FOSS Means Business: March 16th, Belfast
I think this is going to be big. Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens are confirmed speakers, and Spires in Belfast is confirmed as the venue. "FOSS Means Business" is the title and it’s a whole-day event. It’s tailored to particularly attract to IT decision makers in medium-sized businesses and in public administration – but the content will be of very wide interest.
Google are also sending a speaker, and there are other speakers from public administration from the UK and maybe from Ireland to be announced.
Stallman is going to give his rarely-given business speech: "Free Software in Ethics and Practice", and he’ll include a substantial section on GPLv3. Bruce Perens will deliver a CEO/CIO targetted speech, and we hope this will help fuel IT department transitions to Free Software.
Promotional help would be appreciated. March 16th isn’t too far away, and because it’s a daytime event, many people need to book time out of the office (and get their boss to book time out as well, and come along). So bloggers, mailing list posters, forum users, event guide writers, people with contact lists for the public and the private sector, etc. Please help spread the word about this FOSS Means Business event.
A website has been set up and the the details are going up there right now:
(Think of "Belfast", said with a Belfast accent)