[Preston] Free lunch! ;-) [Fwd: [Menai-LUG] AFFS Conference]

Garry Taylor taylorg at southport-college.ac.uk
Tue May 11 14:24:18 BST 2004


Sounds like a good idea, if anyone in the Preston area wants to go then I can 
give them a lift. just email back.

I think it is £10 to register. Should be a good day, top the night off by 
having one or two drinks...

Gizard

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On Tuesday 11 May 2004 12:42 pm, Richard Smedley wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> If anyone feels up to a trip down the M6, the UK's only
> event entirely devoted to Free Software takes place
> in Birmingham this weekend.
>
> Non-members can attend by joining AFFS, which remains
> staggeringly cheap, and "The Right Thing To Do" (TM), if
> you want to protect and promote the use of Free Sofware
> in the UK. Last year's do was a great event, and well worth
> the trip.
>
> Details and links below.
>
>  - Richard
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> The Association for Free Software's Annual General Meeting .
>
> The Association for Free Software's Annual Conference, will take place at
> Handsworth Grammar School, Birmingham, this coming Saturday (15 May 2004),
> starting at 10am.  The conference is free to all members and lunch is being
> provided, but registration in advance is needed to be sure of conference
> tickets and to help us plan the event.
>
> Selection of speakers confirmed so far:
>   Brian Gough, "Free software: the year in review"
>   John Pinner, "A Free Software Payroll : Sense or Suicide"
>   Tony Whitmore, "Core Linux: Learning Through Compiling"
>   Tom Chance, "The Open Information Pledge"
>
> Details and the registration form are online at
> http://www.affs.org.uk/affsac.html, and that page is updated with news
> on an ongoing basis. Please email frontdesk at affs.org.uk if you want more
> information.
>
> People who apply to join AFFS now are also welcome
> at the AGM, which takes place later that day at 4pm, but won't be members
> in time to actually vote at the AGM.








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