<s>
ApacheCon	B-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
open	O
source	O
software	O
convention	O
of	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
Software	O
Foundation	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
software	O
projects	O
hosted	O
at	O
the	O
ASF	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
governance	O
philosophies	O
of	O
the	O
ASF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
the	O
event	O
was	O
primarily	O
about	O
Apache	B-Application
HTTP	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
Foundation	O
grew	O
,	O
this	O
expanded	O
to	O
encompass	O
all	O
Apache	B-Application
Software	O
Foundation	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
was	O
first	O
held	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
official	O
founding	O
of	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
Software	O
Foundation	O
,	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apachecon	B-Application
's	O
goals	O
are	O
education	O
about	O
Apache	B-Application
's	O
projects	O
and	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
the	O
communities	O
around	O
those	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apache	B-Application
Software	O
Foundation	O
also	O
hosts	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
smaller	O
events	O
,	O
called	O
Apache	B-Application
Roadshows	O
which	O
are	O
typically	O
more	O
regional	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
day	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
