People on this list may be interested in this event so hope there's no objection to my cross-posting. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Ruth Coustick - ORG" ruth@openrightsgroup.org Date: Feb 28, 2013 12:09 PM Subject: Introducing ORGCon North! To: andrewrturvey@googlemail.com
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Dear Andrew Turvey,
*You are invited to **ORGCon North 2013, *our new digital rights conference! [image: ORG Con North logo]
ORGCon North 2013 http://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/2013/org-con-north
*Headline speaker: **John Buckman *
Saturday 13 April
11.00am – 5.30pm
Friends Meeting House 6 Mount Street Manchester M2 5NS
Tickets: £11.00; Paying supporters: £6.00
*New supporters: Free *
*Book your tickets now!* http://www.orgconorth.eventbrite.com
*What’s happening?*
ORG are coming North this year! http://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/2013/org-con-northWe are bringing an ORG flavoured digital rights conference to Manchester on Saturday April 13th.
The event is packed with exciting speakers, panel debates and workshops.
John Buckman, chairman of the board at Electronic Frontier Foundation and founder of the record label Magantune is giving the keynote speech on challenges that ORG will be facing in the coming year.
Key ORG issues, such as Section 127 and freedom of speech, the Communications Data Bill, privacy and copyright will all be discussed by experts, see our provisional programme for more details. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/2013/org-con-north
We'll be running an “unconference track” with room for any attendees, panel guests or ORG staff to give a talk or start a pop-up debate on something you care about.
*Free tickets are available for ORG supporters who join before April 13th: find out more at the event pagehttp://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/2013/org-con-northand join ORG now. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/join*
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Ruth Coustick
Member Support Officer Open Rights Group
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