Attend the scientific workshop !

Workshops supplement conferences and round tables with
 demonstrations,
 customized information,
 constructive dialogues,
 small group discussions,
 etc.

The permanent Workshop on Science and Free-Libre Software will emphasize the essential role of free-libre software for the development of Science.

Free-libre scientific software is developed by skilled experts. It competes with proprietary software for quality. Computer programs are refutable while proprietary ones are not. How can we evaluate a scientific publication based on a computer program if this program is closed and cannot be analysed ?

The workshop will be open to scientific popularization, especially with the OLPC project (One Laptop Per Child) http://laptop.org/en/vision/mission… . Demonstrations will be presented with the Sugar learning platform on XO computers and on USB keys. http://www.sugarlabs.org/

Who can participate in the organization of this workshop ?

• With information on various free-libre software or resource for education and science
  • eminent Web sites,
  • documents for display,
  • flyers for distribution, etc.
• With computer demonstrations.
• With discussion topics.
• With a temporary or permanent presence in the workshop, etc.

Biography of Jean Thiéry

Jean Thiéry develops the ModLibre Web site : "Free-Libre Scientific Software for Borderless Modelling"

He participates in the following associations
 Aful : http://www.aful.org
 Axul : http://www.axul.org
 OLPC : http://www.olpc-france.org
 SFBT : http://www.sfbt.org