Libre Graphics Meeting 2007

Hello all,

Our 1st press release is out now!

Hope to see you in Montr=C3=A9al!

Louis
LGM 2007 organiser

* * * ENGLISH VERSION * * * FRENCH VERSION BELOW * * *

Artists and Developers Ally to Boost Open Source Graphics Software.=20
Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 in Montr=C3=A9al Announced

Issue date: 12 February 2007

Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Libre Graphics=20
Meeting in Lyon, France, key Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)=20
graphics projects are pleased to announce the second Libre Graphics=20
Meeting (LGM), to be held in Montr=C3=A9al, Qu=C3=A9bec, Canada, May 4=E2=
=80=946, 2007 at=20
=C3=89cole Polytechnique de Montr=C3=A9al.

This year's LGM provides a venue where FLOSS graphics application=20
developers, users and professional artists from all over the world meet=20
to discuss collaboration, outline the future of the projects together,=20
with the goal of increasing interaction between developers, professional=20
graphics artists and print professionals to improve the steadily=20
expanding FLOSS graphics' application ecosystem.

This ecosystem consists of open source projects such as Blender - a 3D=20
creation application, Scribus - a professional grade page layout=20
application, GIMP - a versatile and mature image editor, Inkscape - a=20
user friendly, yet powerful vector drawing application for SVG, Krita -=20
a rapidly maturing "natural" painting application, Open Clip Art Library=20
=2D a large public domain collection of freely available artwork, and many=
=20
other projects focussed on graphics creation and editing.

According to Louis Desjardins, a 20 year veteran of pre-press and print=20
production and organiser of the conference: "LGM is a sure demonstration=20
of the maturity of free and open source applications - even at a=20
professional level. Not only that, never before have I seen such a close=20
and amicable working relationship between the users of this kind of=20
software and those who create it."

Having experienced the whole evolution from camera ready galleys and=20
manual stripping to the advent and evolution of DTP, he states: "We are=20
now seeing Free Software emerge in a domain which was more or less=20
closed before."

Numerous companies and organisations are showing their support of LGM by=20
means of sponsorship. They are convinced that LGM has a clear positive=20
impact on the evolution of the projects present at the conference. LGM=20
audience is increasing rapidly as we gather momentum. Sponsors have the=20
opportunity to show their support to the community and get appropriate=20
web and media exposure. This year they also have the opportunity to=20
advertise in the LGM Brochure which will be entirely done using FLOSS.

The conference offers presentations of various Free/Libre Open Source=20
graphics projects, technology previews and talks on general issues such=20
as open file formats. There will be informal brainstorming sessions and=20
time for artists and developers to meet face to face and to work on=20
common goals, which is a characteristic of the FLOSS world.

LGM 2007 is putting out a call for participation, sponsorship, and=20
discussion. The call for participation includes the submission of at=20
most 2 paragraph presentation abstracts by interested projects and=20
individuals. All types of presentations will be considered, including=20
topics as diverse as collaboration, power-user art techniques,=20
engineering talks, graphics business best practices, and other relevant=20
topics.

Official website: http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/

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Source: LGM 2007 organisation

Louis Desjardins EMAIL louis [dot] desjardins [at] gmail [dot] com


* * * FRENCH VERSION * * * ENGLISH VERSION ABOVE * * *

Une rencontre internationale stimulante entre les arts graphiques et les=20
logiciels libres. Le Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 d=C3=A9barque =C3=A0 Montr=
=C3=A9al.

Date de diffusion : 12 f=C3=A9vrier 2007

La deuxi=C3=A8me =C3=A9dition du Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) se d=C3=A9rou=
lera =C3=A0=20
Montr=C3=A9al, au Qu=C3=A9bec, les 4, 5 et 6 mai 2007 =C3=A0 l'=C3=89cole P=
olytechnique de=20
Montr=C3=A9al. Le succ=C3=A8s retentissant du premier Libre Graphics Meetin=
g =C3=A0=20
Lyon, en France, l'ann=C3=A9e derni=C3=A8re, a convaincu les d=C3=A9veloppe=
urs des=20
meilleurs logiciels libres dans le domaine des arts graphiques de=20
renouveler l'exp=C3=A9rience.

Le LGM est un moment privil=C3=A9gi=C3=A9 au cours duquel d=C3=A9veloppeurs=
 de=20
logiciels libres, utilisateurs et cr=C3=A9ateurs professionnels venus du=20
monde entier se rencontrent. C'est l'occasion pour eux de tracer les=20
lignes directrices des d=C3=A9veloppements futurs de ces logiciels au trave=
rs=20
d'une r=C3=A9elle collaboration entre les gens du m=C3=A9tier et les concep=
teurs.=20
Ces =C3=A9changes soutenus permettent d'enrichir et de d=C3=A9velopper=20
l'=C3=A9cosyst=C3=A8me en pleine =C3=A9volution que constituent les logicie=
ls libres de=20
la cha=C3=AEne graphique.

Cet =C3=A9cosyst=C3=A8me est constitu=C3=A9 de logiciels libres tels :

     * Blender, un modeleur tridimensionnel
     * Scribus, un logiciel de mise en page de niveau professionnel
     * GIMP, un logiciel complet de manipulation d'image
     * Inkscape, une application de dessin vectoriel au format SVG
     * Krita, un logiciel de cr=C3=A9ation d'images peintes ou dessin=C3=A9=
es de=20
mani=C3=A8re =C2=AB naturelle =C2=BB
     * la graphoth=C3=A8que Open Clip Art, une vaste collection d'images qu=
i=20
peuvent =C3=AAtre utilis=C3=A9es librement
     * et d'autres encore...

Pour Louis Desjardins, organisateur de la conf=C3=A9rence et professionnel=
=20
des arts graphiques depuis 20 ans, =C2=AB le LGM est une d=C3=A9monstration=
=20
=C3=A9clatante de la maturit=C3=A9 des logiciels libres, m=C3=AAme sur le p=
lan=20
professionnel. Je n'ai jamais vu une aussi =C3=A9troite et amicale=20
collaboration entre ceux qui utilisent les logiciels et ceux qui les=20
cr=C3=A9ent. =C2=BB

Ayant v=C3=A9cu de l'int=C3=A9rieur la r=C3=A9volution num=C3=A9rique dans =
les arts=20
graphiques, du montage traditionnel des textes photocompos=C3=A9s =C3=A0 l'=
essor=20
consid=C3=A9rable de la publication assist=C3=A9e par ordinateur (PAO), Lou=
is=20
Desjardins ajoute : =C2=AB Nous voyons maintenant arriver les logiciels=20
libres dans un secteur qui a toujours =C3=A9t=C3=A9 traditionnellement ferm=
=C3=A9 =C2=BB.

Plusieurs compagnies et organismes soutiennent d'ores et d=C3=A9j=C3=A0 le =
LGM.=20
Elles se montrent ainsi convaincues de l'impact positif du LGM sur=20
l'=C3=A9volution des logiciels libres pr=C3=A9sent=C3=A9s =C3=A0 la conf=C3=
=A9rence. En soutenant=20
le LGM, les organisations d=C3=A9montrent leur volont=C3=A9 d'appuyer la=20
communaut=C3=A9 du libre. Elles obtiennent en retour une visibilit=C3=A9=20
m=C3=A9diatique des plus recherch=C3=A9es. Cette ann=C3=A9e, un espace leur=
 sera=20
notamment r=C3=A9serv=C3=A9 dans la brochure du LGM qui sera enti=C3=A8reme=
nt con=C3=A7ue et=20
r=C3=A9alis=C3=A9e =C3=A0 l'aide de logiciels libres.

Les conf=C3=A9rences seront l'occasion de d=C3=A9monstrations, de pr=C3=A9s=
entation des=20
avanc=C3=A9es techniques r=C3=A9centes et de discussions sur des sujets plu=
s=20
g=C3=A9n=C3=A9raux tels que les formats de fichiers ouverts. Des sessions d=
e=20
travail plus informelles permettront =C3=A9galement aux d=C3=A9veloppeurs e=
t=20
utilisateurs de travailler de concert sur des objectifs communs.

La participation des professionnels des arts graphiques aux travaux du=20
LGM est fortement encourag=C3=A9e, elle est m=C3=AAme essentielle. Un appel=
 =C3=A0=20
contribution est donc lanc=C3=A9. Les personnes int=C3=A9ress=C3=A9es peuve=
nt soumettre=20
un r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9 d'au plus 2 paragraphes de toute pr=C3=A9sentation qu'e=
lles=20
souhaiteraient faire. Toute proposition sera consid=C3=A9r=C3=A9e : contrib=
ution =C3=A0=20
un projet, d=C3=A9monstrations par des utilisateurs experts, discussions=20
techniques, pr=C3=A9sentations d'exp=C3=A9riences en entreprise, etc.

Renseignements et inscription : http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/fr

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Source : L'organisation du LGM 2007

Contact : Louis Desjardins =E2=80=94 courriel : louis [point] desjardins [=
=C3=A0]=20
gmail [point] com
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Louis Desjardins
Mardigrafe inc.
T 514 934 1353
=46 514 934 3698
http://www.mardigrafe.com