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--- On Tue, 25/5/10, Walid Karam <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Walid Karam <[email protected]>
Subject: Free Software Conference - FSC2010, ma3bar, University of Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon - June 8, 2010
To: "Walid Karam" <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, 25 May, 2010, 9:34 AM
Dear colleagues,
Ma3bar is pleased to invite you to attend the Free Software Conference FSC2010, which takes place on June 8 at the University of Balamand, El-Kurah, Lebanon. This one day event features international speakers, including Richard Stallman, the president of the Free Software Foundation.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Free software is a matter of freedom. Hundreds of millions of people around the world today use Free Software as part of their daily business and computing practice. Most of these users, however, do not know the ethical reasons for which the free software community has developed such systems.
This conference is a premier forum on Free Software that brings together researchers, students, software developers, IT professionals, enthusiasts and the digital public. It groups leading lecturers in the domain, including Richard Stallman, the president of the Free Software Foundation and the world's leading advocate for software freedom.
In parallel with speeches and presentations, event sponsors conduct demonstrations in an exhibition space and interact with students and attendees in an interactive environment.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Free software – ethics and practice
- Free software and patents
- The GNU general public license
- The GNU project
- Free software initiatives in the Arab region
- Free software education and certification
- Free software and Open Source Software
- Economics of Free Software
REGISTRATION
Attendance is open to public and free of charge to students, software and IT professionals, and all persons interested in Free Software. However, registration is required.
For more information and registration, please visit the conference page at http://ma3bar.org/fsc2010, or contact [email protected]
PROGRAM
09h30 Registration & Welcome Coffee (Sponsored by NOVELL)
10h00 Welcome Notes
University of Balamand
Unesco Regional Office – Beirut
UNDP/ICTDAR
10h30 Ma3bar – A Free Software Initiative for the Arab Region
Walid Karam, Ma3bar Coordinator
10h50 Free Software in Ethics and in Practice
Richard Stallman, President, the Free Software Foundation
12h30 Lunch (Sponsored by NOVELL)
14h00 Free Software in the Technical College
Peter Heath, Acting Chair for IT HD/BAS and Masters programs at Abu Dhabi Men’s College (ADMC)
14h20 Free Software and Gnu/Linux certification
Feras Abou Chakra, LPI Middle East Managing Director
14h40 Novell & Free Software
Diyaa Zebian, Managing Director, Novell MENA
15h00 Copyright vs Community
Richard Stallman, President, the Free Software Foundation
16h40 Wrap-up discussions & recommendations
17h00 Closing Cocktail Buffet (Sponsored by NOVELL)
17h30 Visit of the UOB Ethnographic Museum & the Balamand Historic Monastery
EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS
- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
- NOVELL
- The Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- UNESCO regional bureau, Beirut
- UNDP / ICTDAR
- The University of Balamand
POST CONFERENCE TRAINING
Train-the-Trainer Workshop – June 9-17, 2010
As part of our mission to promote Free Software in Arab societies, Ma3bar is conducting a Train-The Trainer workshop, which aims to increase the level of competence in Free Software environments and create a network of Arab GNU/Linux trainers capable of conducting further training in various countries of the Arab region.
The Workshop is conducted in partnership with LPI, and covers two courses, LPIC-1 and LPIC-2, which lead to the LPIC-1 renown certification.
For more information and registration, please visit the workshop page at http://ma3bar.org/workshop, or contact [email protected]
CONTACT US
For more information, please contact
Dr. Walid P. Karam,
Coordinator, Ma3bar
University of Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon
Tel: +(961) 6 930 250 x 3894
Fax: +(961) 6 930 278
Email: [email protected]
Conference e-mail: [email protected]
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