NEXT WEEK - "Open Computing in Government 2005" - Register today!

[Grant Allen]

News - NSW Department of Commerce to give perspective on Open Source

Open Computing in Government 2005 is a unique opportunity to listen to,
meet, and learn from the trendsetters and decision makers that are
behind the rising tide of Open Source and Open Systems software within
the public sector.

The conference will take place at the same venue and with the
cooperation of Linux.conf.au as a "co-conference".

Presenters include:

* Senator the Hon Eric Abetz
    Special Minister of State

* Senator Stephen Conroy
    Deputy Leader of the Federal Labor Party in the Senate
    Shadow Minister for Communications & Information Technology

* John Grant
    Acting Australian Government CIO
    Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO)

* Patrick Callioni
    Division Manager
    Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO)

* Dr Elizabeth Gordon-Werner
    Manager Strategic Projects
    Government Chief Information Office (GCIO), NSW Department of Commerce

* Kevin Russell
    WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR) (OpenSource.wa.gov.au)

* Stephen McInerney
    HealthInsite and the Federal Dept of Health

* Mark Shuttleworth
    Founder of Thawte and the Ubuntu Linux distribution,
    and the first African in Space

* Pia Smith
    Linux Australia

* Paul Kangro
    Novell

* Avi Miller
    Squiz.net

* Brendan Scott
    Open Source Law

* Ian Oi
    Blake Dawson Waldron

* Tom Knapp
    CSC

* Greg Stone
    National Technology Officer, Microsoft Australia

* And many more ...


The Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, Special Minister of State, will launch
the much anticipated "Guide to Open Source Software for Australian
Government Agencies". And John Grant, Acting Australian Government CIO,
AGIMO will be presenting the opening address.

Learn more and register at http://www.auug.org.au/events/2005/ocg

The conference will be held at the Manning Clark Centre at The
Australian National University, Canberra, on 18 and 19 April 2005.

No matter what aspect of IT in government interests you, you'll find a
presentation to spark your interest.

Plus, it's not all hard work! The Conference Cocktail Reception on
the Monday evening will give you the chance to meet the speakers and
other delegates.

If you have any questions about the conference, please don't hesitate to
contact AUUG.

Register NOW at http://www.auug.org.au/events/2005/ocg


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Grant Allen
Conference Convener
Open Computing in Government 2005
http://www.auug.org.au/events/2005/ocg