Second International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS2006) - deadline reminder

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*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***
The Second International Conference on Open Source Systems
8 - 10 June 2006, Grand Hotel, Como, Italy (http://www.oss2006.org/)

Important Dates:
Jan 15th, 2006: Research Paper and Extended Abstracts Submission   
Jan 23rd, 2006: Proposals for Tutorials, Workshops, Panels and Demonstrations  
Feb 20th, 2006: Notification of acceptance:  
Mar 13th, 2006: Submission of final papers

The goal of OSS2006 is to provide an international forum where a diverse audience of OSS researchers and practitioners can come together to examine the culture, technology, and organization of OSS systems, work practices, development processes, community dynamics, tools and applications.

Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
- Software engineering perspectives on OSS development
- Social science perspectives on OSS development
- Studies of OSS deployment
- External perspectives and influences on OSS

More details on the submissions and the submission process at http://www.oss2006.org/ 
For any information about the deadlines and/or any other confererence issue, please do not hesitate to contact the Publicity Chair ([email protected]) 

Conference Officers:
General Chair:    Brian Fitzgerald
Program Chairs:   Walt Scacchi and Giancarlo Succi
Organising and Workshop Chair:  Ernesto Damiani
Tutorial Chair:   Scott Hissam
Publicity Chair:   Barbara Scozzi
Panel Chair:    Kevin Crowston
Social and Industrial Liaison:  Paolo Pumilia

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Barbara Scozzi
The Second International Conference on Open Source Systems - Publicity Chair

Assistant Professor
Politecnico di Bari
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Ambiente e per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile
Viale del Turismo 8, 74100 Taranto, Italy
tel.: +39 080 5964218 fax: +39 080 5964229
e-mail: [email protected]