[NZOSS-Openchat] Next tasks to end software patents

[Bevan Rudge]

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Matthew Holloway<nzoss at holloway.co.nz> wrote:
> Not sure if this has been posted but there's writeup here from Bevan
> about his meeting:
> http://civicactions.com/blog/2009/jul/05/nz_software_patents_meeting_lianne_dalziel_commerce_committee_chairperson_labour_mp

Thanks Matthew, I had planned to post that link and some of the info
here, but hadn't got to it yet;

Dave Lane, Jonathan Hunt and I met with Lianne Dalziel yesterday and
had a very positive meeting.  In order to have the best impact on the
commerce committee, she strongly suggested that someone meet with
Minister of Commerce, Simon Power and Deputy Commerce Committee
Chairperson, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga.  AFAICT They have offices in
(Wellington, Fielding, Marton) and (Auckland, Wellington?)
respectively.

If you live in or near these areas and want NZ to be software patent
free, please consider setting up a meeting with them.  You can get
their contact details from the contact sheet at
http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5858C8A5-ACDF-4B35-8D7A-3ABB7B19ACDB/105144/listofmembers1706091.pdf

If you don't live in or near those places there are other MPs on the
commerce committee who are worth meeting with.  See
http://en.swpat.org/wiki/New_Zealand#What_to_do.3F for their names and
some of their locations.  I recently updated it with the latest info.

http://civicactions.com/blog/2009/jul/05/nz_software_patents_meeting_lianne_dalziel_commerce_committee_chairperson_labour_mp

Bevan/