[Liverpool] Reminder: Manchester Free Software talk: Elmar Geese, The Value of Free Software - 18th Nov

Lucy lucybridges at gmail.com
Sat Nov 15 11:10:36 UTC 2008


Just a reminder that the talk is this Tuesday


Next Meeting
  ------------
  Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 18th November, 2008.

  This month we have an exciting talk from a very special guest. Elmar
  Geese is coming all the way from Germany to give a talk entitled "The
  Value of Free Software and how it changes Society, Economy and
  Business". Elmar is the founder & CEO of a free software company
  called tarent [1], founded in 1996. tarent has around 60 employees now
  and is growing. He is also the chairperson of the German Linux
  Association (LIVE), an organisation of companies and people doing Open
  Source and Free Software Business with around 200 members, and the
  Speaker of OBOOE, an European Open Source Business Network with
  members from 8+ Countries now.

  [1] http://tarent.de

  Location
  --------
  The meeting will take place at 19:00 in the Manchester Digital
  Development Agency on Portland Street, although there will be people
  around from 18.30. Access is via the doorbells at the entrance.
  Wheelchair access via the lift is available to the left of the main
  entrance.

  MDDA provide complimentary Fair Trade tea and coffee.

  Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA)
  Lower Ground Floor
  117-119 Portland Street
  Manchester
  M1 6ED

  Directions are available on the MDDA web site[2]:

  [2]: http://manchesterdda.com/directions/

  General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be
  found on our web site[3]:

  [3]: http://manchester.fsuk.org/blog/meetings/

  Coming?
  -------
  If you're coming, feel free to add yourself to the FSF Groups wiki
  page[4].  If you would like five minutes to tell us about something,
  please add yourself to the wiki or contact us at
  <team at manchester.fsuk.org>.


  [4]: http://groups.fsf.org/index.php/Manchester/2008-11-18



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