[WSIS CS-Plenary] "Free Software, Free Society" PCT Group event

[Dr. Francis MUGUET]

Announcement :

Poster :
http://www.wsis-pct.org/poster-PCT-A3.pdf


"Free Software, Free Society"
Wednesday 10 December 17H-20H
Room Cervin ( 300 seats )

Organizers : Georg Greve, Loic Dachary, Francis Muguet

Software is the cultural technique of the digital age and access to it
determines who may participate in a digital world. Because of its unique
social, educational, scientific, political and economic benefits and
opportunities, Free Software is one of the essential benchmarks of Civil
Society for the World Summit on the Information Society. Listen to and
meet leading global experts on what is an essential building block for
an empowering, sustainable and inclusive information society. Get input
for governmental policy decisions and ideas on how software shapes the
societies of tomorrow with people such as Richard Stallman, founder of
the Free Software Foundation.
AGENDA

    * 17:00 Georg Greve (FSF-Europe) Opening Statement
    * 17:05 Prof. Lawrence Lessig, CreativeCommons ( Chair Georg Greve)
    * 17:35 Richard Stallman, FSF ( Chair Georg Greve)
    * 18:15 Juan Carlos Gentile, Hipatia ( Chair Francis Muguet)
    * 18:45 Pierre Ouedraogo ( Chair Francis Muguet)
    * 19:15 Theo Bondolfi, Ynternet.org ( Chair Loic Dachary )
    * 19:45 Discussions ( Moderator: Loic Dachary )
* 20:00 Richard Stallman, FSF, Concluding Remarks 


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Francis F. MUGUET Ph.D 
muguet at mdpi.org   muguet at ensta.fr  

MDPI Foundation   http://www.mdpi.net 

World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS)
Civil Society Working Groups 
Scientific Information :  http://www.wsis-si.org  chair 
Patents & Copyrights   :  http://www.wsis-pct.org co-chair
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