<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I write with several items of important news about BSDCan 2017. The</div><div class="">line up of speakers, the social events, and the keynote, all have me</div><div class="">very enthusiastic about BSDCan 2017.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* Keynote details</div><div class="">* Registration in new pub (free beverage)</div><div class="">* Closing social event (free beverage)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Read on for details.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">*Keynote details</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Our keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Michael Geist.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dr. Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa and a regular</div><div class="">tech law columnist for the Globe and Mail. His distinguished career</div><div class="">includes editing several books on law and technology, serving on a</div><div class="">variety of boards, and being named one of the most influential people</div><div class="">in the intellectual property field.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He will be speaking about the importance of the technology community</div><div class="">actively engaging on matters of policy. We'll also have a Q&A session</div><div class="">with one of the most respected tech lawyers in the world.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* Registration in new pub</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BSDCan has a long tradition of starting at the pub. This year, for the first time,</div><div class="">we will not be at our traditional location. Instead, please go to The Red Lion at</div><div class="">47 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario. The new venue is much bigger. We have </div><div class="">the back room to ourselves, and the WIFI was great when we tried it out.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please come along and be there for what may become a new tradition.</div><div class="">To entice you to the new venue, your first beverage is on us.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Details here: <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2017/schedule/events/888.en.html" class="">http://www.bsdcan.org/2017/schedule/events/888.en.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* Closing social event</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The closing social event, like the registration night, will be at The Red Lion.</div><div class="">If you have not already purchased your ticket, you can purchase additional</div><div class="">tickets for you, or your favourite friend, during registration pickup.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As with the first night, your first beverage is on us.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Details here: <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2017/schedule/events/913.en.html" class="">http://www.bsdcan.org/2017/schedule/events/913.en.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you</div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">-- <br class="">Dan Langille - BSDCan / PGCon<br class=""><a href="mailto:dan@langille.org" class="">dan@langille.org</a><br class=""><br class=""></div>
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