[nfais-l] Open Source Software and Copyright: Cendi Workshop

[Jill O'Neill]

* * *      REGISTER BY JULY 10 * * *

 

Open Source Software and Copyright:

 

 Legal and Business Considerations for Government Use

 

A Workshop Sponsored by CENDI, the Law Library of Congress and the Federal
Library and Information Center Committee

 

Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room (6th Floor)

 

Washington, DC

 

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

 

CENDI, the Law Library of Congress and the Federal Library and Information
Center Committee (FLICC) are joining together to hold a workshop on Open
Source Software (OSS) in the Federal government environment. It will be
hosted by FLICC at the Library of Congress. Federal agencies are
increasingly supporting the use and acquisition of open source software as
an alternative to proprietary software in their information technology
programs. The workshop will focus on legal, business and copyright issues
related to the development and use of such software. Speakers will include
legal experts and operations level practitioners who are dealing with these
issues on a daily basis. Topics to be addressed include the development of
OSS, policy and business models, the distribution and use within the
government, and issues that should be addressed by agencies as they move
into this new, collaborative development environment.

This workshop will be of interest to IT managers, policy makers, legal and
general counsel staff, procurement officials and government contractors.

 

The workshop is based on the latest product of the CENDI Copyright Group,
"Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright and Computer Software: Issues
Affecting the U.S. Government with Special Emphasis on Open Source
Software," which was released in November 2009. This follows on CENDI's very
popular "Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright."

 

Registration is now open. Space is limited and we encourage registration by
July 10, 2010. The registration and program are available from:
http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/oss_workshop_0710/ 

 

Registration Fee: $50

 

CENDI (www.cendi.gov) is an interagency working group of senior scientific
and technical information managers from 14 U.S. federal agencies. CENDI's
mission is to help improve the productivity of federal science- and
technology-based programs through effective scientific, technical, and
related information-support systems.

 

FLICC (www.loc.flicc.gov is an interagency cooperative of federal libraries
and information centers.

 

Law Library of Congress (www.loc.gov/law/) provides research and reference
assistance and oversees the permanent legal collection to support the U.S.
Congress.

 

Contact

 

Kathryn Holloway                      JR Candlish

CENDI Secretariat                     CENDI Secretariat

865-298-1234                                865-298-1253

kholloway at iiaweb.com            jcandlish at iiaweb.com

 

 

Jill O'Neill

Director, Planning & Communication

NFAIS

(v) 215-893-1561

(email) jilloneill at nfais.org

 

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