SFD - Badgers, Badgers…
Only a few more days to go and the Software Freedom Day Sydney event has awesome speakers, workshops, giveaways, and more!
Oh and we are going to have a special going away lunch party for Bruce Badger who is soon going away to the UK for a while. Bruce has been a strong community member for ages and we are going to miss him, so come along to see him off over lunch.
Where: UNSW - the main hall in the new law building (G04)
When: Saturday 16th from 10am till 5pm
Who: Anyone interested in technology or/and freedom
Cost: Free
Details: http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/au/sydney
Talks
- 10:00 - Opening for Software Freedom Day by Professor Graham Greenleaf and Pia Waugh
- 10:30 - Your freedom - a dream within an email - Pia and Jeff Waugh
- 11:00 - Nick Seow - Hiding the Rosetta stone: will you be able to access your information tommorrow
- 11:30 - Dr Chris Chesher - the power of social networks
- 12:00 - Freedom of Automation - Conrad Parker
- 12:30 - Lunch and lightening talks
- 13:30 - Unlocking IP - getting access to the commons - David Vaile (TBC)
- 14:00 - The Free Trade Agreement and what it means to you? - Kim Weatherall
- 14:30 - Getting freedom in the media - using the media to help you - Rodney Gedda (IDG)
- 15:00 - A Political perspective on Open source - Special guest Senator Kate Lundy
- 15:30 - Software Freedom - Essential for Business and Innovation - Professor Gernot Heiser from NICTA
- 16:00 - International development and aid with software freedom - Travis Harvey (Australian Development Gateway)
- 16:30 - Prizes draw, Software Freedom Day close and final comments - Pia Waugh
Workshops
- 10:00 - Talk over at lecture theatre by Pia Waugh and Jeff Waugh for everyone
- 11:30 - Open Source tools for Video and Video at LCA - Silvia Pfeiffer
- 12:30 - Lunch
- 13:00 - Build your own ISP - John Ferlito
- 14:00 - Linux and Open Source for students fun workshop - Stuart Rusthon
- 15:00 - Senator Kate Lundy Speaking in Main Hall
- 15:30 - Unlocking IP workshop - the Cyberlaw Centre
- 16:30 - Software Freedom Day close and final comments at main lecture theatre- Pia Waugh