Re: [OS:N:] Participants at GWU event

[Jeremy Hogan <jhogan redhat com>]

Ahem... that was meant to be off list. Sorry 'bout that.For those who
don't know, in October there will be two events very near and dear to
OpenSource:NOW: 

Open Source: The Public Interest and Policy Issues
http://www.georgetown.edu/users/moores/guopensource.html

Georgetown University Open Source Forum 
Washington, DC 
October 17-18, 2002 

An exploration of the public's interest and the policy issues
surrounding them. 

"The Georgetown University Open Source Forum will explore the role
higher education has or should have in the development of emerging open
source technologies. The primary goals of this initial forum will be to
help determine who should control the skills, methods, and products of
computer software development, and what responsibility higher education
has to help define that process. " 

And: 

"Open Source: A Case for e-Government" http://www.egovos.org/ 

Washington, D.C. 
October 17-18, 2002 


Organized by GWU, UNDP, and InfoDev (World Bank). 

" The aim of the conference is the presentation of best practices,
awareness raising, and the sharing of experiences among policy makers,
donors, users/consumers, universities, and industry specialists in Open
Source, e-Government and related fields. 

The conference will draw participants from local, national and
international organizations from both the public and private sector. 

To facilitate the organization of topics and events at the conference,
you are invited to submit speaking and demonstration proposals. We
strongly encourage speakers from both developed and developing countries
to share experiences and submit proposals." 

Check out those links and see how you can get involved.

--jeremy