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What is FFII currently doing and how can I help? We try to lower the entry barrier.

Introductions

• demo.ffii.org: Get Active!

• aktiv.ffii.org: FFII participation system (includes signup for projects)

• fora.ffii.org access to project news & discussion fora (news reader)

• Postgres administration tool

• How to Help (in general)

• Current Priorities

• How to Participate in FFII projects

• How to Create an FFII project

• Financing Needs and Donations

Easy tasks

• translate webshop.ffii.org to Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Italian and so forth

Event-related Projects

• Provide guidance to EP on amending the Council Proposal

• Investigate & Commemorate Banana Union Day

• Prepare Conference

• organise transfer of NSP website

• SwpatxatraEn: Formulate and collect letters and letter templates (German version)

• Contribute to upcoming EU consultations

• Also see the above-mentioned Priorities (really!)

• EuroOmbudsmanEn: Compile a complaint file to be submitted to the Euro-Ombudsman and similar institutions

• MepdbEn: Improve MEP database, MepQ0405En formulate questions to be put to !MEPs, MepV0405En campaign for simple pledge to be supported by !MEPs

Infrastructure-related

• PolisEn: Improve data processing infrastructure at FFII ;), related: AktivEn Implement project subscription and funding system in aktiv.ffii.org; Dealing with Spamcop, FFII Quality Assurance

• SarjiEn: Regularly communicate with our corporate supporters

• MediaEn: Regularly communicate with media

• TradukEn: Translations

• patdb: Patent database

  • Gauss

  • Evaluate patent portfolios of Companies like Philips, Siemens: How may trivial swpat do they have, how may real invention patents

• financ: FFII Finances

• regio: formation of FFII regional groups

• European Network and Information Security Agency ENISA

  • Large mailing list (400 participants) but nobody actively taking up the subject of watching ENISA

• Training lobbyists

• Get in touch with other Lobby organisations in Brussels that did not take position yet, advertisers, youth initiatives ecc. (links to EU database)

• Webdemo infrastructure, help with http://demo.ffii.org, please contact uhlmann att ffii org

Knowledge-related

• SektorEn: Monitor the economics of the software sector

  • SektorCountEn: Collect knowledge about member states economy, especially regarding the Software sector and innovation

Help for helpers

• proj-help at ffii org

• irc

• Webdemo infrastructure, help with http://demo.ffii.org, please contact uhlmann att ffii org

Project managment software

• JIRA

Work finished, for documentatnion of activities and yearly report:

• CecDrm0406En: Participate in CEC consultation on DRM

• EUIPD EU IP Enforcement Directive Proposal COM (2003) 46(01):

• local activities Ciudad Real, Lund, Barcelona, Lisboa, Berlin, Patras, Paris

• SwpDemo0405En Events after Day of Europe (May 9th)

  • RMS Tour: http://plone.ffii.org/events/2004/tours/

  • MiniDemo0405En some work needed to make them happen

  • SwpatjarcoEn: Accompanying Net"strike"

  • update http://demo.ffii.org/ and http://swpat.ffii.org/group/demo/ sites

  • adapt netstrike pages
• Documentation of 2004-04-14 conference
  • "Debrief" Press release draft, please review

    • French http://buy-propecia-online.8m.com

    • English (enhanced by phm)

    • procedings (something done by Jonas)

• ConsFaq0404En: create an FAQ for politicians on Council working paper

• SmeEnvoyEn Writing a letter to the SME Envoy might be a good idea. Rui is taking a look into it

• MEP Welcome Pack

• SwpTest0411En: Prepare november conference, collect questions to be studied, invite people etc