SVASE Main Event: Open Source Business Models for Success

SONAIS B <[email protected]> Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:44:07 -0800 (PST)
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE NEXT SVASE MAIN EVENT!

 
Open Source Business Models for Success:
Larry Augustin (VA Software), Marten Mickos (MySQL),
Larry Rosen (OSI) and more give you the bottom line!

 

Network Meeting Center, Techmart Building

5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
Thursday, February 5, 2004, 6:00 pm

 

Even if you've been in software for 30 years, the
rules have changed!  Using Open Source code can save
you and your customers enormous time and money.  At
the same time, careless use can destroy your..…

 

Funding

M&A opportunities

Sales to big corporate customers

Sales to the Government

D&O Insurance....

 

effectively shutting down your business.  This
all-star panel will share their unique, battle-line
perspectives on WINNING with Open Source and tell you
where, when and how to get the help you need to
succeed. 

 

Come meet:

Larry Augustin, Founder, VA Software 
Mårten Mickos, CEO, MySQL 
Larry Rosen, Attorney, Open Source Initiative 
Deborah Magid, Director, Strategic Alliances, IBM
Venture Capital 
Andrew Aitken, Founder, Olliance Group (consultants on
open source issues for commercial & government clients
including Hewlett Packard and the US Navy) 
David Kaefer, Director of Business Development for
Intellectual Property & Licensing, Microsoft 
Moderator: Brian Kelly, Partner, Manatt, Phelps &
Phillips
Register on our website at
http://www.svase.org/site/Events/listEventsByType.html?pc_eventType=Main%20Event,
or http://www.svase.org, Events>Main Event.

FREE EVENT ADMISSION: We'd like to hear about "SVASE
Success Stories" - ways SVASE has helped your
business.  If you have an SVASE Success story you can
describe in 30 seconds for the audience at this event,
we'll give you free admission!  Call Laura Roden at
650 592 0421 at least 48 hours before the event to
secure your ticket.  One free ticket will be awarded
per event.

PRE-REGISTERED RATES (All Rates Include Dinner)
Members - $35
Affiliates who advertise this event - $35

General Public - $49

 

WALK-IN RATES: Add $10.00 to price listed above
 
All qualified press are invited to join us for an
exclusive Q&A session with the panelists from
6:30-7:00 pm; to request a press pass, please contact
Jim Lambert at [email protected].

 

Photography at this event provided courtesy of JOEL
MOSES, specializing in fast, flexible and cost
effective Corporate photography and videography:
http://www.jmphoto.net.

 

To reserve an Exhibit Table, contact [email protected],
$500 Members, $1000 Non-members, includes 2 tickets to
the event and dinner.

 

If you go to nothing else in Silicon Valley this
month, don't miss the SVASE Main Event!


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