O’Reilly Open Source Software Convention 2003: Call for Participation

“Individuals and companies interested in making presentations,
giving a tutorial, or participating in panel discussions are
invited to submit proposals using the form below. Proposals will be
considered in two classes: tutorials and convention presentations
(sessions). Presentations by marketing staff or with a marketing
focus will not be accepted; neither will submissions made by anyone
other than the proposed speaker.

“Session presentations are 45 or 90 minutes long, and tutorials
are either a half-day (3 hours) or a full day (6 hours). If you are
interested in participating in or moderating panel discussions, or
otherwise contributing to the conference, please let us know (and
please include your area of expertise). If you have an idea for a
panel discussion or a particularly provocative group of panelists
that you’d love to see square off, feel free to send your
suggestions to [email protected].

“The theme this year is ‘Embracing and Extending Proprietary
Software.’ Few companies use only one vendor’s software on
desktops, back office, and servers. Variety in operating systems
and applications is becoming the norm, for sound financial and
technical reasons. With variety comes the need for open
unencumbered standards for data exchange and service
interoperability. You can address the theme from any angle you
like–for example, you might talk about migrating away from
commercial software such as Microsoft Windows, or instead place
your emphasis on coexistence…”

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