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Esdeveniments futurs

(2008-05-15 a 2008-05-17) Linuxwochen, Vienna, Austria
From 15 to 17 May, an event of the Linuxwochen Austria will take place in the building of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 3rd district, Vienna.
A group of Fellows will be present with a booth where they inform about FSFE, the Fellowship, and Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-05-17) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The twenty-second Austrian Fellowship meeting is integrated in the Linuxwochen event in Vienna. Fellows and other interested people can meet at the FSFE booth during the whole event to discuss, and at the end of the last day of the event, we will join the Linuxwochen After-Show-Party. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-05-28 a 2008-05-31) LinuxTag 2008, Berlin, Germany
As in the last years FSFE will be present with a booth at LinuxTag 2008. It takes place at Berlin's Expo Center under the Funkturm. FSFE will inform visitors about various aspects of Free Software, like the Freedom Task Force, software patents, the SELF project, GPLv3, our work in the United Nations, or the Fellowship of FSFE. Also it is planned to sell T-shirts from FSFE and books about Free Software. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-05-30) 'Strategic implementation of Free Software in business' speech at eLiberatica
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled 'Strategic implementation of Free Software in business' at the eLiberatica conference in Romania on the 30th of May. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-05-30 a 2008-05-31) eLiberatica second edition
The second eLiberatica takes place on 30 and 31 May 2008 in the World Trade Center Bucharest, Romania.
Following the huge public success the first edition of eLiberatica gained in 2007, the second edition will continue in the same tradition: to gather community and business leaders around the world to talk about the hottest Open and Free Technologies topics.
eLiberatica has its unique spirit and identity; you will learn and discover new things, meet international IT personalities, business people, high-tech professionals, you will make new friends, new partners, celebrate and truly enjoy a live event.
eLiberatica 2008 is intended to focus on:

[Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

Esdeveniments passats

(2008-05-08) Vertrauen ist gut, Schlüssel signieren auch. Fellowship-Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Am Donnerstag, dem 8. Mai um 19:30 Uhr findet der zweite Teil zu Freie Software und Verschlüsselung statt. Markus Heuser wird hier noch einmal kurz wiederholen, auf was bei der Durchführung einer Key-Signing-Party geachtet werden muss. Gegebenenfalls werden noch einige Punkte des letzten Treffens vertieft um anschließend unter den Anwesenden gegenseitig die Schlüssel zu signieren. Danach wird genug Zeit sein, allgemeine Themen, in geselliger Runde zu diskutieren. Das Treffen findet wie immer im Newthinking Store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2008-04-19) Fellowship meeting in Graz
The twenty-first Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place at the Linuxtag in Graz. Fellows and other interested people can meet at the FSFE booth during the whole event to discuss, and after the end of the event we will surely find some location where we can have some beer together :-) [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-04-19) Linuxwochen, Graz, Austria
On Saturday 19 April 2008 at 12:00, Reinhard Müller gives a speech about open standards and free document formats at Linuxwochen event at the University of Applied Sciences "Johanneum" in Graz.
The FSFE also has a booth at the event where it informs about its work and about Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-04-15) Linuxwochen, Krems, Austria
On Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 16:15, Reinhard Müller gives a speech about open standards and free document formats at a Linuxwochen event at the Danube University Krems.
The FSFE also has a booth at the event where it informs about its work and about Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-04-11) European Licensing and Legal Workshop
FSFE's Freedom Task Force will host the first European Licensing and Legal Workshop for Free Software on Friday the 11th of April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The venue for this meeting is the InterContinental Amstel Hotel. The event is targeted towards large projects and medium to large enterprises wishing to discuss their existing licence compliance processes. Parties attending are expected to contribute to issues ranging from process development through to optimising purchasing contract language for the benefit of the European Free Software community. This workshop has limited space available and therefore attendance is by invitation only. Projects and companies interested in attending this event should contact the FTF at ftf at fsfeurope.org. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-04-10) Fellowship-Treffen zu Freie Software und Verschlüsselung, Berlin, Deutschland
Am Donnerstag dem 10. April um 19:30 Uhr treffen sich Fellows und Freunde Freier Software in Berlin zum nächsten Fellowship-Treffen. In den ersten 45 Minuten hält Thilo Fromm einen einsteigerfreundlichen Vortrag über die Grundlagen der modernen Kryptografie. Im zweiten Teil wird Markus Heuser einen Überblick über die Geschichte und Funktionen von GnuPG, dem Standard-GNU-Programm für Verschlüsselung, geben. Insbesondere die Generierung von Schlüsselpaaren und Signierung derselbigen auf sog. Key-Signing-Parties für den vertrauensvollen Gebrauch werden dargestellt und Vorbereitungen für die praktische Durchführung (siehe nächstes Fellowship-Treffen) getroffen. Es werden keine speziellen mathematischen oder kryptografischen Kenntnisse vorausgesetzt. Das Treffen findet im Newthinking Store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2008-04-02) Strategic implementation of Free Software
On the 2nd of April FSFE and its Freedom Task Force (FTF) will give a course on the Strategic implementation of Free Software in Business in collaboration with the Internet Academy. The course will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. Those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the FTF contact form. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-03-29) First Fellowship meeting in Augsburg
Friday, 29 March, the first Fellowship meeting in Augsburg will take place.
We are going to meet in the "Thing" bar, Vorderer Lech 45, 86150 Augsburg, right after the GNU/Linux infoday Augsburg. We expect to be there around 18:30.
Anybody who does not know Augsburg very well or is at the GNU/Linux infoday anyway can just come to the FSFE booth at the end of the event, we can then go to the meeting together.

(2008-03-26) DFD-Gruppe Berlin ehrt Außenminister Steinmeier, Berlin, Deutschland
Am 26. März um 11 Uhr ehrt die Berliner DFD Gruppe Außenminister Steinmeier aufgrund seiner Arbeit für Offene Standards. Die FSFE, vertreten durch die Berliner Fellowship-Gruppe, und FFII Berlin sowie weitere Freunde Offener Standards treffen sich hierzu um 10:40 Uhr am Haupteingang des Auswärtigen Amtes, Werderscher Markt 1 in 10117 Berlin.

(2008-03-21) 'Introduction to Free Software licensing' training course in Zurich, Switzerland
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a training course to introduce people to Free Software licensing concepts on Friday the 21st of March. The course will be delivered between 13:00-16:00 at the FSFE Zurich office. There is no cost to attend this course, but due to limited space all those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the FTF contact form. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-03-14) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The twentieth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 14 March in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
The main topic of the meeting will be the preparation of the Document Freedom Day.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2008-03-13) Freie Software und Bildung. Fellowship-Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Freie Software und Bildung lautet das Thema Am Donnerstag, dem 13. März um 19:30 Uhr. Referent bei diesem Berliner Fellowship-Treffen ist Christof Thim, der im Rahmen seines Praktikums bei der FSFE beim SELF-Projekt mitgearbeitet hat. Im Anschluss soll über den Vortrag und aktuelle Themen diskutiert werden und noch etwas den 7. Geburtstag der FSFE nachfeiern. Das Treffen findet im Newthinking Store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2008-03-12) Speech on Free Software licensing and the GPLv3 at OSiM USA
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled 'Analysing Whether GPLv3 Has Improved Free Software Licensing' at OSiM USA on Tuesday the 12th of March in San Francisco. The speech will cover topics ranging from the creation of GPLv3 and its place in licensing through to examining the place of GPLv3 in tomorrow's market.

(2008-03-07) 'Free Software in the public sector' training course in Zurich, Switzerland
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a training course examining how Free Software can be used in the public sector on Friday the 7th of March. The course will be delivered between 13:00-16:00 at the FSFE Zurich office. There is no cost to attend this course, but due to limited space all those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the FTF contact form. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-03-01 a 2008-03-02) Keynote at Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen, Chemnitz (Germany)
Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of FSFE's Freedom Task Force, will deliver the keynote speech at Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen at 13:00 on the 1st of March. The title of the keynote is 'Free Software in the ICT mainstream' on issues ranging from licensing through to Free Software on the desktop. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-02-26) "Standards and the Future of the Internet" Conference, Geneva (Switzerland)
Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of FSFE's Freedom Task Force, will host a breakout session discussing licensing issues at the "Standards and the Future of the Internet" conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 26th of February. The conference will be held at the International Conference Centre and confirmed speakers include Vint Cerf, Carlo Piana, Thomas Vinje and Jeremy Allison. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-02-23 a 2008-02-24) "FOSDEM", Brussels (Belgium)
FSFE attends FOSDEM, a European Free Software developer conference organized by volunteers wich takes place from 23rd - 24th of February in Brussels (Belgium).
The event promotes the widespread use of Free Software, to provide Free Software developers and communities a place to meet, to get in touch with other projects, and to promote the development and the benefits of Free Software solutions.
The FSFE will attend the event with a booth where visitors will be informed about recent activities, Free Software itself and the Fellowship of the FSFE. As usual, the FSFE's famous T-Shirts will be sold as well. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-02-23) FairWare - Freie Software im Einsatz
 Der Kirchenkreistags-Ausschuss "Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und Bewahrung der Schöpfung" lädt alle Interessierten zu einer kostenlosen Informationsveranstaltung zum Einsatz von Freier Software im privaten, beruflichen und vor allem kirchlichen Bereich ein. Samstag, den 23. Februar ab 15 Uhr im Gemeindesaal der Nikolaigemeinde Verden (Aller)

(2008-02-21) 'Free Software in business' training course in Zurich, Switzerland
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a training course examining how Free Software can be used in business environments on Thursday the 21st of February. The course will be delivered between 13:00-16:00 at the FSFE Zurich office. There is no cost to attend this course, but due to limited space all those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the FTF contact form. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-02-18) Richard Stallman Speech about Free Software Philosophy and History in Berlin, Germany
On Monday 18. February at 19:00 Richard M. Stallman, founder of the GNU project and the FSF, will give a speech at the mediacentre - Atrium, Johannisstrasse 20, in 10117 Berlin-Mitte. He will talk about the history and philosophy of Free Software. The Berlin Fellowship group will have a small booth there and inform visitors about the local groupd and FSFE's work in Germany and Europe. Admission starts at 18:30. The organisers suggest a donation of ~5 EUR to cover the costs. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-02-15) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The nineteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 15 February in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2008-02-14) Es wird viel passieren... Lokales Fellowship-Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Und wieder ein Treffen der Berliner Fellowship Gruppe. Am 14. Februar treffen sich die Berliner Fellows um 19:30 Uhr um Einzelzeiten der Richard Stallman Veranstaltung zu planen. Danach wird noch genügend Zeit für allgemeine Diskussionen und Fragen rund um Freie Software bleiben. Das Treffen findet wie die letzen Mal auch schon im Newthinking Store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2008-02-10) Science, Education and Learning in Freedom, Sofia (Bulgaria)
The SELF project, of which FSFE is a member, together with Internet Society Bulgaria, the French Cultural Institute and Linux for Bulgarians, are organising an international conference on Science, Education and Learning in Freedom on the 10th of February at the French Cultural Institute in Sofia, 2 Dyakon Ignatij Str., Sofia, Bulgaria. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2008-02-07) Facilitating innovation at municipalities through ICT, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Jonas Öberg, vice president of the FSFE, will give a talk entitled "How to do procurement of Free Software: the Swedish Example" during an event in Sofia, Bulgaria, on municipalities use of ICT. The event takes place at the Sheraton hotel on the 7th of february.

(2008-01-30) Freiheit auf Schwäbisch
Am Mittwoch den 30. Januar um 14:00 Uhr wird Björn Schießle vom Deutschen Team einen Vortrag über Freie Software, Freie Software Lizenzen und die FSFE halten. Der Vortrag finden an der Universität Stuttgart (Campus Vaihingen), Universitätsstr. 38 im Hörsaal V38.01 statt.

(2008-01-10) Es gibt nicht nur GNU/Linux. Fellowship-Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Am Donnerstag, dem 10. Januar um 19:30 Uhr ist es wieder soweit. Wie jeden zweiten Donnerstag im Monat treffen sich Fellows und Freie-Software-Interessierte zum Gedankenaustausch. Dieses Mal wird Hannes Hauswedell einen kurzen Vortrag über Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten von BSD und GNU/Linux halten. Danach wird noch genügend Zeit für allgemeine Diskussionen und Fragen rund um Freie Software bleiben. Das Treffen findet im Newthinking Store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2007-12-21) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The eighteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 21 December in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-12-18) Lokales Fellowship Treffen, Köln, Deutschland
Am Dienstag, dem 18. Dezember um 19:00 Uhr treffen sich Fellows und Interessierte Freier Software zum Kölner Fellowshiptreffen. Das Hauptthema soll sein: Vernetzung von Gruppen, die sich für Freie Software einsetzen und Ideen zur Förderung durch Stadt bzw. Unternehmen Danach ist noch Zeit für allgemeine Diskussion zu Freien Software Themen. Das Treffen findet statt im newthinking store, Alteburger Str. 45, 50678 Köln.

(2007-12-14) "Privatsphäre schützen und Freiheit erhalten" - Veranstaltung zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Mannheim 14.12.2007
Onlinedurchsuchung und Vorratsdatenspeicherung verunsichern nicht nur Privatleute, sondern auch Ärzte, Anwälte, Journalisten und die Industrie. Deshalb bietet die FSFE am 14. Dezember in Mannheim eine Informationsveranstaltung an. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-12-13) "Es war einmal..." Lokales Fellowship Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Am Donnerstag dem 13. Dezember um 19:00 Uhr wird Georg Greve, Präsident der FSFE, in gemütlicher Atmosphere erzählen, wie die FSFE entstand. Eingeladen sind alle Fellows und Freie Software Interessierte, die eine Tasse und Weihnachtsgebäck mitbringen. Das Treffen findet im newthinking store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2007-12-10 a 2007-12-11) FTF training course in Zurich
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-12-07 a 2007-12-08) Free Software Conference Scandinavia, Göteborg, Sweden

SFCONS
The FSFE is organising the Free Software Conference Scandinavia (FSCONS), taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 7th and 8th of December 2007. It is the first in its kind event in the region, inspired by the growing momentum around Free Software. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-12-04) Free Software Research and Civil Society
On the 4th of December, the Free Software Foundation Europe is organising a workshop as part of the STACS project. The workshop will bring researchers and civil society together to encourage the formation of new joint research projects in the field. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-11-28) Fellowship meeting in Düsseldorf
The Duesseldorf Fellowship group proudly announces its next meeting on 28 November at 19:30 in the Pub "Südstern", Bilker Allee 66 in Düsseldorf. Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of the Freedom Task Force, will talk about Free Software licensing, business processes, and how the Free Software movement has moved deep into the mainstream of ICT deployment. Werner Koch will report about a public debate in the parliament of NRW regarding Security versus Freedom.

(2007-11-26) Fellowship meeting in Nijmegen/NL
Shane Coughlan, FSFE's Freedom Task Force coordinator will be in Nijmegen on the 26th of November and we wish to propose a Fellowship Meeting at 6:00 pm that evening in Cafe Jos.
Shane Coughlan will talk about the work of the Freedom Task Force, and discuss current events in Free Software legal activities in Europe.
Rainer Kersten, a fellow from Duesseldorf will talk about the experiences of the Rheinland Fellowship group.
If you would like to attend that meeting please send a short note to rk (at) office.fsfeurope.org.

(2007-11-16 a 2007-11-21) SFScon 2007 + FSFE Fellowship meeting
As for the 2006 edition, this year's SFScon – the annual South Tyrol Free Software conference – will be followed by the FSFE Fellowship meeting.
Both events will take place in Meran/o (South Tyrol, Italy), from November, 16th to 17th and from November, 18th to 21st respectively.
Entrance is free; registration is strongly encouraged. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-11-16) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The seventeenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 16 November in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-11-13) Lokales Fellowship Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Am Dienstag dem 13. November um 19:30 Uhr treffen sich Fellows und Interessierte Freier Softwarer zum Berliner Fellowshiptreffen. Robert Schuster wird zu Beginn einen Vortrag zu "Warum ist das OpenMoko für die Freie Software Bewegung interessant?" halten. Danach ist noch Zeit für allgemeine Diskussion zu Freien Software Themen. Das Treffen findet im newthinking store, Tucholskystr. 48 in 10117 Berlin statt.

(2007-11-11 a 2007-11-13) IGF side events
A number of Free Software related events will happen around the Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
On 11 November, a discussion oriented conference with the title "Digital Inclusion: Accelerating Global Participation and Access through Open ICT Standards" takes place from 8:30 to 17:30.
The Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards sponsors an Open Workshop titled "The Intersection of Open ICT Standards, Development, and Public Policy" on 12 November from 15:30 to 17:00, and a Best Practice Workshop on "Open ICT Standards for Greater Citizen Access: Best Practices in Government Policy and Procurement Practices" on 13 November from 16:30 to 18:00.
All these events take place in the Windsor Barra Hotel.

(2007-11-10 a 2007-11-11) Come2Linux, Essen
FSFE will have a booth at the Come2Linux, which takes place from 10 to 11 November in Essen, Germany. Michael Kesper from the German team and Dr Michael Stehmann from FTFs legal network will be available to answer questions. Also, T-shirts and other merchandise will be sold at the event as usual. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-11-08) Strategic implementation of Free Software
On the 8th of November, the FSFE and its Freedom Task Force (FTF), in collaboration with the Internet Academy in Sweden, will give a course on Strategic implementation of Free Software in businesses. The course will take place in Stockholm, Sweden and given predominantly in Swedish.

(2007-11-05 a 2007-11-06) Internetdagarna, Stockholm, Sweden
The FSFE will participate with a booth on Internetdagarna in Stockholm, Sweden, between the 5th and 6th of November. FSFE will inform visitors about various aspects of Free Software, like the Freedom Task Force, software patents, the SELF project, GPLv3, or the Fellowship of FSFE.

(2007-11-03) Free Software, licensing and business processes, Linz, Austria
On the 3rd of November, Shane Coughlan from FSFE will speak at elce2007 about the business advantages inherent in Free Software and describe the licences that facilitate the freedoms it delivers. He will discuss the processes that help companies ensure they maximise benefit and minimise liability in Free Software deployment. He will also outline how Free Software and Open Standards work together to ensure a competitive marketplace. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-11-02) Free Software as a Social Innovation, London, UK
On the 2nd of November, the FSFE and M6-IT are organising Free Software as a Social Innovation in London. This day long event will inform participants about Free Software and demonstrate its use in civil society organisations. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-10-31 a 2007-11-01) Two Free Software speeches at LinuxWorld NL, The Netherlands
Shane Coughlan will deliver two talks at LinuxWorld NL. The first will take place on the 31st of October and discribe the work of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and some of our current projects. Shane will also provide an overview of Free Software software licences, practical compliance issues, the importance of truly Open Standards and and the work of FSFE's Freedom Task Force. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-10-31) Free Software in business speech at NLUUG/NLLGG event, The Netherlands
Shane Coughlan will deliver a talk about Quality Assurance, enterprise reliability and positive steps in Free Software to ensure it meets business requirements at a joint NLUUG/NLLGG event taking place in the same venue as LinuxWorld NL. The event kicks off at 18:30 and continues until 20:30.

(2007-10-27 a 2007-10-28) OpenFest, Sofia, Bulgaria
FSFE president Georg Greve and vice-president Jonas Öberg will participate in the 5th annual OpenFest in Sofia, Bulgaria, to talk about the FSFE and the SELF project.

(2007-10-27) GPLv3 talk, Florence
Ciaran O'Riordan will explain Free Software licences, pitfalls such as incompatibility, and what was learned during the GPLv3 drafting process about making the best licence possible. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-10-25) GPLv3 at Free Software licensing event, Helsinki
Ciaran O'Riordan will give the opening keynote at this event, explaining the history of the GNU GPL, and why it has been successful in adoption and in protecting essential freedoms. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-10-23) Fellowship meeting in Krems
The sixteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 23 October in Krems. We meet at 18:30 in the Restaurant Klinglhuber, Wiener Straße 10. A separate room is reserved for "BG Rechte Kremszeile".
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-10-17 a 2007-10-18) Sustainable-IT in Berlin, Germany
On the 18. October from 14:00 to 15:30 Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's German deputy coordinator, will take part in a panel discussion at the Sustainable-IT conference. The topic of the discussion is "IT sustainability -- international. How can software contribute to resource protection and a fair distribution of knowledge". It takes place at the Kalkscheune, Johannisstraße 2 in Berlin. Registration on their website is required. Admission fee is 25 EUR, reduced 15 EUR. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-10-12 a 2007-10-13) I Forum de Software Livre
On the 12th and 13th of October, the University of Lisbon will host the I Forum de Software Livre, where both academia and businesses will share their experiences with Free Software as a strong and credible technological alternative suitable for small, medium and big businesses. Georg Greve will be present, promoting the merits of Free Software, and its adequacy to modern technological needs.

(2007-09-26) Free Software licenses for developers (= non-lawyers)
On Wednesday 26 September 2007 at 19:30, Dr. Michael Stehmann gives a speech with the following topics:

The event takes place in the Restaurant "Mi Dang", Fürstenwall 120, 40217 Düsseldorf and was organised by the local Fellowship group. After the speech, there will be an open discussion. Admission is free, although donations are of course welcome.

(2007-09-25) GPLv3 in Malmö, Sweden
On the 25th of September, Jonas Öberg, vice president of the FSFE, will talk about and present the GNU General Public License version 3 at a meeting of the Swedish Computer Association in Malmö, Sweden.

(2007-09-19 a 2007-09-20) OpenExpo, Free Software Exposition
Georg Greve, president of the FSFE, will be a keynote speaker at OpenExpo, a Free Software Exposition aimed at a corporate and technical audience. He will talk about the significance and strategic importance of Free Software and Open Standards in the business world. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-09-18 a 2007-09-19) Strategic implementation of Free Software
Between the 18th and 19th of September, the FSFE in collaboration with the Internet Academy in Sweden will give a course on the strategic implementation of Free Software in Stockholm, Sweden. The course will be given in Swedish.

(2007-09-10 a 2007-09-11) FTF training course in Zurich
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-08-30 a 2007-09-01) 3rd Living Knowledge Conference
Between the 30th of August and 1st of September, the Fondation Sciences Citoyennes organises the 3rd Living Knowledge Conference where FSFE Swedish Team member Mathias Klang will participate to give a presentation on the SELF project.

(2007-08-25 a 2007-08-26) 2nd Froscon, St.Augustin, Germany

The Department of Computer Science of the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg is organising a conference all about Free Software in 2007 again with help of Fachschaft of Computer Science, LUUSA and FrOSCon e.V.

FSFE will again maintain a booth. Coordination is done via the booth@ mailing list.

(2007-08-17) Fellowship meeting in Vienna and Dornbirn
The fifteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 17 August in Vienna and in Dornbirn. We meet around 18:00 in the net.culture.lab Vienna in Museumsquartier, q21, Haupthof, the door vis-à-vis Museum Leopold, and in the net.culture.lab Dornbirn, Marktstraße 4. Both places will be connected via live stream. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-08-07 a 2007-08-11) Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre
Between the 7th and 11th of August, Georg Greve, Jonas Öberg and members of the SELF project will participate in and give speeches at the 7th Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre in Córdoba, Argentina, as part of the work to promote the SELF project in the region.

(2007-07-20) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The fourteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 20 July in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-07-11) Lunch briefing at Digicomp Zurich
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will present a lunch briefing at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland focused on Free Software in business and licensing issues. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-07-04) Swedish Fellowship meeting in Göteborg
On Tuesday the 4th of July at 17.00, the FSFE is organising a summer Fellowship meeting at its offices in Göteborg. The FSFE will inform about its activities and provide an opportunity for Fellows to meet each other.

(2007-06-28 a 2007-06-30) Benelux Fellowship meeting in Brussels
On Thursday June 28th at 21h00, there will be the first Benelux meeting of the Fellowship. The aim will be to get to know each other and to discuss what each person would like to get active on in the coming year. There will also be a social session on the night of Saturday June 30th. Details about venues will be on the Fellowship site as the information becomes available. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-06-25 a 2007-06-26) FTF training course in Zurich
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-06-21 a 2007-06-22) Conference for Public Administration in Milan
Free Software Foundation Europe in collaboration with the European Training Centre for Social Affairs and Public Health (EIPA-CEFASS) is organising an International Conference: "FLOSS: A Valuable Opportunity for Public Administrations".
The Conference is designed for Civil servants, Senior Civil Servants (Directors & Unit Heads), lawyers and politicians in EU Member States and countries surrounding the EU who are involved in the procurement of IT solutions and in strategic decisions about innovation and eGovernment, and who provide legal advice on copyright and patents.
The conference will be held in Milan on 21-22 June 2007. Please find the full program and the registration form online at: [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-06-22) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The thirteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 22 June in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-06-07) Free Software founding fathers at La Sapienza University
Prof. Arturo Di Corinto will moderate two speeches on the ethics and practice of free, open source software, by Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement, and Bruce Perens, founder of the Open Source Initiative. The event, in collaboration with Free Software Foundation Europe, the italian Associazione per il Software Libero, Linux User Group La Sapienza, Wikimedia Italia, will be an opportunity to listen to the leading actors of the evolution of free/libre software.
The event will be held Thursday June 7th from 9.30am until 1.30pm at the Aula Magna della Caserma Sani, located in Via Principe Amedeo, 184. It is reachable walking from Termini Rail Station or by the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele metro station.
Admission is free for the whole event. Audio/Video streaming will be also available. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-06-07) Colloquium on Free Software and science
On Thursday June 7, 2007 at 3:30 pm in the V G Kulkarni Auditorium at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) in Mumbai, India, Georg Greve gives a talk about Free Software and science.
Free Software and science share common roots, and benefit society in several similar ways. In his talk, Mr Greve will explain the concept of Free Software and how it relates to maintaining our scientific basis as a society. As a practical example of this collaboration, the talk will give a brief introduction of the Science, Education and Learning in Freedom project, in which the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research plays a crucial role. The talk will close with an overview of how all of this relates to the global political trends of knowledge monopolisation, and the Access to Knowledge initiative.

(2007-05-30 a 2007-06-02) LinuxTag 2007, Berlin, Germany
FSFE will be present with a booth at LinuxTag 2007, which takes place at Berlin's Expo Center under the Funkturm. FSFE will inform visitors about various aspects of Free Software, like the Freedom Task Force, software patents, the SELF project, GPLv3, or the Fellowship of FSFE. Also it is planned to sell T-Shirts from FSFE and books about Free Software. Please take the opportunity to get informed about Free Software and FSFE. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-05-31) Linuxwochen, Vienna, Austria
The biggest event in this year's Austrian Linuxwochen series takes place from 31 May to 2 June 2007 in the Urania building in Vienna. The FSFE is there during the whole event with a booth to inform people about its work and about Free Software in general.
On 31 May at 17:00 Reinhard Müller holds a speech titled "Free Software for a free society".
Admission is free for the whole event. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-05-18 a 2007-05-19) eLiberatica Conference in Braşov
The eLiberatica Conference is the most important romanian event concerning Free Software. It will be held on the 18th and the 19th of May, in Braşov, Romania, and is organized by ROSI, a romanian assocition advocating Free Software, and by Agora Media, a romanian media group. eLiberatica's purpose is to unify pomotion of Free Software throughout Romania, and encouraging its adoption by business through grassroots organization. The conference therefore addresses programmers, university students, and business people. Georg Greve will deliver a talk on Open Standards and Free Competition. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-05-19) Linuxwochen, Graz, Austria
On Saturday 19 May 2007 at 9:30, Reinhard Müller holds the keynote for the Linuxwochen event at the University of Applied Sciences "Johanneum" in Graz.
At 11:00 he gives another speech titled "Free Software for a free society" there.
As a part of the same event, the twelfth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place at 15:00. As usual, all people interested in FSFE or Free Software are invited to this meeting.
The FSFE also has a booth at the event where it informs about its work and about Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-05-17) Copyright vs Community
On thursday the 17th of may, the FSFE and Digifri, Sweden, invites you to attend a lecture by Richard Stallman on Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks. The lecture will take place at Linköping University, room C4 at 17.00.

(2007-05-16) Free Software and Beyond
On Wednesday the 16th of may, the FSFE and Göteborg University, Sweden, invites you to attend a lecture by Richard Stallman on Free Software and Beyond: Human Rights in the Use of Software and Other Published Works. Stallman will speak about the history and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, address how the ideas of Free Software do or don't extend to other kinds of published works and explain what the Pirate Party must change in its program to avoid unintended negative consequences in the software field. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-05-11 a 2007-05-13) First Italian Conference on Free Software
FSFE will be present at the first Italian Conference on Free Software, a conference intended to examine the state of the art in Free Software. The conference wants to be the point of meeting of all the subjects that involved in the diffusion and in the use of the Free Software in Italy and all over the world, or undertaken, public corporate body, university, developers, researchers and impassioned, to know it and to start collaborations and projects. The conference will be a point of intersection for all of the subjects around Free Software both in Italy and world-wide. It will provide a forum for public bodies, universities, developers and researchers to network, collaborate and initiate projects.
This will be the first conference focusing on Free Software in science and is being organised by Hacklab Cosenza in collaboration of FSFE, University of Calabria. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-05-12) Linuxwochen, Eisenstadt, Austria
On Saturday 12 May 2007 at 13:45, Karin Kosina gives a speech titled "Free Software for free people" as a part of the Linuxwochen event at the University of Applied Sciences in Eisenstadt. Admission is free. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-05-10 a 2007-05-11) LibreMeeting 2007, Madrid
En Georg Greve i en Ciaran O'Riordan donaran donaran un parell de xerrades al Libremeeting 2007, la primera torbada internacional de Coneixement Lliure de Madrid. Georg presentarà la FSFE i Ciaran parlarà sobre la GPLv3. L'event l'organitza la Fundación Conocimiento Libre, una de les nostres organitzacions associades. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-05-07) An overview of Free Software licensing and the Freedom Task Force
On Monday 7 May 2007 at 19:30, Shane M. Coughlan gives an introduction to Free Software Licensing and the Freedom Task Force in the Restaurant "Philipp" in Düsseldorf, Fürstenwall 120. The event was organised by the local Fellowship group. Admission is free.

(2007-04-27 a 2007-04-29) Second Annual Access to Knowledge Conference
On April 27th-29th 2007, the weekend of World "Intellectual Property Day", the Yale Information Society Project will hold its Second Annual Access to Knowledge (A2K) Conference. This A2K conference program focuses on mobilizing Industry, Civil Society, Governments and Technologists, around human rights, human development and the public interest in the domain of innovation and information policy, as well as understanding the theoretical underpinnings of access to knowledge issues. Georg Greve will be present, advocating Free Software, and will act as a moderator in the Mobilizing Technologists Panel. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-04-27) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The eleventh Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 27 April in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-04-27) Introduction to Free Software for ETH Zurich students
Shane Coughlan, FSFE Freedom Task Force coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled 'Introduction to Free Software' at ETH Zurich during the "Linux-Day V" event for students. Shane will be speaking at 13:15 on the 27th of April at ETH Zentrum HG E33.1.

(2007-04-04) Evening of freedom in digital society
On April 4th, 18:00 pm, Georg Greve and Jonas Oberg will give three public talks. Georg will present the FSFE, and Free Software issues in e-government, and Jonas will talk about the SELF project. This event will take place in Belgrade, it will also be an opportunity for the Free Software community in Serbia to meet, with people also coming from Macedonia and Croatia.

(2007-04-01) GPLv3: Improving a Great Licence
On Sunday April 1st, at 17h00, in Brussels, Richard Stallman will present the current status of the global project to update Free Software's keystone licence: the GNU GPL. This talk will be Stallman's first since the release of discussion draft 3 - the draft crafted to block patent deals such as that of Novell+Microsoft. This draft has also been simplified, and the DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) and tivoisation clauses have also been altered significantly. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2007-03-28) The Fellowship card and its practical use
The Fellowship group in Düsseldorf has invited GnuPG's principal author Werner Koch to speak about the Fellowship crypto card and its practical use. The event starts on 28 March 2007 at 19:00 in the "Gaststätte Phillip" in Düsseldorf. Admittance is free, although donations for the FSFE are of course welcome.

(2007-03-24) First Franconian Fellowship meeting
The first Franconian Fellowship meeting takes place on 24 March 2007 in Forchheim. We meet at 16:00 in the restaurant "Roter Ochs". Jutta Horstmann speaks about Content Management Systems, Rainer Kersten from FSFE's office will give some info about FSFE, and the following discussion will certainly be interesting :-).

(2007-03-20) Fellowship meeting in Bonn
This will be the second meeting of fellows in the region of Bonn and Cologne. It will take place on 2007-03-20 at 19 o'clock (open end) in the restaurant/bar Aktuell Nachrichtentreff.
Everyone living in the region, please subscribe to the new Rheinland mailinglist where discussion about topics will take place as well as other things interesting for fellows in the "Rheinland" region.
If you want to come, please drop me a line so I can adjust the reservation.

(2007-03-16) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The tenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 16 March in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
A major topic this time is the planning of FSFE's participation in this year's Linuxwochen event series in Austria
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-02-28) "Trusted Computing" and DRM
The Fellowship group in Düsseldorf has invited Marcus Brinkmann to speak about restricted trust in computer systems. The event starts on 28 February 2007 at 20:00 in the "Gaststätte Phillip" in Düsseldorf. Admittance is free, although donations for the FSFE are of course welcome.

(2007-02-24 a 2007-02-25) "FOSDEM", Brussel·les (Bèlgica)
L'FSFE participarà al FOSDEM 2007 que té lloc el 24 i 25 de febrer a Brussel·les, Bèlgica. El FOSDEM és una conferència europea de desenvolupadors de programari lliure organitzada per voluntaris.
L'FSFE estarà present amb una parada on s'informarà els visitants sobre les activitats recents, el Programari Lliure mateix i la Fellowship de l'FSFE. En Georg Greve, president de l'FSFE, farà la cloenda d'aquest any, amb el tema «Més enllà de la GPLv3: el Programari Lliure avui i demà». En Shane M. Coughlan farà una petita xerrada sobre el llicencament del Programari Lliure i la Freedom Task Force. I com és habitual, també s'hi vendran samarretes.
L'esdeveniment promou l'ús ampli del Programari Lliure, vol proveir els desenvolupadors de Programari Lliure i les comunitats d'un lloc per a reunir-se, per a estar en contacte amb altres projectes, i promoure el desenvolupament i els beneficis de les solucions de Programari Lliure.
[Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-02-19 a 2007-02-23) "El Comitè Provisional del CMSI sobre Propostes Relatives a l'Agenda de Desenvolupament del CMSI (PCDA) -3a Sessió, Ginebra (Suïssa)
Georg Greve, president de l'FSFE, ha estat convidat a actuar com a observador a la tercera sessió del Comitè Provisional sobre la Proposta Relativa a l'Agenda de Desenvolupament de la CMSI (PCDA). En Georg ja havia participat tant a la primera com a la segona sessió. La reunió es farà a Ginebra, des del 19 al 23 de febrer de 2007.

(2007-02-19) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The nineth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 19 February (note: this is a Monday, not a Friday as usual) in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2007-02-16 a 2007-02-18) "SkyCon", Limerick (Irlanda)
L'FSFE estarà representada per en Ciaran O'Riordán en aquesta conferència informàtica. Ciaran parlarà de la GPLv3, presentant-ne l'estat actual i la feina per a fer. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-01-26 a 2007-02-14) SELF a Mumbai, Índia
Durant la segona part del projecte SELF, Homi Bhabha, del Centre for Science Education, TIFR, organitzarà la segona reunió de la junta directiva a Mumbai, Índia. Els assumptes que es tractaran estan relacionats amb el Programa de Suport del (SELF Support Programme, SSP), les finances i pressupost, grups d'experts, i altres plans estratègics. La reunió, d'una durada de dues setmanes, està composada per dos dies de sessions de treball, tres dies de reunió de direcció, un dia de conferència SELF i un dia per a l'esdeveniment social. George Greve i Jonas Öberg, president i vicepresident de l'FSFE, formaran part del Grup d'Experts Legals. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2007-02-07 a 2007-02-09) Freedom Task Force to be represented at the LIFT conference, Geneva (Switzerland)
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force (FTF) coordinator, will attend the LIFT conference in Geneva, Switzerland. LIFT is a conference to explore the challenges and opportunities of technology in society. Shane will participate in the 'Legal issues and perspectives' workshop hosted by the Swiss lawfirm BCCC.

(2007-01-19) Reunió de la Fellowship a Viena
La vuitena reunió austríaca de la Fellowship tindrà lloc el 19 de gener a Viena. Ens reunirem al voltant de les 18:00 a la sala de la biblioteca del Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, primer districte. L'agenda "oficial" començarà a les 19:00.
Com és habitual, aquesta invitació s'adreça a tothom interessat en l'FSFE o el Programari Lliure. Esperem tenir-hi molts participants!

(2006-12-15) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The seventh Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 15 December in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2006-12-15) IRC chat about the Freedom Task Force
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will be on IRC this Friday to answer questions about the Freedom Task Force, to discuss potential routes of involvement, and to chat in general about Free Software licensing in Europe. The discussion will take place on freenode in the #fsfeurope channel between 9am and 11am GMT time (10am to 12 noon CET).

(2006-12-13) Lokales Fellowship Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Am 13. Dezember um 20:00 Uhr findet in der C-Base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin, wieder ein lokales Fellowship-Treffen statt. Die Einladung richtet sich wie immer an alle Freunde Freier Software, die den Kontakt mit Gleichgesinnten suchen.

(2006-12-04) Xerrada al "Nexell informiert", Zuric, Suïssa
El president de l'FSFE, Georg Greve, farà una presentació titulada "Què és el Programari Lliure i són les solucions professionals de Programari Lliure suficients per al nostre negoci diari?" durant el "Nexell informiert", a Zuric. La presentació comença el 4 de desembre a les 17:30 al "Schweizerisches Institut für Betriebsökonomie".
"Nexell informiert" és una reunió on es conviden experts per a xerrar i expandir el coneixement sobre el Programari Lliure, organitzat pel Nexell, un equip independent de professionals internacionals i multilingües del CRM, per a ajudar els clients a trobar les tecnologies, plataformes i solucions adequades per a complir les seves necessitats i pressupostos.

(2006-11-30) Third Edition of the Trophées du Libre, Soissons, France
FSFE president Georg Greve will participate as member of the jury at the Third Edition of the Trophées du Libre. The ceremony will take place the 30 November 2006 at Soissons (France). Trophées du Libre is an international competition rewarding the best free software projects among 6 categories: Security, Multimedia and Games, Company management, Educational, Applications for Public infrastructures and for communities, PHP.

(2006-11-21 a 2006-11-22) 5a Conferència Internacional GPLv3, Tòquio
La 5a conferència internacional sobre la GPLv3 serà un esdeveniment de dos dies al Japó el 21 i 22 de novembre. Està organitzar per la Free Software Initiative Japan i acollirà experts i parts interessades que faran presentacions i participaran en discussions sobre la principal llicència de Programari Lliure. L'FSFE estarà representada per en Georg Greve (president) i en Ciarán O'Riordán. Els objectius comuns són els de maximitzar el coneixement del procés de la GPLv3 i per a proporcionar a l'audiència la informació necessària per a fer comentaris en els esborranys de llicència i per a ajudar-los a explicar els canvis propossats a altres persones. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-11-17) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The sixth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 17 November in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Lounge at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
Some of the Fellows that have been on the first international Fellowship meeting in Bolzano will be there to report from that event. The Freedom Task Force which was presented there will also be a topic for the evening.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2006-11-14 a 2006-11-16) "Conferència i Exposició LinuxWorld", Colònia, Alemanya
L'FSFE estarà present amb una parada a la "Conferència i Expo Linuxworld" que té lloc del 14 al 16 de novembre a l'àrea "Koelnmesse" a Colònia, Alemanya. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-11-11) Primera reunió anual internacional de la Fellowship
Els Fellows de l'FSFE es trobaran a Bolzano, a la South Tyrol Free Software Conference 2006 (SFSCon), el dissabte 11 de novembre. Comproveu l'enllaç per a informació més actualitzada. http://fsfe.org/events/first_international_annual_meeting_of_the_fellows_of_fsfe

(2006-11-07) OpenTuesday al Digicomp, Zuric, Suïssa
El president de l'FSFE, Georg Greve, donarà una xerrada titulada "Kommerzielle, praktische und gesellschaftliche Aspekte Freier Software" durant la propera reunió OpenTuesday, a Zuric. La xerrada comença a les 18:00 del 7 de novembre.
Les reunions OpenTuesday són reunions mensuals on es conviden experts per a parlar i fer conèixer qüestions sobre el Programari Lliure. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-11-04) GPLv3, DRM, i el nucli Linux
Dublín, Irlanda. Ciarán O'Riordán farà una presentació sobre la GPLv3 de GNU, especialment l'estat de la discussió i les opcions obertes sobre DRM i "tivoització"- usant el nucli Linux com a exemple. Aquesta presentació formarà part d'un esdeveniment d'un dia del ILUG AGM. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-10-30 a 2006-11-02) United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
From 30 October to 2 November the UN is holding its first Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Athens, Greece. FSFE president Georg Greve is participating to discuss issues of software sovereignty and to participate in the high level panel on Access. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-10-25 a 2006-10-26) "LinuxWorld Expo", Londres, Gran Bretanya
L'FSFE serà present a la "LinuxWorld Expo" de Londres, els dies 25 i 26 d'octubre. L'FSFE tindrà una parada a l'esdeveniment. Si us plau, veniu i visiteu-nos per a aprendre més sobre el Programari lliure, la feina de l'FSFE i la Fellowship. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-10-24 a 2006-10-25) Internetdagarna, Estocolm, Suècia
Al Dia d'Internet 2006 a Estocolm, Suècia, el vicepresident de l'FSFE Jonas Öberg participarà en un panell de discussió sobre formats de document oberts. L'FSFE també serà present amb una parada durant l'esdeveniment. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-10-20) Reunió de la Fellowship a Viena
La quarta reunió de la Fellowship austríaca tindrà lloc el 20 d'octubre a les 18:00 al Metalab de Viena, Rathausstraße 6, primer districte.
Com és habitual, aquesta invitació s'adreça a tothom interessat en l'FSFE o el Programari Lliure. Esperem molta assistència!

(2006-09-23 a 2006-09-30) aKademy 2006: KDE, patents, GPLv3
La conferència anual del KDE d'enguany tindrà lloc al Trinity College de Dublín, Irlanda. L'FSFE estarà representada per en Ciarán O'Riordan qui donarà una pinzellada sobre les patents de programari a les 13:45 de diumenge 24, i liderarà una sessió Birds of a Feather sobre la GPLv3 de 19:00 a 20:00 de dimarts 26. L'aKademy és generalment de naturalesa tècnica. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-09-27) Reunió de la Fellowship a Dusseldorf
Els Fellows de Dusseldorf i rodalies es troben el 27 de setembre a les 20:00 al Cafè "Philipp", Furstenwall 120, Dusseldorf-Bilk. Si us plau, informeu a kersten (a) fsfeurope.org si teniu intenció d'anar-hi.

(2006-09-21 a 2006-09-22) IPR protection of software workshop, Helsinki, Finland
Georg Greve, president of FSFE, will partecipate in a policy panel, at the workshop "IPR protection of software", to explain and make clear the advantages and benefits of Free Software licensing. The panel will take place on the second day of the workshop, the 22nd of September at 13:00. The venue is the Hotel Linna, Helsinki. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-09-15) Curs sobre la GPLv3 als Mags dels Sistemes Operatius (WOS4)
L'FSFE organitzarà un curs a la conferència d'aquest any de mags dels SO (Wizards of OS conference) a Berlín el divendres 15 de setembre, de 17h a 19h. Georg Greve i Ciarán O'Riordan s'uniran amb membres de l'FSF Amèrica Llatina, organització germana de l'FSFE, per tal de presentar els principals canvis proposats per a la GPLv3 i per a examinar l'estat actual del procés de discussió pública. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-09-15) Reunió de la Fellowship a Viena
La quarta reunió austríaca de la Fellowship tindrà lloc el 15 de setembre, començant a les 18:00 al Metalab de Viena, Rathausstraße 6, primer districte.
Com és habitual, aquesta invitació s'adreça a tothom interessat en l'FSFE o el Programari Lliure. Esperem molta assistència!

(2006-09-09) Tiroler Linuxtag, Hall en Tirol, Àustria
Al "Tiroler Linuxtag", l'últim esdeveniment de la sèrie austríaca "Linuxwochen", tant Reinhard Müller com Patrick Ohnewein hi tindran un paper important. Reinhard Müller donarà una visió general del Programari Lliure i informarà sobre la Fellowship, i Patrick Ohnewein parlarà sobre CoCOS, un centre de competència sobre el Programari Lliure, i sobre el Programari Lliure al sud del Tirol.
L'esdeveniment tindrà lloc el 9 de setembre de 2006, de 10:00 a 17:00 a la UMIT, una universitat privada de Hall en Tirol. L'entrada és lliure. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-08-30) "En sabeu prou de la GPLv3?" Copenhagen, Dinamarca
Ciaran O'Riordán presentarà i respondrà preguntes sobre els principals canvis fets per a la versió tres de la GPL de GNU. L'objectiu d'aquest acte és donar informació als membres de la comunitat del Programari Lliure per tal d'ajudar-los a fer crítica constructiva i a suggerir millores durant el que queda del procés de consulta pública d'un any. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-08-29) Dataföreningen Region West, Göteborg, Sweden
En una de les reunions regulars de treball en xarxa de Dataföreningen Region West, Jonas Öberg, vicepresident de l'FSFE, donarà una visió general de la GPL version 3, els canvis proposats i la racionalització d'aquests.

(2006-08-23 a 2006-08-24) 4a conferència internacional sobre la GPLv3 a Bangalore
La 4a conferència internacional per a l'esborrany de la versió 3 de la GPL de GNU tindrà lloc a Bangalore, Índia, els dies 23 i 24 d'agost. L'FSFE estarà representada en aquest event pel seu líder del projecte GPLv3 Ciarán O'Riordan. O'Riordan també hi serà per a donar assistència a l'organització de la conferència, i per a estrènyer més els llaços d'unió amb l'organització germana de l'FSFE a l'Índia, l'FSFI. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-07-09 a 2006-07-11) SELF kick off meeting, the Hague, Netherlands
The public kick off conference for the "Science Education and Learning in Freedom" (SELF) project, will take place in the Hague, Netherlands on the 10th of July. Georg Greve, president of FSFE, and Jonas Oberg, vice president of FSFE, will participate at the conference. Greve will be the keynote on the topic "Strategic implications of Free Software in the Netherlands and in Europe", and Oberg will lead the panel discussion about "The Open Content Revolution" [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-06-26 a 2006-06-30) WIPO Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA) -- 2nd Session, Geneva, Switzerland
As part of FSFE's ongoing work to reform the global system for copyrights, patents and trademarks, Georg Greve, president of FSFE, is going to attend the 2nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA), as he already participated to the 1st session on February 2006. The meeting will take place at the United Nations in Geneva.

(2006-06-28) GPLv3 and Free Software Development, GUADEC, Spain
Ciaran O'Riordan will give an overview of the current proposal for how v3 of the GNU GPL will differ from v2. Topics will include a description of the year-long public consultation process and how GPLv3 will strive to preserve freedom in spite of DRM, software patents, and a complicated legal World. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-06-22 a 2006-06-23) 3a Conferència Internacional GPLv3, Barcelona
En aquesta conferència internacional de dos dies, els experts de la GPLv3 i les llicències de Programari Lliure presentaran els canvis proposats per a la llicència pal de paller del Programari Lliure, la Llicència Pública General de GNU. Els experts respondran preguntes dels assistents i s'organitzaran debats sobre alguns assumptes. Els objectius principals són d'incrementar el coneixement del procés de la GPLv3 i de donar als assistents la informació necessària per a explicar els canvis proposats a d'altri. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2006-06-16) Dorkbotswiss, Zurich, Switzerland
Free Software meets digital lifestyle: on Friday 16 June, Georg Greve will speak at the Dorkbot Swiss meeting at the Kunstraum Walcheturm in Zurich, Switzerland at 20:00. The event will focus mainly on social issues of digital freedom. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-05-31 a 2006-06-02) Linuxwochen, Vienna, Austria
Austria's largest Free Software event takes place from Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 10:00, to Friday, 2 June 2006, 22:00, in the Urania building, Uraniastraße 1, First District, Vienna. Admission is free.
FSFE is present with a booth. On all three days of the event, members of the FSFE, Fellows, and volunteers are available at the booth to inform about the work of the FSFE and about the Fellowship.
On Wednesday 31 May at 20:00 Karin Kosina gives a speech titled "Free Software for free people" in which she introduces the Free Software Foundation Europe. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-05-15 a 2006-05-19) SANE April 2006 Conference, Delft, Netherlands.
At the 5th System Administration and Network Engineering Conference in Delft, Georg Greve, president of FSFE, will give an introduction to the GPL version 3, the changes made, their reasoning and how to participate in the process to make sure GPLv3 will be the best GPL we can collectively create. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-05-03 a 2006-05-06) GNU/LinuxTag 2006, Wiesbaden, Germany
As every year, the FSFE will be present at the GNU/LinuxTag, one of the highlights of the Free Software year since 1996, with many volunteers and presentations to spread knowledge about Free Software and the work of FSFE. Meet many of the FSFE activists and visit their talks about WIPO, GPLv3, DRM, and other topics. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2006-04-29) Education, Public Administration, and Free Software
Federico Heinz will give two talks in Dublin, Ireland. One on "Free Software and Education", and one on "The Imperative for Free Software in Public Administration". This event is being organised by Ciaran O'Riordan with Irish Free Software Organisation. O'Riordan will also make a presentation about GPLv3: the process and the largest changes. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-04-24 a 2006-04-28) Hearing for Microsoft Antitrust case, European Court, Luxembourg
The Grand Jury of the EU Court of Justice is ready for the big hearing on the Microsoft Antitrust Case. The hearing will take place in the Grande Salle of the EU Court, from the 24th until the 28th of April. Georg Greve president of FSFE, Carlo Piana FSFE's lawyer on the case and Andrew Tridgell of the Samba Team will be present at the event to defend the Court from Microsoft's legal team efforts of circumventing once again their obligations.

(2006-04-21 a 2006-04-23) Access to Knowledge Conference, Yale Law School, USA
At the first international conference on Access to Knowledge, held at Yale Law School, Karsten Gerloff will moderate a panel discussion on "Licensing Frameworks for Access to Knowledge". The goal of the conference is to come up with a new analytic framework for analysing the possibly distortive effects of public policies relying exclusively on copyright and patents. Participants will be looking for alternative ways to foster greater access to knowledge in the digitally connected environment. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-04-19 a 2006-04-22) 7th Free Software Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil
The 7th edition of the Free Software Forum (FISL) will once more take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil and also host the second international conference on GPLv3. FSFE will be represented at this event by its president, Georg Greve, and FSFE's Brussels representative, Ciaran O'Riordan. Both will speak at the GPLv3 event, and participate during the main FISL event: Georg Greve will give one of the opening talks, titled "Free Software - Social Movement or Technological Revolution?" and Ciaran O'Riordan will talk about work against software patents. Both will also work with FSFE's sister association, the FSF Latin America and meet the local Free Software community to strengthen the international Free Software network. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-04-07) Software patents, copyright, and GPLv3
Ciaran O'Riordan and Gareth Bowker will speak in London on why and what FSFE does to prevent legislative harm to software freedom - harm such as that caused by patenting software or distorting copyright. O'Riordan will also discuss the GPLv3 and its year-long public consultation process. Both will take questions. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-03-18) GPLv3 conference, Turin, Italy
On 18th March, Richard Stallman will talk in Turin about the future of Free Software, introducing the Italian audience to the updating process of the GNU General Public License ("the GPL"), the license that protects the freedom of about 100 million software users in the world, being the most used license for Free Software. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2006-03-17) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The third Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 17 March starting at 18:00 in Vienna at the Cafe Panoptikum, Schultergasse 4, first district.
This time Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller want to give an overview of the various projects FSFE is working on, and also continue the discussion about Free Software in Austrian schools. Ideas for other topics are of course welcome, too.
This invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!

(2006-02-25 a 2006-02-26) FOSDEM 2006, Brussels, Belgium
As every year, the Free Software Foundation Europe will participate in the FOSDEM in Brussels, a European Free Software Developer Conference. As every year, the FSFE Team will be speaking with many people from the Free Software community, inform about its work and this year even present a little surprise. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-02-20 a 2006-02-24) WIPO Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda -- 1st Session, Geneva, Switzerland
After the Inter-Sessional Inter-Governmental Meetings (IIM) on the establishment of a Development Agenda at the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Georg C. F. Greve and Karsten Gerloff of FSFE will also participate in the 2006 WIPO Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA) followup.

(2006-02-23) Vortrag über die geplante elektronische Patientienakte, Mannheim, Deutschland
Der IT-Sicherheitsberater Thomas Maus wird am Donnerstag, den 23. Februar um 19.30 Uhr über Sicherheits- und Datenschutzprobleme der geplanten elektronische Gesundheitskarte referieren und Ergebnisse seiner eigenen Analyse darlegen. Im Anschluss an den Vortrag wird die Free Software Foundation Europe ihr Fellowship-Programm im Rahmen einer Party vorstellen. Die Veranstaltung findet in der Blau-Weiß-Gaststätte (Neckerplatt 3, 68259 Mannheim) statt. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2006-02-17) Berlin's second Fellowship meeting, Berlin, Germany
The second Fellowship meeting takes place on 27. February at 19:00 at the newthinking store, Tucholskystr. 48, Berlin. Main subject of the evening will be the promotion of Free Software in Berlin. Everybody interested in this is welcome to attend the meeting.

(2006-01-19) Erstes Berliner Fellowship Treffen, Berlin, Deutschland
Am 19. Januar ab 19:00 Uhr findet im Newthinking Store, Tucholskystr. 48, das erste Berliner Fellowship Treffen statt. Matthias Kirschner wird für Fragen und Diskussionen rund um das Fellowship und die FSFE bereitstehen. Die Einladung richtet sich an alle Freunde Freier Software, die den Kontakt mit Gleichgesinnten suchen und nicht nur an diejenigen, die bereits Mitglied des Fellowship-Programmes sind.

(2006-01-16 a 2006-01-17) Free Software Foundation First International Conference on GPLv3
FSF Europe, represented by Georg C. F. Greve, Ciaran O'Riordan, and Stefano Maffulli, will participate in the presentation of a first discussion draft on version 3 of the GNU General Public License at the Free Software Foundation First International Conference on GPLv3, being held at the MIT in Cambridge, USA.

(2006-01-13) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
The second Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 13 January starting at 18:00 in Vienna in the Otto-Wagner Pavillion near Karlsplatz in the side room upstairs, right hand from the staircase. Like last time, Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller will inform about FSFE's work, and we expect interesting discussions. A major discussion point this time will be "Free Software in education". This invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software.

(2005-12-27 a 2005-12-30) 22nd Chaos Communication Congress, Berlin, Germany
At the Chaos Computer Club's 22nd Chaos Communication Congress, Karsten Gerloff will give a talk on Free Software, Access to Knowledge and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The talk is scheduled for Dec. 30th, 14:00. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-12-05 a 2005-12-08) 2nd Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Free Software Development and Usage (LACFREE II), Brazil
Georg C. F. Greve, President of FSFE, will participate in panels about e-government and digital society at LACFREE II, a UNESCO sponsored conference on Free Software development and usage being held in the Brazilian cities Recife and Olinda. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-11-20 a 2005-11-23) 5tas Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre, Rosario, Argentina
Having been invited to the 5th Regional Free Software Days, Georg Greve will participate in this important Latin American event, which spans technical, social and cultural topics. He will also be a guest to the public part of the first general assembly of the Free Software Foundation Latin America, which is going to be held at this event. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-11-18) Preventing Software Patents: How and Why
In an event organised by FSFE's associate organisation Irish Free Software Organisation, FSFE's Brussels Representative, Ciaran O'Riordan, will speak about his work to prevent software patents, and what could be the road ahead. He, and the other speakers, will also discuss similar legislation, which is getting much less attention, such as IPRED2. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-11-14 a 2005-11-18) UN World Summit on the Information Society, Tunis
The second phase of the United Nations (UN) World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will be held between 14th and 18th November in Tunis. Georg C. F. Greve, President of FSFE, will be working to promote digital freedom and equality in discussions and side-events with other participants from Governments, Civil Society, the Private Sector and the United Nations. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-11-15 a 2005-11-17) LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2005, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
From 15. to 17. November, FSFE will be at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2005. FSFE will be present with a booth. Please take the opportunity to get informed about Free Software, the work of the FSFE and the Fellowship. There will also be the chance to get informed about the OpenPGP smartcard. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-11-09 a 2005-11-11) The World Summit on the Information Society and the role of Local Authorities
The World Summit on the Information Society and the role of Local Authorities is held in Bilbao, Spain between the 9th and 11th of november. Jonas Öberg will participate in the workshop on Free Software on the 10th of november at 16.45 to discuss the importance of Free Software in government administration. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-11-09 a 2005-11-10) Tweakfest 2005 in Zürich, Switzerland
Georg C. F. Greve, President of FSF Europe, will be speaking at Tweakfest 2005 - Visions of Digital Life Style on Nov 10th 2005 in Zürich, a congress organised by the local Academy of Design and Art.
The topic of his talk will be "Who owns the Information Society? - Open source is not enough!"

(2005-11-04) Fellowship meeting in Vienna
On 4 November, starting at 18:00, a Fellowship meeting will take place in the "Käuzchen" in Vienna, Gardegasse 8. Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller will inform about the work of the FSFE and discuss with interested people. The invitation is adressed at everybody who is interested in the FSFE, wants to get active himself or just likes Free Software and wants to get in contact with other enthusiasts, not only at those who are part of the Fellowship. If you want to join us there, please send a short mail to austria (at) fsfeurope.org so we can reserve a big enough table.

(2005-10-24 a 2005-10-25) Internetdagarna 2005
The Swedish Internet infrastructure foundation is organising the conference Internetdagarna 2005 at the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, between the 24th and 25th of october. Several issues will be discussed during the conference, including a discussion on Sweden's IT policy and the dangers of a digital divide. FSF Europe's Jonas Öberg will participate throughout the conference [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-10-13 a 2005-10-15) III Encontro de Software Livre do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil (planned)
At the Third Conference on Free Software in the Amazonas, Georg Greve will meet with local and international Free Software activists to work on questions related to Free Software and Development. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-10-11 a 2005-10-12) Internet Hungary 2005
Stefano Maffulli, Italian Chancellor, will be speaking at the biggest professional conference of the Hungarian Internet users. The event will see participants from the communication and financial experts, from governmental institutions, and representatives of Telkom, ISP and other service institutions. The subject of this year's conference is: what possibilities are there on the Internet for the media and communication industry, and what sort of business activities can be carried out with the help of the Internet, with special attention to those economic activities. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-10-03) WSIS, Internet Governance and Human Rights
On the 3rd of October, Jonas Öberg will participate in a workshop on the World Summit of the Information Society, focused on Internet Governance and Human Rights. The workshop is organised by the Collegium for Development Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden, and will be held at the Hammarskog Conference Centre, Sweden. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-09-27 a 2005-10-01) LACFREE, Recife, Brasil
FSFE's president Georg Greve has been invited to speak at the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Development and Use of Free Software. He will talk about Free Software as a social movement and its interaction in the political field, in particular on United Nations level, such as WIPO. Georg Greve is also looking forward to a session on the Free Software Foundations with participants from FSF Latin America, FSF India and FSF Europe. During this event he will share with the audience some of the work that FSFE has done in the past years. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-09-18 a 2005-10-01) World Summit on the Information Society -- PrepCom-3, Geneva, Switzerland (planned)
FSFE will take part in this final preparatory meeting for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). We will contribute the perspective of Free Software to the various meetings and negotiations. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-09-30) OpenOffice.org Conf 2005
Stefano Maffulli, Italian Chancellor, will be speaking at the OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 in Koper - Capodistria (Slovenia). Participants are invited to register (free of charge). [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-08-13) Software Patents: The Road Ahead
London, August 13th is the Annual General Meeting of UK-based Association For Free Software (AFFS). This year Ciaran O'Riordan will be giving a talk about what has been achieved and what we must do to prepare for the future battles over software patentability. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-08-12) ATTAC Sommerakademie, Göttingen, Deutschland
Im Rahmen der diesjährigen ATTAC Sommerakademie wird Karsten Gerloff über aktuelle Entwicklungen bei der WIPO und dem Vertrag über Zugang zu Wissen (A2K Treaty) sprechen. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-07-28 a 2005-07-31) What the Hack!, Liempde, Netherlands
At the What the Hack! outdoor conference, Georg Greve will give a talk on FSFE's work and the Fellowship project. Karsten Gerloff will hold a lecture on WIPO and the Development Agenda. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-07-20 a 2005-07-22) WIPO IIM/3, Geneva, Switzerland
Following up on FSFE's activities during the first two part of WIPO's Meetings on a Development Agenda, Georg Greve and Karsten Gerloff will work to make sure the needs of Free Software are taken into account in any WIPO agreements.

(2005-07-06 a 2005-07-09) IV Jornades de Programari Lliure
The "Jornades des Programari Lliure" is a Free Software conference in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia. Karin Kosina will give an introduction to 3D programming with Coin3D on 7 July at 15:30 and hold a speech about making money with Free Software on 8 July at 11:30. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-06-22 a 2005-06-25) GNU/Linuxtag 2005, Karlsruhe, Germany
At the GNU/Linuxtag 2005, world's biggest GNU/Linux fair, FSFE will present itself with two booths, several talks and a large number of people. Please take the opportunity to get informed about FSFE and Free Software. Details about FSFE's many activities are listed on a separate page, reached via the link below. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-06-19 a 2005-06-22) WIPO Intersessional Intergovernmental Meeting, Pt. 2, Geneva, Switzerland
For the second part of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)'s Intersessional Intergovernmental Meeting, FSFE will again send a delegation to Geneva. In coordination with other Civil Society Actors, FSFE will work to direct WIPO's work towards increasing intellectual wealth and addressing the needs and demands of Free Software.

(2005-06-16) Podiumsdiskussion über Softwarepatente, Kiel, Deutschland
Auf Einladung u.a. des Bundesverbandes mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) nimmt Georg Greve an einer Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema Softwarepatente teil. Anwesend ist auch ein Vertreter des Europäischen Patentamtes. Die Veranstaltung im Haus der Wirtschaft (Lorentzendamm 24) beginn um 18 Uhr.

(2005-06-08) FSFE in Venice, round table and concert, Isola San Fruttuoso, Venezia
On 8th June 2005 FSFE will be present at the round table "Art culture knowledge democracy". Italian chancellor Stefano Maffulli will be there with other participants like Brasilian Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil, Italian Creative Commons Public Lead, Juan Carlos De Martin and many more. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-06-02 a 2005-06-03) World Summit Award, Vienna, Austria
At the WSIS Contributory Conference in Vienna, Georg Greve will hold a speech "Free Software as intellectual wealth for the information society". The conference aims to come to a "Vienna Declaration on Creativity" which will call attention to the fact that creativity is a natural resource of the human mind. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-06-02) Freedom Party, Brussels, Belgium
Staring 14h30, after a street demonstration against software patents, FSFE will be organising a Freedom Party to celebrate digital freedom as part of its Fellowship campaign. The venue hasn't been set yet, but it will be close to Square de Meeus, where the street demonstration ends. Square de Meeus is a grassy square that sits on either side of Rue de Luxembourg, half-way between the European Parliament and Trone metro station. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-05-24 a 2005-05-27) Linuxwochen Wien, Vienna, Austria
Karin Kosina will open the event with a keynote on May 24th, and will speak about the importance of the term "Free Software" on May 26th. Georg Greve will give a talk about Free Software in B2B and public administrations on May 25th. Both will also take part in panel discussions. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-05-20) Radio interview with Karin Kosina
On Friday 20 May 2005 at 21:00 CEST, Karin Kosina talks about the FSFE and the Fellowship in Vienna's local radio station "Radio Orange". Radio Orange can be received in Vienna on FM 94.0 MHz. For the rest of the world, a live stream is available under http://www.orange.or.at/live.

(2005-05-12 a 2005-05-13) Conference on Access to Knowledge (A2K), London, UK
Georg Greve will participate in a Conference on Access to Knowledge (A2K), organised by the group Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue. At the London event, consumer representatives, librarians, experts from governments, international and civil society organizations will work on proposals for an Access to Knowledge Treaty. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-04-21) LiMux - Infoveranstaltung, München, Deutschland
Am Donnerstag, dem 21. April 2005, um ca. 13 Uhr wird Georg Greve auf der LiMux Infoveranstaltung der Stadt München einen Vortrag zu Freier Software halten. Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an eingeladene stadtinterne Personen.

(2005-04-20) World Bank procurement training, Turin, Italy
At the invitation of the World Bank, Georg Greve will speak to IT and procurement professionals attending a training in procurement of information systems. He will signal the specific advantages of Free Software for development projects.

(2005-04-11 a 2005-04-15) WIPO Meeting on Development Agenda
From 12. April to 15. April, the FSFE will participate in the inter-sessional intergovernmental meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. As only permanent observers were invited to participate, most Civil Society organisations will not be allowed to attend this highly critical meeting on the future agenda of WIPO. The FSFE delegation so far consists of Georg Greve, Karsten Gerloff and Volker Grassmuck. Together with other Civil Society actors, they will work to see WIPOs mission reoriented towards increasing intellectual wealth and see Free Software questions properly addressed.

(2005-03-19) Freiheitsparty in Berlin
Um den Start des Fellowship zu feiern, veranstaltet die FSFE gemeinsam mit Newthinking - Netzwerk für Freie Software - eine Freiheitsparty in Berlin. Interessierte und Fellows treffen sich am 19.3. im Freie Software Fachgeschäft in Berlin Mitte, Tucholskystr. 48. Hier wird auch die CryptoCard vorgestellt. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-03-04 a 2005-03-05) Linuxforum, Copenhagen, Denmark
LinuxForum 2005 will be held in Copenhagen during the weekend between the 4th and 5th of March. FSF Europe will be represented by Henrik Sandklef, together with the Danish organisation IT-Politisk Forening that is working for information freedom in Denmark. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-03-04 a 2005-03-05) Conference on Free Software, Istanbul, Turkey
A conference on Free Software will be held at Istanbul Bilgi University on March 4th and 5th 2005. The focus will be on the opportunities Free Software offers for the Turkish economy. On March 4th, Georg Greve will deliver a speech on commercial, practical and sociological aspects of Free Software and the GNU Project. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-03-02 a 2005-03-04) Free Software Workshop, Damascus, Syria
Between the 2nd and 4th of March, Karin Kosina and Jonas Öberg will give talks at the Free and Open Source Software Workshop in Damascus. Karin will talk about the economic aspects of Free Software and Jonas will talk about formal education on Free Software on a university level. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-02-26 a 2005-02-27) FOSDEM 2005, Brussels, Belgium
Between the 26th and 27th of February, this years installment of FOSDEM will take place in Brussels. The FSF Europe will be represented by several members and volunteers, and will also sell t-shirts and other merchandise. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-02-17 a 2005-02-25) World Summit on the Information Society -- PrepCom-2, Geneva, Switzerland
FSFE is planning to participate in the Preparatory Committee (2. PrepCom) meeting of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Georg Greve intends to be in Geneva, Switzerland from 17. - 25. February 2005. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-02-17 a 2005-02-19) LOTS, University of Bern, Switzerland
On Friday, 18th February, Georg Greve will give a talk at LOTS at the University of Bern, Switzerland. In his lecture, he will talk about the origins and the advantages of Free Software. Gratis admission for people who have registered until 31th of January, else you have to pay CHF 10. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2005-01-26 a 2005-01-31) World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil
FSFE is going to participate in the World Social Forum from 26th to 31st January 2005 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On 26th January, Georg Greve will participate at an event with the topic "Digital Revolution: Knowledge Sharing x Impresionment on Information Society". The event will take place in Room A105 from 15:30 am to 18:30 am. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2005-01-14) Free Software - challenges in the digital age, Dublin, Ireland
On Friday, Jan 14th 2005 at 19:30, Georg Greve will hold a talk about the challenges of Free Software in the digital age and about the work of the Free Software Foundation Europe. The talk will be held in Theatre Q, Arts Block on the UCD campus on January 14th and will be open to the public.

(2004-12-13) Programmierer und andere Gesetzgeber, Universität Hamburg, Germany
Am 13. Dezember 2004 von 17:15 bis 18:45 wird Georg Greve, Präsident der Free Software Foundation Europe, in seinem Vortrag eine Einführung in Freie Software geben. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt wird die Frage sein, welche Rolle und welchen Einfluss Software auf die verschiedensten Bereiche der Gesellschaft hat. Desweiteren soll die Arbeit der Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), einer gemeinnützigen Nicht-Regierungsorganisation, vorgestellt werden. Wobei Herr Greve unter anderem auf die derzeitigen Entwicklungen bei Softwarepatenten, dem Kartellverfahren Microsoft gegen die Europäische Kommission und internationale Tendenzen im Bereich Freier Software eingehen wird. Die Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung ist kostenlos und erfordert keine Registrierung. Ort: Konrad-Zuse-Hoersaal, Informatik Uni-Hamburg, Vogt-Koelln-Str. 30, Hamburg

(2004-12-07) Freie Software -- Regeln einer digitalen Gesellschaft, an der Universität Lüneburg, Germany
Am 7. Dezember 2004 von 18:30 bis 19:15 wird Georg Greve, an der Universität Lüneburg, eine Einführung in Freie Software geben. Besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf einer allgemein verständlichen Erklärung der Auswirkungen Freier Software auf verschiedenste Bereiche der Gesellschaft. Außerdem soll die Free Software Foundation Europe in Struktur und Arbeit vorgestellt werden. Der Vortrag ist Teil der Reihe "Download Culture? Die neuen Regeln des Netzes". Gerichtet ist der Vortrag an die gesamte Hochschulöffentlichkeit. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-11-26 a 2004-11-28) First South Tyrolean Free Software Conference, Bolzano, Italy
From November 26th until November 28th, 2004, the SFScon will take place in Bolzano, Italy. Two members of the Free Software Foundation Europe will give three different lectures: Werner Koch will speak about "Privacy and encryption techniques", Alessandro Rubini will present "Free Software in teaching" and gives an "Introduction to kernel programming". [Llegiu-ne més...] [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-11-04 a 2004-11-07) Congresso Internacional de Software Livre (CONISLI)
The Congresso Internacional de Software Livre (CONISLI) -- a Free Software conference organized entirely by the Free Software community in Brazil -- will take place in the Anhembi Convention Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Georg Greve will open the congress with a keynote on Thursday. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-10-22 a 2004-10-23) Berlinux 2004, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Am 22. und 23. Oktober 2004 startet in der Technischen Universität zu Berlin der erste Berlinux - Kongress und Ausstellung zum Thema Freie Software. Georg Greve wird dazu am 22. Oktober um 10:00 Uhr die Eröffnungsrede halten. Die Berlinux 2004 richten sich an professionelle GNU/Linux-Nutzer, Unternehmen, Behörden und Privatanwender. Der Einlass ist jeweils um 9:00 Uhr. Es ist keine Vorregistrierung nötig und der Eintritt ist kostenlos. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-10-07 a 2004-10-09) aLANtejo Party 2004, Lisbon, Portugal
On Saturday, Oct 9th 2004 16:00 pm, Georg Greve will participate at a round-table about Free Software at aLANtejo. The event is public, registration is required on the events website (only in Portuguese). [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-10-04 a 2004-10-06) 7th "Handelsblatt Jahrestagung", Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Berlin, Germany
On Tuesday, Oct 5 2004, at 14:00 Georg Greve will speak about visions for Free Software. The speech will be delivered in German.

(2004-10-01) E-Südtirol at castle Haslburg, Bolzano, Italy
On Friday, Oct 1st 2004, Georg Greve will participate at the event about "autonomy and freedom of knowledge in the information society. Political, economical, and cultural consequences". The conference will start at 9:00 am and will end in the evening. The Event is designed for administrative directors, department chiefs, directors of office from South Tyrol as well as business people, interested organisations, and citizens. The event is public with no admission fee, but registration is required until Sep 30th on the events web site. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-09-22 a 2004-09-24) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva, Switzerland
On September 23rd Georg Greve will participate to the Expert Meeting on Free Software. He will speak about Free Software and its role in advancing the information society, in particular developing countries. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-09-02 a 2004-09-07) Ars Electronica 2004, Linz, Austria
On Monday, Sept 6 2004, Georg Greve will participate in a discussion round "digital commons" among Lawrence Lessig, the initiator of the prizewinning project "Creative Commons". Questions of the discussion will be: To whom does knowledge belong and how free are Free Software, content and infrastructure? [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-07-18 a 2004-07-22) Free Software Summer Event in Caceres, Spain
On Monday, July 22 at 10:00 Georg Greve holds a speech about the Free Software Foundation Europe. He also participates at round table discussions on the topic "Must governments support Free Software?" on Wednesday, July 21 from 12:30 to 13:30 and from 13:30 to 14:30 and on the topic "Software Patents in Europe" on Thursday, July 22 at the same time. The speeches will be delivered in English.

(2004-07-08) Conference: "Thoughts are free, and so is software", Dornbirn, Austria
On July 8, 2004, from 17:00 until 19:30, several speeches on Free Software topics will be held in the Competence Center Dornbirn (Austria). Among others, Reinhard Müller will talk about basic concepts of Free Software. Admission is free.

(2004-06-23 a 2004-06-26) GNU/LinuxTag in Karlsruhe, Germany
GNU/LinuxTag is one of the major Free Software events. Like every year, the FSF Europe will man a booth. Several of our team members will be there to answer questions about our activities, and we will sell merchandise like t-shirts and pins for the benefit of our work for Free Software. Bernhard Reiter and Georg Greve will hold talks about Free Software and its licenses Wednesday, 16:00, Thursday, 14:00, and Saturday, 13:00. [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-06-13) Where next for copyright in Europe?
Within the "Wizards of OS 2004", a workshop with the title "Where next for copyright in Europe?" will be held. The list of speakers also includes Georg Jakob, Member of the FSF Europe, who will talk about winners and losers from the "Intellectual Proprerty Rights Enforcement Directive". [Pàgina externa de l'esdeveniment...]

(2004-05-20 a 2004-06-10) Georg Greve in South America
From May 20th, 2004 until June 10th, 2004, Georg Greve was touring South America, visiting the local Free Software community in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil to support them in their struggle for freedom and share experiences collected in the work of the FSFE. [Llegiu-ne més...]

(2004-06-08) EuroPython: Free Software in the Public Interest
Henrik Sandklef will hold a 30 minute talk on Free Software in the Public Interest during the EuroPython 2004 conference. The talk will be held in Room 1 at 09:30 on the 8th of june.

(2004-06-07) EuroPython: Panel discussion
Jonas Öberg and Henrik Sandklef will participate in a panel discussion on "Licensing your Python Applications" during the EuroPython 2004 conference. The discussion will take place in Room 3 at 16:00 on the 7th of june.

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