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There are plenty of ways to socialize at LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community
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Apr 02, 2024 02:44 PM
In this blog, we're sharing with you all the ways you can socialize and participate in LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community outside of the official program.
Social activities
Check out the growing number of
social activities
you can participate in on the weekend of
LibrePlanet 2024
Friday night "open" office:
Socialize and see the FSF office for yourself;
Walk on Saturday night:
Meet new people and get some fresh air after sitting through conference sessions indoors;
Annual FSF associate members meeting:
Share your feedback with the FSF and discuss with other FSF associate members where you think the FSF should be going;
Diversity breakfast:
A space for women, nonbinary people, and all those who have been traditionally excluded from technological and social causes;
Licensing table:
Meet the Licensing and Compliance Lab;
Newcomer orientation:
Connect with other people and get an overview of what's going on.
How to actively participate in LibrePlanet: Cultivating Community
Do you want to participate in LibrePlanet more actively? Then consider
proposing or organizing a
Birds of a Feather session
volunteering
to help with the event, or giving a
lightning talk
on a free software topic
you're passionate about.
Volunteer remotely or in person
We are looking for volunteers who can either support us on-site or
online. We'll be looking for people who can help us with moderation,
room monitoring, and other important tasks that make the event
possible. For more information see the
Call for Volunteers
. Your
help makes LibrePlanet an even greater success, and while
volunteering you can learn from others and thereby further
refine your organizational or technical skills. Please email
resources@fsf.org
and let us know whether you want to
volunteer in person or remotely.
Organize a Birds of a Feather session
Birds of a Feather sessions (BoF) are a time for people to get
together around a specific topic, either to focus on conversations,
come up with new ideas, or just spend time socializing. Interested
in organizing a BoF? On the
LibrePlanet wiki
, you can let others
know what your session is about and where to meet. There are
already some fun sessions about free software games and so-called
"artificial intelligence" listed there.
Submit a lightning talk
Lightning talks are five-minute presentations given by conference
attendees on free software topics they're passionate about. No matter
if you intend to attend online or in person,
submit a lightning talk
today
and gain an enthusiastic audience for your
idea or project. The lightning talks will be presented on Sunday, May 5, 11:15 - 12:00 EDT (15:00 UTC). There are already some promising lightning talks listed on the
LibrePlanet wiki
. Check them out!
The facts about LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community
LibrePlanet: Cultivating Community will be held on May 4 and 5, 2024.
The in-person part of the conference will take place at the
Wentworth
Institute of Technology
(WIT) in Boston, MA, USA. For information on
transportation, accommodation, and restaurants, please visit the
lodging
& travel
section of the conference page. If you haven't registered
already, please register now:
Register to the in-person event
Register to the online event
Important notice for minors, parents, and guardians:
The WIT asks us to
inform you that minors will have to be accompanied by a parent or a guardian
in order to attend LibrePlanet 2024 in person. Parents or guardians are
responsible for the minors they accompany.
We look forward to seeing you at LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community!
Your LibrePlanet team
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