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DistributedCon is a recurring international conference focused on distributed computing and related areas such as cloud computing, distributed storage, and edge computing. The conference invites researchers, practitioners, and students to present original research, share deployments, and discuss design trade-offs in distributed systems. The program typically includes keynote talks, peer-reviewed paper presentations, posters, tutorials, and panel discussions, as well as demonstrations of systems and experiments.

Since its inception in the early 2010s, DistributedCon has grown to attract participants from academia and industry worldwide. It is usually held annually in a different host city, with occasional virtual or hybrid formats to widen access.

Organization and proceedings: The conference is governed by a program committee of experts in distributed systems and is organized by a non-profit association or academic group, with volunteers from universities and tech companies. Submissions undergo double-blind peer review, and accepted papers appear in the conference proceedings, which are published in digital libraries and archived for long-term access.

Topics commonly covered include consensus protocols, distributed storage and databases, fault tolerance, blockchain and distributed ledgers, stream processing, cloud-native architectures, edge and fog computing, security and privacy, and performance evaluation.

Impact and reception: DistributedCon serves as a venue for new ideas and collaboration between researchers and practitioners, potentially influencing research directions and open-source projects. Some criticisms focus on travel costs and accessibility for researchers from underrepresented regions.