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

[Gordon Hubbard]

Hi All!

There has been enormous press interest running up to next weeks OCG 
event! You may be interested in browsing some of it -

11-apr-2005
"Government to use open source to break lock-ins"
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;214305056;fp;16;fpid;0
http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;214305056;fp;4;fpid;21

6-apr-2005
"NSW govt to present at open computing conference"
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/NSW-govt-to-present-at-open-computing-conference/2005/04/06/1112489538719.html

... and there are many more articles listed here - 
http://www.auug.org.au/publications/press/pressCoverage.html


Regards

Gordon Hubbard
Treasurer, AUUG Inc.
Chairman AUUG Open Computing in Government (OCG) Committee



Grant Allen wrote:
> 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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