[LGM] Press Release ==DRAFT==

[Pat David]

Okay, I've included the revisions from Louis.  All that's left (I think?)
is to add the relevant contact information.

Unless there are major changes to write, I'll assume this is fine and leave
it for the right person to disseminate.

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For Immediate Release:

April 2-5 Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig), Germany

Free/Open culture intersects cutting edge technologies at the 9th annual
Libre Graphics Meeting being held at Leipzig University this year.  The
Libre Graphics Meeting is an opportunity for bringing together users and
developers of various Free/Libre Open Source Software projects.  These
tools are free to use and modify for anyone, and this meeting presents an
opportunity for developers, designers, and artists to interact, share their
work, and learn from each other.

This year there are almost 80 different talks, presentations, and workshops
scheduled covering a large cross section of the Libre Graphics community.
 Every day there are plans for hackfests, discussions, and workshops.  The
ability for presenters to inspire the attendees through showcasing their
work and methods is a great strength of LGM.

The full program for 2014 is now available here:
http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2014/program/.

LGM is free to attend and with such a broad representation of the FL/OSS
community there's bound to be talks of interest for everyone!

Registration can be done here:
http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2014/register/

The annual Libre Graphics Meeting is free for all to attend. Please support
LGM2014 -- all donations go to reimbursing travel-costs for those that
gather in Leipzig to make Libre Graphics better.

There is a pledgie campaign for contributing to help fund the costs of this
invaluable meeting.  If you are a user or just a fan of Free and Open
Source Software, please consider donating as a way to say "Thank You!" to
the developers of these projects.

Donations can be made here: https://pledgie.com/campaigns/22927

The Libre Graphics Meeting is thankful to all its sponsors and donors:
Leipzig University, Google, GIMP, Publisher, Red Hat, German Unix User
Group, Shuttleworth Foundation, Python Sofware Foundation, LinuxFunds.
Organisations willing to sponsor the event can contact us at
http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2014/contacts/

Highlights from LGM2013
To give an overview of what to expect in 2014, last year in Madrid there
were 89 scheduled talks, 10 workshops, 3 performances, 3 lectures, 15
lightning talks with participants traveling from 26 countries like
Argentina, Australia, Thailand, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States,
Venezuela and Vietnam.
Source: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2014/about/

About the Libre Graphics Meeting

The Libre Graphics Meeting is the annual physical meeting point for all
those communities. There is a lot of activity going on all year round
through the IRC channels and the mailing lists dedicated to each project.
The community is also gathering through various Wikis and Websites
including theGraphics Planet <http://www.graphicsplanet.org/> and the Libre
Graphics World <http://libregraphicsworld.org/>. There are also several
local organizations around the world.

Most of our work is done over the and most of the time there are no a
physical headquarters. The overwhelming majority of Community members are
volunteers. A small number are sponsored by their employers and some
projects get sponsorships.
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