From: O'Reilly Conferences [mailto:oraconf@ora-info.ora.com] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:56 PM Subject: oscon 2003 call for participation 2003 O'Reilly Open Source Convention Call For Participation Embracing and Extending Proprietary Software http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ O'Reilly & Associates invites programmers, developers, strategists, and technical staff to submit proposals to lead tutorial and conference sessions at the 2003 Open Source Software Convention, slated for July 7-11 in Portland, OR. Proposals are due February 15, 2003. For more information please visit our OSCON website http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ The theme this year is "Embracing and Extending Proprietary Software." Few companies use only one vendor's software on desktops, back office, and servers. Variety in operating systems and applications is becoming the norm, for sound financial and technical reasons. With variety comes the need for open unencumbered standards for data exchange and service interoperability. You can address the theme from any angle you like--for example, you might talk about migrating away from commercial software such as Microsoft Windows, or instead place your emphasis on coexistence. Convention Conferences Perl Conference 7 The Python 11 Conference PHP Conference 3 Convention Tracks Apache XML Applications MySQL and PostgreSQL Ruby Please read the O'Reilly OSCON CFP Press Release http://press.oreilly.com/oscon2003_cfp.html