[Blackpool] Software Freedom Day 2016 in Manchester. Sat, 17 Sept

[Michael Dorrington]

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* Event: Software Freedom Day 2016 in Manchester
         http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2016/UK/Manchester

* Date: Saturday, 17th September 2016 (3rd Saturday of September)
* Start time: 14:00
* Finish time: 17:00 (and then continuing on informally)

* Location: Terrace (in Northern Quarter)
* Address: 43 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1NA.
  - Next to Madlab, for Edge Street entrance.
  - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639

== Details ==

Our aim for Software Freedom Day (SFD) is to celebrate Software Freedom,
and to spread Software Freedom to people and groups that would be into
Free Software and the Free Software philosophy if only they knew about it.

=== What? ===

The event will be a party celebrating Free Software. There will be
talks, chat and demos with food and drink available from the bar.  The
event will be relaxed and friendly and will be inclusive of those
wanting to get into Free Software.

14:00-14:30 Talk: Intro to SFD2016 in Manchester and Software Freedom by
Michael Dorrington

14:45-15:15 Talk: Mesh networking (and the Beaglebone Black) by Bob Mottram

15:30-16:00 Talk: Legal threats to Software Freedom by John Rooke

16:15-16:45 Workshop: Freeing Your Smart Phone by James R. Haigh

16:45-17:00 Closing thoughts on the day by Michael Dorrington and others

Available through the event will be:

* Free Software experts on-hand to give advice
* B.A.T.M.A.N wireless mesh network
* Minetest game
* Laptops running Free Software for you to try (including Libreboot)
* GNU/Linux and other Free Software CDs/DVDs
* GNU/Linux Magazines
* Free Software books, stickers and badges

==== Post event ====

After 5pm the event will continue informally, allowing discussions,
small group demos and so on to continue.

== Transport ==

=== Parking ===

Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost
after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the
maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.

There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue
P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Terrace
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>.  Most of those
parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.

If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale
<http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

=== Public Transport ===

Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station,
and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Terrace,
see OpenStreetMap centred on Terrace
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>.

Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far away either.

== More Information ==

Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet
<https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>.

Regards,
Mike.
MFS Chair.

-- 
FSF member #9429
http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429
http://www.fsf.org/about
"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide
mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all
free software users."

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