[Fwd: [Saudi Linux] Call for Presentations]

Anyone interested?

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Subject: [Saudi Linux] Call for Presentations
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 06:08:27 GMT
From: AbdulRahman Aljadhai <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

Call for Presentations
Workshop on
The Future of Open Source Software
Riyadh Intercontinental Hotel
13/1/2004

The Saudi Linux Group and National IT plan invite you to submit an 
abstract for a
presentation at “The Future of Open Source Softwareâ€‌ workshop to be held 
on January
13, 2004, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

About the workshop:
This workshop aims at increasing the awareness of open source software 
and their
potentials in the region and Saudi Arabia in particular. Open source 
software (OSS) has
gained acceptance in many cases at the enterprise level as well as the 
governmental
level. The workshop will present the experience of local and 
international companies in
adapting OSS (such as Linux and Apache) in their strategies. In 
addition, examples of
governments support of OSS will be discussed. The workshop will give the 
opportunity to
specialists and decision makers to discuss the future of IT in Saudi 
Arabia and the role
OSS will play in this future.

Audience:
The workshop is targeted at decision and policy makers, such as IT 
centers in the
government sector as well as private sector. Software developers will 
find this workshop
useful to explore the potential of developing their software for OSS 
environments.

Workshop Topics:
Topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to:
1. Introduction to OSS, their benefits and how they can be utilized.
2. Experiences of other government in promoting OSS in their countries.
3. OSS Security.
4. Local case studies.
5. OSS and the economic development in SA.
6. OSS Arabization.
7. OSS and IP.

Workshop language:
Arabic language is preferred. Live Arabic translation will be provided 
for those who
cannot present in Arabic.

Submission:
Please send your submission to [email protected] no later than Dec. 
20, 2003. Your
submission should include your name, address, e-mail, a biographic 
sketch and an
abstract of the presentation. The abstract should be less than one page 
in length and
should include an outline of the presentation. Direct company or service 
advertisement
will not be accepted.


--ASJ

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