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= Registration for the Software Freedom Day 2008 in Dublin is now open! =

The event will start at 11am on Saturday, September 20th. The location is '''The Digital Exchange, Crane St., Digital Hub, Dublin 8'''.

Please use the comments at [[http://www.ubuntu-ie.org/node/14|ubuntu-ie.org]] to register your attendance and also if you have any suggestions or thoughts.

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me (byMeanMachine [at] googlemail [dot] com), Laura (laura [at] lczajkowski [dot] com) or ubuntu-ie [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ie|mailing list]]

'''What can you expect?'''

'''''Talks''''' [approx. 30min. each]

11:00am Doors open - time to explore the venue

11:30am Paul O'Malley - What You Should Know About Software Freedom - from GNU to Ubuntu!

12:00pm Camara - "Who are we and what do we do?

12:30pm Glenn Strong (IFSO) - "DRM and Software Freedom"


1:00pm LUNCH


2:00pm John Looney - "Open Source Engineering in Google"

2:30pm Ciaran O'Riordan (IFSO) - "The Free Software Movement in 2008"

3:00pm Break

3:30pm Free & Open Source Software: Why you want it!"

4:00pm Dermot McNally "The OpenStreetMap Project"

4:30pm Maciej Danielski - "Ubuntu Ireland" 
	
'''''6:30pm Refreshments at the Longstone Pub'''''

'''''Activities''''' [Running all Day Long]

Info Stalls – PHP/Open Ireland/Open Street Map/IFSO/Digital Hub/Camara

Ubuntu Demo machines running 

Games for Kids

Ubuntu Installs

Tours of Camara

[[http://www.thedigitalhubelevate.com/|Elevate Learning]] - '''''taking part as a supporter and sponsor of SFD 2008 in Dublin'''''


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= SFD2008 IRC Meeting =

[[IrishTeam/IRCMeetings/2008-07-25| 27th July 2008 SFD2008 IRC Meeting]] 

= Contact us to help organise the event: =

    * Maciej (byMeanMachine [at] googlemail [dot] com)
    * Laura (laura [at] lczajkowski [dot] com)

= Event Plan Ideas =
Feel free to add your ideas, and don't forget to put your name next to it. 

    * Ubuntu, Edubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu demo machines (MeanMachine)
    * LAN games/competitions using free games like Nexuiz etc. Ubuntu/Ubuntu-ie gear as prizes (ankhi)
    * If you want to attract the serious (business, commercial, educational, etc) users, you may have to treat games, etc, as merely ancillary events/attractions (Mjk4)
    * Regular, frequent, brief, and (hopefully) free! references to SFD2008 in the media, starting immediately (Mjk4).
    * Tutorial sessions for beginners, both in general Ubuntu usage but also in FOSS like GIMP etc. (BOZG)

    * Sign up page so people know who are attending ( czajkowski )
    * List of timetable of scheduled Talks/Demos to go up ASAP once speakers confirmed ( czajkowski)
    * Update SFD Page with Article from Silicone Republic and link to any article referencing SFD ( czajkowski )