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General Information
Free software is a matter of freedom. Hundreds of millions of people around the world today use Free Software as part of their daily business and computing practice. Most of these users, however, do not know the ethical reasons for which the free software community has developed such systems.
This conference is a premier forum on Free Software that brings together researchers, students, software developers, IT professionals, enthusiasts and the digital public. It groups leading lecturers in the domain, including Richard Stallman, the president of the Free Software Foundation and the world's leading advocate for software freedom.
In parallel with speeches and presentations, event sponsors conduct demonstrations in an exhibition space and interact with students and attendees in an interactive environment.

Conference Highlights
✔ Free software – ethics and practice
✔ Free software and patents
✔ The GNU general public license
✔ The GNU project
✔ Free software initiatives in the Arab region
✔ Free software education and certification
✔ Free software and Open Source Software
✔ Economics of Free Software

Schedule
09h30 Registration & Welcome Coffee

10h00 Welcome Notes
University of Balamand
Unesco Regional Office – Beirut
UNDP/ICTDAR

10h30 Ma3bar – A Free Software Initiative for the Arab Region
Walid Karam, Ma3bar Coordinator

10h50 Free Software in Ethics and in Practice
Richard Stallman, President, the Free Software Foundation

12h30 Lunch

14h00 Free Software in the Technical College
Peter Heath, Acting Chair for IT HD/BAS and Masters
programs at Abu Dhabi Men’s College (ADMC)

14h30 Free Software and Gnu/Linux certification
Feras Abou Chakra, LPI Middle East Managing Director

15h00 Copyright vs Community
Richard Stallman, President, the Free Software Foundation

16h40 Wrap-up discussions & recommendations

17h00 Closing Cocktail Buffet

17h30 Visit of the UOB Ethnographic Museum
& the Balamand Historic Monastery

Registration
Attendance is open to public and free of charge to students, software and IT professionals, and all persons interested in Free Software. However, registration is required.
For more information and registration, please register here, or contact fsc2010@ma3bar.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Post Conference Training
Train-the-Trainer Workshop – June 9-17, 2010
As part of our mission to promote Free Software in Arab societies, Ma3bar is conducting a Train-The Trainer workshop, which aims to increase the level of competence in Free Software environments and create a network of Arab GNU/Linux trainers capable of conducting further training in various countries of the Arab region.
The Workshop is conducted in partnership with LPI, and covers two courses, LPIC-1 and LPIC-2, which lead to the LPIC-1 renown certification.
For more information and registration, please visit our portal at http://ma3bar.org, or contact workshop@ma3bar.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Contact us
For more information, please contact
Dr. Walid P. Karam,
Coordinator, Ma3bar
University of Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon
Tel: +(961) 6 930 250 x 3894
Fax: +(961) 6 930 278
Email: coordinator@ma3bar.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Conference e-mail: fsc2010@ma3bar.org

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Google Last Online: 05-30-2013 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 10,018 Thanked 1,100 Times in 651 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts	We invited him and he is coming on 6 June General Information Free software is a matter of freedom. Hundreds of millions of people around the world today use Free Software as part of their daily business and computing practice. Most of these users, however, do not know the ethical reasons for which the free software community has developed such systems. This conference is a premier forum on Free Software that brings together researchers, students, software developers, IT professionals, enthusiasts and the digital public. It groups leading lecturers in the domain, including Richard Stallman, the president of the Free Software Foundation and the world's leading advocate for software freedom. In parallel with speeches and presentations, event sponsors conduct demonstrations in an exhibition space and interact with students and attendees in an interactive environment. Conference Highlights ✔ Free software – ethics and practice ✔ Free software and patents ✔ The GNU general public license ✔ The GNU project ✔ Free software initiatives in the Arab region ✔ Free software education and certification ✔ Free software and Open Source Software ✔ Economics of Free Software Schedule 09h30 Registration & Welcome Coffee 10h00 Welcome Notes University of Balamand Unesco Regional Office – Beirut UNDP/ICTDAR 10h30 Ma3bar – A Free Software Initiative for the Arab Region Walid Karam, Ma3bar Coordinator 10h50 Free Software in Ethics and in Practice Richard Stallman, President, the Free Software Foundation 12h30 Lunch 14h00 Free Software in the Technical College Peter Heath, Acting Chair for IT HD/BAS and Masters programs at Abu Dhabi Men’s College (ADMC) 14h30 Free Software and Gnu/Linux certification Feras Abou Chakra, LPI Middle East Managing Director 15h00 Copyright vs Community Richard Stallman, President, the Free Software Foundation 16h40 Wrap-up discussions & recommendations 17h00 Closing Cocktail Buffet 17h30 Visit of the UOB Ethnographic Museum & the Balamand Historic Monastery Registration Attendance is open to public and free of charge to students, software and IT professionals, and all persons interested in Free Software. However, registration is required. For more information and registration, please register here, or contact fsc2010@ma3bar.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Post Conference Training Train-the-Trainer Workshop – June 9-17, 2010 As part of our mission to promote Free Software in Arab societies, Ma3bar is conducting a Train-The Trainer workshop, which aims to increase the level of competence in Free Software environments and create a network of Arab GNU/Linux trainers capable of conducting further training in various countries of the Arab region. The Workshop is conducted in partnership with LPI, and covers two courses, LPIC-1 and LPIC-2, which lead to the LPIC-1 renown certification. For more information and registration, please visit our portal at http://ma3bar.org, or contact workshop@ma3bar.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Contact us For more information, please contact Dr. Walid P. Karam, Coordinator, Ma3bar University of Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon Tel: +(961) 6 930 250 x 3894 Fax: +(961) 6 930 278 Email: coordinator@ma3bar.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Conference e-mail: fsc2010@ma3bar.org __________________