[H-GEN] Richard Stallman's presentation in Brisbane.

[Simon Ellis]

  Hello everyone.

Richard Stallman, (RMS of the GNU Organisation etc) is giving a 
presentation in Brisbane.
Below are details of this event.


Regards,
Simon Ellis.


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INVITATION

NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory
Big Picture Seminar Series

Dear Invitee,

Professor Terry Caelli, Director, NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory and
Dr Stefan Lehmann, Convenor of the QRL Big Picture Seminar Series
are pleased to invite you to attend a seminar presentation of the series.
Details of the event are as follows:

*Seminar:*
Education Across the Nation ? Free Software in Ethics and in Practise

*Abstract:*   Richard Stallman will speak about the Free Software Movement,
which campaigns for freedom so that computer users can cooperate to control their own computing activities.
The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system,
often erroneously referred to as Linux, specifically to establish these freedoms.


*Speaker:*
Richard M. Stallman,
President of the Free Software Foundation

*Speaker Bio:*   Richard Stallman is a graduate of Harvard University.
He launched the development of the GNU operating system (see www.gnu.org) in 1984.
GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it,
as well as to make changes either large or small.
The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of computers today.
Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship,
the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award,
and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates.

*Date:*
Thursday, 23 September 2010

*Agenda:*
5.30pm ? 6:00pm             Registration
6.00pm ? 8:30pm             Seminar Presentation

*Venue:*
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street, South Bank, Brisbane
(please proceed to the information desk for directions)

*Registration:*
The Event is free, but seats are limited and
registration via email is required: bigpicture-rsvp at lists.nicta.com.au

For more information about the seminar, please visit the NICTA website
http://www.nicta.com.au/nicta_events/big_picture/qrl_seminars
or contact our secretariat, Portmann Events Consulting,  by email to admin at portmann-events.com .

We look forward to welcoming you at the event.
Yours sincerely

Professor Terry Caelli
Director, Queensland Research Laboratory, NICTA
Level 5, Axon Building, Staff House Road
University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD  Australia 4072
Email:  terry.caelli at nicta.com.au

Dr. Stefan Lehmann
Convenor of the QRL Big Picture Seminar Series
Queensland Research Laboratory, NICTA
Level 1, McElwain Building (24A)
University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD  Australia 4072
Email: Stefan.Lehmann at nicta.com.au

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