Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) October 20, 2008

The fourth annual Government Open Source Conference returns to Portland Oregon with an expanded program which will include an International Open Source Summit, hosting international governments as well as US state and locals. Focus this year will be on OSS solutions in the public sector. You can subscribe to the conference mailing list for program updates, registration information on the conference web site. GOSCON is produced by Oregon State University's Open Source Lab.

GOSCON 2008 &
International Open Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Summit Preliminary Schedule of Events

International Open ICT Summit : Monday October 20th
7:00a – 10:00a Registration for Open ICT Summit | demo hall open
10:00a - 12:00 p Conference Kick Off and International Presentations
12:00 – 12:20p Plated Lunch is Served
12:20 - 1:00p International Keynote
1:15p – 2:30p International Presentations
2:30p-3:00p Break
3:00p – 5:00p International Presentations , Panel on OSS & Economic Development
5:00p - 6:30p International Summit Reception at the Crowne Plaza

GOSCON 2007 Day 1: Tuesday October 21th
Tracks: Management | Execution| Open Public Health IT
7:00a – 8:30a Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30a – 9:30a Opening Keynote
9:45a - 10:30a Session Session Sesson
10:30a – 11:15a Break | demonstration hall
11:00a -12:00p Sponsored Presentation Session
12:00 – 12:30p Lunch served
12:30 - 1:15p Lunch Keynote
1:30p – 2:30p Session Session Sesson
2:30p-3:00p Break
3:00p – 4:00p Session Sponsored Session or Panel Session
4:00p - 6:00p Conference Reception at the Crowne Plaza Hotel

GOSCON 2008 Day 2 : Wednesday October 22
Tracks: Management Execution Open Public Health IT
7:00a – 8:30a Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30a – 9:30a Keynote
9:45a - 10:30a session session Sesson
10:30a – 11:15a Break | demonstration hall
11:00a -12:00p Sponsored Presentation Lightening Round Session
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch served | BOF tables
1:00p – 2:00p session session Sesson
2:00p-3:00p Break | Demo Hall
3:00p – 4:00p Closing Panel or Keynote
Conference Close

GOSCON 2008 Open Source Tour de Lab: Thursday, Oct 23

Oregon State University's Open Source Lab (OSL) is located in Corvallis 90 minutes southwest of Portland. Your chartered tour will take you through the beautiful Willamette Valley to visit the OSL data center and operations where many of the world's largest and significant open source projects are hosted, including the Linux master kernel. Particpants will come away with a deeper understanding of OSL and its partnership with industry and academia, the open source community and projects it supports and the operation of a world-class open-source centric data center.

9:00a Depart Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza on Bus | beverages & networking on board
10:40a Arrive on OSU Campus
11:00 Tour of Open Source Lab | photo ops
12:00p Box Lunches & Networking
1:00p Stafff & Student Lightening Round of OSS Projects
2:00p Depart OSU on Bus | Oregon foods tasting on board
3:30p Arrive back at Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza

Official Website: http://www.goscon.org