Big hugs to Linux New Media AG for providing booth space, to Dirk Hillbrecht for providing sleep space, to Peter and Anja Gerwinski for talks and organization, to (alphabetical order) Markus Baehr, Jörg Hahn, Sven Kromminga, Eike Lange, Sebastian Leske, Thomas Templin from the Essen and Wilhelmshaven LUGs, KüstenGNU, and FSF Europe Volunteers for being a great booth team!

Photos (courtesy Sven Kromminga)

A webshop poster in action ...

The webshop poster was also available as flyer, word has is that one of them was handed over to ministry of justice Zypries at the KDE booth ;)

Purpose of FFII Participation

• reaching out
• get new members
• contacts
• present ourselves
  • as a lobby group
  • less "popular" approach, our target audience is fairly well informed

FFII Activities at CeBIT

• booth with promotional materials
• FFII membership forms
• presentations/speeches

  Saturday 2004-03-20 14:30-15:00 LogOn Briefings Peter Gerwinski Software-Patente - Gefahr fuer den Mittelstand

  Sunday 2004-03-21 09:15-10:00 Peter Gerwinski, "Software-Patente - Gefahr für den IT-Mittelstand" by linuxnewmedia. (Halle 6, Stand B52).

  --> e-commerce - centered

• questionnaire
• contacts with business people
• "sandwich-man" at entrance as at Comdex
• prepared news for Heise, get media attention, "Pressemappe" for press center
• Demonstration at Kröpke-Platz (early morning) or close to the trade fair (many IT professionals in town)

People

Peter Gerwinski is handling this for us.

Links

• world-editable wiki page for coordination
• FFII @ CeBit in 2003
• static page FFII @ CeBit in 2004
• CeBit official site
• linux community report
• pro linux report.
• FFII PR Materials