Group:LibrePlanet South Florida

LibrePlanet South Florida is a libre software and culture advocacy group focused on efforts in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

We support the LibrePlanet mission and adhere to the code of conduct.

Join Us!

Stake your claim as part of South Florida's free software community. Membership is gratis and we offer the following benefits and services:

• Fun workshops and presentations
• Libre software recommendations
• Technical support for GNU
• Hardware recommendations
• Tutoring for libre programming languages

You can attend any of our activities or use any official channel listed below to get involved. If you would like to be listed as a member, make an account here and email your username to Roberto so he can create your user profile page. If you know how to edit wikis, you can also make three edits to get page creation privileges.

Monthly Meet-up

We meet every first Saturday of the month at Northeast Dade – Aventura branch library, in the cafe area.

Regular Programming

• 4:00–4:45pm Libre Help Desk 💻
• 4:45–5:00pm Announcements 🙋
• 5:00pm–5:45pm Social 🎮

More information about programs below.

Venue Information

Address

2930 Aventura Blvd. Aventura, FL 33180

Directions

• Take exit 16 (Ives Dairy Road) off I-95 and go east
• Use the middle lane to go over the bridge
• Make a right on NE 29th Place
• Cross NE 191st ST – the library is on the right.

Public Transit

Lots of buses stop nearby

• Metrobus: 3, 9, E, S/119, 120, 93, 95, 99, 183
• Broward: 1, 28, US1 Breeze

Official Channels

Want to get in touch?

• Mastodon: @lpsofla@mastodon.social
• Matrix: #lpsofla:matrix.org
• Contact Roberto

Upcoming events

All linked pages should have important event information (time, address, etc.) visible with LibreJS active. Otherwise, be sure to include all relevant information.

• Aug 10 - Street team @ Sunrise ComicCon
• Aug 31 - Street team @ OtakuFest
• Sep 7 - First Meet-up!

Programs

Libre Help Desk

Whether you have issues with your GNU installation, need programming help, or have questions about what to use, at Libre Help Desk you'll find a kind volunteer ready to assist.

Announcements

Come see what we are working on, get involved and give feedback.

Libre Social

Play libre games, show off your libre projects, or just chat and enjoy some light refreshments.

Resources

Here are pages on the wiki we pioneered and our handouts. Feel free to distribute these, but we ask that you please not post or leave them anywhere if you do not have permission to do so.

Pages

Making money as a libre software programmer

Handouts

• First meet up flyer: Full Page, Quarter Page
• Introductory handout
• How will programmers make a living? handout
• LibrePlanet SoFla half-page flyer

To-do

This months to-do list. Let Roberto know if you would like to help with anything.

• Choose a venue to hold monthly user group meetings
• Make a list of all upcoming events where it might make sense to have a presence
• Choose advocacy materials
• Make/get copies of advocacy materials
• Make a flyer for first meeting
• Email all relevant local organizations about the group
• Make an attractive landing page

Members

Lead Organizer: Roberto Beltran

Orange Shark

LibrePlanet South Florida

Note	South Florida group for Free Software Users and Activists
Region	North America
Area	United States of America
Available language(s)	English
Contact	Roberto Beltran
Current status	Active