[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Foundations] LCA: The Business of Open Source, Australia, January 2011

[Tyler Mitchell]

FYI - some of you on the OSGeo Discuss list may be interested/available in this even tin Brisbane...

On 2010-10-12, at 3:57 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote:

> I'm organizing a one-day miniconf on the business of FOSS as part of
> LCA in Brisbane in January.  The business miniconf is not just about
> business in the traditional sense and it would be nice to get some
> talks about building communities and foundations.  Please see below
> for the CFP.
> 
> The "Business of Open Source" mini-conf at LCA 2011 (Brisbane, Australia;
> January 24-29 2011) is for people interested in business aspects of open
> source. Topics include licensing your work, building a market, building a
> community, gathering market data, distribution, communications, working
> with open source developers, working with governments and countries,
> working with procurement departments, corporate governance, funding,
> pricing, lessons from your experience, and whatever related topics people
> would like to bring up. Whether you are a student working on a one-person
> open source project, own your own open source consulting company, or create
> open source strategy for a multi-billion dollar company, this mini-conf
> hopes to bring different people together to exchange thoughts and
> facilitate discussion about these topics.
> 
> Presentation submitters should feel free to suggest their own topics. Here
> is a list of potentially interesting subjects (in no particular order):
> 
>    * Experiences moving a project from fun to profit
>    * Choosing a license
>    * Defending your rights
>    * Working as a non-profit
>    * Building a community
>    * Experiences in distributed development
>    * Commercial acquisition of open source projects
>    * Business strategies behind open source
>    * Open Source Software Development Management and Governance
>    * Open Source Corporate Governance
>    * Open source development inside of corporations and small companies
>    * Lessons learned in building up your open source business
>    * Marketing
>    * Distribution
>    * Copyrights
>    * Applying your copyright and license choices
> 
> We hope to receive proposals for:
> 
>    * 50 minute expert panel discussions
>    * 50 minute full presentations
>    * 25 minute half presentations
>    * 5-10 minute lightning talks (e.g. success stories, ...)
> 
> To submit a proposal, please contact Martin Michlmayr at tbm at hp.com and
> include the following information:
> 
>    * Your name
>    * Brief bio noting any previous speaking experience
>    * Talk title
>    * Brief outline of your proposed talk
>    * Notes of any special equipment / facilities you may require
> 
> The deadline for submission is: Friday, October 22
> 
> Finally, please note that Miniconf Presenters need to register as
> "delegates" and pay to attend LCA2011. See
> http://lca2011.linux.org.au/programme/presenter_faq for more information.
> 
> -- 
> Martin Michlmayr
> Open Source Program Office, Hewlett-Packard
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