---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Free Software Foundation info@fsf.org Date: Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 4:40 AM Subject: Will you be at LibrePlanet? Register today for March 23-24 To: Shahid Farooqui shahidfarooqui@gmail.com

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Hi Shahid,

We're excited to announce that registration is now open for LibrePlanet 2013: "Commit Change."http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2013

LibrePlanet is a yearly conference where the global free software community comes together to learn from each other, face challenges and welcome newcomers. This year, the conference focuses on bringing together the diverse voices that have a stake in free software, from software developers to activists, academics to computer users. The theme is called "Commit Change," and it's about drawing ideas from everyone to create the software freedom we need.

If you're an FSF associate member, you can sign up nowhttp://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2013at no cost! Otherwise, we invite you to become a member http://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits for gratis admission and a host of other benefits, including an account on our brand new Jabber chat serverhttp://www.fsf.org/blogs/membership/help-us-sign-up-71-new-members-by-january-31st-and-use-your-new-jabber-account. You can also attend the conference at the non-member ratehttp://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2013 .

The conference will feature a keynote address by Karen Sandler, executive director of the GNOME Foundation and renowned software freedom advocate. LibrePlanet will also include workshops in using free programs, talks and discussion panels with free software luminaries, plentiful networking opportunities and a pre-conference social gathering. In addition to Karen, the program includes sessions with Stefano Zacchiroli, Project Leader at Debian, Wendy Seltzer of the W3C, and our own Richard Stallman.

If you're interested in technology's role in struggles for justice, community, and freedom, then you will find a lot to be excited about at LibrePlanet. Join us at LibrePlanet 2013 and help Commit Change.

Register for the conference nowhttp://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2013or become a memberhttps://my.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom/join_fsf?referrer=2442to attend at no cost.

Hope to see you at LibrePlanet!

Zak Rogoff, Campaigns Manager

PS: Today is the very last day of our recruitment drive, and we're very close to reaching our goal of 120 new members. If you become a memberhttps://my.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom/join_fsf?referrer=2442today, you'll help us shatter our goal and do more for software freedom in 2013.

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