LibrePlanet 2016

Dear LWN,

LibrePlanet 2016 is coming! Next year's conference will be held
**March 19-20, 2016 in the Boston area**. The call for proposals is
open now, until November 16th. General registration and exhibitor
registration will open later in October.

**You've got until Monday, November 16th, 2015 at 10:00 in the morning
EST (15:00 UTC) to
[submit your proposals][1]. We
can't wait to see what you come up with!**

Every year, LibrePlanet brings together developers, policy experts,
activists, hackers and end users. It's a place to learn new skills,
share accomplishments and face challenges to computer user freedom
together as a community. If you're new to the community, check out
[last year's conference site][2] and
[session videos][3] for a taste of what's
to come.

## What kind of sessions are we looking for?

LibrePlanet is defined by its combination of technical talks with
non-technical sessions on free software activism, culture and current
events. We are especially interested to see proposals from people who
use free software or apply its values for social benefit, from
academic research to community organizing, education to medicine and
the arts.

We're committed to increasing the participation of speakers belonging
to groups traditionally underrepresented at free software conferences,
including women and people of color. If you're comfortable sharing
demographic information, there is an area for it on the proposal form,
but your proposal will not be judged negatively if you leave those
fields blank.

It's important to us to provide sessions that are friendly to
newcomers, as well as those that help experienced hackers push their
technical skills. Whatever your experience level or the experience
level of your audience, we want to include your session! (As a
corollary of this, we welcome sessions for kids or teens.)

What makes LibrePlanet so special is the amazing contributions
from our speakers, exhibitors, and volunteers. We can't wait to hear
your ideas. [Submit a proposal now][4]!

## Nominations are still open for the Free Software Awards

If you know a free software contributor or project that deserves
celebration, don't hesitate to nominate them! This is your opportunity
to publicly recognize people and projects that have inspired you. Your
nominations will be reviewed by our awards committee and the winners
will be announced at LibrePlanet 2016.

**[Learn more about the free software awards][5]**
  and
  **[submit a nomination.][6]**

That's all for now. See you in March!

Zak Rogoff
Campaigns Manager

PS -- If you'd like to sponsor LibrePlanet, please email us at <campaigns@fsf.org>.

*Read online:
<https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/what-do-you-have-to-s...>.*

[1]: https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/profile/create?gid=325&res...
[2]: https://www.libreplanet.org/2015
[3]: https://media.libreplanet.org/
[4]: https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/profile/create?gid=325&res...
[5]: https://www.fsf.org/awards
[6]:
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/who-is-improving-the-w...
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