Reminder that the meeting is today (Tuesday) 7pm at PLANT NOMA. On 12/07/18 08:46, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Note the new location of PLANT NOMA on Dantzic Street, not the old > location of the original Madlab. Future meetings are also at PLANT NOMA > and this is the last month this will be specially mentioned. > > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. > > You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester > > * Event: Manchester Free Software's July Meeting > > * Talk: CryptoPractical > * Speaker: Michael Dorrington > > * Date: Tuesday, 17th July 2018 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 20:30 (social in PLANT NOMA until 21:00) > > * Location: PLANT NOMA > - > https://madlab.org.uk/2018/04/madlab-and-plant-noma-announce-new-collaboration/ > - https://www.plantnoma.com/ > * Address: Redfern, Dantzic Street, NOMA, M60 0AE. > - Near Shudehill Interchange and not far from original Madlab. > - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48668/-2.23934 > > > == Details == > > The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software > philosophy. > > Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing. > For an explanation of what this is about see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party > > > === Talk === > > The main part of the meeting will be a mixture of presentation, > demonstration and practical on the topic on "crypto". Questions on the > topic are welcome. The aim is get people actually using various tools > and methods rather than just theoretical knowledge. > > The items covered will include (at least): > > * OpenPGP and GnuPG > ** Email client setup > ** Email client setup testing using FSF's "Email Self-Defense" > ** Key signing > * SSL/TLS including: > ** what the browser padlock does and doesn't mean > ** Certification Authority (CA) system (brokeness) > ** HTTPS Everywhere > ** EFF's SSL Observatory > ** Let's Encrypt > ** Perfect Forward Secrecy > > Other crypto topics will be covered guided by participants. > > Bring a laptop with a Free Software operating system to get the most out > of the meeting. > > More information: > > * https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/surveillance > * https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ > * https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere > * https://www.eff.org/observatory > * https://letsencrypt.org/ > > If you have experience of crypto with Free Software then please consider > giving a lightning talk at the meeting. > > > == Event Planning == > > Software Freedom Day in Manchester 2018 is on Saturday, 15th September. > > * https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ > > > == After-meeting == > > The formal meeting will be followed by informal discussion and > socialising in PLANT NOMA. > > > == Location == > > The meeting will take place at PLANT NOMA, details above. > > > == Transport == > > > === Parking === > > Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost > after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the > maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking. > > There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue > P in this OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.48668/-2.23934>. Most of > those parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. > > If you can't decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale > <https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>. > > > === Public Transport === > > Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station, > and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to PLANT > NOMA, see OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.48668/-2.23934>. > > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far away either. > > > == More Information == > > Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the > Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>. > > Regards, > Mike. > MFS Chair. >
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