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Subject: [kde-promo] Fwd: Open Source Forum Russia
From: George Staikos <staikos () kde ! org>
Date: 2004-12-19 16:22:03
Message-ID: 200412191122.04097.staikos () kde ! org
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Anyone interested in attending?
Also do we have anyone interested in being the contact person for Russia?
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Subject: Open Source Forum Russia
Date: Monday 13 December 2004 01:02
From: "Vera Semyonova" <vera.semyonova@fort-ross.ru>
Dear colleagues,
Hereby we would like to draw your attention to the first Open Source
Forum in Russia.
We would be delighted if you find an opportunity to participate. We
would like to suggest that you participate in the exhibition and have a
speaking slot in the conference program.
More information is attached/
Looking forward to hear from you,
Sincerely,
Vera Semyonova
CEO
Fort-Ross
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Open Source Forum Russia
27-29 April, 2005
Moscow, Radisson SAS Hotel
Mission statement
The Open Source Forum Russia is the first conference and exhibition in
Russia which will be entirely dedicated to open source software
development. The open source model has become extremely popular all over
the world, and Russia is no exception. Many major international
companies show their interest in promoting the open source solutions in
Russia. About 75% of Russian software development companies already use
the open source model for their international customers.
The mission of this conference is to boost the confidence of the Russian
IT market for open source solutions.
Audience
IT-directors, project managers, software developers, system
administrators, industrial enterprise directors, representatives of the
governmental authorities and others will be the visitors of the
exhibition and participants of the conference.
Overall number of the exhibition visitors expected: 3000+.
Overall number of the conference participants expected: 500+.
Organizers of the Conference
1.Fort-Ross, the leading marketing and event company organizing varied
conferences and trade shows in the field of IT and software in Russia,
2.Linux Ink., since 1993 the pioneer of professional support and
distribution of Linux systems in Russia.
Programme Committee
John Maddog Hall (Linux International),
Ceren Cerenov (MERT RF),
Alexei Smirnov (ALT Linux),
Vyacheslav Zvyagintsev (Linux Ink)
Valentim Makarov (RUSSOFT)
Alexander Andreev (Softjoys)
IBM
Novell
Duration of the Conference: 3 days
Plan of the Conference
1.The Opening Ceremony
Speakers:
representatives of the Russian Government,
organizers of the event,
several VIP speakers.
2.Exhibition (free for visitors):
1.Linux City: a specially decorated area where visitors can see live
demonstrations of various open source solutions that together build a
common infrastructure. Linux City will present a model of real
enterprises, small offices, communication infrastructure, entertainment
zone etc. Each node of this model might have its own sponsor.
2.Exhibition Area
This area invites the open source projects (maintainers or their
representatives, team members) and companies to demonstrate their
state-of-the-art technologies.
3.Conference (requires registration and tickets)
1.plenary sessions, held by vendors
2.specific sections, presenting the talks
3.round-table discussions, moderated
Conference Sections and Round-Tables
1.Open Source Community (code: OSCom)
Topics for discussion:
1.project management in the Open Source software development
2.training for Open Source software development
2.Open Source Security (code: OSSec)
Topics for discussion:
1.security of software products and technologies based on the open
source model
2.implementing national security standards in open source solutions
3.Open Source to e-Government (code: OS2eG)
Topics for discussion:
1.open source solutions for governmental agencies
2.communication and docflow standards
3.e-Government portals
4.Open Source to Business (code: OS2B)
Topics for discussion:
1.open source solutions for the corporate market
2.particular features of the open source business model
3.commercial support of open source solutions
5.Open Source in Education (code: OS2Ed)
Topics for discussion:
1.open source solutions for education
2.training resources and applications
3.learning process management
6.Open Source Legal Issues (code: OSLegal)
Topics for discussion:
1.open source licenses
2.intellectual property rights, copyright/copyleft, patents
Agenda
24 April 2005 (Wednesday)
13.00 - registration of participants
15.00 - grand opening of the exhibition
16.00 - beginning of the conference.
Plenary session with participation of the keynote speakers:
- representatives of the RF government at minister level,
- managers of leading international open source organizations and
companies
- Linux International, Open Source Development League, Red Hat,
MySQL
- general sponsors of the Conference
19.00 - Gala reception for the VIP guests (by individual invitations)
28 April 2005 (Thursday)
9.00 - the exhibition opens
10.00 - parallel sections (OSCom, OS2eG, OS2B)
11.00 - coffee-break
12.00 - parallel sections (OSCom, OS2eG, OS2B)
13.30 - lunch for conference participants
15.00 - parallel round tables (OSCom, OS2eG, OS2B )
16.30 - coffee-break
18.00 - Reception for conference participants
April 29, 2005 (Friday)
9.00 - the exhibition opens
10.00 - parallel sections (OSEd, OSSec, OSLegal)
11.30 - coffee-break
12.00 - parallel sections and round-tables continue (OSEd, OSSec,
OSLegal)
13.30 - lunch for conference participants
15.00 - round-tables (OSEd,
OSSec, OSLegal)
17.0- Official closing of the conference, summary.
Keynote speakers give closing speeches.
Practical Information
Conference Location
The conference and exhibition are to be held in the "Radisson SAS
Hotel". This is almost the only hotel in Moscow with a big
conference-hall and sufficient space for the exhibition.
The following areas of the Hotel will be used:
1.foyer of the Hotel main hall (as Hospitality Desk and as area for the
main sponsors' stands)
2.big cinema hall (up to 500 people) - for Official Opening and Plenary
session.
3.Group of "Composer halls" - for exhibition and negotiations, for Linux
City (total space is 1100 sq. m.).
4.Group of "Writers' hall" - for sections and round-tables (two halls
for 100 and 500 people)
Lunches and dinners for the conference participants will be served in
the restaurants on the first floor.
Exhibition
The total number of available stands is about 50. Among participants of
the exhibition there are Sponsors, software development companies and
system integrators.
Additional features in order to make Conference participation more
effective
Besides the conference and the exhibition we are planning the following
additional features, which are intended to attract more participants and
add novelty to the event:
1.Registration for the exhibition will be done on-line, each participant
will be able to print a badge in advance by Internet, in order not to
waste time at the registration. Participants of the conference and of
the exhibition will have badges of different colors. Number of stands to
visit is checked by bar code on a badge.
2.Wireless Internet and Internet-cafe will be organized in the
exhibition area
3.Linux City: live demonstration of the open source solutions can be
tested by any visitor
4.Demonstration of technologies and products based on Open Source
software will be arranged in the exhibition area.
Press coverage
The press is invited to participate in this event for free, but
preliminary accreditation is required.
Wide advertising campaign in business and computer mass media, as well
as invitation of leading periodical media as informational sponsors,
will be organized in advance.
All leading Russian IT and business newspapers and magazines will be
involved into information sponsorship and partnership with the show.
The number of mass media representatives visiting the conference will be
about 100.
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--
George Staikos
KDE Developer http://www.kde.org/
Staikos Computing Services Inc. http://www.staikos.net/
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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first Open Source Forum in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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and have a speaking slot in the conference program.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On behalf of the Organizing Committee</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
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bold'>Open Source Forum </span></font></b><b><font size=5><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Russia</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>27-29 April, 2005</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Moscow, Radisson SAS Hotel</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Mission statement</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Open
Source Forum Russia is the first conference and exhibition in Russia which will
be entirely dedicated to open source software development. The open source
model has become extremely popular all over the world, and Russia is no
exception. Many major international companies show their interest in
promoting the open source solutions in Russia. About 75% of Russian software
development companies already use the open source model for their international
customers. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The mission of
this conference is to boost the confidence of the Russian IT market for open
source solutions.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Audience</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>IT-directors,
project managers, software developers, system administrators, industrial
enterprise directors, representatives of the governmental authorities and
others will be the visitors of the exhibition and participants of the
conference.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Overall number
of the exhibition visitors expected: 3000+.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Overall number
of the conference participants expected: 500+.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Organizers of the \
Conference</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-18.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>1.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Fort-Ross</span></b>, the leading
marketing and event company organizing varied conferences and trade shows in
the field of IT and software in Russia,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-18.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Linux Ink</span></b>., since
1993 the pioneer of professional support and distribution of Linux systems in
Russia.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Programme Committee</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>John Maddog
Hall (Linux International), </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ceren Cerenov
(MERT RF),<br>
Alexei Smirnov (ALT Linux), </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vyacheslav
Zvyagintsev (Linux Ink)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>
</span></font><span lang=SV>Valentim Makarov (RUSSOFT)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=SV
style='font-size:12.0pt'>
Alexander Andreev (Softjoys)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=SV
style='font-size:12.0pt'>
</span></font><span lang=EN-US>IBM</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US \
style='font-size:12.0pt'>
Novell</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Duration of the Conference: 3
days</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Plan of the \
Conference</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.The \
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Opening Ceremony<br>
Speakers: <br>
</span></b>representatives of the Russian
Government,<br>
organizers of the event, <br>
several VIP speakers.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Exhibition </span></b>(free for visitors):</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-14.15pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Linux City: </span></b>a
specially decorated area where visitors can see live demonstrations of
various open source solutions that together build a common infrastructure.
Linux City will present a model of real enterprises, small offices,
communication infrastructure, entertainment zone etc. Each node of this model
might have its own sponsor.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>2.Exhibition Area</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>This area
invites the open source projects (maintainers or their representatives, team
members) and companies to demonstrate their state-of-the-art
technologies.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>3.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Conference </span></b>(requires registration and
tickets)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.plenary
sessions, held by vendors</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.specific
sections, presenting the talks</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>3.round-table
discussions, moderated</span></font></p>
<b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'><br clear=all \
style='page-break-before: always'>
</span></font></b>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US \
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Conference Sections and Round-Tables</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>1.</span></font></i></b><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'>Open Source Community (code:
OSCom) <br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Topics for discussion:</span></i></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>1.project management in the Open Source software development \
</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>2.training for Open Source
software development</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>2.</span></font></i></b><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'>Open Source
Security
(code: OSSec) <br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Topics for discussion:</span></i></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'>security of software products and technologies
based on the open source model</span></font> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>2.implementing national
security standards in open source solutions</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>3.</span></font></i><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:
bold'>Open Source to e-Government
(code: OS2eG) <br>
</span></b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:italic'>Topics for \
discussion:</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>1.open source solutions for governmental
agencies</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>2.communication and docflow standards</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>3.e-Government \
portals</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>4.</span></font></i><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:
bold'>Open Source to Business (code: OS2B) <br>
</span></b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:italic'>Topics for
discussion:</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'>open source solutions for the corporate
market</span></font> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>2.particular features of the open source business \
model</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>3.commercial support
of open source solutions</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>5.</span></font></i><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:
bold'>Open Source in Education (code: OS2Ed) <br>
</span></b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:italic'>Topics for \
discussion:</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>1.open source solutions for \
education</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>2.training resources and applications</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>3.learning process
management</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>6.</span></font></i><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:
bold'>Open Source Legal Issues (code: OSLegal) <br>
</span></b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:italic'>Topics for \
discussion:</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'>open source licenses</span></font> \
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>2.intellectual property rights, copyright/copyleft, \
patents</span></font></b></p>
<b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'><br clear=all \
style='page-break-before: always'>
</span></font></b>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Agenda</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>24 April 2005 (Wednesday)</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>13.00 –
registration of participants</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>15.00 –
grand opening of the exhibition</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>16.00 –
beginning of the conference.<br>
Plenary session with participation of the
keynote speakers:<br>
- representatives of the RF government at minister
level,<br>
- managers of leading international open source
organizations and companies<br>
- Linux International, Open Source Development
League, Red Hat, MySQL<br>
- general sponsors of the Conference</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
18.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>19.00 – Gala reception for the VIP guests (by individual
invitations)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>28 April 2005 (Thursday)</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>9.00 - the
exhibition opens</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>10.00 –
parallel
sections
(OSCom, OS2eG, OS2B)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>11.00 – \
coffee-break </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>12.00 –
parallel
sections
(OSCom, OS2eG, \
OS2B)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>13.30 –
lunch for conference participants </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>15.00 -
parallel round
tables
(OSCom, OS2eG, OS2B )</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>16.30 –
coffee-break</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>18.00 – \
Reception for conference participants</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
18.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>April 29, 2005 (Friday)</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>9.00 - the
exhibition opens</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>10.00 –
parallel sections (OSEd, OSSec, OSLegal)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>11.30 –
coffee-break</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>12.00 –
parallel sections and round-tables continue (OSEd, OSSec, \
OSLegal)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>13.30 –
lunch for conference participants</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>15.00 –
round-tables &n \
bsp;
(OSEd, OSSec, OSLegal)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>17.0</span></font></b><span lang=EN-US>–
Official closing of the conference, summary.<br>
Keynote speakers give closing speeches.<br clear=all style='page-break-before:
always'>
</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center \
style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><font size=5 face="Times New \
Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt; font-weight:bold'>Practical \
Information</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Conference Location</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The conference
and exhibition are to be held in the “Radisson SAS Hotel”. This is
almost the only hotel in Moscow with a big conference-hall and sufficient space
for the exhibition. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The following areas of the Hotel will be \
used:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.foyer
of the Hotel main hall (as Hospitality Desk and as area for the main
sponsors’ stands)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.big
cinema hall (up to 500 people) - for Official Opening and Plenary session. \
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>3.Group
of “Composer halls” - for exhibition and negotiations, for Linux
City (total space is 1100 sq. m.).</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>4.Group
of “Writers’ hall” - for sections and round-tables (two
halls for 100 and 500 people)<br>
<br>
Lunches and dinners for the conference participants will be served in the
restaurants on the first floor.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Exhibition</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The total
number of available stands is about 50. Among participants of the
exhibition there are Sponsors, software development companies and system
integrators. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US \
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Additional features in order to make
Conference participation more effective</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Besides the conference and the exhibition we are
planning the following additional features, which are intended to attract
more participants and add novelty to the event:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Registration</span></b> for the exhibition will be
done on-line, each participant will be able to print a badge in advance by
Internet, in order not to waste time at the registration. Participants of the
conference and of the exhibition will have badges of different colors. Number
of stands to visit is checked by bar code on a badge. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Wireless Internet</span></b> and Internet-cafe will be
organized in the exhibition area </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>3.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Linux City</span></b>: live demonstration of the
open source solutions can be tested by any visitor</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:14.15pt;text-indent:-14.15pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US \
style='font-size:12.0pt'>4.Demonstration of technologies and products based on Open \
Source software will be arranged in the exhibition area.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Press coverage</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The press is
invited to participate in this event for free, but preliminary accreditation is
required.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wide
advertising campaign in business and computer mass media, as well as invitation
of leading periodical media as informational sponsors, will be
organized in advance. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US \
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>All leading
Russian IT and business newspapers and magazines will be involved into
information sponsorship and partnership with the show.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US \
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The number of
mass media representatives visiting the conference will be about \
100.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
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