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 NOMA. > > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. > > You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester > > * Event: Manchester Free Software's June Meeting > > * Talk: New and emerging laws affecting computer freedom > * Speaker: John Rooke, Michael Dorrington and others > > * 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) > > * Location: PLANT NOMA > - > https://madlab.org.uk/2018/04/madlab-and-plant-noma-announce-new-collaboration/ > - 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=19/53.48668/-2.23934 > > > == Details == > > The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software > philosophy. > > 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 > > > === Talk === > > 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. > > 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. > > The talks and discussions will cover: > > * 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 > > More information: > > * 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 > > If you have experience of laws affecting computer freedom such as GDPR > then please consider giving a lightning talk at the meeting. > > 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. > > > == Event Planning == > > Software Freedom Day in Manchester 2018 is on Saturday, 15th September. > > * https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ > > > == After-meeting == > > The formal meeting will be followed by informal discussion and > socialising in PLANT NOMA. > > > == Location == > > The meeting will take place at PLANT NOMA, details above. > > > == Transport == > > > === Parking === > > 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. > > 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=15/53.48668/-2.23934>. Most of > those parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. > > If you can't decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale > <https://www.manchesterarndale.com/visiting/directions>. > > > === Public Transport === > > 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=15/53.48668/-2.23934>. > > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far away either. > > > == More Information == > > Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the > Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>. > > Regards, > Mike. > MFS Chair. > -- FSF member #9429 http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429 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."
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