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2nd Annual Conference on Freely Redistributable Software
========================================================

 San Francisco, CA, USA   *   February 19-21, 1997
 Sponsored by Cygnus Solutions and the Free Software Foundation


Join us in San Francisco on February 19-21, for the second conference that
uniquely brings together implementors, publishers, support organizations,
and users of freely redistributable software.


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Tutorials
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Tutorials will be held from 8:30am to noon on both Thursday
and Friday; tutorial students will get free lunch on each day
(12-1:30pm).

The Thursday tutorials are
        gawk (Arnold Robbins)
        Guile (Jim Blandy)
        Introduction to Java (Jeffrey Hsu)
        Introduction to Linux (Phil Hughes)

The Friday tutorials are
        Advanced Emacs (Richard Stallman)
        Commercial Channels (Don Rosenberg)
        DejaGNU (Ron Savoye)
        qmail (Russell Nelson)


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Conference Schedule
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Wednesday, February 1997
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Cygnus Users Group Meeting  (for information, see:
        http://www.cygnus.com/conference/cug-1997.html)


Thursday, February 20, 1997
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 7:30-8:00      Registration

Tutorials       TT1             TT2             TT3             TT4

 8:00-10:00am   Guile           gawk            Intro. to Java  Intro. to Linux
10:00-10:15am   Coffee Break    Coffee Break    Coffee Break    Coffee Break
10:15-12:00am   Guile           gawk            Intro. to Java  Intro. to Linux
12:00-1:30pm    Lunch           Lunch           Lunch           Lunch

 1:30-5:00      Multiple presentation tracks

 6:00           Dinner---featuring a keynote speech by noted futurist,
                SF (Science Fiction) author, and Hugo Award winner
                Vernor Vinge


Friday, February 21, 1997
-------------------------

 7:30-8:00      Registration

Tutorials       FT1             FT2             FT3             FT4

 8:00-10:00am   qmail           Commercial      Advanced Emacs  DejaGNU
                                      Channels
10:00-10:15am   Coffee Break    Coffee Break    Coffee Break    Coffee Break
10:15-12:00am   qmail           Commercial      Advanced Emacs  DejaGNU
                                      Channels
12:00-1:30pm    Lunch           Lunch           Lunch           Lunch

 1:30-5:00      Multiple presentation tracks


Presentations
-------------

In addition to the multiple presentation tracks running from 1:30pm to
5:00pm on Thursday and Friday, we also have invited a group of experts
to discuss the latest issues and developments concerning free software
in a panel discussion.

For the latest information, see
        http://www.cygnus.com/conference/fsc-1997.html/
or      http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/conferences/97san-fran/announcement.html
or contact
        jeacline@cygnus.com
or call
        +1 415 903 1442


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Hotel Information
-----------------

The conference will be held at the San Francisco Hilton and Towers Hotel in
downtown San Francisco.

Rooms are being held at special conference rates until January 19, 1997.
All reservations must be made directly with the hotel by calling
1-800-445-8667 or +1-415-771-1400.  To qualify for the conference rate,
please identify yourself as a Free Software Conference attendee. If you
need special facilities or services, please notify the hotel at the time of
reservation. A guarantee by check or credit card is required for any
arrival after 6pm. Cancellations on a guaranteed reservation must occur
more than 48 hours prior to specified arrival time to ensure a refund.

The special conference room rates are:
        Single  $160
        Double  $180


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Conference Registration Information and Form
--------------------------------------------

Photocopy, complete, and return this form to address below, or by fax to
+1.415.903.1461 (along with proper payment), and you'll be pre-registered!

Cygnus Solutions
FSC Registrations
1937 Landings Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043

        PACKAGE                         By Jan. 20      After Jan. 20
        (please circle your choice and add total on bottom)

        Full Conference                 $650            $800
                (Includes tutorials, lunches,
                presentations, dinner)
        Students (with student ID)      $150            $200
        Tutorials Only
                -- One day              $300            $450

                -- Two days             $345            $600
        Presentations Only              $300            $450
        Optional donation to FSF        $100            $____

                Total:                  $___            $____


Name: -------------------------------------------------------


Title: ______________________________________________________


Company: ____________________________________________________


Address: ____________________________________________________


Country: ____________________________________________________


Telephone: __________________________________________________


Fax: ________________________________________________________


E-mail: _____________________________________________________


I wish to register for:
(Thursday Tutorials) (Friday Tutorials) (Presentations).

If you registered for the tutorials, please select a lunch menu below:


Thursday        Chicken Beef    Vegetarian      Turkey  Ham&Cheese
Friday          Chicken Beef    Vegetarian      Turkey  Ham&Cheese

This form must be postmarked by February 10, 1997 for pre-registration
pricing.

PAYMENTS
--------

Payments accepted in US Dollars only. Make all checks payable to Cygnus
Solutions.

Enclosed: (Check) (Money Order) (Credit Card (MasterCard) (Visa))


Credit Card Number: ---------------------------------------------


Expiration Date: ________________________________________________


Signature: ______________________________________________________


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Cancellations
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Registrations canceled after January 20, 1997 are subject to a 50%
cancellation fee. No refunds will be made for registrations canceled after
February 9, 1997. Substitutions may be made at any time before the first day
of the program.

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        peter@pedant.com         +1 617 723 3092
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