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Dear Free Software Supporter,

Today, we're sharing with you all the [sessions][1] that have been
confirmed for [LibrePlanet 2023: Charting the Course][2]. Because
there are so many high quality talks, you might find that it isn't
easy to choose which sessions to attend. We look forward to seeing you
at LibrePlanet. [Register now][3] to secure your seat today.

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### A schedule that will excite you

The sessions cover important topics that show how the free software
movement can chart the course to full digital freedom in areas such as
artificial intelligence, education and research, agriculture, finance,
social media, the public sector, and our personal lives. We have a
schedule full of carefully selected talks by and for both regulars and
newcomers. The schedule also holds our annual [Free Software
Awards][4] ceremony for 2022. Invitations to the annual associate
member meeting will be sent out separately.

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* Previous Free Software Award winner Paul Roberts, Australian hacker
Sick Codes, Right to Repair advocate Kevin Kenney, and iFixit
co-founder Kyle Wiens will use their panel [*It’s time to jailbreak
the farm*][5] to discuss how to liberate farmers with free software
and usurious OEM-operated software ecosystems from the grip of Big
Agriculture.

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* In [*Problems in the fediverse: Organization*][6], Tomat0 will share
lessons she learned during her involvement in various initiatives to
help grow the fediverse, including the *Copyleft Curator* newsletter
and The Open Web Project. She will demonstrate how the recent Twitter
exodus ties back to the importance of organization and answer
questions such as how we encourage people to contribute, how we
make it easier to contribute, and how to ensure our efforts are
coordinated towards what is most needed for the community.

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* Do Yoon Kim, assistant professor of information systems at Boston
College, will share some of the exciting ways data can be used to show
the impact that free software is making on the world. Let him take you
on a journey from Git commit histories to lists of OpenWRT compatible
devices while listening to his talk [*Using data to see the impact of
free software*][7].

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* In [*Understanding developer advocacy in Wikipedia's technology
landscape*][8], Srishti Sethi will explain developer advocacy's role
in engaging the technical community behind Wikipedia and its sister
projects. You will gather new ideas for building stronger developer
communities.

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These are just some of the highlights that await you. Check out the
[full schedule][1] for the more than thirty *course-charting* sessions
that we hope will inspire you.

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LibrePlanet 2023: Charting the Course will be the first fully hybrid
LibrePlanet. It's up to you if you want to attend, speak, or volunteer
in person or remotely. The Jupiter room will exclusively feature
in-person talks, all of which can also be viewed by remote attendees
via the live stream. The Saturn room mixes in-person and online talks
and the Neptune room will be fully remote. There will be a dedicated
room to watch remote sessions in the in-person event, too, so when you
come to the event you will not miss out on anything. As always, we
will also publish the sessions in podcast and video form after
LibrePlanet.

You'll find no workshops in the schedule this year. Like last year, we
received many fantastic workshop submissions. To make sure we get the
most out of all sessions, and because it was a great success last
year, we decided to do a series of LibrePlanet workshops after the
conference once again.

### The facts about LibrePlanet 2023

LibrePlanet: Charting the Course will be held March 18 and 19, 2023.
It is the fifteenth edition of the conference. This is a reason to
celebrate! [Register][3] today to be part of it! No matter if you'll
attend online or in person, registration helps us prepare for the
event, and it provides *you* with some benefits! It is very useful in
anticipating the amount of server space we need, or as we plan the
number of volunteers we need for things like moderation. [FSF
associate members][9] and students can attend LibrePlanet for free.

The physical conference will be held at the Boston Convention &
Exhibition Center (BCEC), a convenient and central location in Boston,
MA which is located at 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA, 02210. For
information regarding transportation, accommodation, and restaurants,
please visit the [lodging & travel][10] section of the conference
page.

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### Sponsors and exhibitors make LibrePlanet possible

LibrePlanet cannot exist without the support of the community. If you
or your company would like to [sponsor or exhibit][11] at LibrePlanet,
have a look at this year's [prospectus][12], and email
<[email protected]> for more information. Sponsoring provides you, and
your organization, with a unique opportunity to demonstrate commitment
to free software and engage with hundreds of legal and policy experts,
developers, students, activists, free software and technology
enthusiasts, and potential employees via our exhibitor hall. Thanks to
conference sponsors, we can offer free admission to students,
welcoming event space and social activities, and refreshments for
attendees. Support from generous sponsors also enables LibrePlanet to
run on free software infrastructure, including livestreaming and
session recordings.

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### Time to socialize -- Birds of a Feather sessions

If you want to contribute to the program, you can organize a [Birds of
a Feather (BoF) session][13] for LibrePlanet 2023. BoF sessions can be
a time for people to get together around a specific topic, project, or
identity, either to focus on conversations, to come up with new ideas,
or to just spend time socializing. There are already two exciting
events listed: a GNU/Linux install fest and a diversity dinner
specifically for women, genderqueer, nonbinary, and gender
non-conforming attendees. If you're interested in joining, please
email <[email protected]>.

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### Join LibrePlanet 2023 behind the scenes as a volunteer

If you would like to join us *in person*, please send an email to
<[email protected]>. In your email, please let us know what days/times
of LibrePlanet you will be able to volunteer, and don't forget to
mention your [T-shirt][14] size (we have unisex S-XXXXL). There will
be several training sessions for volunteers, most of them from 18:00
to 20:00 EST in the weeks leading up to the conference.

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### Spread the word about LibrePlanet 2023: Charting the Course

Excited about the program? Can't wait to start discussing sessions and
ideas around LibrePlanet? Join the [discussion mailing list][15], the
[IRC channel][16] at `#libreplanet`, and the [wiki community][17] now.
Finally, we hope you'll help us spread the word about LibrePlanet
2023. Please [blog or microblog][18] using the hashtag #libreplanet
to let people know that you'll be there, what sessions you are looking
forward to, or to share memories of previous LibrePlanet conferences.

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I'm excited to see you in only three and a half weeks at LibrePlanet,
in person or online.

Miriam Bastian
Program Manager

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