[ILUG] Conference on software patents and free software at European Parliament (fwd)

[jm at jmason.org]

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Forwarding, in case any ILUGgers are free and fancy a trip to Brussels
to hang out with Alan Cox et al ;)

- --j.

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14-15 April 2004 : Brussels is the Hub to go 

Conferences and LUG in Brussels European Parliament Chaired by Dany
Cohn-Bendit MEP 

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http://plone.ffii.org/events/2004/bxl04

http://www.greens-efa.org/agenda 

http://laurence.domainepublic.net

Most legal frame related to new technologies is cooked up at Brussels. To
get a feet into European Parliament's door and show that you care right
before the election. Its future Members will decide on the patentability
of software, on data privacy issues, TPRM, and so on), join an install
party within parliament (and bring your favourite MEP with you), attend a
panel with eg Alan COX, Georg GREVE, Jon Lech JOHANSEN (of decss fame),
participate in a guided tour through brussels (anti-swpats "demo"),
meet LUGs and programming rights groups from all over the place, and
some chaotic nerds of FFII. A Wiki DSL connection will be available.

On 14 April evening, there will be a diner/party at restaurant La
Tentation, in the center of Brussels. http://plone.ffii.org/events/2004
(also to book you hotel).

Entrance is free however to access the building you have to register
online before 7 April http://www.greens-efa.org/agenda


Contact : lvandewalle at europarl.eu.int euroG/LUGparty

Brussels European Parliament room ASP 1G2

15 April 2004

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The Greens in European parliament invite representatives of GNU/Linux
Users Groups of the 25 Member States of the European Union to come to
Brussels to

- - enhance the networking among the free software community in Europe(in
particular with the New Member states)

- - prepare the second reading on the software patents directive

- - show inside EP what free software is, how it works and what ideas
lie behind

- - participate to the FFII conference and demo against software patents
on 14 April

Programme and registration on http://www.greens-efa.org

lvandewalle at europarl.eu.int

PROGRAMME

9.00-11.00 25 G/LUGs for a Free Europe

Gathering European GNU/Linux Users Groups and associations for the
promotion of free software : BxLUG - Belgium, RWO -Plug - Poland,
Vrijschrift - The Netherlands, LiLux - Luxemburg, FFS Software - Austria,
APRIL - HNS-info.net - France, GUUG - Germany, SSLUG - Sweden&Denmark,
LUGOS - Slovenia, Debian - Latvia, AKL - Lithuania, LugRoma - Italy,
Grece, Cyprus, Finland, Estonia, ...

11.00-12.30 Linux Install Party for MEps with Monica Frassoni Dany
Cohn-Bendit, Hiltrud Breyer, Bart Staes, ... organized by BxLug

15.00 PANEL I: FAIR USE/COPIE PRIV E

Gwen Hinze(Electronic Fronteer Foundation)

Laurence Lebersorg(Test-Achat Belgium)

Jon Lech Johansen(DVD-Jon)


16.00 PANEL II: FREE/OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Cristiano Paggetti(Italy): eGovernment

Andrea Glorioso (Italy) : Free Content

Herman Bruynickx(Belgium): Free software in education

Jens Muhlhaus(Germany): Public administration: Linux f r Munchen

17.00 PANEL III : FREE AS IN FREEDOM

Georg Greve, FSF Europe (Germany) Agenda 1910

17.30 Alan Cox www.linux.org.uk co-signatory of the letter sent by Linus
Torvalds to the President of EP against software patents(UK)


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