Net Tuesdays or Net2 Local gatherings provide a chance to connect locally with all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change. There are new groups forming every week: Join in!
Go immediately to this website if you aren't lucky enough to be at WSIS and see it in person. Empowered by the Shuttleworth Foundation, the FREEDOM TOASTER (think Bring & Burn) is a CD/DVD kiosk stand where, for the cost of a CD, you walk up, push a button, pop in your CD, and burn whatever open source software you need. No charge. No muss. No fuss. Just the cost of a CD. Freedom toasters in South African locations, East London, and a few other cool sites.