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<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Event</span></font></b><font color=black face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: The Government Open Source Conference
(GOSCON 2010)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Web Sit</span></font></b><font color=black face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:black'>e: </span></font><a
href="http://goscon.org/"><font color="#000099" face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:#000099'>http://goscon.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Dates</span></font></b><font color=black face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: October 26, Open Data <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City>, October 27-28, GOSCON</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Topics</span></font></b><font color=black face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: Role of open source software and
collaboration enabling leading Open Government and Transparency initiatives
throughout the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Open technology strategy, policy, acquisitions, operations, organizational
readiness, exemplary projects and use case are covered in breakout
sessions. Executive Open Data Round table includes state, city and
federal leadership. Open Data Summit on gathers government, civic, and
technology interests to collaborate on standards issue.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Intended Audience</span></font></b><font color=black
face=serif><span style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: Pubic Sector CIOs, IT
Directors, Infrastructure and Development Mangers, Contract Managers, Data
Managers, Enterprise Architects, IT Policy Advisers, Public Information
Officers, Public Administrators with responsibility for information technology
strategy. Internal gov2.0 evangelists will also benefit from the program.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Location</span></font></b><font color=black face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: The Nines Hotel, 525 SW Morrison, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97204</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Registration</span></font></b><font color=black face=serif><span
style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: Government and
non-profits, $195 until October 18, $250 thereafter, Corporate $295 until
October 18, $375 thereafter (fee includes all sessions, exhibits, conference
meals, reception, and materials)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=serif><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Conference Organizer</span></font></b><font color=black
face=serif><span style='font-family:serif;color:black'>: <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> State University Open Source
Lab <a href="http://osuosl.org/">osuosl.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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