Maybe someone is interested in this:

On Sep 28, 2004, Richard Stallmann is visiting the University of Essen (central in Germanys wonderful Rhine-Ruhr-Area) to talk about software patents:

The agenda for the night is:

17:30 - 18:15 Uhr
The impact of software patents on the IT world
(Dr. Peter Gerwinski)

18:15 - 19:00 Uhr
The Danger of Software Patents
(Richard Stallman, GNU-Projekt - Free Software Foundation)

19:00 - 19:45 Uhr
Discussion

Location is the universities pavillion at entry R 12 - if you're in that area be sure to visit as software patents WILL impact the work of all of us somehow.