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Related Events
If you are coming to The Hague to attend IST 2004, there are several other events taking place in the locality which may also be of interest to you.
European Technology Investment Forum
12th European Tech Investment Forum - 15 November 2004 - The Hague
The Forum will take place alongside the IST Conference and offers a limited number of presentation slots for innovative companies in the ICT sector seeking funding or partners.
We offer you:
* a presentation of your company in front of top leaders in the international financial community (8-minute presentations and a 7-minute Q&A session with the audience)
* Six private booked meetings matching your company with VCs and corporate investors of your choice
* Networking opportunities and direct access to 200 key corporate players, active VCs and other fast-growing companies
Find opportunities for new investment and partner deals and REGISTER now at www.e-unlimited.com/etif. Enter the partner code IST and you will receive a reduction of 15% off the regular fee!
Please feel free to contact us if there are other such events that you would wish to draw to our attention.
First CALIBRE International Conference
Title: Realising the Potential
of Open Source Software for European Industry:
the Next Generation of Software
Methods and Services.
Venue: Congress Centre, NCC, Rembrandt Hall, The Hague
Date: 19th November 2004
Attendance Free of Charge
Background & Overview
Libre/free software, or open source software (OSS) as it is more commonly termed
in industry circles, cuts the cost of software development and accelerates the
take-up of innovative solutions among users. European software developers can
exploit these capabilities to gain competitive advantage. Today, OSS products
whose licenses permit users the freedom to run the programme for any purpose, to
study and modify the programme, and to freely redistribute copies of the
original or modified software, has become an established feature of the
mainstream software market.
This first CALIBRE conference will investigate some of the key experiences of
European Industry with open source software. Key speakers have been drawn from
diverse organisations with differing backgrounds from around Europe. It is hoped
that this will lead to rich discussions between speakers and delegates. Paul
Everitt from Zope Europe is the conferences keynote speaker and will outline
Zope's experiences in developing an Open Source business model. For more details
on speakers please click on the link provided here:
www.calibre.ie
Launch of CALIBRATION: Industry Forum
The official launch of CALIBRATION: Industry Forum on Libre/Open Source Software
Policy will take place in The Hague. The CALIBRATION workshop will facilitate
discussion between conference delegates and industry speakers to highlight both
the current issues and future concerns of industry and researchers alike. Once
formed this forum will serve as a mechanism to inform EU policy and also to
disseminate academic research findings from the CALIBRE consortium.