Executive Director Karen Sandler Took the Main Stage at Campus Party Brasil

[Software Freedom Conservancy]

URL: <https://sfconservancy.org/news/2017/feb/09/karen-campus-party-brasil/>

Executive Director Karen Sandler Took the Main Stage at Campus Party Brasil

Talked to Students about Software Freedom

Last week Software Freedom Conservancy's 
Executive Director, Karen Sandler, took the 
stage at Campus Party Brasil to talk about 
software freedom in her talk "Cyborgs Unite!" 
Campus Party Brasil 2017 was held in São 
Paulo, Brazil. This year 8,000 people 
attended the conference. Targeted at 
students, many of the attendees camp out in 
tents at the venue. There are hackathons, 
workshops, talks and games. The event is 
extremely festive, and talks are on stages 
throughout the enormous expo floor.

Karen told her personal story about being an 
"advogada ciborgue" and needing a 
defibrillator. She talked about how medical 
implants are becoming much more common. She 
explained how critical software freedom is 
already and how it will become moreso in the 
future as more people become cyborgs.

"Being present at events such as Campus Party 
Brasil, where young people are getting 
excited about technology, is one of the most 
critical things the free software community 
can do," said Karen Sandler. "We must bring 
the ideals of software freedom to a new 
generation and make sure that future 
technology is ethical technology."

Karen was interviewed by many members of the 
press, and several articles have appeared in 
Brazilian news outlets:

* TecMundo:
  <https://www.tecmundo.com.br/campus-party-brasil-2017/113942-campus-party-advogada-ciborgue-fala-importancia-software-livre.htm>

* InfoMoney:
  <http://www.infomoney.com.br/negocios/inovacao/noticia/6086040/advogada-ciborgue-tem-implante-eletronico-coracao-com-sorte-todos-seremos>

* IDG:
  <http://idgnow.com.br/internet/2017/02/02/na-campus-party-vida-eterna-e-ciborgues-sao-um-futuro-possivel/>

* Estadão:
  <http://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/cultura-digital,debate-sobre-corpo-conectado-domina-a-campus-party,70001649777>

* IT Forum 365:
  <http://www.itforum365.com.br/especial/campus-party-2017/software-sera-crucial-para-iot-e-ciborgues>

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