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This is the detailed schedule for Software Freedom Day 2011 Boston.

Morning

10:00: Venue opens

Please come in and enjoy our free coffee and bagels.

10:30: Opening keynote by Máirín Duffy

Topic: The highly-effective outreach effort called "Fedora Design Ninjas."

11:00: Community Ignite presentations

We want attendees to learn about the different ways they can get involved in free software projects and free software-related communities, right here in the Boston area. So this is a series of 5-minute talks by different community groups about what they're up to.

These speakers have confirmed:

Shauna Gordon-Mckeon for the Sunlight Foundation Meetup
Jessica McKellar on the Boston Python Meetup
Mike Burns for the Boston Android Developers Group
Ben Alman for the JQuery Boston Meetup
Nate Aune on Django Meetup
Walter Bender on Sugar Labs
Martin Owens, on the Ubuntu LoCo (local community)
Benjamin Mako Hill, on Debian

Noon: Lunch, on your own

Some suggestions for where to get lunch within a few blocks:

950 Mass Ave: Greater Buddhist Cultural Center
955 Mass Ave: Dado Tea
24 Pearl St: Rangzen Tibetan Place
31 Putnam Ave: Petsi Pies
1105 Mass Ave: Cafe Sushi

Also, both Harvard and Central are about an 8 minute walk away so and there are lots of other reasonable options in both places.

1:00 PM: Show & tell

The speakers from the Ignite community talks will be available for show & tell conversations in the main hall.

Also, if you get excited, you can jump right into an installfest.

1:30 to 4:30 PM: Two tracks

We divided the afternoon into two so that more experienced contributors can discuss nitty-gritty, while newcomers to software freedom can learn the basics.

Track one

1:30 - 2:00: Deb Nicholson, on how to message free software

When explaining free software to newcomers to the movement, it's important to speak to their experience. Learn from Deb Nicholson's experience.

2:15 - 2:45: Jessica McKellar, on the Boston Python Workshop

The Boston Python Workshop is a free, project-driven introduction to the Python programming language for women and their friends. With 3 iterations under its belt since March and no sign of slowing down, the Workshop has brought over 100 women into the Python community in Boston. It has also inspired similar outreach events across the globe.

Hear from Jessica McKellar, the lead organizer for the Boston Python Workshop, about lessons learned running this open source diversity and outreach event and what it takes to run your own!

3:00 - 3:30: Jeff Mitchell, on communities and the Community Working Groups

Years ago, amidst internal strife, KDE created the Community Working Group to resolve community issues. Jeff Mitchell is involved with the CWG as well as other free software activities.

At Software Freedom Day, Jeff will discuss communities, their makeups, and common pitfalls. He'll then discuss the lessons learned from KDE's CWG experience, and how the focus of KDE's CWG has evolved.

3:45 - 4:15: Rob McQueen, on making money with free software

Rob McQueen is co-founder and partner in Collabora Ltd., a company that provides software development and other services to companies building consumer electronics products. He joins us from Cambridge, England.

Rob will talk about his experience employing engineers to work on free software applications and the business model that Collabora has used in its six years of life.

Track two

1:30 - 3:00: Installfest and installation help

We will provide CDs and DVDs containing free software: this will include applications for proprietary operating systems (Windows and Mac OS), as well as installation disks for, and common Linux distributions.

A team of helpers will be able to provide advice and assistance with these programs:

Asheesh Laroia
Oliver Day

3:00 - 3:30: Danny Piccirillo, on the basics of video editing in PiTiVi

Today, free software can help you edit and mix video and audio. Learn more as long-time video free culture fan Danny Piccirillo teaches you the basics of one such tool.

A hand-out will be provided so you can practice the skills at home.

3:45 - 4:15: Oliver Day, on the solid basics of online security

Learn from Oliver Day, a member of the Akamai security team, how you can stay safe online. You'll learn about tools like GPG and SSH but more importantly you'll leave with an understanding of the basics of security that will serve you in an ongoing fashion.

A hand-out will be provided so you can review at home.

4:30: Wrap-up

5:00: It's over! After-party

We intend to have an after-party at a nearby location, probably in Harvard Square.

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 === 10:30: Opening keynote by Máirín Duffy ===
-Title: TBA.
 Topic: The highly-effective outreach effort called "Fedora Design Ninjas."
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 # [http://shaunagm.net/ Shauna Gordon-Mckeon] for the Sunlight Foundation Meetup
-# [http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/ Jessica McKellar] on the Boston Python Workshop and Meetup
+# [http://jesstess.com Jessica McKellar] on the Boston Python Meetup
-# Mike Burns for the Android Meetup
+# [http://mike-burns.com/ Mike Burns] for the [http://bostonandroid.org/ Boston Android Developers Group]
-# Ben Alman for the JQuery Meetup
+# [http://benalman.com/ Ben Alman] for the [http://www.meetup.com/jquery-boston JQuery Boston Meetup]
+# Nate Aune on Django Meetup
-# Deborah Nicholson for GNU MediaGoblin
+# Walter Bender on Sugar Labs
-# Asheesh Laroia for OpenHatch
+# Martin Owens, on the Ubuntu LoCo (local community)
+# [http://mako.cc Benjamin Mako Hill], on [http://debian.org/ Debian]
 == Noon: Lunch, on your own ==
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 * 1105 Mass Ave: [http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-sushi-cambridge Cafe Sushi]
+Also, both Harvard and Central are about an 8 minute walk away so and there are lots of other reasonable options in both places.
-== 1 PM: Show & tell ==
+== 1:00 PM: Show & tell ==
 The speakers from the Ignite community talks will be available for show & tell conversations in the main hall.
+Also, if you get excited, you can jump right into an installfest.
-== 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM: Two tracks ==
+== 1:30 to 4:30 PM: Two tracks ==
 We divided the afternoon into two so that more experienced contributors can discuss nitty-gritty, while newcomers to software freedom can learn the basics.
-<div style="width: 300px; float: left; margin-right: 30px;">
+<div style="width: 300px; float: left; margin-right: 60px;">
+<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size: 142%; margin-bottom: 10px;">Track one</div>
-=== 1:30 - 2:00: Deborah Nicholson, on how to message free software ===
+=== 1:30 - 2:00: Deb Nicholson, on how to message free software ===
-When explaining free software to newcomers to the movement, it's important to speak to their experience. Learn from Deborah Nicholson's experience.
+When explaining free software to newcomers to the movement, it's important to speak to their experience. Learn from Deb Nicholson's experience.
-=== 2:15 - 2:45: Jesse Vincent, on how to make money with free software ===
+=== 2:15 - 2:45: Jessica McKellar, on the Boston Python Workshop ===
-In 2011, making money with free, open source software is commonplace. But Jesse Vincent's story is unusual: he founded Best Practical, one of the first free software businesses, and today also makes money through selling free software in the Android Marketplace.
+The Boston Python Workshop is a free, project-driven introduction to the Python programming language for women and their friends. With 3 iterations under its belt since March and no sign of slowing down, the Workshop has brought over 100 women into the Python community in Boston. It has also inspired similar outreach events across the globe.
-=== 3:00 - 3:30: Jeff Mitchell, on the history of the KDE community team ===
+Hear from Jessica McKellar, the lead organizer for the Boston Python Workshop, about lessons learned running this open source diversity and outreach event and what it takes to run your own!
-Years ago, amidst internal strife, KDE created the Community Working Group to resolve community issues. Jeff Mitchell has been involved in that group since the early days, and also contributes to free software by contributing code to Amarok and Tomahawk, and system administration generally to KDE.
+=== 3:00 - 3:30: Jeff Mitchell, on communities and the Community Working Groups ===
-At Software Freedom Day, Jeff will summarize the Community Working Group's activities over the past few years -- how it got started, what troubles it has had, what successes it has had, and the recent plan for a future of proactive community building.
+Years ago, amidst internal strife, KDE created the Community Working Group to resolve community issues. Jeff Mitchell is involved with the CWG as well as other free software activities.
-=== 3:45 - 4:15: TBA ===
-</div>
-<div style="width: 300px; float: right;">
-=== 1:30 - 2:00: Jessica McKellar, on cool command-line skills ===
-Jessica McKellar is a software engineer at Ksplice, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oracle. In this tutorial, you will learn how to manipulate data in text form using standard free software tools. You will come away from it a sense of why plain text is so widely-liked in free software culture.
+At Software Freedom Day, Jeff will discuss communities, their makeups, and common pitfalls. He'll then discuss the lessons learned from KDE's CWG experience, and how the focus of KDE's CWG has evolved.
-A hand-out will be provided so you can practice the skills at home.
-=== 2:15 - 2:45: Danny Piccirillo, on the basics of cross-platform video editing ===
+=== 3:45 - 4:15: Rob McQueen, on making money with free software  ===
+Rob McQueen is co-founder and partner in Collabora Ltd., a company that provides software development and other services to companies building consumer electronics products. He joins us from Cambridge, England.
-Today, free software can help you edit and mix video and audio. Learn more as long-time video free culture fan Danny Piccirillo teaches you the basics of one such tool.
+Rob will talk about his experience employing engineers to work on free software applications and the business model that Collabora has used in its six years of life.
-A hand-out will be provided so you can practice the skills at home.
+</div>
-=== 3:00 - 3:30: Oliver Day, on the the solid basics of online security ===
+<div style="width: 300px; float: left;">
+<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size: 142%; margin-bottom: 10px;">Track two</div>
-Learn from Oliver Day on the Akamai security team how you can stay safe online. You'll learn about tools like GPG and  SSH but more importantly you'll leave with an understanding of the basics of security that will serve you in an ongoing fashion.
+=== 1:30 - 3:00: Installfest and installation help ===
-A hand-out will be provided so you can review at home.
+We will provide CDs and DVDs containing free software: this will include applications for proprietary operating systems (Windows and Mac OS), as well as installation disks for, and common Linux distributions.
-=== 3:45 - 4:15: TBA, on free software tools for remote communication ===
+A team of helpers will be able to provide advice and assistance with these programs:
-Have you ever wondered how so much free software gets created by contributors across the globe, without working face-to-face? In this tutorial, you will learn how contributors create a "virtual office," sharing text, code, and graphic design work through tools like Mumble, EtherPad, Gobby, Pastebin, and IRC.
+* Asheesh Laroia
+* Oliver Day
+=== 3:00 - 3:30: Danny Piccirillo, on the basics of video editing in PiTiVi ===
+Today, free software can help you edit and mix video and audio. Learn more as long-time video free culture fan Danny Piccirillo teaches you the basics of one such tool.
 A hand-out will be provided so you can practice the skills at home.
+=== 3:45 - 4:15: Oliver Day, on the solid basics of online security ===
+Learn from Oliver Day, a member of the Akamai security team, how you can stay safe online. You'll learn about tools like GPG and  SSH but more importantly you'll leave with an understanding of the basics of security that will serve you in an ongoing fashion.
+A hand-out will be provided so you can review at home.
 </div>
 <br style="clear: both;">
-=== 4:30: Wrap-up ===
+== 4:30: Wrap-up ==
-=== 5:00: It's over! After-party ===
+== 5:00: It's over! After-party ==
-We intend to have an after-party at a nearby location, currently TBA.
+We intend to have an after-party at a nearby location, probably in Harvard Square.