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PCT WORKING GROUP EVENT



The Civil Society Working Group on Patents,Copyrights & Trademarks is organizing a WSIS event. currently in the list of events as a Scientific Information and PCT Working Groups event ( Confirmation Letter ).


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"Free Software, Free Society"
Wednesday 10 December 17H-20H
Room Cervin ( 300 seats )

Organizers : Georg Greve, Loic Dachary, Francis Muguet

Software is the cultural technique of the digital age and access to it determines who may participate in a digital world. Because of its unique social, educational, scientific, political and economic benefits and opportunities, Free Software is one of the essential benchmarks of Civil Society for the World Summit on the Information Society. Listen to and meet leading global experts on what is an essential building block for an empowering, sustainable and inclusive information society. Get input for governmental policy decisions and ideas on how software shapes the societies of tomorrow with people such as Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation.

AGENDA
  • 17:00 Georg Greve (FSF-Europe) Opening Statement
  • 17:05 Prof. Lawrence Lessig, CreativeCommons ( Chair Georg Greve)
  • 17:35 Richard Stallman, FSF ( Chair Georg Greve)
  • 18:15 Juan Carlos Gentile, Hipatia ( Chair Francis Muguet)
  • 18:45 Pierre Ouedraogo ( Chair Francis Muguet)
  • 19:15 Theo Bondolfi, Ynternet.org ( Chair Loic Dachary )
  • 19:45 Discussions ( Moderator: Loic Dachary )
  • 20:00 Richard Stallman, FSF, Concluding Remarks

en Français :
"Logiciel Libre, Société Libre"
Salle Cervin ( 300 places )
Organisateurs : Georg Greve, Loic Dachary, Francis Muguet

Le logiciel constitue la technique culturelle à l'âge numérique et son accès détermine qui peut participer au monde numérique. En raison de ses avantages uniques du point de vue social, éducatif, scientifique, politique et économique, le logiciel libre constitue un des repères incontournables de la société civile au sein du Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information. Écoutez et rencontrez les principaux experts mondiaux pour comprendre ce qui constitue une base essentiele pour construire une société permettant un épanouissement durable et non exclusif. Avec des personnes telles que Richard Stallman, fondateur de la base libre de logiciel. venez prendre des idées pour élaborer des décisions de politique gouvernementale en tenant compte que le logiciel imprime ses concepts sur les sociétés du demain

This event is going to take place at the Conference Center which is located at the ground level, under Palexpo Hall 2, and Palexpo Hall 1 where the "Core Event" is taking place. No accreditation badges will be needed to access to the Conference Centre : multipurpose rooms ( Cervin, Mont-Blanc, Salève, Jura ). This event is going to be therefore accessible to a large audience.


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