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Dave Crossland
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From: "ginger coons" <***@adaptstudio.ca>
Date: 17 Mar 2015 04:21
Subject: [CREATE] A big LGM 2015 announcement
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(Feel free to forward the following message to any mailing lists/other
outlets you find relevant)

Announcing Libre Graphics Meeting 2015

April 29th - May 2nd, University of Toronto, Canada

For its 10th edition, Libre Graphics Meeting is looking back at the
achievements of Free/Libre and Open Source software for artists and
designers. We're also looking forward, at the developments coming in the
next decade.

Since its first edition, held in Lyon, France, in 2006, Libre Graphics
Meeting has been bringing together software developers, artists, designers,
users and other contributors to Free/Libre and Open Source graphics
software. For its tenth edition, Libre Graphics Meeting heads to Toronto
for four days of talks, workshops, hack sessions and meetings.

Developers and prominent users of software projects like Inkscape, Gimp,
Scribus, Fontforge, My Paint, Blender, and Krita—among many others— come
together to show off their projects and discuss them with the larger Libre
Graphics community. Not only is Libre Graphics Meeting an exciting and
motivating moment for developers and users of all kinds, from typographers
to illustrators, designers and video artists, it's is also a unique moment
for users and developers of free software to collide and share ideas beyond
the confined space of mailing-lists, bug trackers or forums.

2015 is going to be an exciting year for LGM. The program, available online
now (http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2015/program/), is packed full of
talks and workshops, from new methods of type design to animation, as well
as plenty of time built in for informal collaboration and discussion. As
well as the four scheduled days, LGM 2015 will also feature pre-event work
sessions and hackathons, including the Inkscape Hackfest, which will allow
developers of the popular vector graphics software to get together and do
concentrated work.

LGM is open to the public, and registration is free (visit to
http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2015/register/ to register). Even if you
don't plan to attend LGM, you can always help us fund the costs of bringing
contributors to this invaluable meeting. Our annual fundraising campaign (
https://pledgie.com/campaigns/28155) helps support the travel costs of
contributors travelling to attend LGM. If you're a user or just a fan of
Free and Open Source Software, please consider donating as a way to say
"Thank You!" to the developers of these projects. All contributions will be
used to reimburse those who travel to Toronto to make our software better.

The tenth edition of Libre Graphics Meeting will offer a unique look at the
achievements of the last ten years of the Libre Graphics world, and opens
the door for more great things in the years to come. So if you are an
artist or developer interested in Free and Open Source tools, don't miss a
chance to participate in this unique and itinirary event held this year in
the beautiful city of Toronto. You will learn how those tools are reshaping
the way artist work and have the opportunity to share your ideas with some
of the most interseting people of this community.


About Libre Graphics Meeting
Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) is the annual gathering of users and
developpers of Free and Open Source software for graphics, design, and
visual art. This unique event brings together different groups, usually
gathering around specific projects, online, via their mailing-lists or
forums. LGM has grown over the years to become an essential moment in the
lives of these diverse but interconnected communities. The discussions,
presentations and feedback available at LGM have had a positive impact on
the developpment of both the tools and their respective communities. The
event gives developers, contributors and users a chance to get together,
get things done, and come up with new ways forward.
http://libregraphicsmeeting.org
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ginger "all-lower-case" coons
adaptstudio.ca
Phone: 647.865.7757
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