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Earlybird Registration is extended until 31st October 2008

http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/registration/

Earlybird Registration for The Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 is has been extended for a short period to Friday 31st October,2008. Register now, to ensure you have the opportunity to also attend the attendance limited Google Hackathon.

Earlybird Registration is now open until 27th October 2008

http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/registration/

Earlybird Registration for The Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 is now open. OSDC 2008 is a conference run by open source developers, for developers and business people. It covers numerous programming languages across a range of operating systems, and related topics such as business processes, licensing, and strategy. Talks vary from introductory pieces through to the deeply technical.

Check out the draft program: http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/papers/

Successful Speakers Notified, 24 July 2008

The program committee has completed the review of the paper proposals, and have notified this years selected speakers. Proposals not accepted in this round are still under consideration if an accepted speaker is unable to make a final submission.

Call for Papers is now closed. Keynote Speakers Announced.

We have had over 100 proposals submitted and the program committee are busy reviewing these, before notifying this years successful speakers.

The keynote speakers confirmed for this year are:

Call for Papers closes on Monday, 30 June 2008

There is less than two weeks to get your paper proposal in for the opportunity to speak and attend Australia's Open Source Developers' Conference!

The deadline for proposals is 30th June 2008.

The Open Source Developers' Conference is an Australian conference designed for developers, by developers.

Papers on Open Source languages, technologies, projects, tools and well as topics of interest to Open Source developers are being solicited for submission to OSDC 2008. So if you are an Open Source maintainer, developer or user, the organising committee would encourage you to submit a talk proposal on the open source tools, solutions, languages or technologies you are working with.

The conference will be held at SMC Conference venue in the Sydney CBD, New South Wales, from the 2nd to the 5th of December, 2008. We have had some great proposals submitted already, including keynotes from Chris DiBona, Anthony Baxter, Andrew Tridgell and Pia Waugh. This is your chance to give the open source project you are passionate about more exposure.

Being a speaker at OSDC 2008, has it's privileges. As well as having your paper published in the conference proceedings, you will get a free admission to the 3 days of the main conference and the conference dinner.

If you have any questions, or have never submitted a paper proposal before, please read our FAQ page at http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/faq/ If you don't find an answer there, please contact program <at> osdc.com.au

To submit a proposal, follow the instructions at http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/papers/cfp.html

Call for Papers May 2008

Call for Papers Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 2nd - 5th December 2008, Sydney, Australia

The Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 is a conference run by open source developers, for developers and business people. It covers numerous programming languages across a range of operating systems, and related topics such as business processes, licensing, and strategy. Talks vary from introductory pieces through to the deeply technical. It is a great opportunity to meet, share, and learn with like-minded individuals.

This year, the conference will be held in Sydney, Australia during the first week of December (2nd - 5th). If you are an Open Source maintainer, developer or user, the organising committee would encourage you to submit a talk proposal on open source tools, solutions, languages or technologies you are working with.

For more details and to submit your proposal(s), goto: http://osdc.com.au/2008/papers/cfp.html

If you have any questions or require assistance with your submission, please don't hesitate to ask!

We recognise the importance of Open Source in providing a medium for collaboration between individuals, researchers, business and government. In recognition of this and ensure a high standard of presentations, we intend to peer-review all submitted papers.

OSDC 2008 Sydney (Australia) - Key Program Dates:

                30 Jun - Initial proposals (short abstract) due
                21 Jul - Proposal acceptance
                15 Sep - Accepted paper submissions
                13 Oct - Reviews completed
                27 Oct - Final paper submission cutoff

For all information, contacts and updates, see the OSDC conference web site at http://osdc.com.au/2008/

Also if you are interested in sponsoring, please see: http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/sponsors/opportunities.html