-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CfP - Sixth International Conference on Open Source Systems - Due date: 27 December 2009 Datum: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:33:15 -0500 Von: Greg Madey gmadey@nd.edu Antwort an: Greg Madey gmadey@nd.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

OSS2010 - Sixth International Conference on Open Source Systems

http://oss2010.org OSS 2010 The Sixth International Conference on Open Source Systems IFIP Working Group on Open Source Software ? IFIP WG 2.13 30 May ? 2 June, 2010 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA Email: info@oss2010.org

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS& PROPOSALS

The sixth annual Conference on Open Source Systems will consist of research presentations, workshops, tutorials, panels, posters, special events and project demonstrations. Authors are invited to submit papers and proposals on a variety of free, libre, and open source topics, including but not limited to:

Software engineering perspectives: Challenges and opportunities ? F/OSS architectures, configuration and release management ? F/OSS development environments ? Testing, assuring and certifying F/OSS quality and security ? F/OSS usability, scalability, maintainability and other quality issues ? Mining and analyzing F/OSS project repositories ? Lessons from F/OSS for conventional development ? F/OSS and standards ? Open sourcing vs. off-shoring of development ? F/OSS and agile development ? Tools and infrastructures for F/OSS development ? Models of reuse ? Architectures, patterns, techniques and processes for F/OSS development ? F/OSS and distributed development ? Documentation of F/OSS projects

Emerging perspectives: Lessons from F/OSS applied to other fields ? Diffusion and adoption of F/OSS innovations ? F/OSS and alternative intellectual property regimes ? F/OSS, Open Science, Open Engineering and "Open Knowledge" ? Licensing, IPR and other legal issues in F/OSS ? F/OSS and innovation

Social science: Understanding organizational and psychological issues in F/OSS ? Diversity and international participation in F/OSS projects ? Learning, knowledge sharing, collaboration, control& conflict in F/OSS projects ? Dynamics of F/OSS project communities, building and sustaining ? F/OSS historical foundations ? F/OSS and social networks ? F/OSS and social inclusion ? Economic analysis of F/OSS ? Knowledge management, e-learning and F/OSS

Studies of F/OSS deployment: Current studies and future issues ? Case studies of F/OSS deployment, migration models, success and failure ? F/OSS in the public sector (e.g., government, education, health care) ? F/OSS in vertical domains and the 'secondary' software sector (e.g., automotive, telecommunications, medical devices) ? F/OSS-compatible IT governance architectures ? F/OSS applications catalog (functionality, evaluation, platforms, support providers, training needs) ? F/OSS education and training ? F/OSS, e-government and transformational government ? F/OSS business models and strategies ? F/OSS and the one laptop per child initiative

IMPORTANT DATES 27 December 2009: Submissions due 27 December 2009: Submission of workshop, tutorial and panel proposals 17 January 2010: Results to Authors 7 February 2010: Camera-ready copy due 12 March 2010: Early registration (payment received) 31 May ? 1 June 2010: Main Conference 30 May& 2 June 2010: Workshops and Tutorials 31 May ? 1 June 2010: Main Conference

PROGRAM COMMITTEE General Chairs: Greg Madey, University of Notre Dame, USA Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid, Spain

Local Organizing Chair: Greg Madey, University of Notre Dame, USA

Program Chairs: Par Agerfalk, Uppsala University, Sweden John Noll, University of Limerick, Ireland Cornelia Boldyreff, University of Lincoln, UK

Doctoral Consortium Chairs: Kris Ven, University of Antwerp, Belgium Walt Scacchi, University of California - Irvine, USA Jen Verelst, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Publicity Chair: Megan Squire, Elon University, USA

Publicity Co-Chairs: W. Europe: Yeliz Eseryel UK and Ireland: Andrea Capiluppi Nordic Countries: Bjorn Lundell Japan: Tesuo Noda Africa: Sulayman Sowe Middle East and S. Asia: Faheen Ahmed Russia and E. Europe: Alexey Khoroshilov

Tutorial Chair: Petrinja Etiel, Free University of Bolzno-Bozen, Italy

Panels Chair: Joseph Feller, University College Cork, Ireland

Social Media/Social Networking Chair: Megan Squire, Elon University, USA

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