[nfais-l] CENDI Workshop on Open Source Software and Copyright

[Bonnie Lawlor]

Dear NFAIS Members,

 

If you were planning to attend the Open Source Software and Copyright
workshop being offered by our sister organization, CENDI, and just hadn't
registered, now is your chance!  While it has a focus on government, anyone
interested in using open source software should consider attending.

 

         * * *      REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO JULY 19      * * *

 

See the URL below for online registration. 

 

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, "
<http://www.cendi.gov/publications/09-1FAQ_OpenSourceSoftware_FINAL_110109.p
df> 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 " <http://www.cendi.gov/publications/04-8copyright.html> Frequently
Asked Questions about Copyright."

 

The registration deadline has been extended to July 19. However, space is
limited and we encourage registration as soon as possible. The registration
<http://cendievents.infointl.com/oss_workshop_0710/>  and program are
available from:  <http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/oss_workshop_0710/>
http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/oss_workshop_0710/ 

Registration Fee: $50

CENDI ( <http://www.cendi.gov/> 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 <http://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

JR Candlish
CENDI Secretariat                    
865-298-1253

jcandlish at iiaweb.com

 

 

Bonnie Lawlor

Executive Director

National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS)

1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004

Philadelphia, PA 19102

 

1-215-893-1561 Phone

1-215-893-1564 Fax

blawlor at nfais.org

www.nfais.org

 

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