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SFD Annual Meeting: 1 December, 1200UTC on IRC

by Robert Schumann

Hi SFDers, How would you like to have a say in the running of Software Freedom Day? Software Freedom International is holding its annual meeting on Tuesday 1 December at 12.00 UTC (that's 20.00 in Beijing and 07.00 in New York). We'll be electing a new board, as well as discussing plans for the future - and we're always open to contributions from members of the community who'd like to help out making things happen! The meeting will be happening on IRC (channel #sfd-meeting on irc.freenode.net) The names of people who've previously indicated they'd like to attend, and those who are interested in being on the board, are shown at the bottom of this email. Let me know if you'd like your name added. Regards, Robert Schumann President, Software Freedom International ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following SFI 2009 board members are standing for re-election: * Frederic Muller * Matt Oquist * Jan Husar * Phil Harper The following people would like to attend and have also expressed an interest in being on the board of SFI for 2010: * Terri Molini * Rishabh Rao * L. Ramkumar * Jorge Eduardo Mariño Indaburu * Jean Paul NKURUNZIZA * Alexjan Carraturo * Alhassan Aliyu Moh'd * Quiliro Ordonez * A. Mani * Pockey Lam * Prince Annan Koomson * Bridget Foromozo The following people have expressed interest in attending the meeting: * Ranjith Suriyakula * RJ Ian S.Sevilla * Niharika Vaish * Debora Badilla * Pradeep Panigrahi * Idriss Marcial Monthe * David Crist * Vidyaratha Kissoon * Misheck Mutuzana * Tomasz 'Zen' Napierala * Francisco Rojas * Paul Bartell * Joe Smith * Ashish Bhatia * Samer Azmy * Anton Siswo Raharjo Ansori * Sylvie Siyam * Francisco Gomez

Nov. 29, 2009

Fwd: You're invited to the annual meeting of Software Freedom International

by Robert Schumann

Hello SFDers, It's just under 4 weeks to go until the SFI annual meeting - please do let us know if you'd like to join the meeting (1 December at 1200UTC). Note that you only need to send information about yourself if you'd like to join the SFI board. If you would just like to participate in the meeting, all you need to do is email us at info(a)sf-day.org. Also email us know if there's anything you'd like to have discussed at the meeting, or if you have some great ideas for SFD 2010! Regards, Robert ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Robert Schumann <robert(a)softwarefreedomday.org> Date: 2009/9/5 Subject: You're invited to the annual meeting of Software Freedom International To: SFD announcements <sfd-announce(a)sf-day.org> Hi all, On Tuesday 1 December 2009 at 1200 UTC, Software Freedom International will be holding its annual "regular meeting" to review progress to date and elect the board for the following year. All team leaders are invited to join in this meeting, which will take place via IRC (freenode.net channel #sfd-meeting). If you'd like to become more involved in SFD, or have some comments that you'd like to offer, then you may be interested to attend the meeting and influence the way that SFI works. We will also be looking for new members to join the board of SFD. If you'd like to join us, please send me via email - a short description (one sentence, if appropriate) of your involvement with SFD to date - if you'd like to join the board of SFI, please send a paragraph describing how you would contribute to the promotion of SFD For reference, we are looking for people with some familiarity with open source software and digital rights, some interest in mobilising a global community of free software enthusiasts, and possibly contacts that might help with the production of schwag (T-shirts, CDs) or sponsorship. The main requirements are enthusiasm and vision! This information must be sent to me before 17 November 2009, and further information about the meeting will be sent to those individuals who would like to participate. The meeting will be held publicly and all are welcome to attend, but only those who have contacted me will be eligible to contribute to the meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to direct these to me or info(a)sf-day.org. In the meantime, good luck with your preparations and please do give some thought to contributing to the global organisation that goes into SFD! Regards, Robert President, Software Freedom International

Nov. 3, 2009