Hi all, Software Freedom Day is on the 16th September (this Saturday!) and the Sydney event has shaped up to be awesome! It has some great workshops and talks, and we hope we've gotten the word out to the student community to encourage more people to both understand software freedom but also participate in the community. The most technical is how to build your own ISP, but there is also Open Source tools for video/audio and a Linux and Open Source for students workshop.
Come along, join in the fun and bring the family/friends. Software Freedom Day is and event to introduce more people to why Software Freedom matters, and in particular how it is important to maintaining digital environments we can trust to work and play in. Some good examples where Software Freedom matters is in e-voting software, and Open Standards for long term access to your documents. After all, the basic freedoms we expect are only as free as the technology we rely on. The day will be of interest to any person interested in how technology is changing their lives and freedoms. Where: UNSW - the main hall in the new law building (G04) When: Saturday 16th from 10am till 5pm Who: Anyone interested in technology or/and freedom Cost: Free Details: http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/au/sydney Agenda: Talks ===== * 10:00 - Opening for Software Freedom Day by Professor Graham Greenleaf and Pia Waugh * 10:30 - Your freedom - a dream within an email - Pia and Jeff Waugh * 11:00 - Nick Seow - Hiding the Rosetta stone: will you be able to access your information tommorrow * 11:30 - Dr Chris Chesher - the power of social networks * 12:00 - Freedom of Automation - Conrad Parker * 12:30 - Lunch and lightening talks * 13:30 - Unlocking IP - getting access to the commons David Vaile (TBC) * 14:00 - The Free Trade Agreement and what it means to you? Kim Weatherall * 14:30 - Getting freedom in the media - using the media to help you Rodney Gedda (IDG) * 15:00 - A Political perspective on Open source - Special guest Senator Kate Lundy * 15:30 - Software Freedom - Essential for Business and Innovation Professor Gernot Heiser from NICTA * 16:00 - International development and aid with software freedom Travis Harvey (Australian Development Gateway) * 16:30 - Software Freedom Day close and final comments - Pia Waugh Workshops ========= * 10:00 - Talk over at lecture theatre by Pia Waugh and Jeff Waugh for everyone * 11:30 - Open Source tools for Video and Video at LCA Silvia Pfeiffer * 12:30 - Lunch * 13:00 - Build your own ISP - John Ferlito * 14:00 - Linux and Open Source for students fun workshop Stuart Rusthon * 15:00 - Senator Kate Lundy Speaking in Main Hall * 15:30 - Unlocking IP workshop - the Cyberlaw Centre * 16:30 - Software Freedom Day close and final comments at main lecture theatre- Pia Waugh Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ "Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains." - Jean Jacques Rosseau -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
