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OWF : feedback questionnaire
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> View moreOWF Experiment Awards 2011
September 22 Thu, 2011Announcing the 2011 OWF Experiment Awards participants For the first year, the Open World Forum dedicates an Award to the most popular Open Source Software. The prizes will be awarded on September 24, as part of the Experiment day.Until then, cast your votes!To view the participants, click here:...
> View moreEXPERIMENT : Meet Ez3kiel
September 22 Thu, 2011Ez3kiel will introduce hybrid and poetic machines to experiment Three poetic mechanisms will be presented and available to be tested in a hybrid universe mixing of fairyland and technology.Ez3kiel mechanisms are a prowess of technology, interactivity and poetry. Meet the group and experiment those fa...
> View moreEXPERIMENT : The digital soldering workshops
September 22 Thu, 2011Come and learn how to create your own luminous Open World Forum badge ! All day long on Saturday September 24, the Hackable Devices workshops will teach you how to create your own luminous badge, a digital version of the traditional merit badges !Do-It-Yourself and Do-It-With-Others are also on the program with t...
> View moreVMWARE IS GOLD SPONSOR
September 21 Wed, 2011VMware decided to join the Open World Forum as a Gold Sponsor. As a global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, VMware delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. The firm enables enterprises to adopt a cloud mo...
> View moreNEW BRONZE SPONSOR : JAMENDO
September 13 Tue, 2011Jamendo decided to join the Open World Forum as a bronze Sponsor. Since 2005, Jamendo bring together more than one million of members listenning, downloading and sharing freely 325 000 titles of about 40 000 artists dealing with Creative Commons Licence.Jamendo decided to give it support to the OWF making...
> View moreASTEROID by Parrot at the Open World Forum
September 08 Thu, 2011Open up to the world with ASTEROID by Parrot With its web applications, voice recognition, and hands-free call, open up to the world staying in your car !With this small design object in your car, listen to music with the source of your choice (IPod, IPhone, USB, SD card and also b...
> View morePrésentation de la journée Experiment
September 08 Thu, 2011La journée Experiment vise à présenter des créations nées de l’Open Source tant dans les logiciels que dans les objets connectés qui vont accompagner notre quotidien. Tous les projets présentés lors de la journée s’inscrivent dans une démarche ouv...
> View moreTest the Digital Washboard at the OWF
September 07 Wed, 2011Derrick Giscloux reveals his latest project, mixing digital art and musical acting The Digital Washboard is an interactive installation open for public experimentation.This musical instrument that gives a visual feedback focuses on the proprioceptive scope of body gestures and its impact on the behavior of visitors in relation t...
> View moreThe 2011 OWF Innovation Awards : The finalists !
September 06 Tue, 2011Announcing the six finalists for the 2011 OWF Innovation Awards. As for the previous years, the submissions received for this 4th edition of the Open Innovation Awards were of high quality and diverse. We are pleased to see that innovation remains at the heart of&nbs...
> View moreNEW SILVER SPONSOR : CAPGEMINI
September 06 Tue, 2011Capgemini, a new silver sponsor for Open World Forum Through its strategic involvement and contribution to free software, Capgemini has become a reference in systems integration in France.This leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing naturally expresses its support to the Open World Forum as...
> View moreNEW GOLD SPONSOR : NEO TELECOMS
September 02 Fri, 2011Neo Telecoms, a new gold sponsor for Open World Forum Whether you are a telecommunications operator, an institutional player or an internet professional, Neo's network and hosting services will answer your needs. Meet Neo Telecoms at the Open World Forum as one of our main supports.
> View moreNEW GOLD SPONSOR : SUSE
September 02 Fri, 2011Suse, a new Gold Sponsor for Open World Forum With its Linux Operating System Solutions, Suse is providing leading softwares to everyone. The German Linux based OS is naturally one of our Gold Sponsors.
> View moreMeet Mark Shuttleworth
August 31 Wed, 2011He has been on the moon and he is now with us! No less than the Ubuntu founder project will be among us during those exciting days. Mark Shuttleworth is indeed one of today's most prominent and inspiring Open Source professional. His input for the Open World Forum will be of high value. Meet h...
> View moreWhat happened
ON SEPTEMBER, THE 22TH
10.05 am: Open Data, the UK Experience, Keynote by Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton.
11 am: Open Data : the Big Picture - panel discussion.
11.45 am: Different Points of View on Net Neutrality - panel discussion.
2 pm: Open Source as a Catalyst for Change in Closed Source Companies - panel discussion.
2.30 pm: Cloud IT and Business : Going Mainstream, Bill Mc Nee, Founder and CEO, Sangatuck Technology.
3 pm: Resilient Deployments in the Cloud.
3.45 pm: Keynote Microsoft : la collaboration avec l’Open Source tous azimuts.
4 pm: Making Cloud Interoperate? - panel discussion.
4.45 pm: Open Source is good for Industry, Gaël Blondelle, Open Source Business Developer, Obeo.
5.05 pm: A Tour of Network Neutrality Solutions.
ON SEPTEMBER THE 23th
9.00 am: The Next Five Years of Cloud and Client Computing, by marc Shuttelworth, Founder, Ubuntu Project.
9.50 am: Open Source in the Mobile Ecosystem - panel discussion.
2 pm: The Internet of Things & Open Data: new forms of Business ? - panel discussion
2.30 pm: Open Source and Government, by Graham Taylor, Chief Executive, Open World Forum Europe.
3 pm: The Internet of Things & Open Data: new forms of Organizations and Governance? - panel discussion.
4 pm: From Innovative to Commercial Open Source Edition, by Patrick Moreau, Head of Software Assets, Inria.
5.15 pm: Free and Open Source Software: Serving Humanity, Laura Walker Hudson, Product Manager, FrontlinesMS.
5.45 pm: Think closing keynote, by Louis Montagne and Jean-Pierre Laisné, Co-Presidents 2011.
ON SEPTEMBER THE 24TH
10 am: Art & Open Source.
2 pm: Being a Pragmatic Developer in the Java Land, by Emmanuel Lecharny, Owner, Oktek.
3 pm: Keynote Net Neutrality, by Jeremie Zimmermann, Co-Founder, la Quadrature du Net.
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