Hi everyone,
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:57:25PM +0200, Karsten Gerloff wrote:
Hi,
MEP Eva Lichtenberger has contacted me about organising a small, 2-hour workshop on Saturday May 28. It will take place as part of a conference of Green party city councillors from all over Europe in Berlin, Germany.
The topic will be "Free Software in city administrations". I will be speaking on Free Software in the public sector. As a second speaker, we're looking for someone from a city administration somewhere in Europe (preferably not German, and ideally not Austrian or Swiss either) who has implemented Free Software in their administration, and can speak about experiences, best practices, obstacles and how to overcome them.
It's pretty short notice, I know. But it's a great opportunity to get a clear concept of Free Software into the heads of a large number of people in important positions.
I've contacted a few likely people, but have drawn blanks so far. It would be great if any of you could put me in touch with likely candidates. Travel and accomodation will be paid for by the Greens.
Would Tommi Karttaavi fit the bill? He's been recommended to me.
Best regards, Karsten