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Value of open source panel discussion - Toronto, Canada

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This event involves speakers from Ingres, Eclipse, Mozilla, IBM, i365, and Redhat.

Event Description:

Open source has been accused of being anti-capitalist, the saviour of government, and a way of breaking vendor lock-in and saving money in a down economy. This panel discussion involving senior leaders from open source organizations will explore these themes and provide valuable insights.

PLEASE NOTE: event if you cannot attend due to schedule conflict or geography. You can participate by submitting and voting on questions to be used by our moderator.

Panellists:

  • Ingres CEO - Roger Burkhardt
  • Mozilla Executive Director - Mark Surman
  • Eclipse Executive Director - Mike Milinkovich
  • IBM Software Developer - Lawrence Mandel
  • i365, A Seagate Company - Austin Ziegler
  • Redhat, Solutions Architect - Andrew Jennings

The panel will be chaired by Andrew Ross

Schedule:

This event takes place on April 23, 2009.

19:00-19:30 - Networking, food & drinks provided

19:30-20:15 - Leaders panel

20:15-21:00 - Q&A session

Map of the site:

U of T map

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Capacity: 
100

Location

Sandford Fleming Building
University of Toronto Campus Room SF 1101
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 39' 43.8084" N, 79° 23' 39.912" W