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Latest revision as of 23:36, 11 September 2007

More information


For Organizers

To do

Please put your name next to a task when you take it.

  • Brainstorm ideas for format
  • List more groups to contact
  • Contact groups on list
  • Distribute flyers on campuses (binaryfreedom)
  • Confirm speakers for Drupal presentation (binaryfreedom)
  • Confirm speakers for OpenOffice presentation (binaryfreedom)
  • Confirm speakers for GPLv3 presentation (johns)
  • Confirm lead for Rockbox install (johns)
  • Confirm lead for OLPC demo / presentation (jgay)
  • Get refreshments together (binaryfreedom)
  • Get FSF sales and membership table together (deborah)
  • Get parking info
  • Test projector -- do we have a screen and projector?

Advertising the event

Send announcements to
  • FSF members (done)
  • FSF mailing list (done)
  • fsf.org/events (done)
  • Free Culture Boston (done)
  • Binary Freedom Boston?
  • Debian Boston?
  • Drupal Boston
  • BLU
  • Perl Mongers
  • PHP group
  • Students coming back to school (dropped on the Harvard undergrad house lists)
  • Boston Greens
  • Other political groups
  • MIT media lab, free culture, CMS
Making a flyer
  • Date / Time
  • Location
  • SFD logo
  • Blurb about free software
  • Blurb addressing students
  • Address for wiki page with schedule

Possible speakers

  • Chris F., Binary Freedom
  • John Sullivan, FSF campaigns mananger
  • Joshua Gay, FSF campaigns manager
  • Joshua Ginsberg, FSF sysadimn
  • Benjamin Mako Hill, Troublemaker, FSF Board Member