[SC.LUG] Fwd: Manchester Free Software talk: Ian Lynch, Setting up and sustaining a global FOSS-based business - 20th Jan

[Lucy]

Next Meeting
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Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 20th January 2009.

To start off the new year we have Ian Lynch from The Learning Machine
Ltd (TLM) [1], who are creators of the Ingots qualification [2], an
officially recognised qualification in the UK and around the world.
Ian will be talking about how to set up and sustain a global
FOSS-based business. This talk may also be of interest to people
wanting to improve IT teaching or qualifications in schools.

The meeting will take place at 19:00 in the Manchester Digital
Development Agency on Portland Street. More about the meetings and
venue can be found on our meetings page.

If you're coming, feel free to add yourself to the FSF Groups wiki
page. If you would like five minutes to tell us about something,
please add yourself to the wiki or contact us.

[1] http://www.theingots.org/community/about
[2] http://www.theingots.org


 Location
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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[3]:

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

 General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be
found on our web site[4]:

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

 Coming?
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 If you're coming, feel free to add yourself to the FSF Groups wiki
page[5].  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>.


 [5]: http://groups.fsf.org/index.php/Manchester/2009-01-20