to <a href='mailto:info@sfconservancy.org'>&lt;info@sfconservancy.org&gt;</a>.

We do our best to respond to all email within a reasonable time period.

If you don't hear from us within a week, please try again.</p>

<h2>Telephone</h2>

<p>+1-212-461-3245<br />

</p>

<h2>Postal Address</h2>

<p>Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.<br />

137 MONTAGUE ST  STE 380<br/>

Brooklyn, NY 11201-3548

<h2>Internet Relay Chat</h2>

<p>Our IRC channel is #conservancy on irc.freenode.net.</p>

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<h1>Public Filings</h1>

<p>Like all USA 501(c)(3) non-profits, the Conservancy files an annual Form 990 and,

as a non-profit in the State of New York, files an annual CHAR-500 with

New York State.  Below, Conservancy makes available these filings for

public inspection, in reverse chronological order:</p>

<ul>

<li>Fiscal Year 2012 (from 2012-03-01 through 2013-02-28)

<p>For FY 2012, Conservancy's due date for filing its Form 990, CHAR 500, and related paperwork is currently 2013-07-15.</p>

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<li>Fiscal Year 2011 (from 2011-03-01 through 2012-02-29)

<ul>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_annual-report_fy-2011.pdf">FY 2011 Annual

    Report (PDF)</a> (<a href="/docs/conservancy_annual-report_fy-2011.odp">source in ODP format is also available</a>).</li>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_Form-990_fy-2011.pdf">FY 2011 Federal Forms 990 &amp; 990-T (PDF)</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_CHAR-500_fy-2011.pdf">FY 2011 New York State CHAR-500 (PDF)</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_independent-audit_fy-2011.pdf">FY 2011 Independent Auditor's Report (PDF)</a></li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Fiscal Year 2006 (from 2006-03-01 through 2007-02-28)

<ul>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_CHAR-500_fy-2006.pdf">FY 2006 New York State CHAR-500 (PDF)</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_Form-1023.pdf">Form 1023, as filed in

    September 2006</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_certificate-of-incorporation.pdf">Certificate

    of Incorporation, as granted by New York on 7 April 2006.</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/conservancy_by-laws.pdf">Conservancy's By-Laws, as filed with the

    incorporation documents, and as approved by New York on 7 April 2006.</a></li>

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<p>He advises clients in connection with the protection and exploitation

of their rights in compliance with the constantly evolving internet

regulations. Olivier has extensive experience in the practical and legal

problems of the internet, both with counseling and litigation.  He has

also developed a particular expertise in the legal aspects of free

culture.</p>

<p>Olivier has presented his work at a number of conferences, particularly

pertaining to free licenses (GNU/GPL, Creative Commons) as well at Wikimania

2008, the annual international conference of the Wikimedia Foundation. Olivier

is also a masters instructor at the University of Paris I La Sorbonne and a

<h2>Daniel B. Ravicher - Litigation Counsel</h2>

Law.  He has published numerous legal articles and given dozens of

presentations regarding Free and Open Source Software legal issues and

served as lead counsel for free and open source software developers in the

only GPL enforcement lawsuits ever brought in the United States.

Professor Ravicher has been labeled a modern day ‘Robin Hood’

by Science magazine, awarded an Echoing Green Fellowship for social

entrepreneurship, named to both Managing Intellectual Property magazine's

‘50 Most Influential People in IP’ list and IP Law & Business

magazine's ‘Top 50 Under 45’ list and twice invited to testify

before Congress on issues of technology legal policy.  Professor Ravicher

received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law,

where he was the Franklin O'Blechman Scholar of his class, a Mortimer

Professor Ravicher is also the Executive Director

of  <a href="http://pubpat.org">the Public Patent Foundation</a>.

</p>

<h2>Karen Sandler - Pro Bono Counsel</h2>

<a id="karen"></a>

<p>Karen M. Sandler is currently the Executive Director of the GNOME

  Foundation and prior to taking up this position was General Counsel of

  the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC). Karen continues to do pro bono

  legal work with Conservancy, SFLC, and Question Copyright and serves

  as <a href="/about/officers#karen">an officer of both the Conservancy</a>

  and SFLC.  Before joining SFLC, Karen worked as an associate in the

  Clifford Chance in New York and London. Karen received her law degree

  from Columbia Law School in 2000, where she was a James Kent Scholar and

  co-founder of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. Karen

  received her bachelor’s degree in engineering from The Cooper Union. She

  is a recipient of an O'Reilly Open Source Award and also co-host of

  the <a href="http://faif.us">&ldquo;Free as in Freedom&rdquo;

  podcast</a>.</p>

<h1>Contractors</h1>

<h2>Paul Visscher - Compliance Engineering &amp; System Administration Contractor</h2>

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<p>Software Freedom Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization that

  helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source

  Software (FLOSS) projects.  Conservancy provides a non-profit home and

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