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OSS Watch - Past events

Here are the past events that have appeared in the OSS Watch Events RSS feed.

BCS event - Public Funds in the UK: Open Source for Document and Content Management? - London, 7 January 2010 [Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:16:35 +0100] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) will be holding a one day event to consider "Public Funds in the UK: Open Source for Document and Content Management? " on Thursday 7 January 2010 at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA. This event aims to examine the challenges of web and document management in the public sector, and the part that open source can play. Mark Elkins is interested in hearing from people who would be interested in speaking at this event as well as those interested in attending.
E-Day: a Community Computing Initiative, London, 8 October 2009 [Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:47:00 +0100] The E-Day consortium is an ad hoc consortium for open source computing in Tower Hamlets. They are holding an afternoon event on 8 October 2009 at the Exmouth Estate Social Club, 7 Brayford Square London, E1 0SG to look at "why the East-End should capitalise on open source software". The event is free to attend.
BCS workshop on Discovering Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning, 24 Aug 2009, London [Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:35:44 +0100] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) will be holding a one day workshop on Discovering Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning on Monday 24 August 2009 at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA. The cost is £65 for members, £55 for non-members and registration is now open.
Open Source Search event, 29 September 2009, Cambridge [Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:41:44 +0100] Why not join Open Source Search at the Friends Meeting House in Cambridge for a chance to hear informal presentations from users and developers of open source search systems, followed by ad-hoc discussion and hacking. It is open to any and all members of the open source search communities - whether developers or users. Tickets for the day are free but advance registration is essential.
EuroBSDcon 2009 : September 18-20 September 2009, Cambridge [Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:43:48 +0100] The European BSD community's annual event to meet, share and interact across the projects will take place 18-20 September 2009 at the University of Cambridge. The conference will consist of a day of tutorials followed by 2 days of conference talks covering a wide variety of BSD related topics. Discounted Early Bird registration runs until 2 September 2009.
IWOCE 2009 workshop - 24 August 2009, Amsterdam [Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:46:43 +0100] The International Workshop on Open Component Ecosystems (IWOCE) 2009 will be held in Amsterdam on 24 August 2009 as a satellite event of the 7th joint meeting of the European Software Engineering Conference and ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE 2009). The goal of this workshop is to gather together both researchers and practitioners active in open source software engineering, software composition, algorithms, constraint programming, and model-driven engineering to discuss, debate, exchange ideas, and outline common solutions to the problem of static and dynamic component aggregations in software ecosystems.
Red Hat's Open Source Forum event - 16 June 2009, London [Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:25:28 +0100] Red Hat is holding a one day conference in London on 16 June 2009 to look at open source technologies and how open source solutions have been deployed to make businesses more effective and competitive in their market. With Business and Technical tracks there will be plenty to interest both the IT decision maker and the IT engineer.
Aegis user forum and workshop on open accessibility, 4-5 June 2009, Slough [Tue, 12 May 2009 17:50:23 +0100] Aegis is a large EU project to develop open source accessibility of web apps, mobile and desktop platforms and the project is holding its first pan-European User Forum and Workshop on 4-5 June 2009 at Research In Motion UK Ltd, Slough, Berkshire. The first day will consist of a user forum to facilitate discussion between end-users and application developers. The second day will consist of a workshop on "Accessibility for All: Open Source-based Generalised Accessibility Support for Mainstream ICT Devices/Applications". Participation is free of charge.
RSC South West Summer Conference 16-17 June 2009, Weston-super-Mare [Tue, 12 May 2009 17:29:47 +0100] The annual Regional Support Centre (RSC) South West Summer Conference will take place this year on 16-17 June at Rookery Manor, Weston-super-Mare. This year's theme is "The Learner's Experience". We are delighted that OSS Watch will be both exhibiting and presenting at this event so we'd love to see you there!
Drupal For Education event, 14 May 2009, London [Tue, 12 May 2009 15:18:30 +0100] Sun Microsystems, Acquia and Code Positive are holding a half day event from 12:30pm on Thursday 14 May 2009 at Sun's offices, King William St, Regis House, London, EC4R 9AN. The event will focus on the benefits and challenges of using Drupal in education and provides a great opportunity to learn more about Drupal deployments, put your questions to the experts, and connect with the London Drupal community. Registration is free so book today!
Open source in the public sector conference, London, 22 April 2009 [Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:02:53 +0000] Kable is holding a conference examining open source in the public sector at Inmarsat, London, on Wednesday 22 April 2009. The conference theme is 'Making savings, increasing flexibility' and the event will give delegates the opportunity to hear examples of where open source has been implemented, what the benefits have been, and how the business case was made. Delegates will also be able to meet vendors and have face to face discussions about moving to an open source solution. Register today to discover whether going down an open source route is right for your organisation. Even better, use discount code 'OSS' to get a 20% discount!
BarCamp Apache Oxford, 4-5 April, 2009 [Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:11:24 +0000] OSS Watch, Torchbox and The Apache Software Foundation are pleased to announce Barcamp Apache Oxford 2009, to take place at the University Club, Mansfield Road, Oxford on 4-5 April, 2009. This event is free to attend and open to anyone and provides an opportunity for people involved in the computing and technology fields to meet informally and find about each others' projects.
Developer Happiness Days, London, 9-13 February 2009 [Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:26:25 +0000] JISC is sponsoring an event aimed at developers in UK Higher Education that will take place in London on 9-13 February 2009. The event will span 4 days and will consist of a pre-event day focussing on developing skills, followed by a 2 day coding session, and will conclude with a final day focussing on bringing developers into communities based around software platforms. Entry to the event is free.
OSS Watch Workshop on Business and Sustainability Models, 12 January 2008 [Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:08:59 +0000] OSS Watch is pleased to announce their upcoming workshop, "Business and Sustainability Models Around Free and Open Source Software", to be held in Oxford. Registration is now open, and the event is free to UK further and higher education.
BCS workshop on Open Source Requirements Elicitation - London, 8 Jan 2009 [Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:26:36 +0000] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) will be holding a one day workshop on Open Source Requirements Elicitation on Thursday 8 January 2009 at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA. Registration is now open and papers and posters for presentation are welcome.
The OPEN Forum - California, USA, 7-9 Dec 2008 [Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:39:23 +0000] The OPEN Forum is an event for higher education executives to accelerate, broaden and sustain the strategic benefits of open education at institutions around the world. It will be held 7-9 December in Palm Springs, California, USA and is the place to be to find out more about open models for scholarship and education.
Eclipse Summit Europe - Germany, 19-20 Nov 2008 [Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:31:12 +0000] Eclipse's main annual event will take place on 19-20 November 2008 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Contributors, adopters, add-in providers, and service providers from across Europe are getting together to learn, share expertise, and discover new opportunities and solutions in the Eclipse ecosystem. The event features two days of technical and business track sessions, demonstrations, and social gatherings, preceded by one day of symposia.
OSS Watch event: Community building workshop - 20 October 2008 [Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:31:06 +0100] OSS Watch is holding a community building and open source development workshop in Oxford on 20 October 2008. The workshop will examine open source development and will explore how open source communities are created and sustained. The workshop is free of charge to UK higher and further education so don't delay and register today!
EFMI-BCS conference on Open Source in Healthcare - London, 9-11 Sep 2008 [Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:36 +0100] The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) is holding a conference with the British Computer Society (BCS) to focus on Open Source in European healthcare. The conference will take place at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA between 9-11 September 2008.
Linux 2008 Conference - Manchester 7-9 Nov 2008 [Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:37:13 +0100] The Linux 2008 conference organized by the UK's Unix and Open Systems User Group will be held at The Manchester Conference Centre, The University of Manchester, Weston Building, Sackville Street, Manchester from Friday 7 - Sunday 9 November 2008. The conference will start with a day of tutorials on the Friday followed by a two day conference with a choice of two streams covering a variety of subjects, including kernel and desktop development, tools, applications, networking and security.
Open Source World Conference, Malaga, Spain, 20-22 October 2008 [Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:50:06 +0100] The sixth Open Source World Conference will take place in Malaga, Spain on 20-22 October 2008. The conference is free to attend and the organisers expect 6000 delegates so this looks set to be a big event once again. The Programme Committee is currently accepting proposals for tutorials and workshops as well as traditional presentations but hurry!
Next Generation Networks: Open platforms and services workshop, Cardiff, 18 September 2008 [Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:58:24 +0100] The first international workshop on Next Generation Networks: Open platforms and services (NGNOPS 2008) will take place on 18 September 2008, at the University of Glamorgan in Cardiff, Wales, UK. The workshop will facilitate discussion on the open source activities contributing to aspects Next Generation Networking and mobile devices, and will explore open standards in these areas.
JISC Conference - Birmingham, 15 April 2008 [Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:02:27 +0100] JISC's annual conference will take place at the International Convention Centre in Brirmingham on 15 April 2008. This year OSS Watch not only has its usual exhibition stand but also has a demo stand where you will be able to see demos of a variety of JISC open source projects. Registration is now closed but it is possible to follow the conference online during the day.
BCS workshop, London, 15 April 2008 [Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:45:17 +0100] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group is hosting a workshop style event on "Opportunities for cooperation between business and UK universities using Open Source that might benefit the UK economy". The workshop, featuring participants from academia and business, will be held at the BCS Central London Offices on Tuesday 15 April 2008 from 11:00-17:30.
Open Source Forum, London, 14 May 2008 [Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:00:22 +0100] This one day conference, organised by Red Hat and sponsored by Alfresco, Black Duck and Zimbra, will take place on 14 May 2008 at One Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA. The event aims to provide extensive insights into open source technologies presented by the users themselves and the talks will be split between a business and technical track. Ross Gardler, the OSS Watch manager, will be in attendance.
Academy/JISC collaboration event, Nottingham, 11 April 2008 [Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:11:43 +0000] The fourth Higher Education Academy/JISC collaboration event will take place on 11 April 2008 at the National College for School Leadership in Nottingham. The theme of this event is "Resources: effective approaches for sharing, creating and re-purposing". The event is open to all Subject Centre, JISC Services and JISC RSC staff.
UKUUG Spring 2008 conference - Birmingham, 31 March-2 April 2008 [Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:51:37 +0000] The UK's Open Systems User Group (UKUUG) is holding its annual Large Installation Systems Administration conference in Birmingham from Monday 31 March to Wednesday 2 April 2008. The conference will commence with a day of tutorials covering Python, Perl and OpenBSD's PF, followed by two days of talks and presentations. The UKUUG is also hosting the UK’s first PostgreSQL User Conference on Wednesday 2 April at the same venue.
Westminster eForum Seminar: Intellectual Property and the future of copyright - London, 31 Mar 2008 [Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:52:55 +0000] The Westminster eForum (WeF) allows interested politicians and senior officials to discuss issues of public policy relating to the Internet and other technology areas with leaders from industry, responsible interest groups, analysts, academics, journalists and others. The WeF is holding a seminar on Intellectual Property and the future of copyright with Ian Fletcher, Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office, giving the keynote speech. This seminar will take place in Westminster, London, on 31 March 2008.
OSS Watch event - Risk Management in Open Source Procurement - Oxford, 18 March 2008 [Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:53:29 +0000] There are many popular and successful open source products that provide real alternatives to closed source products for your institution. However, engaging with open source brings a new set of issues. This OSS Watch workshop, sponsored by Red Hat and the Open Source Consortium, is designed to help IT directors and IT managers in academia to make fully informed decisions regarding the procurement and support of open source solutions. The workshop is free to attend so don't delay, register today!
WebPA workshop, Loughborough, 5 March 2008 [Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:18:18 +0000] WebPA is an open source self and peer assessment tool that could allow you to reduce the time you spend on marking whilst enhancing the student learning experience. The WebPA project is holding a two hour introductory workshop covering peer assessment and the WebPA tool on 5 March 2008 at Loughborough University. Deadline for bookings is 27 February 2008.
OpenOffice web seminar - 26 February 2008 [Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:08:05 +0000] The Nonprofit Technology Network and the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative have joined forces to offer a series of 12 web seminars covering free and open source tools. There will be one seminar a month, covering topics from how to get support for FOSS, highlights of specific FOSS projects like Joomla and CiviCRM, how to migrate to FOSS platforms. The next seminar is "OpenOffice.org: The Free and Open Source Office Suite" and it will take place on 26 February 2008, at 11:00 am PST.
Learning Lab conference - Telford, Shropshire, 6 Feb 2008 [Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:32:48 +0000] The Learning Lab continues its Changing Faces of Learning conference series with a one day conference on current and emerging learning technologies. The conference will take place on Wednesday 6 February 2008 at the Park Inn, Forgegate, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NA.
FOSDEM 2008 conference - Brussels, 23-24 Feb 2008 [Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:14:02 +0000] The eight annual FOSDEM conference will take place on 23-24 February in Brussels, Belgium. This community focussed conference is a very popular event for free and open source developers to meet and will feature presentations, lightning talks, exhibition stands and developer rooms.
UKUUG Files and Backup seminars - London, 19-20 February 2008 [Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:05:02 +0000] The UK's Open Systems User Group (UKUUG) is holding two days of seminars to review current best practice and technologies for the system administrator in the area of files and backups. The seminars will be held 19-20 February 2008 in central London and an early bird rate for bookings will apply until 23 Jan 2008.
JISC Conference, 15 April 2008, Birmingham - Registration open [Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:45:41 +0000] The next annual JISC conference will take place on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. The theme of "Enabling Innovation" will be explored via a full programme of seminars, debates, workshops, and demonstrations. Registration is now open so why not register today!
BCS talk - Challenges and issues in Open Source font development, London, 11 December 2007 [Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:57:38 +0000] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group is hosting a presentation by David Crossland and Conrad Taylor on "Challenges and issues in Open Source font development". The talk, supported by the Electronic Publishing Specialist Group, is open to all and will be held at the BCS Central London Offices on Tuesday 11 December 2007 at 18:00.
BCS conference, London, 7 December 2007 [Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:39:34 +0000] The British Computer Society, the Trusted Computing project and the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network are joining forces to host a one day conference focussing on creating greater trust in the use of the Internet by the general public. The conference, entitled "Enabling trusted access to e services – Making computing safer for the general public" will be held at the BCS Offices, 6 Southampton Street, London, at 10am on 7 December 2007. The event is free to attend but spaces are limited and registration is required.
Skills Matter session on Resource Oriented Computing, London, 28 Nov 2007 [Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:51:56 +0000] Skills Matter is hosting a free talk by Peter Rodgers on "Going Beyond REST - Applying Resource Oriented Computing" from 18:30-20:30 on Wednesday 28 November 2007 at 1 Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 0BE. Attendance is free but you will need to register.
JISC e-learning Programme Netskills workshop, Birmingham, 11 Dec 2007 [Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:31:44 +0000] As part of the JISC e-learning Programme Netskills is running a workshop at the Lakeside Centre, Aston University, Birmingham from 10am-4pm on 11 December 2007. The workshop, entitled "Using Technology for Effective Project Communication", promotes the idea that a project that engages with the community is more likely to be successful and explores the technologies that make such engagement possible.
Google Open Source Jam, London, 29 November 2007 [Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:54:02 +0000] The next Google London Open Source Jam will be held on on Thursday 29 November 2007 from 6-9:30pm at Belgrave House 76, Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, London, SW1W 9TQ. These jams are aimed at developers who wish to engage with other like minded developers on open source projects and this particular jam will focus on distributed systems.
CC-Salon event, London, 20 Nov 2007 [Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:33:32 +0000] CC-Salon London is holding its final event of the year at The Crown and Anchor, 22, Neal St, Covert Garden London WC2H 9PS from 7-11pm on 20 November 2007. The event will feature Jordan Hatcher, a lawyer and legal consultant specialising in intellectual property and technology law, discussing his work examining the use of Creative Archive and Creative Commons licences among UK museums, libraries, galleries, and archives.
Open source in ICT - London, 4-6 December 2007 [Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:06:44 +0100] The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is holding a conference at the Regent's Park Holiday Inn in London on 4-6 December 2007. The event, entitled Open Source in ICT - Bridging the Digital Divide and Building Open Source Communities, incorporates a special focus day looking at open source in mobile. An early bird discount is available so book today!
Open Schools Alliance "Success in Education" event - Liverpool, 19 October 2007 [Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:37:55 +0100] The Open Schools Alliance is holding a showcase for successful deployments of free and open source software in education from the UK, Europe and around the world. The event will take place at Liverpool Digital, Babbage House, Edge Lane, Liverpool on 19 October 2007 from 09:00.
BCS talk - new KDE4 release, London, 1 November 2007 [Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:30:06 +0100] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group is hosting a talk by Adriaan de Groot on the much anticipated new KDE 4 release. The talk is open to all and will be held at the The BCS Central London Offices, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London on Thursday 1 November 2007 at 18:30.
UKUUG Seminar - "Databases and the Web" - London, 16 October 2007 [Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:57:53 +0100] The UK Unix and Open Systems User Group is holding a seminar on "Databases and the Web" on 16 October 2007 at the Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London, WC1B 5BB . The early bird discounted rate has been extended until 24 September 2007 so book today!
MoodleMoot 07 - Milton Keynes, 23-25 October 2007 [Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:05:14 +0100] This year's MoodleMoot will be held 23 -25 October at the Open University in Milton Keynes. Join fellow Moodlers at this annual conference that promises a wide variety of speakers, topics and networking opportunities. Registration is now open but hurry as this is always a very popular event!
Westminster eForum Seminar: Open Source Software - London, 12 Sep 2007 [Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:39:53 +0100] The Westminster eForum (WeF) allows interested politicians and senior officials to discuss issues of public policy relating to the Internet and other technology areas with leaders from industry, responsible interest groups, analysts, academics, journalists and others. The WeF is holding a seminar on Open Source Software to examine key issues around the emergence and development of open source software, for business, government, public bodies and consumers. Alan Cox, developer of the Linux kernel, will be giving keynote addresses at this seminar which takes place in Westminster, London, on 12 September 2007.
Exploiting Communication Channels workshop - Said Business School, Oxford, 5 September 2007 [Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:45:38 +0100] A JISC Upskilling workshop, Exploiting Communication Channels, is taking place at the Oxford Said Business School on 5 September 2007. OSS Watch is pleased to say that both Stuart Yeates and Ross Gardler will be in action at the event so if you work in a JISC service or in the JISC development programme do come along and find out more about getting the best out of communication channels.
Online Educa Berlin conference - Berlin, Germany, 28-30 November 2007 [Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:08:18 +0100] Registration is now open for Online Educa Berlin's 13th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training. The conference will take place in Berlin, Germany on 28-30 November 2007 and will be a key event for the international technology-supported learning and training industry.
Python UK conference - Birmingham, 8-9 September 2007 [Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:57:52 +0100] The first UK community conference for Python will be held in Birmingham on 8 - 9 September. There will be talks, lightning talks, tutorials, sprints and social get-togethers. The conference is aimed at all members of the Python community, whether you're just starting or you dream in bytecode.
O'Reilly Open Source Convention - Portland, Oregon, USA, 23-27 July 2007 [Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:53:11 +0100] O'Reilly is holdings its annual Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, Oregon, USA on 23-27 July 2007. The convention will play host to over 2500 open source developers, gurus, experts, and users and includes 40 tutorials examining the technology behind open source innovations as well as over 400 sessions focusing on a huge range of topics.
BCS event - a BCS Open Source Licence - London, 24 July 2007 [Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:08:59 +0100] The Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) will be holding an interactive event on Tuesday 24 July 2007 to consider a proposal to create a British Computer Society (BCS) Open Source Licence. All views (for, against, or neutral) will be welcome from the floor following a short introductory presentation. It will take place at BCS Central London Offices, Southampton Street, London starting at 18:30.
Institutional Web Management Workshop 2007, University of York, 16-18 July 2007 [Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:53:34 +0100] This year's Institutional Web Management Workshop takes place at the University of York on 16-18 July 2007. This annual workshop is a must for anyone involved in the provision of institutional Web service and will explore case studies, national initiatives and emerging technologies. The concept of community will take centre stage with the conference's theme of 'Next Steps for the Web Management Community'.
Creative Commons Salon event - London, 28 June 2007 [Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:49:22 +0100] Creative Commons, the Open Rights Group and Free Culture UK are pleased to announce the first London CC-Salon on Thursday 28 June 2007. The CC-Salon is a monthly event focused on building a community of artists and developers around Creative Commons licences, standards, and technology. The event will take place at Juno, 135 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JE, from 6.30pm until midnight.
Open Source Systems conference - Limerick, Ireland, 11-14 June 2007 [Tue, 22 May 2007 16:11:17 +0100] The third International Conference on Open Source Systems will take place in Limerick, Ireland on 11-14 June 2007. This conference brings together a diverse community of professionals from academia, industry and public administration to share research findings and practical experiences.
BCS talk: Is open source more environmentally friendly? - London, 14 May 2007 [Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:35:01 +0100] Is open source more environmentally friendly? That's the question posed by the British Computer Society's (BCS) Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG). To prime debate over this question Zahl Limbuwala, the chair and founder of the BCS's Data Centre Specialist Group (DCSG), will make a presentation at a combined OSSG and DCSG event. The talk is open to all and will be held at the BCS Central London Offices on Monday 14 May 2007 at 18:00.
Apache Con Europe, Amsterdam, 1-4 May 2007 [Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:52:13 +0100] ApacheCon Europe 2007, the official conference of the Apache Software Foundation, takes place 1-4 May 2007 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Join pioneers, developers, and users from the Apache community not only for the conference presentations but also for informal networking, peer discussions, birds-of-a-feather sessions, and entertaining social events.
Google Developer Day 31 May 2007 [Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:54:10 +0100] Google wants to bring its teams and the worldwide developer community together to both share and gain web development knowledge. To this end it is hosting a truly worldwide Google Developer Day on 31 May 2007. The event will take place in ten locations around the world: London, Madrid, Paris, Hamburg, Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, Beijing, Sao Paulo, and California. Spaces are limited so if you want to take part then RSVP today.
BCS talk - Ruby on Rails, Oxford, 24 April 2007 [Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:42:46 +0100] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group and BCS Oxfordshire are combining to host a talk on Ruby on Rails given by Jonathan Conway. The talk is open to all and will be held at the Computing Lab, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford on Tuesday 24 April 2007 at 19:00.
BCS talk - Open source healthcare in practice, London, 11 April 2007 [Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:58:52 +0100] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group is hosting a presentation by Dr Adrian Midgley GP about the benefits to any country requiring health service automation of choosing an open source approach. The talk is open to all and will be held at the BCS Central London Offices on Wednesday 11 April 2007 at 18:00.
Shock of the Old conference - Oxford, 22 March 2007 [Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:47:02 +0000] The sixth annual Shock of the Old conference will take place at the Said Business School, Oxford on 22 March 2007. The conference will explore issues around the rise of social networking tools, Web 2.0 software and related collaborative technologies. OSS Watch's Randy Metcalfe will be there to deliver the closing keynote speech.
EduMedia conference - Salzburg, Austria,16-17 April 2007 [Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:35:56 +0000] EduMedia's 2007 conference looking at Open Educational Practices and Resources for Lifelong Learning will be held in Salzburg, Austria on 16-17 April 2007. OSS Watch's very own Randy Metcalfe will be presenting a workshop on open source software in higher education drawing on the results of the OSS Watch survey of 2006. Registration is now open so book your place today!
AURIL workshop, London, 4 April 2007 [Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:18:45 +0000] The Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) is holding a workshop on "Free and Open Source Software: Why and How?" at the Woburn House Conference Centre, London on 4 April 2007. OSS Watch's Rowan Wilson will be there to talk about open source in general as well as the role of OSS Watch. Registration is now open so book your place today!
Talk by Pia Waugh, Oxford, 9 March 2007 [Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:46:45 +0000] Pia Waugh is giving a talk on "Digital Freedom: Why an Open Technology future is vital to us all" at 15:00 on 9 March 2007 in the Isis Lecture Room, Oxford University Computing Services, Oxford. Pia, a Research Coordinator for the Australian Service for Knowledge on Open Source Software (ASK-OSS) at Macquarie University, is currently spending some time in Oxford with OSS Watch so this is an excellent opportunity to catch her whilst she is in the UK.
Official launch of the National Open Centre - Houses of Parliament, 26 Feb 2007 [Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:14:23 +0000] The National Open Centre (NOC) holds its official launch, hosted by John Hemming MP, in the Houses of Parliament on the 26 February 2007. The NOC expects 100 individuals to attend from small businesses, multi-nationals, proprietary and the open source communities, the public sector, education and the media. Randy Metcalfe of OSS Watch is among those that have been invited.
AoC NILTA Annual Conference - Leeds, 20-21 Mar 2007 [Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:00:47 +0000] AoC NILTA's 18th annual conference takes place at The Queens hotel in Leeds on 20-21 March 2007. The conference, entitled e-volution: the future of learning, will feature a presentation from OSS Watch's Randy Metcalfe on Comparison Shopping: Evaluating Open Source Wikis and VLEs.
JISC Conference - Birmingham, 13 March 2007 [Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:39:53 +0000] JISC's annual conference will take place at the International Convention Centre in Brirmingham on 13 March 2007. Once again OSS Watch will have an exhibition stand so to find out more about the benefits that open source could bring to you and your institution do stop in and say hello.
BarCampLondon2, 17-18 Feb 2007 [Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:42:00 +0000] Ever wanted to join the London geek community? Well get yourself along to the BarCampLondon2 event running throughout the weekend of 17-18 February 2007 at St Pauls, London. The event is truly community driven, you decide what you want to happen and then make it happen. Bring your laptop, a sleeping bag and your ideas!
Free Software World conference, Badajoz, Spain, 7-9 Feb 2007 [Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:30:13 +0000] The regional governments of Extremadura and Andalucía are holding their third Free Software World conference in Badajoz, Spain on 7-9 February 2007. Previous years have seen 10,000 registered participants and 400 speakers making it the most important free/libre software event in Spain.
Google open source jam, London, 18 Jan 2007 [Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:07:31 +0000] Google is holding an open source jam at their London offices on 18 Jan 2007. It is an informal event where developers engage with others to collaborate on open source projects. People with ideas for new projects are welcome along with those currently working on established projects. And there's pizza for everyone!
BETT show - London, 10-13 Jan 2007 [Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:06:39 +0000] The annual British Education and Training Technology show takes place 10-13 January 2007 at Olympia, London. This world leading educational technology event attracts 28000 visitors and 600 suppliers. The show is free to attend and it's not too late to register!
linux.conf.au, Sydney, Australia, 15 - 20 January 2007 [Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:19:58 +0000] Want to attend one of the world's best Open Source and Free Software developer community conferences? Then you want to go to linux.conf.au held 15 - 20 January, 2007 at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Talks, tutorials, and social events make this annual conference a hugely popular community event.
Talk by Simon Phipps of Sun Microsystems - the Open Sourcing of Java under the GPL, London, 20 December 2006 [Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:17:02 +0000] The British Computer Society's Open Source Specialist Group is hosting a presentation by Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc on the Open Sourcing of Java under the GPL. The talk is open to all and will be held at the BCS Central London Offices on Wednesday 20 December 2006.
Public Sector OSS project workshop - Brussels, 28 Nov 2006 [Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:28:23 +0000] The Public Sector OSS project is holding a one day workshop to present the results of their OSS Impact study. The workshop, featuring eminent players from European public organisations and industry, plus academics, economists, and policy makers, will be held in Brussels on Tuesday, 28 November, 2006. OSS Watch's Ramón Casero Cañas will be attending.
British Computer Society talk - "Open vs Closed" Debate, Reading, 14 November 2006 [Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:26:50 +0000] The Reading branch of the British Computer Society is holding a talk covering the open versus closed software debate. The talk is open to all and will be held in Room 105, Palmer Building at Reading University on Tuesday 14 November 2006 at 8pm.
tOSSad F/OSS usability workshop, Bologna, Italy, 15 Dec 2006 [Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:21:40 +0000] The European tOSSad (towards Open Source Software adoption and dissemination) project is holding a one day workshop on empowering F/OSS applications with a usability focus. The workshop is free to attend and will comprise seminars, panels, and poster sessions aiming at both F/OSS developers and usability specialists. It will be held on 15 December 2006 at the Blue Room, CINECA, Bologna, Italy.
Open Source Information Retrieval seminar, London, 21 Nov 2006 [Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:10:36 +0000] The BCS Open Source SG and the Information Retrieval SG are holding a combined event in the form of a seminar concerning open source search engines. The seminar will include a survey of open source search engines and a detailed case study using Xapian to create a website search engine. It will be held on 21 Nov 2006 at 18:00 at the BCS Central London Offices.
Public sector online - Incorporating websites, intranets and portals - 26 October 2006 [Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:00:38 +0100] Kable, an independent authority on e-government and public service IT, is holding a conference targeted at UK public sector online services on 26 October 2006 at Victoria Park Plaza, London. OSS Watch's Randy Metcalfe will be giving a workshop on wikis and entry to the conference is free to the public and not-for-profit sectors.
Talk by Glyn Moody - The Other Opens - 31 October 2006 [Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:43:24 +0100] The BCS Open Source Specialist Group presents a talk by Glyn Moody at Imperial College, London, on Tuesday 31 Oct 2006 at 6pm. The talk will look at how the key ideas behind open source are beginning to spread to other fields, with dramatic results.
Bazaar Seminar Barcelona, 25 October 2006 [Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:31:40 +0100] The Bazaar project is organising a series of seminars on key and emergent issues in open source and open content for learning. Stuart Yeates of OSS Watch will be attending the first seminar of the series, entitled 'Dude, Where’s My Data?‘, which will be held in Barcelona on Wednesday 25 October 2006 at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
ApacheCon US: 9-13 October 2006 [Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:50:02 +0100] ApacheCon US 2006, the official conference of the Apache Software Foundation, will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas, 9-13 October 2006. This conference provides an opportunity for people from all walks of open source life to meet, network, and discuss matters concerning open source developers, vendors, and users.
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 25-26 October 2006 [Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:03:56 +0100] The LinuxWorld Conference and Expo takes place 25-26 October 2006 at Olympia, London. The conference includes the latest topics concerning Linux and open source whilst the expo allows attendees to explore real life examples and case studies. Visit the website today to book the conference and/or register for free entry into the expo.
AURIL Autumn Conference 28-29 September 2006 [Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:22:39 +0100] The AURIL Autumn Conference takes place at Tate Liverpool 28-29 September 2006. The theme of the conference is "Managing Knowledge Transfer in the Digital Age" and the conference is preceeded by a CPD Workshop on 27 September entitled "A Masterclass in Personal Selling Skills". Rowan Wilson, the OSS Watch licensing and IPR specialist, will be attending.
Software Freedom Day, Everywhere, 16 September 2006 [Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:07:02 +0100] Saturday, 16 September, is Software Freedom Day. It is a world-wide celebration of free and open software. Local groups band together to organize their own events. Some distribute copies of TheOpenCD or even full Linux distributions such as Ubuntu. It's a celebration so hook up with your local team and do get out and have some fun.
IPR protection of software workshop, Helsinki, 21-22 September 2006 [Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:39:57 +0100] 'IPR Protection of Software: Copyright, Patent, and/or Open Source?' is a workshop that brings together economists, lawyers and decision-makers to discuss the state of research and practice in dealing with intellectual property rights and competion law on software. James Wilson of OSS Watch will be attending with hopes of gleaning useful insights from others, and perhaps adding a UK perspective to the proceedings.
Computer Law World Conference, Edinburgh, 4-8 September 2006 [Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:11:14 +0100] Hosted by the AHRC Research Centre for studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, located in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh, the conference brings together legal academics and practitioners from around the world to consider and debate all aspects of information technology law. The conference is centred on practical issues, but also it will analyse the most pressing policy problems seen through the strictest theoretical perspective.
UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2006, Nottingham, 18-21 September 2006 [Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:47:30 +0100] The theme for this year's e-Science All Hands meeting is "Achievements, Challenges and New Opportunities". From the results of the completed activities, to the challenges for new areas, from blue sky research issues to the industry take up of prototype technologies - it promises to be an exciting few days in Nottingham. Randy Metcalfe of OSS Watch will be there too, mostly trying to learn how open source software fits in to the mix.
EuroOSCON 2006, Brussels, 18-21 September 2006 [Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:03:43 +0100] O'Reilly's open source conferences bring together a thought-provoking set of innovators, creators, and leaders from across the open source spectrum. This year EuroOSCON will be held in Brussels with the theme "Open and Connected". Well worth the trip.
System Administrator Appreciation Day, 28 July 2006 [Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:57:27 +0100] Without them where would we be? Absolutely no where - say it again! UKUUG offer up for consideration a musical number acknowledging the silent sentinels as part of its contribution to sysadmin appreciation day. Why not thank your sysadmin today.
MoodleMoot 06, The Open University, Milton Keynes, 25-26 July 2006 [Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:59:50 +0100] What is a "MoodleMoot"? It is a conference for Moodlers. More than 220 of them will be gathering in Milton Keynes for this sold-out event. The main attraction? Moodle itself, of course, but also Martin Dougiamas, founder of Moodle, who will be present for the whole event. And somewhere there you may also be able to spot Stuart Yeates of OSS Watch.
FLOSSIE annual conference 20-21 July 2006 [Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:19:34 +0100] Don't forget that the annual FLOSSIE conference, organised by Schoolforge UK, is taking place on 20-21 July 2006 at the Bolton Technical Innovation Centre. This year's theme is "Using Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) for sustainable and inclusive educational technologies". Well worth the trip if you want to find out about free and open source take up in the schools sector.
Open Source VLEs: The Next Generation, Cambridge, 29 June 2006 [Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:10:33 +0100] Where are open source virtual learning environments (VLEs) headed? How will their development impact universities and colleges in the UK? This joint Higher Education Academy / JISC event hosted by RSC Eastern explores the key issues and some of the main contenders. Randy Metcalfe of OSS Watch offers the OSS Watch perspective on the day.
RSC East Midlands e-Fair, Derby, 22 June 2006 [Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:14:30 +0100] The theme for the second annual East Midlands e-fair is "Learning as a social activity”. Stuart Yeates and James Wilson from OSS Watch will be there to answer your questions about open source software.
IT Support Staff Conference, University of Oxford, 22 June 2006 [Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:59:46 +0100] The University of Oxford's IT Support Staff Group will be holding its annual conference on 22 June 2006. At this year's conference, OSS Watch's Randy Metcalfe will be giving a talk discussing how "open source software fits within the ICT infrastructure of major research universities".
UKUUG 2006 Linux Technical Conference, Brighton, 29 June - 2nd July 2006 [Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:44:35 +0100] A wide cross-section of the Linux community will gather in Brighton for the annual UKUUG Linux Technical Conference. It's a great way to broaden your knowledge and keep up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Linux. Stuart Yeates from OSS Watch will be giving two talks: "The State of Open Source in Higher and Further Education" and "What are all these distributions and how should I choose one?".
FLOSSIE annual conference 20-21 July 2006 [Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:59:15 +0100] The annual FLOSSIE conference, organised by Schoolforge UK, is taking place on 20-21 July 2006 at the Bolton Technical Innovation Centre. This year's theme, "Using Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) for sustainable and inclusive educational technologies", makes this conference a must for all educational decision makers keen to understand the impact of open source in the UK education sector.
RSC Northern Ireland Annual Conference, Omagh, 1 June 2006 [Tue, 30 May 2006 08:21:51 +0100] The Regional Support Centre of Northern Ireland features discussion of the DEL’s e-Learning Action Plan for the Further Education sector. Change is afoot in NI and ICT will be affected as well. OSS Watch manager, Randy Metcalfe, will be running a workshop on 'Engaging with open source'.
Update of the constitution: introduction to GPLv3, Manchester, 29 May 2006 [Fri, 26 May 2006 13:44:42 +0100] UKUUG host a free evening talk presented by George Greve, founder and President of FSF Europe, on the draft of the GNU General Public License version 3 and how to get involved in the consultation process.
Open Source is for Real, Aberdeen, 31 May 2006 [Wed, 24 May 2006 06:58:55 +0100] The British Computer Society, Aberdeen Branch, hosts an evening with Sebastian Rahtz, Director of OSS Watch. He will discuss how open source licensing, development methodologies and attitude interact to offer practical open source solutions in different areas.
Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006, Bath, 14-16 June 2006 [Mon, 08 May 2006 11:28:39 +0100] This year's Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006 (IWMW 2006) will be held at the University of Bath from 14-16 June. IWMW's aim is to support web management teams within UK's HE and FE and related organisations. Speakers include Randy Metcalfe from OSS Watch and Brian Kelly from UKOLN who will discuss how colleges and universities engage with "openness" and in particular what openness means for institutional web managers.
The Second International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS2006), Como, Italy, 8-10 June 2006 [Tue, 02 May 2006 07:14:06 +0100] The Grand Hotel by Lake Como in June sounds delightful. It's the location of the Second International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS 2006). The conference includes discussion of a proposed Open Source Software Working Group within IFIP TC2. OSS Watch latest recruit, James Wilson, will be there checking out what's happening in the rest of Europe.
FLOSSWorld workshop, Brussels, 26-28 April 2006 [Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:05:18 +0100] This first international workshop of the EU-funded FLOSSWorld project will bring together all consortium partners including 8 non-EU countries: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, India, Malaysia, South Africa.
RSC Eastern e-Learning Forum, Ipswich, 28 April 2006 [Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:30:48 +0100] JISC's Regional Support Centres hold numerous events to inform, educate and entertain their stakeholder groups. This one brings together the regional e-Learning Forum and Technical Forum. OSS Watch's Randy Metcalfe will be giving the keynote address.
Open Source and Sustainability: day 3 [Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:04:33 +0100] Day three of OSS Watch's "Open Source and Sustainability" conference in Oxford rounds off the event with a packed morning of presentations. Speakers include: Bill Olivier, Aingaran Pillai, Mark Taylor, Kit Blake, Justin Tilton, Paul Everitt and Sarah Porter.
Open Source and Sustainability: day 2 [Tue, 11 Apr 2006 05:34:57 +0100] Day two of OSS Watch's "Open Source and Sustainability" conference in Oxford is absolutely packed with presentations. Speakers include: Paul David, Niall Sclater, James Dalziel, David DeRoure, Tom Franklin, Colin Smith, Felix Klee, Piers O'Hanlan, Elliot Smith, Prodromos Tsiavos, Brian Owen and Julie Walker. All that plus Simon Tindall and Glyn Moody to round off the day.
Open Source and Sustainability: day 1 [Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:30:57 +0100] Day one of OSS Watch's "Open Source and Sustainability" conference gets under way in Oxford. James Dalziel and Rebecca Griffiths join Brian Kelly, Jono Bacon, Richard Rothwell, Abubakar, Andrew Savory, Stuart Yeates and Rowan Wilson at the podium in a packed afternoon of content.
SANE 2006, Delft, The Netherlands, 15-19 May 2006 [Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:34:14 +0100] The System Administration and Network Engineering (SANE) conference would be well worth the visit to historic Delft. It's probably also useful for "the latest developments in system administration, network engineering, security and open source software, and practical approaches to the puzzles and problems you wrestle with."
LUGRadio Live 2006, Wolverhampton, 22-23 July 2006 [Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:36:49 +0100] With a great line-up of speakers and loads of fun in store, this promises to be an exciting event. Speakers include Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu.
Open Source VLEs: The Next Generation, Cambridge, 29 June 2006 [Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:25:13 +0000] The Higher Education Academy and JISC are running a near repeat of their massively over-subscribed event held in York in December. This is a great opportunity to explore some of the challenges and opportunities to be found in open source virtual learning environments. OSS Watch's Randy Metcalfe will deliver a keynote address - so, worth attending for that alone!
Transforming Learning - Transforming Institutions, London, 17 March 2006 [Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:53:50 +0000] Moodle founder, Martin Dougiamas, joins (via live webcast) Niall Sclater of The Open University and others for RSC London's Regional Moodle Event. OSS Watch's Stuart Yeates will be joining the party to learn from the experts on Moodle use.
JISC Conference, Birmingham, 14 March 2006 [Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:40:33 +0000] The JISC Conference provides a great opportunity to network with JISC projects and services. Look for the OSS Watch stand in the exhibition hall. We would love to answer your questions about open source software. Also nice if you just want to say hi!
Open Source and Sustainability programme published [Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:48:38 +0000] The programme for OSS Watch's conference on Open Source and Sustainability in Oxford, 10-12 April 2006, is published. Speakers include Paul Everitt (Zope Europe Association), James Dalziel (LAMS International), and Sarah Porter (JISC). Register today!
UKUUG Spring Conference 2006, Durham, 21-23 March 2006 [Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:39:52 +0000] UKUUG's annual Large Installation Systems Administration (LISA) is a must-attend event for system and network administrators. As well as the technical talks, the conference provides a friendly environment for members to meet, learn, and enjoy lively debate on a host of subjects.
Roads to Freedom: The Making of the GNU General Public License Version 3, Oxford, 17 February 2006 [Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:30:42 +0000] Rowan Wilson of OSS Watch, fresh from the GPL v3 Launch event at MIT, will attempt to explain what is being planned, how it will be carried out, and how you can have your say in the consultation process.
RSC Wales Moodle User Group Meeting, Wales, 13 February 2006 [Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:55:33 +0000] RSC Wales hosts this video conference, with speakers and audience in 3 locations. OSS Watch's Stuart Yeates will be speaking on What is Open Source and Why Does it Matter?
UCISA Annual Management Conference, Blackpool, 8-10 March 2006 [Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:50:42 +0000] UCISA's annual management conference moves to Blackpool this year. Look for OSS Watch's stand in the exhibition area and come say hi.
JISC Conference 2006, Birmingham, 14 March 2006 [Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:09:14 +0000] The JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) Conference 2006 will be built on the theme of Supporting Education and Research. Keynote speakers include Dr Liz Beaty, Director of Learning and Teaching, HEFCE and Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information. The conference will reflect the breadth of JISC activities in providing guidance, advice and opportunities for the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education and research. Look for the OSS Watch stand in the exhibition hall - do come and say hello.
GPLv3 launch event, MIT, 16-17 January 2006 [Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:08:31 +0000] After 14 years, the most widely used free and open source software licence in the world - the GNU General Public License (GPL) - is up for renewal. The Free Software Foundation consultation exercise towards GPL version 3 begins with a conference launching the initial draft of GPLv3 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 16-17 January. Rowan Wilson of OSS Watch will be on hand to participate in the discussions.
Open Source and Sustainability, Oxford, 10-12 April 2006 [Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:00:14 +0000] OSS Watch will host a conference on open source and sustainability to take place in Oxford, 10-12 April 2006. This conference will look at open source sustainability from the point of view of strategic funding bodies seeking to maximise their investment through open source development, universities and colleges entangling their infrastructure and pedagogical environments with open source software, software development projects seeking to perpetuate themselves through building communities, and businesses basing their sustainability on an open source business model. Join the conference mailling list to stay informed of news about the conference including the call for papers, when bookings open and more.
Open Source VLEs: The Next Generation, York, 14 December 2005 [Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:36:36 +0000] Where are open source virtual learning environments (VLEs) headed? How will their development impact universities and colleges in the UK? This joint Higher Education Academy / JISC event explores the key issues and some of the main contenders. Randy Metcalfe of OSS Watch offers the OSS Watch perspective on the day.
An Introduction to Open Source, London, 12 December 2005 [Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:09:03 +0000] The Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) of the British Computer Society (BCS) hosts this evening event for IT managers and software developers. OSS Watch team members Sebastian Rahtz, Barry Cornelius and Stuart Yeates join Mark Taylor, CEO of Sirius Corporation Ltd. to help lay out the fundamentals behind open source development and deployment.
Online Educa Berlin, Berlin, 30 November - 2 December 2005 [Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:48:23 +0000] ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN is one of the world's largest international conferences on technology supported learning and training. Delegates are high-level decision makers from education, business and government - the three key areas driving e-learning adoption and innovation. This year open source features high on the agenda. Randy Metcalfe of OSS Watch will be joining a plenary session that includes Susan d'Antoni, UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Rob Koper, Open University of The Netherlands and Dr. Vijay Kumar, MIT, to discuss open standards, open source and open content.
An introduction to Creative Commons licences, London, 21 November 2005 [Fri, 04 Nov 2005 09:00:06 +0000] This half-day workshop, hosted by the Association for Information Management, is a basic introduction to Creative Commons and its implications for the information professional. Participants will look at the process of choosing a licence; then through discussion and group work will consider related issues and the role Creative Commons will play in the future. Randy Metcalfe of OSS Watch will be joining Marieke Guy of UKOLN to lead the discussions.
Moodle in the Real World, Birmingham, 15 November 2005 [Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:35:34 +0000] If you are in the West Midlands and interested in Moodle, then this free half-day workshop from OpenAdvantage might be just the ticket. With guest speakers who have real life experience of Moodle within business and educational institutions.
Open Source for Education in Europe conference, Heerlen, The Netherlands, 14-15 November 2005 [Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:31:30 +0000] SIGOSEE, JOIN and the Open University of The Netherlands host this two-day conference on open source in education. Amongst the many fine speakers, look for OSS Watch's own Stuart Yeates. Stuart will be speaking on the development of university policies that engage with open source software.
SocialSource, London, 9 November 2005 [Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:08:29 +0100] The Voluntary and Community Sector Open Source Initiative is hosting its second SocialSource event. OSS Watch will be giving a presentation, along with the Open Source Consortium, Oxfam and others.
ICT Community of Practice, Stirling, 1 November 2005 [Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:57:30 +0100] The Scottish Further Education Unit host this event to assist members with addressing software licensing options, explore information security management requirements and identify staff development needs. OSS Watch will be represented by Randy Metcalfe, who will no doubt be discussing the new JISC open source policy.
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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 (first published September 2006)
Author: Elena Blanco

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