[usergroups]: https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/user-groups.html
+[calendar]: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=apd9vmbc22egenmtu5l6c5jbfc@group.calendar.google.com
+[commteam]: mailto:community-team@rust-lang.org