Digium announces details of its annual AstriDevCon conference, a day-long event scheduled for October 22, 2012 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Held alongside the annual AstriCon conference, AstriDevCon brings together the development community that continues to make Asterisk the most widely used open source software for creating business phone systems and other communications applications.

AstriDevCon provides an in-depth review of progress made in the past year and an open discussion about the future direction of the Asterisk project. The event offers an opportunity for attendees to meet the core development team in person, pitch ideas for new features and functions and coordinate efforts with others.

AstriDevCon is free for active Asterisk developers who complete a registration form and are accepted to attend. For details, and to access the registration form, visit: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/AstriDevCon. Capacity for this event is limited, so participants are encouraged to register early.

"When it comes to Asterisk development, AstriDevCon is one of the most productive events there is. Each year, the energy, passion and knowledge that is shared between Digium and community members sparks great new ideas and approaches," said David Duffett, director, worldwide Asterisk community. "We are eager to meet face-to-face with some of the 65,000 members who help make Asterisk the rock-solid foundation for the world's most advanced communications systems."

AstriDevCon is the Monday before the AstriCon User Conference & Expo, a three-day conference and exhibition designed to expand awareness and knowledge of Asterisk through education, exhibition and networking. Registration for AstriCon 2012 is open now on the official event site .