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Doar un scurt mesaj, sper sa nu fie luat drept unul publicitar, chiar nu am intentia asta . Consider insa ca eLiberatica chiar merita atentia voastra, indiferent ca veti hotara sa participati sau nu. Mentionez aici cativa dintre cei mai importanti speakeri ai acestei editii, dar lista e mai lunga: Richard Stallman, The founder of Free Software Movement, Free Software Foundation, USA  (va trimite o prezentare video, toata lumea stie cine este, nu are rost sa mai insist. La anul a promis sa vina in carne si oase ;) Danese Cooper, Open Source Diva, REvolution Computing, USA  (un personaj foarte interesant in lumea open source internationala – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danese_Cooper) “Monty” Michael Widenius CEO & VP Community, Monty Program AB, Finland  (da, Monty vine impreuna cu David Axmark, rar-rar sa ii prinzi pe amandoi, mai ales acum ;) David Axmark Co-Founder of MySQL AB, Open Source Licensing & Community Relations, Georg C. F. Greve President, Free Software Foundation Europe, Switzerland Valer Mischenko Director, NLnet Foundation, Nederland (foarte interesant ce fac ei – sponsorizeaza proiecte open source – http://www.nlnet.nl/; daca aveti de gand sa initiati astfel de proiecte, merita sa va intalniti cu Valer) Ismael Olea OSOR Representative, IDABC (an European Commission program), Spain (din partea UE anul trecut a fost Barbara, acum vine Ismael Olea) Matthew “Chewy” Trewhella Developer Advocate, Google Inc., USA (Google il trimite din nou pe Chewy) Jeroen van Meeuwen Board Member and Vice President, Fedora EMEA e.V., Nederland  (din cate stiu, e prima data cand Fedora prezinta la o conferinta nationala in Ro) John Koetsier The University of British Columbia Delegate, COO of EasyBits Software, Canada  (o ocazie speciala de a intalni un reprezentant al uneia dintre cele mai bune universitati canadiene. Avem de invatat “A LOT” in ceea ce priveste invatamantul universitar si de business de la ei. Printre altele, John va prezenta un pogram interenational ce ofera o diploma recunoscuta in America de Nord – http://met.ubc.ca/; cei care planuiesc sa emigreze mai ales… face sens sa vina sa asculte) Zbigniew Branecki Mozilla Representative, Mozilla Europe, Poland  (unul din cei mai activi dezvoltatori Firefox) Eng. Ph.D Adrian Curaj Centre for Strategic Management Director, POLITEHNICA University Bucharest, Romania (in sfarsit avem un reprezentant oficial al invatamantului universitar romanesc ;) “Teo” Constantin Teodorescu Software Project Manager, Uranus, Romania (toata lumea il cunoaste pe Teo ;) Jérôme Velociter Manager for Romania, XWiki, Romania (un francez ce face business IT in Romania) —- O sectiune speciala anul acesta: vom avea un eveniment Agile si pot sa va spun, deja atrage o gramada de interes: Maria Diaconu Chair & Event Coordinator, Open Agile Romania Ken Schwaber Co-developer of Scrum (Open Agile Event), Control Chaos, USA (unul din grupul celor care au lansat metodologia Agile – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Schwaber – va face video conferinta) Corey Haines Software Journeyman (Open Agile Event), CoreyHaines.com, USA Jurgen Appelo Chief Information Officer (Open Agile Event), ISM eCompany, Netherland — Si sa nu uitam, Microsoft Romania prezinta la eLiberatica. Au fost tot felul de dezbateri pe tema MS, ODF/OOXML, etc; va invit sa veniti la eLiberatica unde veti putea sa ii intrebati si discutati direct cu dansii despre filozofia open source si free software a Microsoft. Zoli Herczeg National Technology Officer, Microsoft Romania Todi Pruteanu Platform Strategy Manager, Microsoft Romania — Mai multe detalii aflati pe situl eLiberatica http://www.eliberatica.ro/2009/ PS – Anul acesta comitetul de organizare a facut eforturi deosebite pentru a veni cu un bilet extrem de ieftin.Si asta pentru ca dorim sa facem posibila o participare cat mai larga. Iar pana pe 15 Aprilie este 29 euro, dupa aceea – 39 euro. O conferinta de doua zile plus freedom party. http://www.eliberatica.ro/2009/tickets

A while ago I published a link to a movie about Water which seems attracted a lot of attention. I still didn’t find who published and directed the movie, but I found an interesting community focused on water issues. I strongly believe we will hear more and more about water issues in the years will come. Here is the link: http://community.waterworld.com/