Apologies for cross posting, but this will also be of interest to many
on DIGITAL-PRESERVATION and DPC-DISCUSSION lists
Maggie
The OSS Watch conference on sustainability should be of interest to many
on this list -- and there's a chance to actively participate by
submitting
a paper!
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:47:30 +0000
From: Randy Metcalfe <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Open Source and Sustainability 2006: call for papers
*Open Source and Sustainability 2006: call for papers*
deadline: 30 January 2006
Open source has proved itself as a development and distribution model
that can deliver software which is functional, efficient, innovative,
and cost-effective. What is the long-term future? What is the best model
for sustainability? Do different models succeed equally well?
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
* *businesses* basing their sustainability on an open source business
model
The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary talks and 3 parallel
workshops.
Parallel sessions will each be one hour in length. They may consist of a
workshop, a case study, a research report, a set of 3 presentations on a
single theme, a panel discussion, as well as other options.
Submissions should be sent by 30th January 2006 to [log in to unmask]
with the following information:
1. Your name, address and contact details
2. Title for your talk
3. Description of your proposed talk - no more than 300 words
please!
4. Explanation of how your proposed talk would appeal to one of the
key perspectives for the conference
* strategic funding bodies
* universities and colleges
* software development projects
* businesses
5. Type of presentation: will be a workshop, case study, short talk
(which could be included with other short talks on a similar theme), set
of 3 20-minute talks (the set of talks should all be included in the
same submission), panel discussion, debate, etc.
Papers will be reviewed by a programme committee.
Those with submissions accepted will receive a 10% discount on their
registration fee for the conference.
Conference Date: 10-12 April 2006
Conference Location: Said Business School, Oxford, UK
Conference website: http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/events/2006-04-10-12/
To stay informed about the conference, including the call for papers and
when bookings open, please complete the expression of interest form
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/events/2006-04-10-12/interest.xsp
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Randy Metcalfe
OSS Watch
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