[Indic-computing-devel] Conference: Open Source a case for E-Governance

[Vijay P. S. A. <vi...@ek...>]

Hi, I hope you guys are aware of this conference, apologies for cross 
posting.

best

vijay

Open Source: A Case for e-Government
Washington, DC
October 16 - 18, 2002

October 16, 2002 Marvin Center George Washington University Grand Ballroom
800 21st St. NW (on the corner of 21st and H Sts. NW; across from Tower
Records)
October 17-18, 2002 The World Bank IFC Auditorium
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue

The Information for Development program (infoDev) of the World Bank, the
Cyberspace Policy Institute of The George Washington University, and the
Sustainable Development Networking Programme of the United Nations
Development Program are pleased to invite you to a conference on "Open
Source: A Case for e-Government" to be held in Washington, DC, USA,
October 16 - 18, 2002. The aim of the conference is to raise awareness and
to share 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.
The core sessions of the conference will focus on:
-- Open Source and e-Government in developed and developing countries (how
governments and local authorities are benefiting from using Open Source)
-- Open Source vs. Proprietary Software (what is the proper role of each
in e-Government)
-- Demonstrations of Open Source Projects (LinuxTM, OpenOffice, MozillaTM,
GNOME, MySQL)
-- Open Source and the Security of the Critical Information Infrastructure
-- Open Source in Training IT Professionals, and its Implications for
Competition, Job Creation and the Software Industry
-- Business Cases: The Economics of Using Open Source Software and Total
Cost of Ownership

Please visit the website www.egovos.org for further information. As this
is an invitation only event, you must be registered to attend. You may
register online by visiting the conference website and kindly note that
all registrations must be received no later than October 11, 2002. Given
the fact that this conference is a registration free event, we are not in
a position to support travel and accommodation expenses for the
participants.

We hope that you will join us for what promises to be an exciting event.
Please complete the registration form as per the instructions in the
conference website. Feel free to contact us in the case of any questions
or concerns at (202) 994-5513.

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