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| DATE | 2004-03-23 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Open Source and Free Software Conference To Be Held at University of
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Open Source and Free Software Conference To Be Held at University of Toronto
Posted by: Linegod on Mar 05, 2004 - 11:35 PM
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Open Source and Free Software ConferenceTo Be Held at University of Toronto
This May
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EVER HELD WORLDWIDE
A conference entitled "Open Source and Free Software: Concepts,
Controversies and Solutions" will be held Sunday, May 9, to Tuesday, May 11,
at Convocation Hall, 31 King's College Circle, University of Toronto. Open
source refers to the practice of making public the code that makes software
work, so that others are encouraged and empowered to review, critique and
improve it. Open content, a similar approach used with
intellectual property like encyclopedias and electronic journals, will also
be discussed.
The conference is the most comprehensive of its kind ever held worldwide.
Other such events are almost all strictly technical. This one treats open
source as a social movement. It integrates technical with legal, political
and business issues. It discusses implications for health care, education
and dissemination of public knowledge. The conference Web site may be viewed
at http://osconf.kmdi.utoronto.ca. The meeting will be attended by
decision-makers, policy-makers and academics seeking to know the future of
information technology, computer software and related intellectual property.
Participants will come from the business, government, education and health
care sectors.
"This event brings together the most knowledgeable and diverse set of
speakers on these topics ever assembled under one roof," says conference
chair Ron Baecker. "The ability to predict technology trends is critical to
wealth creation and industrial growth. We have therefore included some of
the world's foremost thinkers in high technology, intellectual property, and
knowledge creation and transfer," adds Baecker.
Presenters will include computer scientists, political and social
scientists, journalists, lawyers, business executives, entrepreneurs,
industry analysts, educators and library information specialists.
Examples are Bob Young, co-founder of Red Hat, the world's most successful
Linux company; Eben Moglen, Columbia law professor and General Counsel, Free
Software Foundation; Berkeley political economy professor Steve Weber, whose
Harvard University Press book on open source will appear in April; Brian
Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Web Server Project; and Professor Derek
Keats, recently chair of the first major African conference on open source.
Special discounted registration, at CDN$395 for the full conference, has
been extended to March 19, after which the fee increases to CDN$495. Price
at the door is CDN$595. Single-day and discounted volume registrations are
available.
The conference is presented by the following organizations within the
University of Toronto: Knowledge Media Design Institute, Connaught
International Symposia Fund, Centre for Innovation Law and Policy, Citizen
Lab of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Department of Computer
Science, Information Policy Research Program, the University of Toronto
Libraries and their Resource Centre for Academic Technology.
The support of these organizations is hereby acknowledged: Communications
and Information Technology Ontario, IBM Centre for Advanced Studies, Linux
Professional Institute, Seneca College, Ontario Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade, Caseware International, Novell, Inc., Openflows
Networks Ltd. and The Commons Group.
Please contact:
Ron Baecker, Conference Chair, (416) 978-6983, rmb-at-kmdi.utoronto.ca
Kelly Rankin, Conference Coordinator, (416) 946-8512, kelly-at-kmdi.utoronto.ca
OPEN SOURCE AND FREE SOFTWARE
CONCEPTS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS
Most Comprehensive Event of its Kind
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A KNOWLEDGE MEDIA DESIGN INSTITUTE CONFERENCE
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Sunday, May 9, to Tuesday, May 11, 2004
CONVOCATION HALL * UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
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Events focused on open source and free software are for the most part
strictly technical in nature. The quality that distinguishes this conference
is that it addresses these topics from a legal, moral, political, social,
and commercial, as well as technical, perspective. In fact, it is the most
comprehensive event of its kind ever held worldwide. The conference will be
attended by decision-makers, policy-makers, and academics seeking to know
the future of information technology, computer software, and related
intellectual property. Participants will come from the business, government,
education, health care, and public interest sectors.
Open source and free software represent international movements in the
collective development of knowledge media. Open source is the practice of
sharing the source code of software with a community that is encouraged and
empowered to review, critique, and improve it. The free software concept
holds that such intellectual property should remain open when redistributed.
Some proponents take this further, arguing that only related services and
not the software itself should cost money.
The concepts above described constitute two of the most important forces
shaping today's knowledge media industries. They relate to artifacts as
diverse as computer software, educational content, and digital music, as
well as the social practices, institutions, and infrastructures of our
knowledge-based economy. Because they threaten the boundaries between
production and consumption, these movements challenge established economic
interests and often encounter serious opposition. This can be seen in recent
events such as the decision by the City of Munich to go open source and the
lawsuit against IBM by SCO.
This conference brings together the most knowledgeable and diverse set of
speakers on these topics ever assembled under one roof. The ability to
predict technology trends is critical to informed public policy, intelligent
citizen engagement, industrial growth, and wealth creation. We therefore
present some of the world's foremost thinkers in high technology,
intellectual property, knowledge creation, and knowledge transfer.
Speakers include computer scientists, political and social scientists,
journalists, lawyers, business executives, entrepreneurs, industry analysts,
educators and library information specialists. Examples are:
Bob Young, co-founder of Red Hat, the world's most successful Linux company
Eben Moglen, Columbia law professor and general counsel, Free Software
Foundation
Steve Weber, Berkeley political economy professor whose Harvard University
Press book on open source will appear this April
Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Web Server Project
Derek Keats, recent chair of the first major African conference on open
source
The conference will be Webcast worldwide over the Internet, and the living
record of the event will be available through the Web archives for a limited
time thereafter.
This conference is brought to you by the following organizations within the
University of Toronto: Knowledge Media Design Institute, Connaught
International Symposia Fund, Centre for Innovation Law and Policy, Citizen
Lab of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Department of Computer
Science, Information Policy Research Program, the University of Toronto
Libraries and their Resource Centre for Academic Technology.
We acknowledge the support of Communications and Information Technology
Ontario, IBM Centre for Advanced Studies, Linux Professional Institute,
Seneca College, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Caseware
International, Novell, Openflows Networks Ltd. and The Commons Group
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