[liberationtech] Boston area event: What Nonprofits Need to Know about Open Source Software

[Deborah Elizabeth Finn]

Dear Liberation Tech Colleagues,

Tech Networks of Boston (also known as TNB) is pleased to invite employees
of nonprofit organizations to a Roundtable session on what nonprofits need
to know about open source software.  Our featured guest will be Andy Oram
from O'Reilly Media.

Here's what Andy says about the session:

"The world depends on useful data, and so does your organization. You need
software to store, share, manage, and process the data--software that costs
as little as possible (hopefully nothing), whose workings are open to
inspection, are guaranteed not to go away, and are accompanied by
communities of people who understand the tools well. You need open source
software.

"Participants in this workshop will learn what open source software is, its
importance, why it thrives in communities of practitioners, and a few
principles for benefitting from it."

Here's a bit more about Andy:

Andy Oram is an editor at O'Reilly Media, a highly respected book publisher
and technology information provider. Andy currently specializes in open
source, software engineering, and health IT, but his editorial output has
ranged from a legal guide covering intellectual property to a graphic novel
about teenage hackers.  Andy writes often on policy issues related to the
Internet and on trends affecting technical innovation and its effects on
society. Print publications where his work has appeared include The
Economist, Communications of the ACM, Copyright World, the Journal of
Information Technology & Politics, Vanguardia Dossier, and Internet Law and
Business. Open source conferences where he has presented talks include
O'Reilly's Open Source Convention, FISL (Brazil), FOSDEM, and DebConf. In
addition to participating in open source communities, he has served on the
boards of many nonprofit organizations.

Please note:

1) In keeping with the spirit of the TNB Roundtable series, this session
will NOT be a sales pitch for any product or service.  This will be a
professional development opportunity for nonprofit professionals who want
to learn with and from their peers in other organizations.

2) This session is for employees of nonprofit organizations. It is not
designed to meet the needs of vendors, volunteers, students, consultants,
job-seekers, and others.

3) Priority in registration will be given to those who are employed by
nonprofit organizations that hold full membership in the Massachusetts
Nonprofit Network.

4) Participation in this session is free of charge for nonprofit
professionals. However, you must have a confirmed reservation in order to
attend.

5) If this session is booked to capacity by the time you seek to register
for it, please go ahead and put yourself on the waiting list. We have a
good track record of finding seats for nonprofit professionals on the
waiting list.

We hope that you can join us for a vigorous and informative conversation,
in which you will be welcome to share your knowledge and experience with
your peers.  To register, please follow this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tnb-roundtable-what-nonprofits-need-to-know-about-open-source-software-registration-19785666461

Best regards from Deborah

P.S. Seats are also available for an upcoming TNB Roundtable session on
CiviCRM, an open source option for nonprofit constituent relationship
management.  To register for that session, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tnb-roundtable-civicrm-without-sales-pitches-for-nonprofits-registration-19516180421


Deborah Elizabeth Finn | Senior Strategist
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