2006 Presentation/Workshop Proposal

We are now accepting proposals for our Open Source Symposium. In particular, we are interested in presentations/workshops on:

• issues of interest to open source developers
• the state of open source projects
• licensing/copyright issues
• opportunities for participation in open source development
• developing curricula that uses open source software
• costs and support required to use open source software
• open source versus commercial software (Linux vs Windows, OpenOffice vs MS Office, etc)
• the broader social, legal and political implications of the open source movement
• other related open source initiatives, including such things as open learning objects, open texts, etc.

Since the attendees may also be engaged in wider ranging research projects, and so we also encourage proposals on other open source topics.

Presentations/workshops will be selected by the symposium committee, and you will be notified as soon as a decision has been made. If your proposal is accepted, you do not have to register for the symposium or pay the registration fee. Please note that we cannot defray the costs of travel/accommodation/etc for presenters.

If you have any questions/comments about presentations or this form, please email fsoss.senecac.on.ca.

Presentation Type:	Workhsop (3 hours, hands-on) Presentation (50 minute talk)
Presentation Title (max 100 chars):
Summary of Proposed Presentation (max 100 words):
Presenter's First Name:
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Email Address:
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Does your presentation require any specific conditions/room configuration (projector, internet access, a lab of networked PCs, etc)?
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