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7 <h1>Friday, March
23rd
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12 <h3>SpinachCon
2018</h3>
13 <p>Do you ever wish the free software was just a little bit better? As a longtime free software advocate, I certainly have had this thought many times. Enter SpinachCon — it’s a hackfest for user experience and new contributor feedback. The idea is that sometimes free software “has a little spinach in it’s teeth” and it needs its friends to let it know in a friendly way.
</p>
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15 <strong>When:
</strong> 12:
30 -
17:
00<br>
16 <strong>Where:
</strong> CGIS Knafel
17 <br>1737 Cambridge Street
18 <br>K354 Seminar Room, Third Floor
22 <h3>Free Software Foundation Open House
</h3>
23 <p>Mingle at the FSF office before the conference with speakers and other attendees. Refreshments will be served.
<strong>Check in and receive your nametag here, and skip the line on Saturday!
</strong></p>
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25 <strong>When:
</strong> 17:
00 -
19:
30<br>
26 <strong>Where:
</strong> FSF Office (
<a href=
"getting-around/index.html#office">transportation tips
</a>)
27 <br>51 Franklin Street
35 <h3>Welcome Dinner
</h3>
36 <p>Start your LibrePlanet off by having a fun,
37 gratis dinner with some great people in free
38 software. A group of us will be heading to the
39 restaurant from the FSF Open House, but feel free to
40 meet us there!
<b> Please RSVP
41 by
<a href=
"https://pad.riseup.net/p/lpwelcomedinner2018">adding
42 your name and any eating restrictions you have.
</a></b>
43 The Welcome Dinner is for all women, genderqueer,
44 non-binary, and gender non-conforming people
45 interested in free software.
</p>
46 <p>We would like to thank IBM for their generous support and sponsorship of this dinner.
</p>
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48 <strong>When:
</strong> 19:
45<br />
49 <strong>Where:
</strong> <a href=
"http://heilamoon.com/">Hei La Moon
</a><br>
55 <h1>Saturday, March
24th
</h1>
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60 <h3><em>Introduction to the Command Line</em> meetup</h3>
61 <p>We're updating the popular 150-page <a
62 href="https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line"><em>Introduction to the Command Line</a></em>. What do you think should be in the new edition? We'll be discussing content and process for updating this important work.</p>
64 <p>A product of a partnership between the FSF and <a href="https://flossmanuals.net">Floss Manuals</a>, this book gives new computer users a gentle, beginner's window onto Bash, vim, a few scripting languages, and other key tools offered on the Unix/GNU command line. A lot has happened since the book was
65 released in 2009. We want to include new developments without substantially increasing the length of the book.</p>
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67 <strong>When:</strong> 12:00 - ?<br>
68 <strong>Where:</strong> Meet at the Registration desk at the conference.
74 <h3>LibrePlanet Party!
</h3>
75 <p>Join us Saturday night to celebrate free software in Downtown Boston! After the Free Software Awards, head over to Scholars Bistro. We will have gratis snacks, and your first drink is on us. A full dinner menu is available for purchase. The venue is accessible, and all ages are welcome!
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77 <strong>When:
</strong> 19:
00 -
21:
00<br>
78 <strong>Where:
</strong> <a href=
"https://www.scholarsbostonbistro.com/">Scholars Bistro
</a>
85 <h3>Hacking and Social Space
</h3>
86 <p>Looking for a little quieter social time? The FSF office will be open late for hacking and hanging out. Snacks, (nonalcoholic) drinks, and power will be provided! This is an alcohol-free event.
</p>
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88 <strong>When:
</strong> 19:
00 -
21:
30<br>
89 <strong>Where:
</strong> FSF Office (
<a href=
"getting-around/index.html#office">transportation tips
</a>)
<br>51 Franklin Street
97 <h3>Piano Concert: Kimiko Ishizaka
</h3>
98 <p>Enjoy a performance by celebrated pianist and composer Kimiko Ishikaza, whose dedication to free culture is reflected in her decision to release the recording and score of her latest project, “The Libre Art of the Fugue,” with a free license.
</p>
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100 <strong>When:
</strong> 19:
30 - ?
<br>
101 <strong>Where:
</strong>MIT Killian Hall
<br>
102 Building
14W, Room
111<br>
103 160 Memorial Drive
<br>
104 Cambridge, MA
02139 </p>
108 <h1>Sunday, March
25th
</h1>
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111 <h3>Annual FSF Associate Members Meeting
</h3>
112 <p>Are you an FSF associate member? If so, join your fellow associate members for a feedback and visioning session over lunch. Share your thoughts on the Foundation, the free software movement, and what you want to see more of. This event is organized by associate members Deborah Nicholson and Valerie Young with the support of the FSF, and notes from the meeting will be shared with FSF staff. RSVP on the
<a href=
"https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Annual_Members_Meeting_2018">LibrePlanet wiki
</a> so we make sure to have enough lunch! Donations for food are welcome but not required.
</p>
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115 <strong>When:
</strong> 12:
35 -
13:
35, Sunday,
3/
25<br>
116 <strong>Where:
</strong> Room
32-
155 at MIT's Stata Center (the building where most LibrePlanet sessions take place)
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120 <h3>Free Software/Culture Community Pub Night
</h3>
121 <p>Close out LibrePlanet with us at Grendel's Den! This local institution has been welcoming to Boston (and visiting) hackers for over ten years. All ages welcome!
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124 <strong>When:
</strong> 21:
00, Sunday,
3/
26 -
01:
00, Monday,
3/
27<br>
125 <strong>Where:
</strong> <a href=
"http://www.grendelsden.com/">Grendel's Den
</a>
126 <br>89 Winthrop Street
127 <br>Cambridge, MA
02138<br>
128 Near the Harvard Square stop on the MBTA red line
129 <strong>Wheelchair access:
</strong> There is elevator access upon request. Call
617-
491-
1160 to have someone from Grendel's assist you.
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133 <h1>Monday, March
26th
</h1>
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136 <h3>LibreOffice Certification
</h3>
137 <p><a href=
"https://libreplanet.org/2018/speakers/#becker">Lothar Becker
<a> will host a certification-focused workshop on Monday, March
26, at the Boston Nonprofit Center, from
9:
30 AM to
1:
30 PM.
</p>
139 <p>LibreOffice Certification has been extended to FSF associate members in
2017, based on the same professional pre-requisites of TDF Members. The workshop will offer a thorough overview of the skills requested and a summary of TDF migration and training protocols. Participation is free but must be booked in advance by sending an email to certification@libreoffice.org.
</p>
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142 <strong>When:
</strong> 09:
00 -
13:
30<br>
143 <strong>Where:
</strong> Boston Nonprofit Center
<br>
146 Near the South Station stop on the MBTA red line
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