[Fsfe-uk] [Fsfe-ie] Conference on software patents and free software at European Parliament

[Adam Moran]

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14-15 April 2004 : Brussels is the Hub to go

Conferences and LUG in Brussels European Parliament Chaired by Dany 
Cohn-Bendit MEP

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http://plone.ffii.org/events/2004/bxl04

http://www.greens-efa.org/agenda

http://laurence.domainepublic.net

Most legal frame related to new technologies is cooked up at Brussels. 
To get a feet into European Parliament's door and show that you care 
right before the election. Its future Members will decide on the 
patentability of software, on data privacy issues, TPRM, and so on), 
join an install party within parliament (and bring your favourite MEP 
with you), attend a panel with eg Alan COX, Georg GREVE, Jon Lech 
JOHANSEN (of decss fame), participate in a guided tour through brussels 
(anti-swpats "demo"), meet LUGs and programming rights groups from all 
over the place, and some chaotic nerds of FFII. A Wiki DSL connection 
will be available.

On 14 April evening, there will be a diner/party at restaurant La 
Tentation, in the center of Brussels. http://plone.ffii.org/events/2004 
(also to book you hotel).

Entrance is free however to access the building you have to register 
online before 7 April http://www.greens-efa.org/agenda


Contact : address@hidden
euroG/LUGparty

Brussels European Parliament room ASP 1G2

15 April 2004

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The Greens in European parliament invite representatives of GNU/Linux 
Users Groups of the 25 Member States of the European Union to come to 
Brussels to

- enhance the networking among the free software community in Europe(in 
particular with the New Member states)

- prepare the second reading on the software patents directive

- show inside EP what free software is, how it works and what ideas lie 
behind

- participate to the FFII conference and demo against software patents 
on 14 April

Programme and registration on http://www.greens-efa.org

address@hidden

PROGRAMME

9.00-11.00 25 G/LUGs for a Free Europe

Gathering European GNU/Linux Users Groups and associations for the 
promotion of free software : BxLUG - Belgium, RWO -Plug - Poland, 
Vrijschrift - The Netherlands, LiLux - Luxemburg, FFS Software - 
Austria, APRIL - HNS-info.net - France, GUUG - Germany, SSLUG - 
Sweden&Denmark, LUGOS - Slovenia, Debian - Latvia, AKL - Lithuania, 
LugRoma - Italy, Grece, Cyprus, Finland, Estonia, ...

11.00-12.30 Linux Install Party for MEps with Monica Frassoni Dany 
Cohn-Bendit, Hiltrud Breyer, Bart Staes, ... organized by BxLug

15.00 PANEL I: FAIR USE/COPIE PRIV E

Gwen Hinze(Electronic Fronteer Foundation)

Laurence Lebersorg(Test-Achat Belgium)

Jon Lech Johansen(DVD-Jon)


16.00 PANEL II: FREE/OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Cristiano Paggetti(Italy): eGovernment

Andrea Glorioso (Italy) : Free Content

Herman Bruynickx(Belgium): Free software in education

Jens Muhlhaus(Germany): Public administration: Linux f r Munchen

17.00 PANEL III : FREE AS IN FREEDOM

Georg Greve, FSF Europe (Germany) Agenda 1910

17.30 Alan Cox www.linux.org.uk co-signatory of the letter sent by Linus 
Torvalds to the President of EP against software patents(UK)


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