European Open Source Convention

Call for Participation Opens for the First Annual O'Reilly European Open Source Convention

Building on the success of OSCON (the O'Reilly OpenSource Convention), planning for the very first O'Reilly European OpenSource Convention (EuroOSCON) is underway.

The call for participation is now open and speaker proposals are being accepted until May 23.

EuroOSCON will be held at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on October 17-20, 2005.

EuroOSCON's theme is "The Future Is Open." The convention targets the specific needs of European developers and programmers, helping them to deliver the benefits of open source technology in all its variations to their companies and organizations.

The program committee, chaired by Nathan Torkington, is seeking proposals that focus on sharing best practices, and helping corporations, government agencies, and non-profit making organisations to seamlessly integrate the best and newest open source technology.

The convention focuses on all aspects of building applications, services and systems that use the new capabilities and showcase the diversity of the open source platform while maintaining a practical edge.

Mature technologies will be featured alongside newer and less developed technology, allowing attendees to take in the full range of open source's capabilities.

Tracks and topics at EuroOSCON include:.

- Linux, other open source operating systems, and applications.

- Java.

- PHP.

- Python.

- Perl.

- Databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Ingres, MaxDB, and SQLite.

- Security.

- Emerging Topics: AJAX, SOA, Wireless, mobile, p2p, visualization, patents, licenses, business models, sociology, privacy, and more.

EuroOSCON attracts developers, systems and network administrators, and their managers from diverse organizations.

Attendees have a wide range of experience, from beginners to expert users.

Proposals for sessions (45 or 90 minutes long) and tutorials (3 hours or 6 hours long) are deeply technical, either focusing on code or giving practical architectural advice.

Marketing presentations are not accepted.

In addition to sessions and tutorials led by open source experts and luminaries, EuroOSCON will also feature plenty of time for informal networking, entertaining evening events, and an exhibit hall filled with relevant products.

Attendee registration opens in late June 2005.

The 2005 O'Reilly conference calendar includes 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 (http://conferences.oreilly.com):.

- Where 2.0, June 29-30 in San Francisco, CA.

- O'Reilly Open Source Convention, August 1-5 in Portland, OR.

- Web 2.0, October 5-7 in San Francisco, CA.

- O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, March 6-9, 2006 in San Diego,CA.

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