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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo]  Open Source in Government Conference in Paris, Nov
From:       Christopher TenHarmsel <tenharmsel () staticmethod ! net>
Date:       2003-05-07 3:10:31
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On Tuesday 06 May 2003 18:17, David Faure wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 May 2003 00:12, Christopher TenHarmsel wrote:
> > On Tuesday 06 May 2003 10:43, Charles de Miramon wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > There is an call for paper for a conference at the Unesco headquarter
> > > in Paris
> > > 
> > > Open Source in Government
> > > 
> > > Should I (or somebody else) apply with a title like "The Open Source
> > > Desktop Project KDE : An opportunity for Governmental Organizations"
> > > 
> > > As I live quite close to the Unesco, won't be hard for me to speak
> > > there.
> > 
> > I think this sounds like a great opportunity for us.  But don't "Call for
> > Papers" generally require a paper? :)   I was under the impression that
> > those types of papers need to make some kind of claim and then provide
> > evidence of that claim, or describe some sort of case study, and then you
> > might be given the chance to present the paper at the conference.
> 
> Not necessarily. All conferences I've been to had a "Call for Papers",
> but this only meant "tell us what your conference will be about",
> a summary of the presentation.

Fair enough :)  I think it'd be a great idea to have a couple people go if 
possible, and even better if we can some how get together a talk about how 
KDE could benefit govermental bodies looking to use open source software.  

Charles, would it be possible for you to look into this more?

- -Chris

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Christopher TenHarmsel, KDE Developer
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Politicians are the same all over.  They promise to build a bridge even
where there is no river.
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