Speaker: Richard Stallman Cambridge, MA
Talk - CSIC Building, Room 1115 - 4:00 p.m. Reception at 3:30 p.m. CSIC Lobby Title: Free Software and Your Freedom Abstract: Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Bio: Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system (see www.gnu.org) in 1984. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of computers today. Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award, and the the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates. ------------------------ Kaplan Teacher Recruitment Open House Please distribute the following announcement: Looking for a great part-time job? If you've been successful on standardized tests in the past, you could teach for Kaplan. Join the Kaplan team and help others succeed on tests and achieve their goals. Make a difference in students' lives. Earn excellent pay (teachers start as high as $20/hour) and benefits. Enjoy a flexible work schedule. Develop your presentation and people-management skills. Join a dynamic and energetic company with terrific career opportunities. For more information, call 1-301-779-8136. Or come to our Open House on April 18th from 6-8pm. The College Park Kaplan Center is located minutes from campus, above the Wawa on Rte 1. 7338 Baltimore Ave, Suite #112. To learn more about teaching careers at Kaplan, visit kaptest.com/teach. Register for our Open House today! ---------------------------- *** ACM LAN Party and Game Tournament *** Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Noon in CSIC 1115 --Consoles including Playstation and Wii --LAN set up for Halo, Counterstrike, whatever you want to play --Scrabble and Apples to Apples for luddites and traditionalists --Free pizza, Bawls, and cool prizes! --Bring your PC or controllers and your favorite games. --Sponsored by Cisco University of Maryland Association for Computing Machinery Student Chapter For more information about the UMCP Student ACM chapter, see our web page at http://www.cs.umd.edu/~acm/ or send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------<>----------------------------------- IF YOU WISH TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS LIST: -if these emails come directly from acm please reply with remove in the subject line and include the original email header. -if you are receiving these emails through the csundergrads list (i.e. you see Csundergrads in the subject line or below), you are not on our list and we cannot remove you. If you have left the department, contact the undergrad office to be removed. if you are a current student, you are automatically on the list until you graduate. -if you are receiving these emails through the UMLUG mailing list, we apologize if you're getting our announcements three times but assume you know how to use the delete function of your email client if you wish to ignore ACM.
