[Ubuntu-ch] Meet Stallman and Pirates in Switzerland 22.-24. February
Marcus Moeller
mail at marcusmoeller.ch
Mon Feb 18 07:39:42 UTC 2013
Am 18.02.2013 01:38, schrieb Pat Maechler aka Valio:
> Dear all,
>
> the Pirate Party Switzerland cordially invites you to this year's Winter
> Congress of the Pirates in Aarau. We hope to meet you at the 22nd until
> 24th of February 2013 in Aarau.
>
> Highlights:
> * Keynotes by
> ** Richard Stallman (GNU GPL, GNU system) on copyright and data protection
Is it also possible to only take part in Stallmans talk?
If so, do I need to register for that, too?
Greets
Marcus
> ** Birgitta Jónsdóttir (IMMI, WikiLeaks) on press freedom
> ** Gerd Leonhard (Futurist, Author) on trends in the next 5 years
> * raclette evening on Friday & social events
> * workshops on various programmatic aspects
> * ordinary pirate assembly '13
>
> Further details on all speakers below.
>
> Registration is generally appreciated.
> If you want to eat you should register till Wednesday, 21 Feb.
> Please visit http://register.piratenpartei.ch
>
> Quick facts
> When: 22nd to 24th February 2013
> Where: Auenhalle, Aarau, Switzerland
> What: Winter Congress of the Pirates, Ordinary Pirates Assembly PPS
> Agenda: http://pira.cc/Z4V
> Organisational: http://pira.cc/Z4j
>
> We look forward to see you in Aarau
> Pirate Party Switzerland
>
> ===
>
> Your contacts for questions:
> Stefan Thöni
> International Coordinator
> stefan.thoeni at piratenpartei.ch
>
> Pat Mächler
> co-Organizer
> patrick.maechler at piratenpartei.ch
>
> Note: A German version of this mail is available on request.
>
> ===
>
> About the keynote speakers:
>
> *Richard Stallman* launched the development of the GNU operating
> system in 1984 and is the author of the GNU General Public License
> (GNU GPL), which guarantees the user the freedoms to use, copy,
> redistribute, and change it. The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU
> operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of
> computers today. Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a
> MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
> Pioneer Award, and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as
> well as several honorary doctorates.
>
> *Birgitta Jónsdóttir* is chairwoman of the Icelandic Píratar Party and
> member of the Icelandic parliament. She was elected in April 2009 on
> behalf of "The Movement" aiming for democratic reform beyond party
> politics of left and right. Birgitta has been an activist and a
> spokesperson for various groups, such as Wikileaks, Saving Iceland and
> Friends of Tibet in Iceland. She acts as a spokeswoman for the IMMI
> (Icelandic Modern Media Initiative).
>
> *Gerd Leonhard* is a well-known Futurist, author and influential
> Keynote Speaker. He serves as Visiting Professor at the Fundação Dom
> Cabral (São Paulo, Brazil). Gerd’s background is in music and the
> music business; he won Berklee College’s ‘Quincy Jones Award’ and
> spent 10 years working as a professional guitar player, composer and
> producer. He then became a digital media entrepreneur, serving as CEO
> with several Internet startups, based in San Francisco, for 7 years.
>
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