Events
Event Archive for 2010
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
09 December 2010
This month again, the Berlin Fellowship meeting will be in the Newthinking Store, in the Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin.
We'll be there from 19:30. Ali Gündüz will make a presentation there on "Free Software GSM". The talk will be aimed at those without any prior knowledge of GSM
protocols. "You have gotten used to the idea of Android and Meego? Let's see what
you'll think about the possibility of Free Software handling what your
cell phone is primarily made for" announces Ali Gündüz.
As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
02 December 2010
At a conference in Badajoz, in the Spanish
region of Extremadura, public administrations
from across Europe are exchanging experiences
and plans regarding Free Software. FSFE's
President Karsten Gerloff has been invited to
share recent developments in European policy
concerning Free Software and Open Standards.
22 – 26 November 2010
At WIPO's committee on development and "intellectual property", WIPO's member states will debate how rules for copyright, patents and trademarks can help to promote social and economic development. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff and intern Maelle Costa will participate to give FSFE's input to the discussion. Topics on the agenda include collaborative projects and patents.
22 November 2010
Technology standards are a powerful tool to promote or
stifle software innovation. For Free Software, it is
critical that even patented technologies which are
included in standards can be implemented without
restrictions. At a conference in Brussels organised by the
European Commission, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will
participate in a panel on Free Software and
standardisation.
18 November 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 18 November 2010 in Zurich. We meet at
18:30 in the "Pausenraum" of the "Spielwerkstatt Murmel", Kanonengasse
16, first floor (Zeughaus 5, old barracks in Zurich's city center,
upstairs, down the corridor until the end). As usual, this invitation is
for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking
forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship Jabber meeting about FSFE’s education activities
17 November 2010
FSFE's edu-team will organize a jabber meeting on Wednesday 17th of November to prioritize the activities to come and discuss the recent developpment in the field of Free Software in education. From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., you are warmly invited to participate in the fellowship-jabber meeting to join the discussion on the future of the education activity. What is your opinion on Free Software and education? Got any ideas? You can easily find details on how to join the chat on the wiki.
12 November 2010
At this year's South Tyrol Free Software Conference,
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will speak about Free
Software and business innovation. Henrik Sandklef of
FSFE's Swedish team will give an overview of the situation
regarding Free Software in Sweden.
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is
required.
FSFE as honour's guest of the Berlin Debating Union
11 November 2010
FSFE has been invited by the Berlin Debating Union to make a speech at its first Knowledge Sharing Evening of the year. Matthias Kirschner's speech will begin at 7p.m., and then the public will have time to ask questions. on 8.15p.m., a debate around the topic of Free Software will start. Therefore, the Berlin Fellowship meeting of November 11th will exceptionnally take place in the Humboldt University's main building, in the Orbis Humboldtianus, above the Audimax (entrance Dorotheenstr 17). The Knowledge Sharing Evening will attract students from all the universities of Berlin, we hope to see you there too !
06 – 07 November 2010
FSFE is co-organising the Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit (FSCONS). 'Divide and Reconquer: Regaining Control Of Our Communications' will be FSFE's own track, including five talks exploring freedom and control in everyday online communication.
7th Brandenburger Linux-Information day
06 November 2010
The University of Potsdam hosts the 7th Brandenburger Linux Information day (BLIT). FSFE will present a booth with information and materials about Free Software in higher education, and in the workplace. Additionally, the FSFE will have a debating workshop open to the public where people will have the possibility to reflect and debate about the stakes of Free Software and Open Standards. Entry to this event is free of charge. Bring your questions about Free Software with you!
5th edition of T-DOSE
06 – 07 November 2010
The Fontys University of Applied Science in Eindhoven
hosts the 5th edition of T-DOSE on November 6-7 2010. FSFE will present a booth with information and materials about Free Software. The precise schedule of the event is available online. We are looking forward to see you there !
03 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in the Hotel Sandelmühle, Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 20:00 h.
25 October 2010
The European Commission's Diretorate General Information
Society is organising a day of workshops to develop "Big
Ideas" for the Commission's Digital Agenda. FSFE's
President Karsten Gerloff will participate to explore
possibilities for a free cloud.
TEDxRheinNeckar
23 October 2010
Georg Greve, FSFE's Founder, will speak at
the TEDxRheinNeckar
event in the university of Mannheim, Germany. Georg's talk will deal with the "Meaning of Free Software for society".
If you are interested in attending the TEDxRhienNeckar, just take some
time
to register
(registration fee to be paid).
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
15 October 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
14 October 2010
This month again, the Berlin Fellowship meeting will be in the Newthinking Store, in the Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin.
We'll be there from 19:30. Torsten Grote will do a presentation on "Centralised Internet Services and Problems of Power". This talk will illustrate the trend towards centralised services and explain the reasons for this trend. It will conclude with some solutions and strategies that can help users to
remain in control of their computing and their data. Other topics for this meeting are the ongoing PDF readers campaign, and the two events to come : FSCONS and BLIT, both on the 6th of November.
As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
11 – 15 October 2010
At the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva,
the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents meets for
its 15th session. Topics to be discussed include the
patentability of software and the relation between patents
and standards. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff is
participating in the meeting in order to help create
rules, laws and practices that are favourable to Free
Software.
FSFE Websprint
09 – 10 October 2010
Over the week-end, the FSFE web team will meet to work on FSFE's website. A new design for the
FSFE will be implemented, and a slew of new improvements will be applied. For this unique gathering, we need Developers (HTML, CSS, XSLT, Perl), good English speakers/writers and translators (of all languages).
For more details on the activities that will be undertaken, please consult the schedule
The Web sprint will take place in FSFE's Berlin Office, in the Linienstr. 141, 10115 Berlin. Contributors get free snacks and refreshments. If you want to spend some time with the web team but not distract their work, join us for dinner - departing from Linienstr. at 19.00 on Friday and Saturday, and 18.00 on Sunday.
06 October 2010
Wednesday, 6 October, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in the kp-21, Bachmannstraße 2-4, 60488 Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 20:00 h.
04 October 2010
At the IRILL conference on Free Software research taking place
in Paris, France, both FSFE's current President Karsten
Gerloff and founding President Georg Greve will speak during
the opening session. Karsten's talk is titled "Enlightening!
Free Software research in context". Georg will discuss "Free
Software and the playing field".
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.
Westminster eForum Seminar in London, U.K.
23 September 2010
At the Westminster eForum Seminar on September 23, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will deliver a keynote address on "Free Software in business and in government." More information can be found here.
Software Freedom Day 2010
18 September 2010
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free Software. Take this opportunity to share with your community the advantages of Free Software in business, education, the public sector and at home. Visit the SFD website for more details of events in your area, ideas for activities, and to register your participation.
To celebrate Software Freedom Day, Karsten Gerloff will give a talk at a celebration in the Royal Library of The Hague, Netherlands. The event will take place on the 18th of September, for more information you can have a look at the agenda.
If you want to know more about FSFE's involvment in the SFD 2010, please consult our information page.
17 – 18 September 2010
On 17 and 18 September 2010, the first FrOSCamp will take place on the
premises of the ETH Zurich in the CHN building of the Zentrum campus,
Universitätsstrasse 16, Zurich. Reinhard Müller will hold a speech titled
"Free yourself - how to save the world in five easy steps" (in German),
and FSFE will present its work and the Fellowship at an information
booth. Admission to the event is free of charge, and no registration is
required.
Internet Governance Forum 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania
16 September 2010
Karsten Gerloff, FSFE's President, will speak at a workshop of this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The subject is "Data in the Cloud: Where do Open Standards fit in?". The workshop will take place on Thursday, September the 16th, from 14:15 to 16:15.
FSFE has been involved in the IGF since its first edition in 2006, and is part of the Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards.
Berlin Linux User Group's Vortragsabend
15 September 2010
The Berlin Linux User Group – BeLUG – meets on the 15th of
September, 2010, at 18:00 for a presentations evening.
Torsten Grote (FSFE) will speak about Cloud Computing & Software
as a Service (SaaS). The presentations, meetings and workshops are
free of charge.
The meeting is open to all GNU/Linux enthousiastics. We meet at the
IN-Berlin, Lehrter Str. 53,
10557 Berlin-Mitte
More Information is to be found here.
TEDxEutropolis in Heerlen, Netherlands
10 September 2010
Karsten Gerloff, FSFE's President, will speak at
the TEDxEutropolis
event in Heerlen, Netherlands, organized by the TEDx
program of the TED (Technology, Entertainment &
Design). The Eutropolis intends to gather the brightest
ideas to forge an economic and cultural centre out of
border regions of Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany. Karsten's talk will start at 11:35.
If you are interested in attending the TEDxEutropolis, just take some
time
to register
(registration fee to be paid).
Braderie of Lille, France
04 – 05 September 2010
The Braderie of Lille is a popular event every year in the streets of
Lille (north of France). FSFE will have a booth there to introduce
the general audience to Free Software. Don't hesitate to join us!
The booth is located Place
du Vieux Marché aux Chevaux and will be animated by fellows from France, and
also FSFE's President, Karsten Gerloff and Rainer Kersten. If you plan
to come and see us, let us know!
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
01 September 2010
Wednesday, 1 September, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the kp-21,
Bachmannstraße 2-4, 60488 Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around
20:00h. Further details can be found in the
wiki.
FSFE and KDE Grillparty
27 August 2010
The KDE e.V. and FSFE office in Berlin invites you to their
office BBQ and KDE 4.5 release party from 17.30 on Friday 27 August in the
Linienstr.
141. The office is in the backyard.
We will take care of the drinks, the bread, salad and the grill.
Please bring yourself and your prefered food!
If you plan to attend, let us
know before 20 August.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
12 August 2010
This month again, the Berlin Fellowship meeting will be in the Newthinking Store, in the Tucholskystr. 48 10117 Berlin.
We'll be there from 19:30. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Fellowship meeting in Forchheim, Germany
06 August 2010
On Friday, 6 August 2010, at 19:00, a Fellowship meeting will take
place in the restaurant “Roter
Ochs” in Forchheim. Everybody interested in an exciting
discussion in restaurant with a good network connection is
invited. Please tell us at contact@fsfe.org
if you are planning to attend.
GNU Hackers Meeting at the Hague, Netherlands
24 – 27 July 2010
In connection with the GUADEC
2010 conference, GNU
contributors are invited to attend the European GNU
Hackers Meeting at the Hague in Netherlands. The special
focus of the meeting will be “building decentralized GNU
applications” with an emphasis on privacy and security.
Attendees are requested to register.
Talk on "Freedom in the Cloud"
24 July 2010
At FISL 11 in
Porto Alegre, Brazil, FSFE's President will talk about how
to carry the ideas of software freedom into the world of
cloud computing and software as a service. The talk starts
at 18:00 local time.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
16 July 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Karsten Gerloff talks at Bilbao, Spain
15 July 2010
At 12:00 Karsten Gerloff, President of FSFE, will talk about
Haciendo mas - El Software Libre en la empresa at Parque
teconogico Zamudio, Edificio ESI, Room no 204, Zamudio. No
entrance fee, guests are welcome.
Networking meeting at Bilbao, Spain
15 July 2010
At 16:00 misc. Fellows and representatives of organisations
from northen Spain and FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff
will meet at Universidad de Deusto, Campus Bilbao,
Faculdad de Ingeneria, 2o pisto, 211bis, Sala de
Videoconferencias. Whoever is interested, should feel
invited to join.
Fellowship meeting at Bilbao, Spain
15 July 2010
Please join us for the first Fellowship meeting in Bilbao
with FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff. At 21:00 we'll meet
at Bar “Bilbao”, Plaza Barria, Bilbao. Guests are very
welcome, Fellow or not. If you're coming, please send a quick
email to contact@fsfe.org.
Fellowship Meeting at San Sebastian, Spain
13 July 2010
At 20:00 the first Fellowship meeting at Donostia/San Sebastian will
take place at the Restaurant “Kaska Zuri”, Paseo de Salamanca,
Donostia/San Sebastian. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will
meet with Fellows and other Free Software supporters from the
region. Everyone is welcome. The restaurant is located 2 min
from the central bus station at the Boulevard. If you're coming,
please send a quick email to contact@fsfe.org.
08 July 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 8 July 2010 in Zurich. We meet at
18:30 in the "Pausenraum" of the "Spielwerkstatt Murmel", Kanonengasse
16, first floor (Zeughaus 5, old barracks in Zurich's city center,
upstairs, down the corridor until the end). As usual, this invitation is
for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking
forward to seeing you there!
06 – 11 July 2010
The 2010 Libre Software Meeting is a non commercial conference
with talks, workshops and round tables about Free Software and
its uses. The LSM provides a place for exchange and meeting
between Free Software developers, users and stakeholders. This
year, it will be at Bordeaux 1 University.
Update: The FSFE will present its activities at
a booth. We are still looking for helpers at that booth. Whoever
is interested to join should contact contact@fsfe.org.
Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
01 July 2010
This time, the Graz Fellowship meeting will be in
Realraum, located in the Jakoministraße 16, 8010 Graz.
We'll be there from 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for
everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're
looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship meeting in Aachen
30 June 2010
On Wednesday, June 30 2010, the first Aachen Fellowship meeting
will take place at the "Labyrinth", Pontstr. 156, 52062 Aachen.
FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff will also attend. At this evening,
no worldcup match is scheduled. Guests are welcome!
Fellowship meeting, FSFE's general assembly social event, Bolzano, Italy
19 June 2010
Every time the members
of FSFE's general assemblyhave their annual meeting, we have a
get-together with the local community on Saturday evening. We would like to
meet you, have a lot of Free Software discussions with you, and talk with
you about your perception of the Free Software situation in Italy and what
we can do. When: Saturday June 19 2010, 18:00. Where: Hotel Bemelmans Post,
Ritten/Renon, Bolzano, Italy. Information to get there.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
18 June 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
10 June 2010
Topic: OpenStreetMap - the Wikipedia of maps
When: Thursday 10.06.2010 18:00
Where: Demola, Väinö Linnan aukio 15 (3rd floor) Tampere
GIS-expert Jukka Rahkonen tells about the OpenStreetMap-project and
how you can contribute to it with your own GPS-device and how you can
use OSM-data to make your own maps and GIS-services that comply with
the OGC-standards.
Admission to the event is free. No registration is required, but if
you plan to attend, please drop us a line at finland at
fsfeurope.org.
09 – 12 June 2010
“LinuxTag” is one of the largest exhibitions on Free Software in Europe.
This year, Matthias Kirschner will talk about “The 8 misunderstandings
of Free Software” and Torsten Grote with Karsten Gerloff, President of
FSFE, will talk about Cloud Computing. The event will take place at the
Berlin fairgrounds, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Entrance: Hall 7. Visitors
must book a ticket (more information).
03 June 2010
The next in our series of regular Fellowship Meetings in Göteborg takes
place on Thursday, June 3. The location is
Gnutiken in Övre Husargatan 27. Everyone
is welcome to attend.
02 June 2010
Due to organisational issues, this meeting is delayed to Wednesday June 23rd. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Julia Klein, the newly elected Fellowship representative, organises a jabber meeting together with Torsten Grote, German Coordinator Matthias Kirschner and French Coordinator Hugo Roy to answer fellows' questions about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Everybody who would like to ask her/his questions about ACTA or FSFE's position on this issue is invited to our next Jabber Meeting, online at our fellowship chat room on Wednesday, 2nd June at 20:00 CEST.
Fellowship meeting in Siegen
02 June 2010
On 2 June at 20:00 there will be a Fellowship meeting in the restaurant
"Schwarzes Schaf", Erzstraße 46, 57076 Siegen. Christian Holz, FSFE's
Executive Director, will be there, too. Guests are welcome.
"Linuxwochen" in Eisenstadt, Austria
28 – 29 May 2010
Numerous talks for beginners and experts will take place at the
University of Applied Science Eisenstadt,
with a focus on Free Software in education.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger
holds a speech titled "Freedom of education in the digital age? Free
Software!"
27 May 2010
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will give "A policy
update from the European Union" regarding Free Software
and Open Standards during a webinar organised by Red Hat,
titled "Open Your World". The webinar will be streamed
from 14:45 CET
(13:45 UTC), and Karsten will speak from 15:45 CET. He
will share the virtual stage with OFE's Graham Taylor.
20 May 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 20 May 2010 in Zurich. We meet at
18:30 in the "Pausenraum" of the "Spielwerkstatt Murmel", Kanonengasse
16, first floor (Zeughaus 5, old barracks in Zurich's city center,
upstairs, down the corridor until the end). As usual, this invitation is
for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking
forward to seeing you there!
12 May 2010
The Department of Business Information Management and Logistics of the
Technical University Tampere and the Agora Center of the University
Jyväskylä have done a study about Free Software in Finnish schools.
On 12 May 2010 at 18:00 in Demola, Väinö Linnan aukio 15, 3rd floor,
Tampere, researcher Kimmo Wideroos will present the results and
conclusions, and afterwards there will be an open discussion about the
potential and possibilities of Free Software in schools.
Admission to the event is free. No registration is required, but if you
plan to attend, please drop us a line at fsfe-fi at lists.fsfe.org.
07 – 08 May 2010
FSFE is receiving this year's Theodor
Heuss Medal. On Friday, FSFE's President
Karsten Gerloff will speak on "Capitalism and
Responsibility" during a colloquium organised by the
Theodor Heuss Foundation. Gesine Schwan, a former
candidate for the President of Germany, will open this
event on "The social market economy and
globalisation". The award ceremony will take place on
Saturday from 10:30 to 12:15. It will be recorded by
the German TV channel Phoenix.
Both events are by invitation only. We have a small number
of invitations left. Please contact the German team if you
would like to join us. Friday's event will take place from
14:00 to 18:00 at Literaturhaus Stuttgart. The award
ceremony on Saturday will take place at the Alte Reithalle
Stuttgart.
06 – 08 May 2010
For three days, the
old Vienna town hall
hosts this year's "Linuxwochen" event with many interesting talks,
information booths and workshops.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger
holds a speech titled "Freedom of education in the digital age? Free
Software!"
Stuttgart Fellowship meeting
06 May 2010
The Stuttgart
Fellowship group will meet at Cafe Stella, Hauptstätter Straße
57, 70178 Stuttgart on 06 May 2010 at 8.00. We will celebrate the
Theodor Heuss Medal together with Matthias Kirschner (Germany- and
Fellowship-Coordinator). Everybody is welcome to celebrate with us.
Fellowship-meeting in Gothenburg
06 May 2010
On 6 May it is once again time for a Fellowship-meeting in
Gothenburg. The meeting will be held at Gnutiken in Övre Husargatan 27,
and will commence at 6 pm. Everyone are invited.
Fellowship-Meeting in Dusseldorf
28 April 2010
Date and time: 26.05.2010 19:30 CEST
Location: "Friedrichskrone" Talstraße/Kirchfeldstraße in Dusseldorf
Topics: Everything the participants like to
Guests are very welcome.
27 April 2010
Starting at 9:00am, the Donau-Universität Krems
invites teachers, pupils, parents and everyone interested to inform themselves about
the benefits of using Free Software and GNU/Linux in school environments.
The FSFE will be present with a stand, and Peter Bubestinger will give a speech titled
"Freedom of education in the digital age? Free software!" (in German).
Speech "Free Software / Free Society", Backnang, Germany
25 April 2010
On 25 April 7pm Matthias
Kirschner will explain what Free Software is, talk about its
importance for society and why politicians should bother about this
topic. Organiser of the event is the youth organisation of the Green
party. Everybody interested is invited to join the presentation and the
discussion afterwards. The speech takes place in the "Kreishaus der
Jugendarbeit", Marktstraße 48, 71522 Backnang.
24 April 2010
A whole day at the FH Joanneum
stuffed with presentations and talks offers the possibility for
interested users, system administrators and software developers to extend
their knowhow about GNU/Linux and Free Software.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger
holds a speech titled "Freedom of education in the digital age? Free
Software!"
"Why Free Software?", Berlin, Germany
21 April 2010
On 21 April 6pm Matthias
Kirschner will give a talk at the BLUG in Berlin to talk about the
importance of Free Software for our society. The speech takes place in
the Lehrter Straße 53, 10557 Berlin-Mitte. Everybody interested in Free
Software is invited to the speech.
21 April 2010
The Hamburg Fellowship group meeting will take place at 19:30 at
the Roxie, Rentzelstr. 6, 20146 Hamburg (near university). For details
see Hamburg Fellowship group.
Fellowship meeting in Tampere
14 April 2010
The Finnish team coordinator Otto Kekäläinen holds a
presentation (in Finnish) about the Free Software Foundation
Europe, which after the evening continues with informal
discussion about free software.
The meeting is open to all and there is no compulsory
registration. However, we recommend you drop us a line at fsfe-fi@lists.fsfe.org
so that we can reserve enough refreshments for everybody.
Location: Demola, 3rd floor, meeting room GAIA (Väinö Linna's
square 15, Tampere)
Time: wed 14 April 2010 at 6 pm
14 – 17 April 2010
The event at the
University of Arts in Linz
offers workshops, hacklabs, presentations and performances in the area of
digital arts and culture.
FSFE is present with a booth where everybody is welcome to talk about
Free Software over a nice cup of coffee.
08 – 09 April 2010
The Freedom Task Force, FSFE's legal and licensing department, will hold the third European Licensing and Legal Workshop on the 8th and 9th of April 2010 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This conference will provide legal experts a forum for discussions on supply chain management, compliance procedures, licence management and other legal issues related to the growth of the European Free Software market.
There is limited space available at the event and attendance for non-network members is by invitation only.
Fellowship meeting i Gothenburg
08 April 2010
On 8 April it is once again time for a Fellowship-meeting in
Gothenburg. The meeting will be held at Gnutiken in Övre Husargatan 27,
and will commence at 6 pm. Everyone are invited.
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin
08 April 2010
The local Fellowship group will meet on april 8th. The location is
as always the NewThinkingStore at Tucholskystraße 48.
Lena will talk about “Women, Equality and (Free) Software”.
Guests are welcome to join in and chat about issues around Free
Software.
31 March 2010
On March 31, people and groups around the world will celebrate Document
Freedom Day to raise awareness for Open Standards and open document
formats. The campaign takes place for the third time under FSFE's
stewardship. The campaign website
lists ideas for
getting active. Come and celebrate document freedom with us!
Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
25 March 2010
This time, the Graz Fellowship meeting will be in
Realraum, located in the Jakoministraße 16, 8010 Graz.
We'll be there from 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for
everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're
looking forward to seeing you there!
22 March 2010
ACTA
is an international agreement on copyright and patents which
several developed countries are currently negotiating in secret.
While no official texts have been published, numerous leaked
documents indicate that the treaty would further restrict our
freedom to share and re-use knowledge. The European
Commission's DG TRADE is holding a stakeholders' consultation
meeting to inform Europeans about the state of play of the
negotiations. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will attend the
meeting and represent the interests of Free Software.
The event is open to the public, but registration is required.
The European Commission promises to make a web stream of the
event available.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 March 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
18 March 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 18 March 2010 in Zurich. We meet at
18:30 in the "Pausenraum" of the "Spielwerkstatt Murmel", Kanonengasse
16, first floor (Zeughaus 5, old barracks in Zurich's city center,
upstairs, down the corridor until the end). As usual, this invitation is
for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking
forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship meeting in Hamburg, Germany
17 March 2010
The initial Hamburg Fellowship group meeting will take place at 19:30 at
the Roxie, Rentzelstr. 6, 20146 Hamburg (near university).
For details see
Hamburg Fellowship group.
13 – 14 March 2010
FSFE will have a booth at “LinuxTage”, one of the most important event
about Free Software in Germany. The event will feature Martin
Gollowitzer's OpenPGP
smartcard workshop, and talks by Lena Simon on Women
and Free Software, FSFE's German Coordinator Matthias Kirschner about
8
misunderstandings of Free Software and FSFE's President, Karsten
Gerloff, will speak of Strategic
Licensing. As in the last years a ticket for the conference will cost
€ 5. Reduced fee will be € 3. Tickets are valid on both days and can be
bought directly at the entrance to the conference. A reservation is
neither necessary nor possible. A ticket pre-sale is also not planned. The
event takes place at Hörsaal- und Seminar-Gebäude der Technischen
Universität Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Straße 90, 09126 Chemnitz.
03 – 06 March 2010
At this year's CeBIT, FSFE is represented with two
speakers, bringing new insights and taking a look ahead at
what the future holds.
On Wednesday at 13:00, FSFE's Germany coordinator Matthias
Kirschner will present "8 Misunderstandings about Free
Software - or are they lies?" On Thursday at 14:00, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff
will speak about "Opening up the market for Free Software:
The battle for Interoperability". Both talks will take
place in Hall 2.
Registration for the event is possible.
Fellowship meeting in Göteborg, Sweden
03 March 2010
Starting Wednesday, March 3, the Gothenburg FSFE team is reviving its Fellowship group with monthly meetings. The meetings will take place in Gnutiken at 18:00, and are open to everyone.
02 March 2010
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will speak about "Free Software: 10 Myths and the Truth" at the Eupen Center for Further Education (ZAWM). The talk will be in German. Afterwards, there will be lots of space for questions and discussion. The event is public, please register with schneider AT zawm.be.
Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
25 February 2010
This time, the Graz Fellowship meeting will be in
Realraum, located in the Jakoministraße 16, 8010 Graz.
We'll be there from 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for
everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're
looking forward to seeing you there!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 February 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Stuttgart Fellowship meeting
11 February 2010
The Stuttgart
Fellowship group will meet at Sophies Brauhaus on 11 February
2010 at 8.00 pm in Marienstraße 28. Thomas Jensch will talk
about FSFEs
Edu-Team. Another topic will be the re-start of a regular
Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart.
Berlin Fellowship meeting
11 February 2010
The Berlin
Fellowship group will meet at the NewthinkingStore at 7.30 pm in Tucholskystraße
48. Ali Gündüz will talk about complete free GNU/Linux Distributions.
Another topic will be the
FOSDEM 2010 and the DFD organisation. Guests are always welcome.
06 – 07 February 2010
FSFE will have a booth at FOSDEM, the ultimate European
event organized by the community, for the community. The goal of
this meeting is to provide Free Software developers a place to
meet. No registration necessary. The event takes place at ULB
Campus Solbosh, 50 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1050 Bruxelles.
01 – 28 February 2010
During February Fellows
can elect a second representative for FSFE's General Assembly.
The Fellow who will be elected will serve a two year term.
30 January 2010
Björn Schießle from the German team will give a speech at the
Stuttgart Open Fair. His talk "Free Software - More than just a
Development strategy" will be part of a workshop. The workshop will
take place at Saturday, 30. January, 11-13 o'clock. Location:
Forum3, Gymnasiumstr. 21, Stuttgart, Germany.
25 – 29 January 2010
For Free Software, a lot depends on the way in which
standardisation organisations deal with patented
technologies. The WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of
Patents is the highest level forum dealing with this
question. For FSFE, Karsten Gerloff and Hugo Roy will
participate in the meeting to advance the interests of
Free Software.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
15 January 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
14 January 2010
The Berlin
Fellowship group will meet at the NewthinkingStore on 14
January 2010 at 7.30 pm in Tucholskystraße
48. Alina Mierlus will talk about the upcoming Document Freedom
Day and how Fellows can help out. Another topic will be the
"Chemitzer Linux Tage" 2010. Guests are always welcome.