LibrePlanet 2014 seeks session proposals, volunteers

## LibrePlanet 2014 seeks session proposals, volunteers for annual free software conference  

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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, October 18, 2013 -- The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the call for sessions for
[LibrePlanet 2014][1]. The FSF also announced the formation of a
volunteer organizing committee and a call for exhibitors.

LibrePlanet is an annual conference for free software
enthusiasts. LibrePlanet will be held in March 2014 in Cambridge,
MA. LibrePlanet brings together software developers, policy experts,
activists and computer users to learn skills, share accomplishments
and face challenges to software freedom. Newcomers are always welcome,
and LibrePlanet 2014 will feature programming for all ages and
experience levels.

This year, the theme of LibrePlanet is "Free Software, Free Society."
How can free software protect journalists, whistleblowers, activists,
and regular computer users from government and corporate surveillance?
How can free software, or free software values like copyleft,
community development, and transparency, be used by people fighting to
create free societies around the world? What challenges are standing
between us and our goal of free software ubiquity? With your help,
we'll tackle these questions and more at LibrePlanet 2014.

### Call for Sessions  

"We invite presenters of all kinds and experience levels to submit
applications; you don't have to be a coder to speak at
LibrePlanet. Free software users, activists, academics, policymakers,
developers, and others are all encouraged to help us build our most
vibrant program yet," said Libby Reinish, a campaigns manager at the
FSF.

"LibrePlanet 2014 will be held thirty years after the launch of the
GNU System. This is the perfect opportunity to take stock of where
we've been and where we're headed as a community," said John Sullivan,
executive director of the FSF.

Call for sessions applications are currently being accepted at
<https://www.libreplanet.org/2014/call_for_sessions> and are due by
21:00 UTC (17:00 Eastern time) on November 15, 2013.
 
### Volunteer Committee

"Another first this year is a formal volunteer planning committee for
LibrePlanet. This conference is about celebrating a movement built by
dedicated volunteers, and we feel that our members should also have a
hand in developing the conference program, logistics, social events,
and outreach," said William Theaker, outreach and communications
coordinator at the FSF.

Those interested in volunteering may [sign up at LibrePlanet.org][2].
Volunteers will be accepted on a rolling basis, but to participate in
the volunteer planning committee please apply no later than 21:00 UTC
(17:00 Eastern time) on November 15, 2013.

### About LibrePlanet  

LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software
Foundation. What was once a small gathering of FSF members has grown
into a larger event for anyone with an interest in the values of
software freedom. LibrePlanet is always gratis for [associate members][3]
of the FSF. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet 2014, visit
<https://www.libreplanet.org/2014>.

[LibrePlanet 2013][4] was held at Harvard University from March 23-34,
2013. Over 150 attendees from all over the world came together for
conversations, demonstrations, and keynotes centered around the theme
of "Commit Change." You can watch videos from LibrePlanet 2013 at
<http://media.libreplanet.org>.

### About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information
about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
<https://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

### Media Contacts

Libby Reinish  
Campaigns Manager  
Free Software Foundation   
+1 (617) 542 - 5942    
<campaigns@fsf.org>   

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[1]: https://www.libreplanet.org/2014
[2]: https://libreplanet.org/2014/volunteer/
[3]: https://my.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom
[4]: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2013

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