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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear NFAIS Members,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>* *
* REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO JULY
19 * * *</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>See the URL below for online registration. </span></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span
style='color:red'>Open Source Software and Copyright:</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span
style='color:red'> Legal and Business Considerations for Government Use</span></b><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span
style='color:black'>A Workshop Sponsored by CENDI, the Law Library of Congress
and the Federal Library and Information Center Committee</span></b><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span
style='color:black'>Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room (6<span
class=apple-style-span><sup>th</sup></span> Floor)</span></b><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span
style='color:black'>Washington, DC</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span
style='color:black'>Monday, July 26, 2010 — 9:00 am – 4:00 pm</span></b><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>This
workshop will be of interest to IT managers, policy makers, legal and general
counsel staff, procurement officials and government contractors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The workshop is based on the
latest product of the CENDI Copyright Group, “<a
href="http://www.cendi.gov/publications/09-1FAQ_OpenSourceSoftware_FINAL_110109.pdf"
target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>Frequently Asked Questions about
Copyright and Computer Software: Issues Affecting the U.S. Government with
Special Emphasis on Open Source Software</span></a>,” which was released
in November 2009. This follows on CENDI’s very popular “<a
href="http://www.cendi.gov/publications/04-8copyright.html" target="_blank"><span
style='color:purple'>Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright.</span></a>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>The
registration deadline has been extended to July 19. However, space is limited
and we encourage registration as soon as possible. </span></b><span
style='color:black'>The <a
href="http://cendievents.infointl.com/oss_workshop_0710/" target="_blank">registration
and program</a> are available from: <a
href="http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/oss_workshop_0710/" target="_blank"><span
style='color:purple'>http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/oss_workshop_0710/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Registration
Fee: $50</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>CENDI
(</span><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.cendi.gov/"
target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>www.cendi.gov</span></a></span></u><span
style='color:black'>) 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:14.25pt;background:
white;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin: initial;
background-clip: initial;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:
initial initial'><span style='color:black'>FLICC (<a
href="http://www.loc.flicc.gov/" target="_blank">www.loc.flicc.gov</a> is
an interagency cooperative of federal libraries and information centers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:14.25pt;background:
white;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin: initial;
background-clip: initial;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:
initial initial'><span style='color:black'>Law Library of Congress (<a
href="http://www.loc.gov/law" target="_blank">www.loc.gov/law</a>/) provides
research and reference assistance and oversees the permanent legal collection
to support the U.S. Congress.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Contact</span></b><span
style='color:black'><br>
<br>
JR Candlish<br>
CENDI
Secretariat <br>
865-298-1253<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'><a
href="mailto:jcandlish@iiaweb.com" target="_blank">jcandlish@iiaweb.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie Lawlor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of Advanced Information Services (<i>NFAIS</i>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Philadelphia, PA 19102<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>1-215-893-1561 Phone<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1-215-893-1564 Fax<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>blawlor@nfais.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.nfais.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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