LibrePlanet: Conference/2009

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This is the new page for organizing the details of the Libre Planet 2009 conference, to be held in Cambridge, MA on March 21st and 22nd, 2009.
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== Attending ==
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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Sunday is an [[LibrePlanet2009/OpenConference|Open Space Event]], '''you'''<br />should suggest talks and things you'd like to see.</div>
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[http://www.fsf.org/jf FSF members] attend for no charge.
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== Press kit ==
  
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== Accommodations ==
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If you're doing any publicity about the event, there is a [http://static.fsf.org/fsforg/img/libreplanet-presskit.zip press kit with high-res logos] available.
  
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== Directions ==
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* [http://www.fsf.org/news/libreplanet2009-speakers FSF adds speakers for LibrePlanet conference on GNU/Linux: March 21st-22nd]
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* [http://www.fsf.org/news/libreplanet2009 FSF announces annual meeting March 21-22: The LibrePlanet 2009 conference]
  
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The 2009 Members Meeting will be held in:
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== Registration ==
  
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Harvard Science Center which is easily accessible from Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA.  
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[https://fsf.org/associate/benefits FSF members] attend for no charge. Non-members pay $60 to help us cover the costs of food and coffee, etc. '''You can [https://my.fsf.org/join pay online] now.'''
  
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Parking suggestions and directions for getting to Harvard as a whole are available on Harvard’s web site.
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== Communicating with other conference-goers ==
  
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However, if you are driving to the Boston area, your best bet is probably to park in one place (like your hotel) and use public transportation to get around while you are here. Scroll down the page for more information on available public transportation.
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Follow conference microblogging with the [http://identi.ca/tag/lp09 #lp09] tag and the [http://identi.ca/group/libreplanet !libreplanet group] at http://identi.ca.
  
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There is a mailing list -- [http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/am-meeting/ am-meeting -- Associate Membership Meeting Mailing list] -- to discuss room sharing and other issues related to the meeting, and [http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss the LibrePlanet discussion list] for talk about the project as a whole.
  
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      Getting to Harvard Square via the MBTA (aka “The T”)
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Also join us in #libreplanet on the Freenode IRC network.
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# Subway: Take the Red Line to the Harvard Square Station, which is a short walk from the campus. You can map out the building’s location using its street address: 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA or looking for it from Harvard Yard.
 
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# Bus: The #66 and the #1 both go to Harvard Square.
 
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      Airport Information
 
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The closest airport is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). From any airport terminal, look for signs for the Silver Line T stop. The Silver Line is a subway line that is actually a bus. Take the Silver Line to the South Station stop on the Red line. From there, follow the directions for the subway to Harvard.
 
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# Amtrak: The closest Amtrak train station is Boston South Station (BOS). If you arrive via train, follow signs to the MBTA or SUBWAY. South Station is also a stop on the T’s Red Line. You can take an ALEWIFE train to the Harvard station.
 
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# Commuter Rail: Boston’s Commuter Rail comes from all directions from towns throughout Eastern Massachusetts. Some trains come into South Station (see above), and others come into North Station. The Commuter Rail North Station is a short, outside walk to the T’s Green Line North Station. Exit the Commuter Rail station and follow signs for the Green Line. Take a Green Line train inbound to Park Street, which connects to the Red Line.
 
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# Greyhound Bus: Greyhound buses bound for Boston will bring you to South Station. There is a Red Line subway stop at South Station. Take an inbound train (toward Alewife) to Harvard.
 
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# Peter Pan: Peter Pan buses will also bring you to South Station.
 
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# Chinatown Buses: There are Boston-bound buses from Chinatowns in Baltimore, Washington, New York and Philadelphia. They are usually substantially cheaper than Greyhound or Peter Pan. These buses will also bring you to South Station.
 
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== Schedule ==
 
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(Interested in getting together with people on Friday night? List yourself here!)
 
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===Saturday, March 21st=== 
 
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*  9:30-10 -- Registration and Coffee 
 
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*  10-11 -- Welcome and Keynote 
 
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*  12-5:00 -- Lunch and workshops, more details coming 
 
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Saturday Evening -- FSF Social, location and costs TBA
 
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===Sunday, March 22nd=== 
 
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*  9:30-10 -- Registration and Coffee 
 
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*  10-5:00 -- Lunch and Open Conference, more details coming
 
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== Travel and Ridesharing ==
 
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== Who's coming ==
 
== Who's coming ==
  
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(Add your name here)
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* [http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2009/Attendees Attendees]
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* [https://libreplanet.org/wiki?title=LibrePlanet:Conference/2009/Speakers&redirect=no Speakers]
  
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* --[[User:johns|JohnSullivan]] 16:54, 22 January 2009 (EST) 
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=== FSF Staff and Board ===
  
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* --Deborah (staff)
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* Richard Stallman
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* Peter Brown (Boston, MA)
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* Hal Abelson 
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* Gerry Sussman
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* Henry Poole (CA)
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* Mako Hill (Somerville, MA)
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* Geoffrey Knauth 
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* [[User:johns|John Sullivan]]
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* Matt Lee (Boston, MA)
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* Brett Smith (Somerville, MA)
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* Kelly Hopkins [[User:thesoprano]] (Boston, MA)
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* Jasimin Huang (Boston, MA)
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* Donald Robertson (Watertown, MA)
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* Peter Olson (Watertown, MA)
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* [http://pobox.com/~dclark Danny Clark] ([[User:dclark]]) ([http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=People%27s%20Republic%20of%20Cambridge Cambridge, MA])
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* Deborah Nicholson [[User:deborah]] (Boston, MA)
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* [[User:ciaran|Ciaran O'Riordan]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:56, 12 September 2016

Libre Planet 2009
Harvard Science Center, Cambridge, MA, USA - Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd, 2009


Home | Report | Attendees | Speakers | Main Schedule | Getting There | Staying There | Social events
OpenCoference Guide / Schedule | Track 1: HPP | Track 2: FNS | Track 3: Activism

Audio and slides are now available, and we invite your feedback.


LibrePlanet 2009

Welcome to the Libre Planet 2009 conference, an annual event organized by the Free Software Foundation.


Press kit

If you're doing any publicity about the event, there is a press kit with high-res logos available.

Registration

FSF members attend for no charge. Non-members pay $60 to help us cover the costs of food and coffee, etc. You can pay online now.

Communicating with other conference-goers

Follow conference microblogging with the #lp09 tag and the !libreplanet group at http://identi.ca.

There is a mailing list -- am-meeting -- Associate Membership Meeting Mailing list -- to discuss room sharing and other issues related to the meeting, and the LibrePlanet discussion list for talk about the project as a whole.

Also join us in #libreplanet on the Freenode IRC network.

Who's coming

FSF Staff and Board

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