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Discuss on IRC
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'''An unconference is a conference run by you!'''
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                                #unconference on irc.oftc.net
 
  
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Goal:
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Keep the conversation going on Sunday: '''Our free software community: What works? What doesn't?'''
  
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Organize an unconference for the Sunday after LibrePlanet, so if there are attendees who want to keep talking about free software on Sunday, there is a space to do that.
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We all like software freedom, so let's talk about what we can do to build the movement. You can present ideas for sessions and attend sessions conceived by your fellow activists. It's a lot of fun  \(^.^)/
  
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Theme of the unconference:
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= Details =
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* '''WHEN''': 10 AM – 5 PM, Sun 3/20
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Our free software community: what works / what doesn't / what we're working on
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* '''WHERE''': Sprout, [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=2332040985712184785&q=sprout&hl=en&dtab=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.768112,79.013672&ie=UTF8&ll=69.657086,-171.035156&spn=0,0&z=3 339R Summer St, Somerville, MA 02144]
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* '''WHO''': You, if you have thoughts or experience with free software
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Organizing strategy
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* '''URL''': http://ur1.ca/3kjdq
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  "Do-ocracy": If you are the first person to secure a venue, then we take that venue.
 
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                      If you are the first person to write a website and link to it here, then we use yours.
 
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                      If you are the first person to say that the event is cancelled, we'll reject it. :-P
 
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                      (though please be open to feedback)
 
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                      etc.
 
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To do:
 
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ASAP
 
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Figure out a venue
 
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(When plan is more solid) Update the LibrePlanet wiki with some notes
 
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Just a basic description of the event
 
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By Friday afternoon
 
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Make a simple website for the event, so that people know where + when
 
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Update the LibrePlanet wiki saying the above: http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2011/Schedule
 
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By Friday evening:
 
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Create personal emails to people inviting them to come
 
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Prepare and print flyers
 
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By Saturday daytime
 
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Print flyers and cut flyers, so we can hand them out during the conference
 
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Put a location map on them
 
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Put a phone number on them, so people can call us if they get lost
 
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Venue necessities
 
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Near the T
 
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Free, reasonably-plentiful wifi
 
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Near food, or else we will pass a hat and order food in
 
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Possible venues:
 
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Sprout
 
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Felipe's favorite venue (he thinks)
 
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Next step: Maybe have Felipe visit it, and see if it seems good
 
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Also next step: Email them and ask if they would host us
 
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MITERS
 
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Next step: Figure out who to contact
 
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Berkman
 
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Asheesh's favorite venue
 
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Next step: Email Carey Anderson to see if Berkman can host
 
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Current status: I sent the email; waiting to hear back
 
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Quasi-random rooms at MIT
 
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Next step: Get danjared to do an email introduction between us and SIPB people who will reserve MIT space for us
 

Latest revision as of 10:53, 21 August 2017

An unconference is a conference run by you!

Keep the conversation going on Sunday: Our free software community: What works? What doesn't?

We all like software freedom, so let's talk about what we can do to build the movement. You can present ideas for sessions and attend sessions conceived by your fellow activists. It's a lot of fun \(^.^)/

Details

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