[Wylug-discuss] FW: Open Source and Sustainability 2006: call for papers (fwd)

[Jim Jackson]

people might be interested in this..................

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Fraser
[mailto:mike.fraser at COMPUTING-SERVICES.OXFORD.AC.UK]
Sent: 10 January 2006 11:07
Subject: Open Source and Sustainability 2006: call for papers

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!


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:47:30 +0000
From: Randy Metcalfe <randolph.metcalfe at computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
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 info at oss-watch.ac.uk
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