Open Source Deployment and Development - programme

by Sebastian Rahtz on 10 October 2003

Introduction

Open Source Deployment and Development is a conference that explores some of the important aspects of deploying and developing free and open source software in UK higher and further education.

The conference takes place on 11 December 2003 in the Martin Wood Complex, Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford.

Programme:10:00 - 10:30Registration10:30 - 11:45Plenary: Open source in academia - where are we? Sebastian Rahtz, Manager, OSS Watch David Tannenbaum, Researcher, OSS Watch Jim Farmer, JA-SIG11:45 - 12:00coffee/tea12:00 - 13:15Workshop 1 (Deployment): Making the institutional case Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd Brian Kelly, Web Focus, UKOLNWorkshop 2 (Development): How do you make an open source project? Jon Maber, Bodington VLE Project Ben Lund, Nature Publishing Group13:15 - 14:15Buffet lunch14:15 - 15:30Workshop 1 (Deployment): Practical approaches and support Paul Browning, University of Bristol Henrik Omma, TheOpenCDWorkshop 2 (Development): Getting the right license Matt Meyer, Eversheds LLP Andrew Charlesworth, Senior Research Fellow & Director of Centre for IT and Law, University of Bristol15:30 - 15:45coffee/tea15:45 - 17:00Plenary: Does open source matter? Jeremy Wray, Business Development Executive, Public Sector, IBM Nick McGrath, Head of Platform Strategy, Microsoft Ltd17:00 - 18:00Drinks reception

Open Source Deployment and Development is free, however, you must register in order to attend.

Open Source D and D is organised by OSS Watch, http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/, the open source software advisory service for UK HE and FE. For further information contact info@oss-watch.ac.uk.