Free Software Everywhere in the LibrePlanet 2015 program

Dear LWN,

What do you get when you combine free software activists, hackers,
lawyers, librarians, students, and international aid workers?

You get [LibrePlanet 2015: Free Software Everywhere][1], March 21-22,
2015 at MIT in Cambridge, MA.

This year's program showcases how free software is used around the
world, from "Engaging Nepali kids with free software" to "Implementing
electronic medical record systems in rural Haiti​." We're also taking a
close look at how international treaties will affect free software
users, with sessions from April -- a French free software activist
organization -- and Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The conference will explore the importance of free software in
different contexts, such as "When open is not enough: educators and
academia grapple with the need for libre," and "Librarians fight back:
free software solutions for digital privacy."

And if you're looking to pick up some serious free software skills,
LibrePlanet 2015 has some great workshops planned, like "Will it
blend?", a Blender tutorial with Bassam Kurdali, the animator of our
[User Lib][4] video. And of course, we'll have a workshop for all of
you who want to learn to "Rock your Emacs."

In addition to all these great sessions, LibrePlanet 2015 will feature
keynotes from two of free software's biggest thinkers: Benjamin Mako
Hill and Karen Sandler.

[The full draft program is now online][5]. Go check it out -- we're
pretty sure you'll want to [register][2] after taking a look at all
the conference has to offer. Remember, FSF [members][3] and students
attend gratis, so the best way to attend is to become a member (if you
aren't one already).

At LibrePlanet, we bring together software developers, policy experts,
activists, and computer users to learn skills, share accomplishments,
and address challenges to software freedom. Newcomers are always
welcome, and LibrePlanet 2015 will feature programming for all ages
and experience levels. [LibrePlanet 2015][1] is produced in
partnership by the [Free Software Foundation][6] with the [Student
Information Processing Board (SIPB)][7] at MIT.

So, what are you waiting for? [Register for LibrePlanet 2015 today!][2]

Libby Reinish  
Campaigns Manager

*Read this online at
 <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-software-everywh...>.*

[1]: http://libreplanet.org/2015/  
[2]:
https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=... 
[3]: https://my.fsf.org/join?pk_campaign=libreplanet-program&...
[4]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/user-liberation-watch...  
[5]: https://libreplanet.org/2015/program/  
[6]: https://www.fsf.org
[7]: http://sipb.mit.edu/
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Volunteer: <https://libreplanet.org/2015/volunteer?pk_campaign=lp_ema...>
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<https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&...>
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