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*NEWS RELEASE: 3rd February 2009*

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*'Breaking the Barriers'.  Europe's first conference on Open Source Software
(OSS) solutions for libraries. 18th May 2009. London*



*Ken Chad Consulting* and *PTFS Europe* have partnered to present this
ground breaking event in London on 18th May 2009. *Charles Leadbeater* will
present the keynote.



Open source software is firmly established in many markets and is rapidly
gaining ground in libraries.  Nevertheless misunderstandings abound about
the nature and costs of Open Source Software (OSS) solutions and how they
can be best deployed. Open Source Library Management Systems are winning
major customers in Public, Further and Higher Education, Government and
other libraries worldwide. However in some countries such as the UK progress
has been slow. This conference will enable senior staff working in and for
libraries to understand the wider context of OSS and its relevance and
applicability to libraries. There will be practical advice from people who
have deployed major OSS solutions in libraries.



The conference keynote speaker will be Charles Leadbeater. Charles is a
leading authority on innovation and creativity. He has advised companies,
cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy and drawn on
that experience in writing his 2008 book 'We-think: the power of mass
creativity', which charts the rise of mass, participative approaches to
innovation from science and open source software, to computer games and
political campaigning. In 2005 Charles was ranked by Accenture, the
management consultancy, as one of the top management thinkers in the world.



The conference will be held at the Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) in London on Monday 18th May 2009. Registration will open in March.
If you would like further information contact either.



*Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd*

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16 Regency Court

Brentwood. Essex. CM14 4LU. UK



*Grace Bays, PTFS Europe *

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54 Well Lane, Horsell

Woking, Surrey. GU21 4PP. UK



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CEO, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd

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