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=== Special Sessions related to Grassroots Radio ===

These sessions have been proposed by the folks at KRUU-LP a community radio station in Fairfield, IA.

Roland Wells – roland.wells@kruufm.com

Sundar Raman – sundar.raman@kruufm.com

KRUU-LP -  405 N. 2nd St., Fairfield, IA 52556 / 641-209-1083

* Open Radio Discussion
**Discussion Group for those using & interested in the use of Open Source Software in Radio

*Web-based Open Source Community Building Tools (morning)
**Using web-based community building tools to support your station operations.

*Open Radio: Using Open Source tools to accomplish our Community Radio Mission.
**A presentation of the open source tools KRUU-LP (of Fairfield, Iowa) uses in support of its Low Power, Listener Supported, Non-profit, Non-commercial, Open Source, Community Radio, Mission. KRUU-LP functions completely with Open Source software, this presentation features information on software used for: audio production, broadcast automation, internet streaming, office management, desktop machines, networking & server systems, fundraising, and content!

*Practical Live Remotes: Open Source, COTS & Broadband
**A practical workshop on setting up a Live Remote solution using Free Open source software and Inexpensive COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf) hardware.

*Open Audio Production: Multi-track audio production with open source software.
**A practical workshop on using Ardor & Audacity as an “upgrade” to Pro-Tools or Soundforge. The workshop will cover the installation, configuration and use of Ardor & Audacity in audio production for radio broadcast. (with live streaming)

*Live Streaming for your station: Setting up a live internet stream using open source software.
**A practical workshop on setting-up an live internet stream using open source software and COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) hardware.

=== Other Sessions Discussed ===

* Setting up community wifi using F/OSS (Ross Musselman, et al)
* LiveCD (Ken Wyrick) - afternoon, speekgeeking
* Demystifying the Linux Install Process:  An overview (CSL folks)
* Security for FOSS Users

=== Other session possible topics if passionate facilitators emerge ===
* Hardware Recycling: The Role of Free and Open Source Software
** Discussion on how FOSS has enables and inspires recycling operations, and explanation of the importance of hardware recycling in the Free and Open Source ecosystem.

* Free and Open Source GIS/Mapping
** "Geographic Information Systems" (GIS) offer a range of exciting real and potential applications for nonprofit programmatic needs. While great low-cost options include Google Maps and other non-FOSS frameworks, there are many open source mapserver-based applications that can be integrated into nonprofit program and operations work.


* Making sense of FOSS licenses
* Selecting an Operating System (could be folded into Linux desktop session)
* Intro to eRiding
* Supporting Open Source Software In Nonprofits (ONE/NW?)
* Open source and disaster relief
* Running Your FOSS Hosting Business
* Using FOSS to win campaigns