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title: Creative Freedom Summit Promotion Kit

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# Creative Freedom Summit Promotion Kit

## Heading/Subject

You're invited to the Creative Freedom Summit! Hosted by the Fedora Design Team

## Introduction

Hi ____,

I am reaching out to you today to invite you to the [Creative Freedom Summit](https://creativefreedomsummit.com/) on behalf of the Fedora Design Team. We have put together an exciting schedule of content centered around Open Source creative tools and how to use them. The Summit is a free virtual event, that requires no registration.

The Creative Freedom Summit is a great opportunity to participate, learn, and meet others interested in free software and Open Source creativity. I have included more details below, but please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions. 

## Event Details

Dates: January 17 - 19th, 2023 (Tuesday - Thursday).

- Tuesday 1:15PM-7:30PM UTC
- Wednesday 1:30PM-8:00PM UTC
- Thursday 1:30PM-7:45PM UTC

Event Platform with Live Stream: [Creative Freedom Summit Channel](https://matrix.to/#/#creativefreedom:fedora.im) on Element/Matrix 
Live Stream only: [Creative Freedom Summit Peertube Channel](https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/c/creativefreedom/videos)
After the event: The recordings will be available on the [Creative Freedom Summit Peertube Channel](https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/c/creativefreedom/videos) and the [Fedora Project YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@fedora). 

### How to join Element/Matrix

You'll need a Matrix network account to join the event live and to interact with other participants. If you don't already have an account you can create one via [Element's Create Account page](https://app.element.io/#/register). Element offers [free desktop or mobile apps](https://element.io/download) to join the summit. Element also offers a [web app](https://app.element.io/#/login) that allows you to join from your browser.

Once you have an Element account and preferred method of access, you can join the [Creative Freedom Summit Element/Matrix Channel](https://matrix.to/#/#creativefreedom:fedora.im) to interact with attendees at the event and watch other sessions. 

## Event Description

### Short
The Creative Freedom Summit hosted by the Fedora Design Team is a virtual event to promote Open Source creative tools, features, and benefits of use. 

### Long
The Creative Freedom Summit hosted by the Fedora Design Team is a virtual event to promote Open Source creative tools, features, and benefits of use. The Summit is a free 3-day event, kicking off on Tuesday, January 17th 2023 and running through Thursday, January 19th 2023. Each day will feature several informational sessions on various tools and topics related to Open Source creative software, as well as a social session to connect with other participants at the event. The Creative Freedom Summit is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about Open Source tools, how and why to use them, as well as to connect with other creatives working in the Open Source ecosystem. We hope that you will join us!

## Connect on Social Media

Please use the hashtag #creativefreedomsummit when posting about the event.

Instagram: [@thefedoraproject](https://www.instagram.com/thefedoraproject/)
Twitter: [@fedora](https://twitter.com/fedora)
Facebook: [@TheFedoraProject](https://www.facebook.com/TheFedoraProject/)
Linkedin: [Fedora Project](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fedora-project)
Mastodon: [@fedora@fosstodon.org](https://fosstodon.org/@fedora)

## Promotion in Your Network: Sample Social Media Post

We're excited to share an invitation to the Creative Freedom Summit, a free virtual event hosted by the Fedora Design Team! January 17-19th. Check out the schedule and more information on how to join here: https://creativefreedomsummit.com/ #creativefreedomsummit

## Links

Website: https://creativefreedomsummit.com/
Sched: https://creativefreedomsummit2023.sched.com/
Event Platform: https://matrix.to/#/#creativefreedom:fedora.im
Peertube Channel: https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/c/creativefreedom/videos

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## Topic/Speaker-focused copy:

I wanted to point you to an event a group of us in the Fedora community have put together that will run online next Tuesday - Thursday from Jan 17 - Jan 19.

It's called the Creative Freedom Summit. This free virtual event focuses on promoting open source creative tools, features, and the benefits of their use. The Summit is open to anyone interested in learning more about open source tools, how and why to use them, as well as connecting with other creatives working in the open source ecosystem. Have you (or someone you know - feel free to forward this info!) been wanting to learn more about or play around with Blender, Inkscape, Krita, and the like? This is your chance!! :)

Some of tools and topics we'll cover include:

- Geometry Nodes, Grease Pencil, and design process in **Blender**
- Creating UI prototypes in and the roadmap of **Penpot**
- Automating graphics production, the new multi-page feature, and maker + design processes in **Inkscape**
- Photography processing workflows with **Gimp**
- Digital painting and Fedora wallpaper design with **Krita**
- Video and audio editing workflows including **Kdenlive**
- The **[Free Soft Wear](https://mlemmer.org/blog/free_soft_wear/)** movement in open sourcing clothing and other fabric arts designs
- **Freelancing** as a creative using open source software with open source design agency FreeHive as a case study
- Creating products that are **accessible** and respect **user privacy**
- **[Gartic Phone](https://garticphone.com/)**, **Pictionary**, and **[[Hack and Craft](https://fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-craft/)](https://)** social sessions - get your creative juices flowing in a low key and fun way with others!

Our list of speakers includes:

- **[Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz](https://elenya.net/)**, CEO of Kaleidos on Penpot's roadmap
- **[Dr. Morgan Lemmer-Webber](https://mlemmer.org/)** of the FOSS & Crafts Podcast on Free Soft Wear + Hack and Craft
- **[David Revoy](https://www.davidrevoy.com/)**, creator of [Pepper & Carrot](https://www.peppercarrot.com/) and previous Blender Studio project creative director on digital painting in Krita
- **[Marie Nordin](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Riecatnor)** & **[Jess Chitas](https://www.behance.net/jessicachitas)**, Fedora Design team members on how the Fedora project uses Inkscape
- **[Jakub Steiner](https://jimmac.eu/)**, GNOME project UX designer and artist, on Blender geometry nodes
- **[Emma Kidney](https://ekidney-blog.netlify.app/)** & **[Ashlyn Knox](https://gitlab.com/lilyx13)**, Fedora Design team members on how the Fedora project uses Penpot
- **[Paul Caggegi](http://www.paulcaggegi.com/)**, CG Cookie instructor and freelance artist on Blender's Grease Pencil feature
- **[Máirín Duffy](https://blog.linuxgrrl.com/)**, Fedora design team member, on automating graphics production with Inkscape
- **[Jason van Gumster](https://monsterjavaguns.com/)**, author of Blender for Dummies, on how to use Blender in any design process
- **[Tuomas Kuosmanen](https://github.innominds.com/tigert)**, open source designer on Red Hat's OSPO team, on using Inkscape for makers
- **[Seth Kenlon](https://opensource.com/users/seth)**, multimedia artist and Opensource.com author, on editing videos using Kdenlive

More of the details are available on the event website at [creativefreedomsummit.com](https://creativefreedomsummit.com).

Worth pointing out - we're hosting this event on an open source stack of software (of course!) using PeerTube, Matrix/Element, and Jitsi. We're following in the footsteps of a few other open source events that have used at least some if not all of this stack (including FOSDEM and Ansible's virtual events).

Hope to see you there! Our [Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#creativefreedom:fedora.im)'s already growing! :)