Press Release
May 25, 2005
"The Future Is Open": Registration Opens for the 7th Annual O'Reilly Open Source Convention
Sebastopol, CA--"Something is definitely afoot in the world of open
source," notes O'Reilly Open Source Convention program chair Nathan
Torkington. "Competition in the Linux vendor industry is heating up. Fresh
technologies like Ruby on Rails and AJAX have turned the world of web apps
on its head. And Microsoft is open sourcing software."
Registration has just opened for OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source
Convention, taking place August 1-5 at the Oregon Convention Center in
Portland, Oregon. Exploring what's afoot, what's fun, what's ahead, and the continuing challenges of adopting, integrating, and learning the
basics of open source technologies are what OSCON is all about. This
year's OSCON focuses on three deep trends affecting open source: the
commoditization of software, network-enabled collaboration, and software
customizability.
Highlights for the 2005 edition of OSCON include:
Open Source Business Review
New to OSCON this year is the Open Source Business Review (OSBR): two days
of premium presentations designed for IT practitioners, both managers and
technologists. OSBR highlights how open source is changing IT in the
enterprise. Each session addresses a key problem, and how to take
advantage of the vast opportunities open source presents. Led by seasoned
executives who have managed open source successfully within their
organizations, OSBR sessions cover essential topics like evaluating open
source and calculating ROI, governance models, managing risks with
commercial services, SOX compliance, licensing, and many other important
issues. In addition to exclusive sessions, OSBR participants have access
to all OSCON keynote presentations, OSCON sessions, the exhibit hall, and
all events and activities.
Key Speakers on Key Technologies
Creators, innovators, and leaders across the spectrum of open source
technologies are scheduled to lead sessions and tutorials at OSCON. Just a
few of the noted presenters are:
Perl: Larry Wall, Damian Conway, Allison Randal, Rafael Garcia-Suarez
DBs: Monty Widenius, Arjen Lentz, A. Elein Mustain, D. Richard Hipp, Ann Harrison
Java: Jonathan Schwartz, Danese Cooper, Erik Hatcher, Rod Cope
Python: Guido van Rossum, Ted Leung, Sam Ruby, Jim Hugunin
PHP: Rasmus Lerdorf, Andi Gutmans, David Sklar, Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Linux: Greg Kroah-Hartman, Theo Schlossnagle, Shane Caraveo, David Wheeler
Security: Christian Lahti, Randal Schwartz, Nitesh Dhanjani, Kees Cook
Apache: Rich Bowen, Ask Bjorn Hansen, Geoffrey Young
Emerging Topics: Robert Lefkowitz, Karim R. Lakhani, Chris DiBona
Ruby: David Heinemeier Hansson, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Mike Clark
XML: Ben Hammersley, Jason Hunter, Evan Lenz, Odysseas Pentakalos
Events and Extracurricular Activities
Tuesday Night Extravaganza: Damian Conway, Paul Graham, and Larry Wall share deep and entertaining thoughts with the assembled OSCON throng
Exhibit Hall Reception and Author Round-up: an opportunity to see what exhibitors and sponsors have to offer, and say hello to a host of open source authors
Powell's Technical Books Open House: This venerable Portland institution throws opens its doors to OSCON participants
Hewlett-Packard Photo Contest: HP is once again sponsoring a photo competition just for OSCON participants
Portland Bridges Tour: A behind-the-scenes look at how some of Portland's famous spans operate
Birds of a Feather sessions (BoFs): BoFs offer a place to gather with other open source fans on any topic
Sponsors and Exhibitors
This year's OSCON will assemble the largest exhibit hall in its seven-year
history, featuring the latest open source tools and services from these
sponsors and as well as other exhibitors:
Diamond: Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, SpikeSource,
Sun Microsystems
Platinum: Novell
Gold: ActiveState, IBM, Ticketmaster
Silver: ActiveGrid, Black Duck, Google, Intel, Microsoft, SourceLabs, SugarCRM, Zend
Important Deadlines
June 20: Early registration pricing ends
July 7: Hotel group rate discount ends
OSCON is where the leaders, practitioners, programmers, developers, and
users of every open source persuasion gather to drill down into open
source trends that are impacting how business gets done. OSCON sessions
and tutorials present ingenious solutions to programming problems that
allow developers to work smarter, faster, and more creatively. OSCON
provides a place for fellow users from the entire spectrum of the open
source community to connect with one another and learn about the newest
features and versions from creators and experts.
O'Reilly conferences include: the O'Reilly European Opens Source
Convention; ETech, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference; the MySQL
Users Conference, co-presented with MySQL AB; Where 2.0 Conference; and
Web 2.0 (co-hosted by Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle, and co-produced with
MediaLive International). O'Reilly conferences bring together
forward-thinking business and technology leaders, shaping ideas and
influencing industries around the globe. For over 25 years, O'Reilly has
facilitated the adoption of new and important technologies by the
enterprise, putting emerging technologies on the map.
Upcoming O'Reilly conferences:
Where 2.0, June 29-30 in San Francisco, CA
Web 2.0, October 5-7 in San Francisco, CA
O'Reilly European Open Source Convention, October 17-20 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, March 6-9, 2006 in
San Diego, CA
Additional Information:
For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at O'Reilly
conferences, contact Andrew Calvo at (707) 827-7176, or
andrewc@oreilly.com.
To become a media sponsor, contact Margi Levin at (707) 827-7184, or
margi@oreilly.com.
About O'Reilly
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