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Event Format

The day will be an informal, peer-to-peer networking event in the co-operative spirit of Open Source: a many-to-many exchange of experiences, curiosity and enthusiasm. It will be split between timetabled talks with space for questions, and free time for discussion and hands-on demonstrations of Open Source systems.

Discussions will be introduced by people who have already piloted Open Source & Free Software solutions in the Voluntary & Community Sector.

Four “spaces” will be available:

Room 1, Main area - Introduction & wrap-up sessions + ongoing demonstrations & discussions throughout the day
Room 2, Talks area - Scheduled Talk sessions of 45 min, based on 3 x 10 min talks + 15 minutes questions & discussion
Rooms 3 & 4 - Available for ad-hoc discussions & meetings

Event Programme

'Event Programme'

Time	Item & Personnel
09:30 – 10:00	REGISTRATION – tea & coffee available
10:00 – 10:15	EVENT START (Main area, Room 1)
	Welcome, Introductions & Housekeeping
10:15 – 11:00	OSS PERSPECTIVES (Main Area, Room 1)
What OSS has to Offer the Voluntary & Community Sector - Dan McQuillan, Senior Consultant, LASA & Jono Bacon, Technology Journalist
11:00 – 12:55	free discussion time & ad-hoc demos (Rooms 1, 3, 4)
Themed Timetabled sessions, am:
11:00 – 11:45	OSS in ORGANISATIONS I (Talks Area, Room 2)
Moving an Organisation towards Open Source- James Holland, Alone in London
Linux Terminal Services: the magic of x-terminals - Max Hertzberg, Seeds for Change
West Midlands pilot project rolling-out OSS to the Voluntary & Community Sector - Dave Nichols, Birmingham Voluntary Service Council
11:45-12:30	OSS TOOLSETS I (Talks Area, Room 2)
Open Source Tools to use under Windows - Hugh Barnard, ICT Consultant
Creating multi-platform (hybrid) databases with PostgreSQL - Michelle Murrain, VP for Technology, Database Designs Associates
12:30 – 12:40	PARTICIPANTS PHOTOGRAPH
12:40 – 13:15	“WIRELESS INTERLUDE”
Adventures in wireless networking – based in Room 2 but wandering further afield... - Mike Harris, psand.net & Peter Chauncy
13:15 – 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 – 16:00	Free discussion time & Ad-hoc demos (Rooms 1, 4)
Themed Timetabled sessions, pm:+]
14:00 – 14:45	Concurrent Sessions:
	OSS in ORGANISATIONS II (Talks Area, Room 2)
How to Punch Above Your Weight Using Open Source - Don de Silva, ABi Associates, Black Information Link (BLINK)
Experiences with Terminal Servers, Distributions & Open Office - Robin Green & Alan Buchel, comm-tech
More than webservers - Case Study of implementing OSS in a Charity - Ryan Cartwright, Contact a Family
	OSS TOOLSETS II (Room 3)
The OpenMute Web-based application - Simon Worthington, OpenMute
Developing Open Source Legal Case Management Software - Chris Bailey, Cambridge Independent Advice Centre. (project home page)
14:45 – 15:00	TEA & COFFEE
15:00 – 15:45	SUPPORT (Talks Area, Room 2)
Open Source Circuit Riders - Vladimir Ognyanov Petkov, InterSpace Media Art Center, Sofia & Chris Bailey, Cambridge Independent Advice Centre
How Commercial Support Fits in with OSS - Stephen Russell, Xdevelopment
OSS Support Alternatives - Mark Taylor, Sirius
15:45 – 16:00	spill-over time
16:00 – 17:00	OPEN DISCUSSION & WRAP UP (Main Area, Room 1)
Feedback from the day, questions about Open Source, ideas for what's next...
17:00	EVENT ENDS

Programme subject to modification according to participant availability

Exhibition & Demonstration Space

• Open Source Content Management - Steve Purkiss, open 4 organisations
• Web-based network applications - Simon Worthington, OpenMute
• Commercial support with an emphasis on Open Source - Xdevelopment and Sirius
• Dasher – keyboard-less text entry via inference – DasherProject, Cambridge University
• Demonstrations of a mixed Linux/Windows network (Ryan Cartwright), and Linux Terminal Services (Max Hertzberg)
• CDs of Open Source software available (inc for use under Windows)

Additional ideas for discussions

• open source in the office
• open source on old pc's: the invasion of the x-terminals
• content management systems and web applications
• support: who do i call? (paid, community and user groups)
• drop-in replacements for windows tools
• wireless: the open spectrum & community networks
• open organisations: coordinating work and sharing knowledge using free software
• multilingual open source & international innovations
• accessibility: open standards for all
• commonly used toolsets: Samba & LAMP
• migration issues: step by step...
• licenses and legal issues
• training

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