Reminder: MFS Meeting. (at PLANT NOMA) Tue, 19 June. "New and emerging laws affecting computer freedom"
Michael Dorrington <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:18:14 +0100
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --===============6813714630164514833== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Oe4D7fPz5BOdXaozx7UUwy2tF53EAXcn1" This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --Oe4D7fPz5BOdXaozx7UUwy2tF53EAXcn1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="VurHQqadPftJavDLIOLK9kzgSA0tEDBje"; protected-headers="v1" From: Michael Dorrington <[email protected]> To: Manchester Free Software <[email protected]>, "Open Rights Group (ORG) Manchester" <org-manchester-ZwoEplunGu0Bf2Lc/[email protected]> Cc: Free Software and the United Kingdom <fsfe-uk-mXXj517/[email protected]> Message-ID: <fe12d1a3-1fca-cd31-9ceb-06d75f0fdaad-IGUgQLVVQiRCV4ILt04nZQ@public.gmane.org> Subject: Reminder: MFS Meeting. (at PLANT NOMA) Tue, 19 June. "New and emerging laws affecting computer freedom" References: <9542bdf5-f978-9896-fd4d-32aa26b5fef6-IGUgQLVVQiRCV4ILt04nZQ@public.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <9542bdf5-f978-9896-fd4d-32aa26b5fef6-IGUgQLVVQiRCV4ILt04nZQ@public.gmane.org> --VurHQqadPftJavDLIOLK9kzgSA0tEDBje Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Location: PLANT NOMA Reminder that the meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) 7pm at PLANT NOMA. On 13/06/18 08:55, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Note the new location of PLANT NOMA on Dantzic Street, not the old > location of the original Madlab. Future meetings are also at PLANT NOM= A. >=20 > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. >=20 > You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester >=20 > * Event: Manchester Free Software's June Meeting >=20 > * Talk: New and emerging laws affecting computer freedom > * Speaker: John Rooke, Michael Dorrington and others >=20 > * Date: Tuesday, 19th June 2018 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 20:30 (social in PLANT NOMA until 21:00) >=20 > * Location: PLANT NOMA > - > https://madlab.org.uk/2018/04/madlab-and-plant-noma-announce-new-collab= oration/ > - https://www.plantnoma.com/ > * Address: Redfern, Dantzic Street, NOMA, M60 0AE. > - Near Shudehill Interchange and not far from original Madlab. > - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D19/53.48668/-2.23934 >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Details =3D=3D >=20 > The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software= > philosophy. >=20 > Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing. > For an explanation of what this is about see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D Talk =3D=3D=3D >=20 > The main part of the meeting will be a mixture of talks and discussions= > on the topic. The conclusions will be written up and submitted to the > Open Rights Group (ORG) and others. >=20 > The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has recently come into > force and there are other developing laws affecting computer freedom. > Given this we are bringing people together in order to inform and to > explore the issues. >=20 > The talks and discussions will cover: >=20 > * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > * Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) > * Digital Single Market including copyright reform > * Data slurping and data analytics > * Affect on small businesses, small groups and individuals >=20 > More information: >=20 > * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation > * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_2018 > * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Single_Market >=20 > If you have experience of laws affecting computer freedom such as GDPR > then please consider giving a lightning talk at the meeting. >=20 > There will also be a small update on Michael Dorrington's experience > with GNU Guix (pronounced "geeks"); following on from last month's MFS > meeting. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Event Planning =3D=3D >=20 > Software Freedom Day in Manchester 2018 is on Saturday, 15th September.= >=20 > * https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D After-meeting =3D=3D >=20 > The formal meeting will be followed by informal discussion and > socialising in PLANT NOMA. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Location =3D=3D >=20 > The meeting will take place at PLANT NOMA, details above. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D Transport =3D=3D >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D Parking =3D=3D=3D >=20 > Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost > after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the > maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking. >=20 > There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue= > P in this OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D15/53.48668/-2.23934>. Most of > those parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. >=20 > If you can't decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale > <https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D Public Transport =3D=3D=3D >=20 > Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station= , > and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to PLANT > NOMA, see OpenStreetMap centred on PLANT NOMA > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=3D15/53.48668/-2.23934>. >=20 > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far away either. >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D More Information =3D=3D >=20 > Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the > Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>. >=20 > Regards, > Mike. > MFS Chair. >=20 --=20 FSF member #9429 http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=3D9429 http://www.fsf.org/about "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all free software users." --VurHQqadPftJavDLIOLK9kzgSA0tEDBje-- --Oe4D7fPz5BOdXaozx7UUwy2tF53EAXcn1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQJWBAEBCABAFiEEymnV/lrtCqpNhpze13JsPqr44+8FAlsn6VciHG1pY2hhZWwu ZG9ycmluZ3RvbkBtZW1iZXIuZnNmLm9yZwAKCRDXcmw+qvjj7zbHD/4lM0fDKIo0 lKhFpMLyDXgl7eIz+pFCur/ZDaBLooP1vCQ7kFRtU3Zf7t9lwjNliLWOpJdEZZxA Kp9t6XQjSbidlAqMYA6olamk0XfR3OmwKQZ+apuxWTQGiRsc84k/6auT2SAg6lwZ abp96hfyN2RfX5r6ZuqZ2ejDmK3/enkE8hK1AOr9+JEK3+cCe3cdmILhPgwtERmp YI/vuuuefbG7grCGhmlmMt8CB2JdcIOWwNzGj8MVCPoX8XdpFOc5WYOVr+Nvst4b Fl51O3OLDJXkYvRh2vCCdWPurIU2iBr1s99v1y2hV2a6qfra7Io8fUO5xxFasAZG gwE1XtqhDWJykZhEhpAOVv4B50OWeHirl9t0nNCQbcN0NDbbbw1MCUzpzvSkPfPE xaxYTaW5BDF0T+mqQxhdDk07fYRMqqzE/LRitoM+NfMwDoEfPaOvnzPjHQpPBxmQ HbX00bjJaKDix9EchMoJVdwf5loI/q8Nk4zjHF8wYqF/VV/6D2ILiZtOOh70QNZc qmBi69MVVdbRVVwQfnjol/MtdgqgDRdDSxN2Di4UbgiH/IEU+iRNPjmAysjE3wws IPkkQi+1OnsKQKOdEnJPqcCmR+GevJIoeT4/vLzkIdkYoFoTG2h5u2RfUVZokHJW AFdrUuyuklLRbHNJd4SNyrkO6caYXG1Dkw== =ZZxt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Oe4D7fPz5BOdXaozx7UUwy2tF53EAXcn1-- --===============6813714630164514833== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Fsuk-manchester mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester --===============6813714630164514833==--