-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Call for Participation - OSS 2.0 UNCONFERENCE - Sept. 10th, Milan Datum: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:57:52 -0400 Von: Eugenio Capra capra@elet.polimi.it Antwort an: Eugenio Capra capra@elet.polimi.it An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

OSS 2.0 workshop, co-located with the OSS2008 conference on September 10th in Milan, Italy, is now an "unconference"!

http://conferenze.dei.polimi.it/oss20/

An unconference is a facilitated, face-to-face, and participant-driven conference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference).

We will discuss hot topics about Open Source, communities, and firms involvement in Open Source projects, but, and that is the most interesting part, every participant will be invited to propose topics, present results of his research or his experience. If you would like to propose a topic, please refer to the OSS 2.0 Unconference Wiki Page.

Anyone is invited and can participate WITH NO FEES OR FORMAL REGISTRATION OF ANY KIND.

ORANIZATION COMMITEE: * Eugenio Capra, Politecnico di Milano (eugenio.capra@polimi.it) * Chiara Francalanci, Politecnico di Milano (francala@elet.polimi.it) * Cristina Rossi Lamastra, Politecnico di Milano (cristina1.rossi@polimi.it) * Anthony I. Wasserman, Carnegie Mellon West (tonyw@west.cmu.edu)

LIST OF PROPOSED TOPICS UP TO NOW:

* OSS business models: OSS strategies of software companies, sustainability of OSS-based business models, hybridization between commercial and open software, impact of OSS on firm performance.

* Companies in OSS projects: Companies' involvement in OSS projects: contributions and strategies, role of paid developers and social networks, impact of companies' involvement on software quality.

* Communities: Advantages of OSS communities for OSS-based business models, communities as market platforms and source of feedback, managerial strategies for leveraging OSS communities.

* Innovation models: Open innovation framework, factors favouring the emergence of OSS-like innovation patterns, innovation policies tailored to software design, OSS technology transfer issues.

*OSS model and communities in other sectors: Applicability of OSS-like models to other sectors (biotech, multimedia, etc.), role played by communities in other sectors.

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