First International Meeting of the Fellowship of FSFE in Bolzano, Italy
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is delighted to announce the first international Meeting of the Fellowship of FSFE. [1]
Following up on an idea proposed by the Fellows themselves, and organised in part by the Fellowship of FSFE, Fellows from all over Europe will be coming together in the afternoon of 11 November 2006 in Bolzano, Italy, to discuss issues of digital freedom in general, and the work of FSFE [2] and the Fellowship in particular.
This meeting will provide an excellent opportunity to meet other Fellows in person, collect ideas, and plan for the next yet of Free Software agenda setting in Europe. It will also be a unique chance to get first hand information from all the people working for FSFE internationally, and ask for the information you always wanted to know. Fellows will also be the first to know about FSFE's plans for the next months and year, including a very special announcement.
"FSFE is a very busy organisation that has grown a lot in the past years. Although I work full-time for FSFE, it is not always easy to keep track of all the things that are going on," says Stefano Maffulli, Italian representative and Fellowship coordinator of FSFE. "I believe this event will be a unique opportunity for people to get first-hand information and participate in the intellectual environment of FSFE."
He concludes: "If you haven't joined the Fellowship so far, this event is a very good reason to do so immediately. [3]"
"The Fellowship is an integral part of FSFE's work, it has made much possible that we otherwise could not have done," explains Georg Greve, FSFE's president. "We believe this meeting will also be an excellent way for us to say thanks by reporting back to the people who made much of our work possible and taking their input into the next round."
In order to accomodate the busy agendas of the Free Software community and to allow people to make more efficient use of their travel expense, FSFE has dedided to co-locate the first International Meeting of the Fellowship of FSFE with the South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCon) [4], the annual fall gathering hosted by the Free Software Community in Bolzano. [5]
There is much to be seen: The Plone Sprint [6] from 6th through 9th of November, the actual SFSCon on 10th and the morning of the 11th, and then the Fellowship meeting for all Fellows of FSFE on the afternoon of the 11th. Entrance to the SFSCon event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please visit the web site of the SFSCon [4] and select "registration". The Fellowship Meeting is for Fellows only, but it will be possible to sign up to the Fellowship during the conference.
[1] http://www.fsfe.org/events/ [2] http://www.fsfeurope.org/ [3] http://www.fsfe.org/join/ [4] http://www.sfscon.it/ [5] http://www.sfscon.it/where [6] http://sfscon.it/data/plone-sprint
About the Free Software Foundation Europe
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) is a charitable non-governmental organisation dedicated to all aspects of Free Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may participate in a digital society. Therefore the freedoms to use, copy, modify and redistribute software - as described in the Free Software definition - allow equal participation in the information age. Creating awareness of these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of the FSF Europe, which was founded in 2001 as the European sister organisation of the Free Software Foundation in the United States.
www.fsfeurope.org