The Free Software Foundation announces LibrePlanet 2014, for free software advocates, contributors, and users.

For those who unfamiliar, LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software Foundation and will be held in March 2014 in Cambridge, MA. This year, the theme of LibrePlanet is "Free Software, Free Society." How can free software protect journalists, whistleblowers, activists, and regular computer users from government and corporate surveillance? How can free software, or free software values like copyleft, community development, and transparency, be used by people fighting to

create free societies around the world? What challenges are standing between us and our goal of free software ubiquity? The Free Software Foundation with your help, aim to tackle these questions and more at LibrePlanet 2014.

Therefore the Free Software Foundation invites presenters of all kinds and experience levels to submit applications during our call for sessions. Applications are due by 22:00 UTC (17:00 Eastern time) on November 15, 2013.

The Free Software Foundation also looking for session proposals that build on the Free Software, Free Society theme by:

• Sharing a story of how free software has been applied for social benefit
• Tackling a threat or organizing challenge facing the free software movement, or a threat to free society that can be addressed by free software
• Demonstrating a new and exciting piece of software or development within an existing software project
• Engaging youth, the future of free software. We're looking for proposals for all age groups, from young children, to high school age, to college students
• Thinking critically about challenges and opportunities facing the movement, and charting a path to victory
• Bringing a key part of free software history to life
• Giving newcomers a way to learn about free software principles and philosophy, and/or giving newcomers a way to start switching to free software in their daily lives

There are four types of sessions: Solo presentations, panels, workshops, and strategic action sessions. Details about the different types of sessions can be found in the application form.

If you would like to share a quick idea for a workshop, topic, or a speaker you’d like to see at LibrePlanet, join the conference brainstorm page.