[FSF] LibrePlanet Conference scheduled for March 19th-21st!

[Deborah Nicholson]

Dear Member,

Mark your calendar! This year's LibrePlanet Conference will be held
March 19th-21st in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Harvard University.

We're expanding to three days! Some things are already set, including: a
GNU Hackers Meeting for GNU maintainers and developers, a track
featuring presentations from women in free software, and an address from
our founder and Board president Richard M. Stallman. Activities include:

 * Learn about the latest developments with the GNU operating system.
 * Participate in group hacking projects -- bring your laptop.
 * Represent your free software project with a mini-presentation.
 * Learn about practical steps in free software advocacy.

We have space for only 250 attendees, so please register soon to secure
your place! FSF members attend for free with non-members paying $60 --
so why not become a member? Everyone who attends receives a LibrePlanet
2010 t-shirt.

Here's the current rough schedule and registration details:

Thursday, March 18th (Evening) -- Informal dinner and drinks among the
people in town so far, and an initial introduction for GNU maintainers
and developers attending the GNU Hackers Meeting.

Friday, March 19th -- Hands-on hacking, bug-squashing, and documentation
work on projects which will be announced in advance (please bring a
laptop), simultaneous with a full day of GNU Hackers Meeting events

Saturday, March 20th -- Address by RMS, and keynotes from other free
software and GNU speakers

Sunday, March 21st -- Lightning talks and presentations by attendees
covering free software projects, practical steps in advocacy and
diversity, and a GNU track with maintainers presenting on both their own
projects and ideas for improving GNU overall

Please RSVP for Saturday and Sunday by placing your name here:
http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2010

Here's some background and links to previous years:
http://www.fsf.org/associate/meetings/index_html You can read more about
the GNU Hackers Meetings at http://www.gnu.org/ghm/

Are you one of our members who lives far away and would come but only if
you could have your travel paid for? We'll be subsidizing travel for the
member who completes the most referrals between now and March 1, 2010.
Use our widget (http://www.fsf.org/associate/widget) on your Web site or
forward along the join link (http://www.fsf.org/jf) with a note.

(The fine print: we'll cover up to $800 for travel to LibrePlanet for
the person who brings in the most new members.)

We look forward to having you join us this year!

Cheers,
Deborah