[us-marketing] Fwd: LibrePlanet 2014: Calling all presenters, volunteers, and exhibitors!

Can we please add this to the calendar of events?

Anyone interested for the exhibit table?

There was a delegation from Montreal at the 2013 edition and I might go
next year. Only 8 hours driving.

Cheers from Montreal,

Immanuel
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From: "Libby Reinish" <info@fsf.org>
Date: 2013-10-19 5:10 AM
Subject: LibrePlanet 2014: Calling all presenters, volunteers, and
exhibitors!
To: <giulea.immanuel@gmail.com>
Cc:

[image: LibrePlanet 2013 photo]

Dear ,

If you're passionate about free software, the Free Software Foundation
wants you to be a part of LibrePlanet 2014. We're excited to announce three
new ways to get involved in next year's conference: answer our Call for
Sessions, apply to join our Exhibit Hall, or join our new Volunteer
Committee. We are now accepting applications for each one of these exciting
ways to be a part of this annual gathering for free software advocates,
contributors, and users.

LibrePlanet <https://www.libreplanet.org/2014> is the annual conference of
the Free Software Foundation and will be held in March 2014 in Cambridge,
MA. This year, the theme of LibrePlanet is "Free Software, Free Society."
How can free software protect journalists, whistleblowers, activists, and
regular computer users from government and corporate surveillance? How can
free software, or free software values like copyleft, community
development, and transparency, be used by people fighting to create free
societies around the world? What challenges are standing between us and our
goal of free software ubiquity? With your help, we'll tackle these
questions and more at LibrePlanet 2014.

All associate members <https://my.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom> of the
FSF may attend LibrePlanet gratis. Be sure to join our announcement
list<https://www.libreplanet.org/2014>to be the first to know when the
conference dates and venue are officially
announced!
Call for Sessions

We invite presenters of all kinds and experience levels to submit
applications during our call for
sessions<https://www.libreplanet.org/2014/call_for_sessions/>;
you don't have to be a coder to speak at the annual conference of the Free
Software Foundation. Free software users, activists, academics,
policymakers, developers, and others are all encouraged to help us build
our most vibrant program yet.

*Applications are due by 22:00 UTC (17:00 Eastern time) on November 15,
2013.*

The 2014 conference will be held thirty years after the launch of the GNU
System. This is the perfect opportunity to take stock of where we've been
and where we're headed as a community. We're looking for session proposals
that build on the Free Software, Free Society theme by:

   -

   Sharing a story of how free software has been applied for social benefit
    -

   Tackling a threat or organizing challenge facing the free software
   movement, or a threat to free society that can be addressed by free software
    -

   Demonstrating a new and exciting piece of software or development within
   an existing software project
    -

   Engaging youth, the future of free software. We're looking for proposals
   for all age groups, from young children, to high school age, to college
   students
    -

   Thinking critically about challenges and opportunities facing the
   movement, and charting a path to victory
    -

   Bringing a key part of free software history to life
    -

   Giving newcomers a way to learn about free software principles and
   philosophy, and/or giving newcomers a way to start switching to free
   software in their daily lives

There are four types of sessions: Solo presentations, panels, workshops,
and strategic action sessions. Details about the different types of
sessions can be found in the application form.

There is also a place on the proposal form to indicate if you would like to
participate in the conference in other ways – by framing and moderating a
panel, facilitating a caucus space, sharing media-making skills, or
blogging about the conference. Please let us know about the
community-building skills you have to share!

Finally, if you are not interested in submitting a proposal, but would like
to share a quick idea for a workshop, topic, or a speaker you’d like to see
at LibrePlanet, please let us know your thoughts on our conference
brainstorm page<https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2014/Conference_brainstorm>
.

Remember, submissions are due by November 15! Submit yours today!
Volunteer Committee

Another first this year is a formal volunteer planning committee for
LibrePlanet. This conference is about celebrating a movement built by
dedicated volunteers, and we feel that our community should also have a
hand in developing the conference program, logistics, social events, and
outreach. The LibrePlanet volunteer committee will meet approximately
monthly between now and LibrePlanet and will assist FSF staff in many
aspects of conference planning. If you have ideas or skills that you think
would help make LibrePlanet even better, consider joining us! Sign up
today<https://libreplanet.org/2014/volunteer/>,
and join us for the first meeting on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 6:30pm
(22:30 UTC) in the FSF office (51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA).

*Applications for the volunteer committee are due by 22:00 UTC (17:00
Eastern time) on November 15, 2013.*
Promotional Opportunities at LibrePlanet

LibrePlanet is the perfect place to spread the word about your organization
to an inspired and engaged audience. We have two kinds of promotional
opportunities for LibrePlanet 2014: exhibit tables and sponsorships.
Exhibit tables will be located in a highly visible primary thoroughfare.
Your table and program ads will reach hundreds of software developers, free
software activists, academics, students, and computer users.

Here is a list of the kinds of groups that might exhibit at our conference:

   - Free software related organizations
   - Free, GNU GPL licensed software projects
   - Businesses offering hardware that the FSF endorses or certifies
   - Companies that provide free software services
   - Colleges and universities

The deadline to apply for an exhibit
table<https://www.libreplanet.org/2014/exhibit/>is 22:00 UTC (17:00
Eastern time) on
*January 31, 2014*. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, including
mention in our online and print program as well as a verbal thank you at
the event, please contact campaigns@fsf.org.

What makes LibrePlanet so special is the amazing contributions from our
speakers, exhibitors, and volunteers. We can't wait to hear your ideas!

Sincerely,

Libby Reinish
Campaigns Manager

*This post can be viewed online at
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/libreplanet-2014-calling-all-presenters-volunteers-and-exhibitors
.*

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