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<B>Reply-To: </B>Tyler Mitchell <<a href="tmitchell@osgeo.org">tmitchell@osgeo.org</a>>, OSGeo Discussions <<a href="discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:21:24 +1100<BR>
<B>To: </B><<a href="discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: CFP: The Business of Open Source, Australia, January 2012<BR>
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> I'm organizing a one-day miniconf on the business of FOSS as part of <BR>
> LCA in Ballarat (near Melbourne) in January. The business miniconf is <BR>
> not just about business in the traditional sense and it would be nice <BR>
> to get some talks about building communities and foundations. Please <BR>
> see below for the CFP. <BR>
> <BR>
> CFP: Business of Open Source miniconf at LCA 2012 <BR>
> <BR>
> The "Business of Open Source" miniconf at LCA 2012 (Ballarat, Australia; <BR>
> January 16-20 2012) is for people interested in business aspects of open <BR>
> source. Topics include licensing your work, building a market, building a <BR>
> community, gathering market data, distribution, communications, working <BR>
> with open source developers, working with governments and countries, <BR>
> working with procurement departments, corporate governance, funding, <BR>
> pricing, lessons from your experience, and whatever related topics people <BR>
> would like to bring up. Whether you are a student working on a one-person <BR>
> open source project, own your own open source consulting company, or <BR>
> create open source strategy for a multi-billion dollar company, this <BR>
> miniconf hopes to bring different people together to exchange thoughts and <BR>
> facilitate discussion about these topics. <BR>
> <BR>
> Presentation submitters should feel free to suggest their own topics. <BR>
> Here is a list of potentially interesting subjects (in no particular <BR>
> order): <BR>
> <BR>
> * Experiences moving a project from fun to profit <BR>
> * Choosing a license <BR>
> * Defending your rights <BR>
> * Working as a non-profit <BR>
> * Building a community <BR>
> * Experiences in distributed development <BR>
> * Commercial acquisition of open source projects <BR>
> * Funding (VC) open source development <BR>
> * Business strategies behind open source <BR>
> * Successful open source business in Australia <BR>
> * Open Source Software Development Management and Governance <BR>
> * Open Source Corporate Governance <BR>
> * Open source development inside of corporations and small companies <BR>
> * Lessons learned in building up your open source business <BR>
> * Marketing <BR>
> * Distribution <BR>
> * Copyrights <BR>
> * Applying your copyright and license choices <BR>
> <BR>
> We hope to receive proposals for: <BR>
> <BR>
> * 50 minute expert panel discussions <BR>
> * 50 minute full presentations <BR>
> * 25 minute half presentations <BR>
> * 5-10 minute lightning talks (e.g. success stories, ...) <BR>
> <BR>
> This miniconf is organized by Martin Michlmayr of Hewlett-Packard and <BR>
> Bob Waldie of Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA). To submit a proposal, <BR>
> please contact Martin at <a href="tbm@hp.com">tbm@hp.com</a> and Bob at <a href="bob.waldie@opengear.com">bob.waldie@opengear.com</a> <BR>
> and include the following information: <BR>
> <BR>
> * Your name <BR>
> * Brief bio noting any previous speaking experience <BR>
> * Talk title <BR>
> * Brief outline of your proposed talk <BR>
> * Notes of any special equipment / facilities you may require <BR>
> <BR>
> The deadline for submission is: November 6 2011 <BR>
> <BR>
> Finally, please note that Miniconf Presenters need to register as <BR>
> delegates and pay to attend LCA 2012. <BR>
> <BR>
> -- <BR>
> Martin Michlmayr <BR>
> Open Source Program Office, Hewlett-Packard<BR>
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