Hi all, Europe and South America have taken an EARLY lead in the number of Document Freedom Day (DFD) events they're running, but there's still time for you to register to run an event and show them that the US and Canada are JUST as serious about promoting free/open file formats and protocols as the rest of the world!
http://documentfreedom.org/ WHAT IS DOCUMENT FREEDOM DAY? DFD is an annual event (March 25th this year) where we run events in our local communities to promote the importance and benefits of unencumbered and open file formats, protocols, and computer interchange. It's a day and a goal that the LibreOffice community wholeheartedly supports! INTRODUCTION: My general hope is to encourage more DFD activity in the US this year. In 2014 we had just a handful of events scheduled, and I'm hoping to have well over a dozen in 2015. Of course, your event doesn't have to be on the "official day," Wednesday the 25th. Many people will run events during the following weekend or whenever is convenient for them. COORDINATION: If you are interested in co-hosting an event with others in your area, reply-all to this email and let us know where you're located. Perhaps someone on this list will work with you, or we can find a LUG or other group in your area with which you can partner! RUNNING AN EVENT: One of the simplest events to run is an introduction to open formats and open technology. You can often reserve a room for free at a local library or community center and give a couple of talks, or just have a table. With funding from the FSFE, you can even provide some refreshments, soda, pizza, etc. Make sure to apply for funding by March 11th here: http://documentfreedom.org/funding-expenses.en.html I'm currently chatting with a couple of people who are running technology-related events in Vermont to see if I can give a short presentation during the day. Attaching yourself onto an existing event such as a tech training for teachers can be a great technique to connect with a group of influential minds who might not know much about open formats or open protocols, but would be interested to learn! QUESTIONS AND STRATEGY SESSION: Not sure how to run an event? Not sure what type of event to run? Feel free to email me! For those of you attending the FSF's LibrePlanet Conference in Boston March 21-22 (https://libreplanet.org/2015/), I'll be running a Document Freedom Day 'Strategy Session' where we'll work on effective event planning and running, and we'll brainstorm ideas for both DFD and SFD (SFD = Software Freedom Day, a similar annual event held each September). MATERIALS AND STICKERS: I'm still working out the details of how we'll deliver DFD materials to people in the US. Please sign up on the website and make your requests there. NOTE: If you will be at LibrePlanet (see above), I'm hoping to have extra stickers, posters, pamphlets, and other items available in-person. Please email me and let me know if you'll be in attendance, and then I can figure out if it's easiest to hand stuff directly to you or to mail it to you. http://documentfreedom.org/promotion.en.html THE END: That's all the info I have for now -- I look forward to hearing from each of you about what you decide to do for DFD! Best, --R -- Robinson Tryon QA Engineer - The Document Foundation LibreOffice Community Outreach Herald [email protected] 802-379-9482 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
