FOSS Competence Center Summit

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The FLOSSCC Network is a worldwide network of individual FLOSS Competence Centers that act in their geographical regions to promote the use and the quality of FLOSS in multiple areas of society including industry, academia, etc. The centers are organized in a network as a means to exchange experiences, best practices and collaborate on specific tasks.

Everyone interested in the concept of FLOSS Competence Centers or interested in establishing a new competence center or interested in joining the network are welcome to participate in this Summit. This year, the main topic of presentations and discussion will be on different ways that we can strengthen the collaboration among competence centers and increase the activities within the network.

•  Session 1/ 11:00h - 12:30h

Chair: Tony Wasserman

Welcome

Report of activities from the Competence Centers listed at flosscc.org What each CC can offer to its fellow CCs in the network?

Presentation of new CCs willing to join the network.

• Session 2/ 13:00h - 14:30h

Chair: Nelson Lago

OSS Watch - Sander van der Waal, UK

IRILL - Research and Innovation on Free Software - Roberto Di Cosmo - IRILL, Paris.

Thoughts from OSI on how to leverage the flosscc network (Simon Phipps) 

Thoughts from OW2 on how to leverage the flosscc network (Cedric Thomas)

•  Session 3:  Working session/ 14:30h - 16:00h 

Chair: Tony Wasserman

Roadmap for the FLOSCC Network for the next 5 years

 - how the FLOSSCC Network can bring benefits to its members and to society as a whole?

 - how can we attract more existing CCs to join the network?

 - how can we foster the creation of new CCs?

 - what can we do to help non-commercial, education-based CCs

 - what can we do to help commercial, customer-based CCs

 - realistic activities, tasks, community building actions, and plans for 2012.

 - plans for the next 5 years. Where do we want to be in 2017?