[Philadelphia-pm] fosscon 2012

Chris Nehren c.nehren/phl at shadowcat.co.uk
Wed May 23 09:32:57 PDT 2012


Fosscon 2012 will be held Saturday, August 11th, in the Venturef0rth
facility at 417 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA. This new location
provides easy access from Market East station, has elevator access, and
cool air conditioning.

This year's keynote will be provided by Bradley M. Kuhn, Executive
Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, who will be speaking on
"Promoting Software Freedom Development via Non-Profits."

Fosscon 2012 is a free and open source software conference, and will
include six general interest talks and dozens of smaller talks and
workshops on topics including development, community building,
hackerspace activities, and more. Learn about 3D printing, security,
and protecting your privacy. Network with the local tech community and
discover new technologies. The Ubuntu PA group will also be hosting an
Ubuntu Village, with experts ready to help you dive into an Ubuntu
install and troubleshoot issues.

Fosscon is also searching for speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors for
this year's event.
For information on speaking, visit http://fosscon.org/speakers.
For information on sponsoring, visit http://fosscon.org/sponsors.
For information on exhibiting, visit http://fosscon.org/exhibits.
For information on the venue, visit http://venturef0rth.com.

To register for fosscon, visit
https://www.wepay.com/events/fosscon-2012. Basic admission is free.
Paid admission of $25 helps keep fosscon available to those who are
unable to support us in this way, and will also receive a special gift.

Thanks for reading. We hope to see you there!
The fosscon 2012 team.

-- 
Chris Nehren           | Coder, Sysadmin, Masochist
Shadowcat Systems Ltd. | http://shadowcat.co.uk/


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