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   7 <h1>Friday, March 23rd</h1>
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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. Contact <a href="https://m.twitter.com/baconandcoconut">Deb Nicholson</a> with any questions.</p>
  14 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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  16                                         <strong>When:</strong> 12:30 - 17:00<br>
  17                                         <strong>Where:</strong> CGIS Knafel
  18 <br>1737 Cambridge Street
  19 <br>K354 Seminar Room, Third Floor
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  23                                 <h3>Free Software Foundation Open House</h3>
  24                                 <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>
  25 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible. Please call 617-542-5942 for assistance.</p>
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  27                                         <strong>When:</strong> 17:00 - 19:30<br>
  28                                         <strong>Where:</strong> FSF Office (<a href="getting-around/index.html#office">transportation tips</a>)
  29 <br>51 Franklin Street
  30 <br>Fifth Floor
  31 <br>
  32 Boston, MA 02110
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  37                                 <h3>Welcome Dinner</h3>
  38                                 <p>     The Welcome Dinner is for all women, genderqueer,
  39                                                 non-binary, and gender non-conforming people
  40                                                 interested in free software</p>
  41 <p>Start your LibrePlanet off by having a fun,
  42                                         gratis dinner with some great people in free
  43                                         software. A group of us will be heading to the
  44                                         restaurant from the FSF Open House, but feel free to
  45                                         meet us there! <b> Please RSVP
  46                                         by <a href="https://pad.riseup.net/p/lpwelcomedinner2018">adding
  47                                                 your name and any eating restrictions you have.</a></b>.</p>
  48 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
  49                                 <p>We would like to thank IBM for their generous support and sponsorship of this dinner.</p>
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  51                                                         <strong>When:</strong> 19:45<br />
  52                                                         <strong>Where:</strong> <a href="http://heilamoon.com/">Hei La Moon</a><br>
  53 88 Beach St
  54 <br>Boston, MA, 02110
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  58                                         <h1>Saturday, March 24th</h1>
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  63                                                 <h3><em>Introduction to the Command Line</em> meetup</h3>
  64                                                 <p>We're updating the popular 150-page <a
  65 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>
  66
  67 <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
  68 released in 2009. We want to include new developments without substantially increasing the length of the book.</p>
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  70                                                         <strong>When:</strong> 12:00 - ?<br>
  71                                                         <strong>Where:</strong> Meet at the Registration desk at the conference.
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  77                                                 <h3>LibrePlanet Party!</h3>
  78                                                 <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!</p>
  79 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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  81                                                         <strong>When:</strong> 19:00 - 22:00<br>
  82                                                         <strong>Where:</strong> <a href="https://www.scholarsbostonbistro.com/">Scholars Bistro</a>
  83 <br>25 School Street
  84  <br>Boston, MA 02108
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  89                                                 <h3>Hacking and Social Space</h3>
  90                                                 <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>
  91 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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  93                                                         <strong>When:</strong> 19:00 - 21:30<br>
  94                                                         <strong>Where:</strong> FSF Office (<a href="getting-around/index.html#office">transportation tips</a>) <br>51 Franklin Street
  95 <br>Fifth Floor
  96 <br>
  97 Boston, MA 02110        </p>
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 102                                                 <h3>Piano Concert: Kimiko Ishizaka</h3>
 103                                                 <p>Enjoy a performance by celebrated pianist and composer Kimiko Ishizaka, 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>
 104 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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 106                                                         <strong>When:</strong> 19:30 - ?<br>
 107                                                         <strong>Where:</strong>MIT Killian Hall<br>
 108 Building 14W, Room 111<br>
 109 160 Memorial Drive<br>
 110 Cambridge, MA 02139     </p>
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 114                                                 <h1>Sunday, March 25th</h1>
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 117                                                         <h3>Annual FSF Associate Members Meeting</h3>
 118                                                         <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 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/LibrePlanet:Conference/2018/members">LibrePlanet wiki</a> so we make sure to have enough lunch! Donations for food are welcome but not required.</p>
 119 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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 122                                                                 <strong>When:</strong> 12:35 - 13:35, Sunday, 3/25<br>
 123                                                                 <strong>Where:</strong> Room 32-155 at MIT's Stata Center (the building where most LibrePlanet sessions take place)
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 127                                                                 <h3>Free Software/Culture Community Pub Night</h3>
 128                                                                 <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!
 129                                                                 </p>
 130 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible. Please call 617-491-1160 for assistance.</p>
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 132                                                                         <strong>When:</strong> 21:00, Sunday, 3/25 - 01:00, Monday, 3/27<br>
 133                                                                         <strong>Where:</strong> <a href="http://www.grendelsden.com/">Grendel's Den</a>
 134 <br>89 Winthrop Street
 135 <br>Cambridge, MA 02138<br>
 136 Near the Harvard Square stop on the MBTA red line
 137                                                                         <strong>Wheelchair access:</strong> There is elevator access upon request. Call 617-491-1160 to have someone from Grendel's assist you.</p>
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 141         <h1>Monday, March 26th</h1>
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 144                                                         <h3>LibreOffice Certification</h3>
 145                                                         <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 09:30 to 13:30.</p>
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 147 <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 <a href="mailto:certification@libreoffice.org">certification@libreoffice.org</a>.</p>
 148 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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 151                                                                 <strong>When:</strong> 09:00 - 13:30<br>
 152                                                                 <strong>Where:</strong> Boston Nonprofit Center<br>
 153 89 South St<br>
 154 Boston, MA 02111<br>
 155 Near the South Station stop on the MBTA red line
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 158                                                             <h3>Programmable Publishing: Digital Humanities for Everyone</h3>
 159                                                             <p>This workshop is designed to teach basic programming skills to humanities students and scholars without a background in math or computer science. Using the Racket programming language, the user-friendly text editor DrRacket, and the markup language Scribble, participants will learn how to write an academic paper from start to finish which can then be exported to html and pdf. </p>
 160                                                             <p>For more details, or to register, visit <a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=78&reset=1">the registration page</a>.</p>
 161 <p>This location is wheelchair accessible.</p>
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 164                                                                 <strong>When:</strong> 09:00 - 12:00<br>
 165                                                                 <strong>Where:</strong> RedHat<br>
 166 300 A Street<br>
 167 4th Floor<br>
 168 Boston, MA 02110
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