Boston's 2006 Premier Open Source Event February 11, 2006

MIT Enterprise Forum Of Cambridge presents:

Boston's 2006 Premier Open Source Event

MORE INFO: http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/WW06/OpenSource.html

MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge
Winter Conference on Open Source Technology
Keynotes include Red Hat and JBOSS CEOs

"Charting Your Course through Open Source" to Feature Red Hat's Matthew Szulik and JBOSS's Marc Fleury

The MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge hosts its Annual Winter Conference, to be held on February 11, 2006 at the Burlington Marriott, Burlington, Mass. Matthew Szulik, chairman and CEO of Red Hat, Inc., will kick off the day's proceedings and Marc Fleury, chairman and CEO of JBOSS, Inc., will close the session in mid-afternoon.

The conference, titled "Charting Your Course through Open Source," will also feature a series of panels made up of technology and business luminaries from the open source community.

"Red Hat and JBOSS are two of the most successful companies associated with open source technology," said Trish Fleming, Executive Director, MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge. "Mr. Szulik and Mr. Fleury are both passionate, much-sought-after speakers who will share their experiences in building these firms and their views on the future of open source technology."

Until just a few years ago, open source software was viewed as an emerging phenomenon. Today, open source code is widely used by even the most traditional organizations. Young entrepreneurs and software engineers look to open source projects as a wellspring of innovation, with the potential to significantly accelerate time to market.

Keynotes:

Marc Fleury, Founder, Chairman & CEO, JBoss, Inc.

Matthew Szulik, Chairman, CEO, and President, Red Hat

Speakers to date (more to follow):

Murray Berkowitz, Kodiak Venture Partners

Theresa Friday, Palamida

Michael Goulde, Forrester Research

Mike Milinkovich Eclipse Foundation

Steven O'Grady, Analyst & Co-founder, Redmonk

Michael Overly, Foley & Lardner

Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems

Bob Zurek, Director, Advanced Technologies, IBM Software Group

COST & REGISTRATION:
$95 - $155.
http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/WW06/OpenSource.html

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/WW06/OpenSource.html
Email: rbutler@mit.edu
Phone: 617-253-8240

About MIT Enterprise Forum Of Cambridge:
The MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge is a volunteer, non-profit organization based at MIT whose mission is to promote and strengthen the process of starting and growing innovative and technology-oriented companies by providing services and programs that educate, inform, and support the entrepreneurial community.