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Dear Free Software Supporter,

[LibrePlanet 2023][1] is coming very soon and **we need your help** to
make the world's premier gathering of free software enthusiasts a
success. LibrePlanet 2023 will be held March 18-19, 2023 both online
and in person in Boston, MA. It will be the fifteenth edition of the
conference that brings free software advocates together from around
the globe, and *you* can be an important part of this celebration.

[1]: [link removed]

You can volunteer for as much or as little time as you like, whether
you choose to help out for an hour or two or the entirety of both
days. Either way, we'll provide you with a *very* handsome
[LibrePlanet 2023 shirt][2] in your size in addition to free admission
to the entire conference *and* lunch -- ***and*** the community's
eternal gratitude. By the way, the shirts are manufactured by Bella
Canvas, which is WRAP-certified, meaning they comply with ethical,
health, and safety standards in manufacturing.

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Would you like to be:

* A room monitor/moderator who introduces speakers (can be done
remotely or on-site);

* An IRC moderator (online);

* Part of an audio/visual crew to point cameras and adjust microphones
(on-site);

* Part of the set-up and clean-up crew to make our conference appear
and disappear at the venue (on-site);

* Part of the registration crew to welcome attendees and get to know
speakers first hand (on-site); or

* Responsible for the GNU Press shop (on-site)?

If you are excited about any of these tasks please reply to this email
or write to <[email protected]>. Let us know what you would prefer to
do, what days/times of LibrePlanet you will be able to volunteer, and
don't forget to mention your T-shirt size (we have unisex S-XXXXL).

For in-person volunteers, an important step is to attend a training
and info session at the [Free Software Foundation office][3] in
downtown Boston. There will be several training sessions, most of them
from 18:00 to 20:00 EST in the weeks leading up to the conference. If
you have any doubts about availability for a training, please let us
know so we can adapt to your schedule. Some volunteer tasks (e.g. room
monitors, A/V crew) require more training than others, but there are
some important things we need all volunteers to know. The training
will also help you to connect with other volunteers before the
event. You may still volunteer without attending a training but your
assigned role may be slightly less "glamorous" (but equally
important).

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*Thank you* for supporting the Free Software Foundation and *thank
you* for volunteering! It's people like you who ensure that
LibrePlanet stays excellent.

Miriam Bastian
Program Manager

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