[Debian-uk] OpenIsland FOSS conference on 1st February in Belfast

Jonathan McDowell noodles at earth.li
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:26:38 +0000


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Dunno how many people on list this will apply to, but the Inaugural
all-Island Conference on Free and Open Source Software will take place
in Belfast on 1st February (yes, only just over 2 weeks away). Full
details are at http://www.openisland.net/ and I'll be there myself. The
program is as follows:

9.00am =E2=80=93 9.45am         Arrival Tea / Coffee and Registration

10.00am =E2=80=93 10.05am       Welcome
10.05am =E2=80=93 10.10am       OPEN-NI & OPEN-ISLAND Objectives
                        Brian Cleland =E2=80=93 Chair of OpenIreland

10.10am =E2=80=93 10.15am       VIP Speaker 1
10.20am =E2=80=93 10.30am       VIP Speaker 2
10.30am =E2=80=93 11.00am       Key Note Address 1 =E2=80=93 Bruce Perens
11.00am =E2=80=93 11.15am       Tea / Coffee
11,15am =E2=80=93 11.45am       Key Note Address 2 =E2=80=93 Robert O=E2=80=
=99Dea =E2=80=93 SUN
11.45am =E2=80=93 12.15pm       Free & Open Source Software - Same Differen=
ce?
                        Ciaran O=E2=80=99Riordan
                        Licensing / Business Models - Alan Wallace

12.15pm =E2=80=93 12.20pm       Morning Session Wrap-Up
12.20pm =E2=80=93 1.15pm        Lunch

1.15pm =E2=80=93 1.45pm         European Strategy for Open Source vs.
                        Vendor Lock-in & Opportunities for Growth
                        Graham Taylor =E2=80=93 Open Forum Europe
1.45pm =E2=80=93 2.05pm         Large Corporate Case Study - AIB Desktop Ro=
llout
2.05pm =E2=80=93 2.25pm         SME Case Study
                        Armada Group Technologies Liam Robertson
2.25pm =E2=80=93 2.45pm         Health Sector Case Study
                        Mel McIntyre =E2=80=93 CEO OpenApp
2.45pm =E2=80=93 3.05pm         Educational Sector Case Study
                        Colin Turner =E2=80=93 FOSS Group UU
3.05pm =E2=80=93 3.30pm         Panel Q&A
3.30pm =E2=80=93 3.45pm         Wrap-up & Next Steps
3.45pm                  Tea / Coffee and Networking

There is an attendance fee (and a limited number of free student
places); more details are on the site.

J.

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