LibrePlanet 2019 is coming up in only two weeks, and it's finally time to talk about... talks! The official schedule is now live, and we've got so many exciting presentations in store, addressing the social, ethical, legal, and technological past, present, and future of free software. Together, we'll explore the theme of "Trailblazing Free Software," asking the question, "How will free software continue to bring to life trailblazing, principled new technologies and new approaches to the world?"

If you're not already registered to attend LibrePlanet 2019, happening on March 23-24 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, MA, register here! Free Software Foundation (FSF) members and students can attend gratis!

This year's schedule is packed with important project reports, debates, and discussions on the future of software freedom. Along with keynote speeches by Bdale Garbee, Micky Metts, Tarek Loubani, and Richard Stallman, you can choose from LibrePlanet talks that include:

• "Computational symbiosis: Methods that meld mind and machine," with Mike Gerwitz;
• "The Tor Project: State of the Onion," with Stephanie Whited and other members of the Tor Project;
• "Hackerspace Rancho Electrónico," with Martha Esperilla and Stefania Acevedo Ortega;
• "The secret battle of encryption algorithms," with Amanda Sopkin;
• "Right to Repair and the DMCA," a panel moderated by Jim Garrett; and more!

On a lighter note, we're also looking forward to hearing Adam Monsen's talk on "Free software for safe and happy chickens." And of course, LibrePlanet 2019 will include the usual social events, with the traditional Friday evening social at the FSF office, and the Saturday night party in downtown Boston, location to be announced.

Pre-order your LibrePlanet 2019 T-shirt!

This year's T-shirt design imagines this year’s theme, “Trailblazing Free Software,” as a space journey to unexplored frontiers, featuring a cute little spaceship zooming out of a wormhole filled with eerie green planetoids. The space journey design is printed on a bold purple T-shirt made of soft, high-quality cotton.

You can pre-order yours before Wednesday, March 20, at midnight, EDT, to collect at the conference: just place the order for your shirt here; on the order page, you'll find a coupon code to reserve your shirt for pick-up at the GNU Press booth at the conference with no shipping fee. If you're not attending, you can still preorder, and we will ship you your shirt after the conference (in April). Either way, you wind up with an eye-catching limited edition tee that is sure to start conversations about the universe of possibilities presented by free software.

Last call for sponsors, exhibitors, and raffle prizes

Join LibrePlanet partner Red Hat and other free software supporters by becoming a LibrePlanet sponsor! Email us at campaigns@fsf.org if you'd like a booth in our lively exhibit hall. The deadline for sponsor and exhibitor registration is March 10.

We are also still looking for prizes to raffle off at this year's conference. If you or your company have a prize you would like to donate, please email campaigns@fsf.org. Examples of past LibrePlanet raffle prizes include a 3D printer running free software, a laptop with free BIOS and free GNU/Linux distro, and DRM-free eBook gift certificates.

Supporting LibrePlanet is a great way to support software freedom while engaging the diverse audience who attends the conference. Thanks to sponsors, exhibitors, and raffle prize donors, we can offer free admission to students, travel scholarships, welcoming event space and social activities, and refreshments for attendees and volunteers. Your generosity also enables LibrePlanet to run on free software infrastructure, including livestreaming and session recordings. Supporters receive acknowledgment on the Web, via social media, in the program book, and at the conference.

Whether you're exhibiting, sponsoring, or just attending, please spread the word about LibrePlanet 2019: blog or microblog to let people know that you'll be there, using the hashtag #libreplanet.

LibrePlanet needs volunteers -- maybe you!

In ten years, LibrePlanet has grown in size and scope -- and its continued success is thanks to dozens of volunteers who help prepare for and run the conference. Volunteering is a great way to meet fellow community members and contribute to the conference, even if you can't attend in person! If you are interested in volunteering for LibrePlanet 2019, email resources@fsf.org. We thank all of our volunteers by offering them gratis conference admission, lunch, and a LibrePlanet T-shirt.

I have had the opportunity to collaborate and participate in many projects and events in many schools and universities, primarily in Brazil, but also other countries such as South Africa, Spain, Argentina, Peru, Cuba, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, China and USA.

I majored in Social Communication, with a specialization in free software development, and I am currently an ESL student at the Cambridge School. In 2005, I worked on the implementation of laboratories with Linux Terminal Server Project GNU/Linux systems as a digital inclusion initiative in more than 230 municipalities in the state of Bahia, in Brazil. Between 2009 and 2011, I worked at the Federal University of Bahia, teaching free software to public school teachers.

I collaborated with the creation of the Brazilian Free Technologies Cooperative (COLIVRE), which uses Noosfero to develop free social media Web sites. In the period from 2012 to 2016, I was a consultant in the federal government of Brazil, working on the adoption and development of free technologies for social participation, open data, information security, and digital inclusion projects.

At the Free Software Foundation, I will be collaborating with the tech team on the streaming and recording of LibrePlanet 2019. I will also be working on preparing laptops to be used in workshops at public schools to introduce free software and programming to students. I hope to contribute to the development of internal projects and FSF campaigns as well. I am grateful to be part of this important FSF internship program, and hope to collaborate and learn a lot with the tech team.

I invite you to come to LibrePlanet, or we can meet at another free software event somewhere around the planet!

Every year the Free Software Foundation creates a new collectible T-shirt to celebrate another LibrePlanet conference, and this space-themed tee is one you won’t want to miss. The LibrePlanet 2019 conference T-shirt design imagines this year’s theme, “Trailblazing Free Software,” as a space journey to unexplored frontiers, featuring a cute little spaceship zooming out of a wormhole filled with eerie green planetoids. Like this intrepid explorer, we have many new worlds of technology to discover, and we hope you’ll join us on this very important voyage! (Not registered for LibrePlanet 2019 yet? Register now!)

The space journey design is printed on a bold purple T-shirt made of soft, high-quality cotton. You can pre-order yours before Wednesday, March 20, at midnight, EDT, to collect at the conference: just place the order for your shirt here; on the order page, you'll find a coupon code to reserve your shirt for pick-up at the GNU Press booth at the conference with no shipping fee. If you're not attending, you can still preorder, and we will ship you your shirt after the conference (in April). Either way, you wind up with an eye-catching limited edition tee that is sure to start conversations about the universe of possibilities presented by free software.

LibrePlanet needs volunteers -- maybe you!

LibrePlanet’s continued success is thanks to dozens of volunteers who help prepare for and run the conference. Volunteering is a great way to meet fellow community members and contribute to LibrePlanet, even if you can't attend in person! If you are interested in volunteering for LibrePlanet 2019, email resources@fsf.org. We thank all of our volunteers by offering them gratis conference admission, lunch, and a LibrePlanet T-shirt.

We're also still seeking sponsors and exhibitors for LibrePlanet 2019 -- for information on how your company can sponsor LibrePlanet or have a table in our exhibit hall, email campaigns@fsf.org.

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Registration is open, and we hope you’ll join us!

Hundreds of people from across the globe will join us at LibrePlanet 2019 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to explore this year's theme, "Trailblazing Free Software." With a new and growing generation of free software enthusiasts, we can take this conference as an opportunity to discuss both the present and the future of the free software movement. Using the Four Freedoms as a litmus test for ethical computing, we ask, "How will free software continue to bring to life trailblazing, principled new technologies and new approaches to the world?"

LibrePlanet brings together software developers, activists, policy experts, and computer users to share accomplishments, learn new skills, and address challenges to software freedom. Newcomers are always welcome, and LibrePlanet 2019 will feature programming for all experience levels, including students (who can attend the conference gratis).

In addition to the keynote speakers we’ve already announced, LibrePlanet 2019 is scheduled to feature a panoply of presentations including:

• Governing free software projects
• Redis Labs and the tragedy of the Commons Clause
• Right to Repair and the DMCA
• Security by and for free software
• The Tor Project: State of the onion

FSF members attend gratis.

LibrePlanet needs volunteers -- maybe you!

The continued success of the LibrePlanet conference is thanks to dozens of volunteers who help prepare for and run the conference. Volunteering is a great way to meet fellow community members and contribute to LibrePlanet, even if you can't attend in person! If you are interested in volunteering for LibrePlanet 2019, email resources@fsf.org. We thank all of our volunteers by offering them gratis conference admission, lunch, and a LibrePlanet T-shirt.

Seeking sponsors!

Take your support for LibrePlanet to the next level by becoming a sponsor. Without sponsors, LibrePlanet wouldn't happen. Thanks to conference sponsors, we can offer free admission to students, travel scholarships, welcoming event space and social activities, and refreshments for attendees. Support from generous sponsors also enables LibrePlanet to run on free software infrastructure, including livestreaming and session recordings.

Spread the word about LibrePlanet 2019: blog or microblog to let people know that you'll be there, using the hashtag #libreplanet.