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# [http://shaunagm.net/ Shauna Gordon-Mckeon] for the Sunlight Foundation Meetup
# [http://jesstess.com Jessica McKellar] on the Boston Python
# [http://mike-burns.com/ Mike Burns] for the [http://bostonandroid.org/ Boston Android
# [http://benalman.com/ Ben Alman] for the [http://www.meetup.com/jquery-boston JQuery Boston Meetup]
# Nate Aune on Django Meetup
# Walter Bender on Sugar Labs
# 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 ==▼
We divided the afternoon into two so that more experienced contributors can discuss nitty-gritty, while newcomers to software freedom can learn the basics.
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size: 142%; margin-bottom: 10px;">Track one</div>
=== 1:30 - 2:00: Deb Nicholson, on how to message free software ===
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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:
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 KDE Community Working Group ===▼
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.
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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 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.
▲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.
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.
▲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!
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size: 142%; margin-bottom: 10px;">Track two</div>
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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.
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* Oliver Day
=== 3:00 - 3:30: Danny Piccirillo, on the basics of
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.
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