UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Free and Open Source Software
 by jeff covey, in Events - Mon, Sep 13th 2004 00:00 UTC

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will sponsor an Expert Meeting on Free and Open Source Software in Geneva from 22 to 24 September 2004.

The meeting, convened in accordance with the decision taken by the Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation, and Development at its eighth session, will will open at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 September 2004.

The topics discussed will include:

• What are the economic and social development implications of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
• Why should FOSS be of particular interest to developing countries and transition economies?
• Is FOSS applicable to commercial and business activity?
• How does the FOSS idea and process effect other spheres of human activity important for development, such as health, education, or copyright and patent law?

The program, agenda, and further details are available on UNCTAD's homepage.

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[»] Outcome?
by elo bauen - Oct 4th 2004 03:23:00

Anybody been there?
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[»] Re: Outcome?
by BozMo - Nov 29th 2004 03:21:45

The website has a list of attendees. Richard Stallman was the only name I recognised but it didn't really look representative of people who work in free software. Lots of third world country delegates and a few microsoft etc people. BozMo

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[»] More conferences like this one?
by Techie Man - Feb 9th 2005 12:29:29

Are there any more conferences like this coming up in the US?

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[»] Re: Outcome?
by mass - Jan 4th 2006 02:29:14

are there any new meetings in the new year coming up

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