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OSS Watch hosts a wide range of events as well as participating in events organised by others. If you have an event you would like OSS Watch to participate in, please let us know info@oss-watch.ac.uk. Please note: the listing of third-party events here does not consititute a recommendaton from OSS Watch.

OSS Watch events

OSS Watch is committed to holding a national conference every two years. These are opportunities for the UK further and higher education community to share best practice in the development and deployment of free and open source software. OSS Watch also organises focused workshops throughout the year. These workshops bring together members of the UK higher and further education community to discuss key issues surrounding free and open source software. Upcoming and past OSS Watch events include:

forthcoming events

JISC event: The future of Research? - London, 19 October 2010 [Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:39:19 +0100] JISC is running a one day conference entitled 'The future of Research?' at the Congress Centre in London on 19 October 2010. The event will examine three major challenges facing education institutions involved in research today: institutional reputation; efficiency and effectiveness; and collaboration in a competitive environment. The programme is aimed at vice chancellors, pro vice chancellors and senior managers in education institutions involved in research today.
Open World Forum, Paris, 30 Sep - 1 Oct 2010 [Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:44:53 +0100] The Open World Forum will take place in paris 30 Sep - 1 Oct 2010 with a theme of 'Open is the Future: Open Innovation, Open Enterprise, Open Society'. The conference promises to be a worldwide hub for open innovation with 36 keynotes, workshops and think-tanks. The event is free to free and open source stakeholders and registration is now open.
NGS Innovation Forum '10, 23-24 November 2010: call for abstracts [Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:57:50 +0100] The NGS Innovation Forum will be held at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on 23-24 November 2010. The two-day event will showcase the impact that the NGS has had on research in the UK, allow delegates to find out more about using the NGS in applied research and enable IT staff to find out how their institution can benefit from the NGS. There will also be a poster session featuring peer-reviewed posters from NGS users. The deadline for abstracts is 10 September 2010.

See previous events

expert workshops

OSS Watch has been running a series of invitation only expert workshops. These workshops bring together experts from across the UK and internationally to discuss key issues surrounding free and open source with the aim of sharing and furthering best practice in various areas. Expert workshops to date include:
  • Community Profiling - 21 July 2008
  • Levelling the Playing Field - 17 July 2008
  • Innovation and Licensing - 17 July 2008
  • Podcasting and Community building - 10 July 2008
  • Mentoring OSS - 1 July 2008
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 (first published October 2005)
Author: Sebastian Rahtz

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