Think Tank 2007 features Fortune 500 CIOs sharing their thoughts,
concerns and questions on open source software with leaders from
world's largest IT companies and hottest open source startups
Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Magazine and author of 'The Long Tail,' to keynote
PALO
ALTO, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Think Tank is
accepting applications to attend the second annual gathering of leading
industry insiders for three days of hands-on, brainstorm-style sessions
addressing the future of open source software and commerce.
The
annual conference, "Think Tank 2007: The Future of Commercial Open
Source," is an exclusive, invitation-only event being held March 8 - 10
at the Silverado Country Club in Napa, California. Participation is
limited to 120 people. Details on how to apply are available on the Web
at http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com/ and the cost to attend is
$1,050, not including lodging and other travel expenses.
Think Tank 2007 is a unique event in the open source industry.
Sessions are small, facilitated by an industry peer, and designed to
challenge conventional thinking about open source and business. Two CIO
panels will provide a strong voice of the customer. Noted author and
Wired Magazine editor Chris Anderson will be the keynote on Friday,
March 9, speaking on "The Impact of Open Source, The Long Tail, and
Commerce."
Think Tank 2007 is hosted by the Olliance Group, a
leading open source management consulting firm, and DLA Piper, a global
law firm with 3,200 lawyers in 24 countries and a leading advisor to
the open source industry.
The event is supported by JasperSoft, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, OpenLogic, SugarCRM and Unisys.
"We're
very excited to be working with the current sponsors. We accepted only
a limited number so the focus would remain on content and relationship
building and not marketing," said Mark Radcliffe, senior partner, DLA
Piper and Chair of the DLA Piper's Open Source Practice Group.
Think
Tank 2007 builds on the success of the debut Think Tank held last year
in Sunnyvale, California that included representatives from leading
vendors such as HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, SAP and Sun Microsystems as
well as community leaders such as Doc Searls and Tim O'Reilly. CIOs
spoke from organizations that included the Bank of America and the
State of California.
"Last year's event was ground breaking in
its format and the usefulness of the content generated. Our attendees
reported that they wanted more time to discuss more of the industry's
key issues in more depth and so we chose to expand the format and move
the venue to Napa," said Andrew Aitken, managing partner, Olliance
Group.
Think Tank 2007 kicks off Thursday evening, March 8 with
a networking reception. Friday evening features a wine reception
followed by a sit down dinner at the exclusive Silverado Country Club.
Friday
and Saturday sessions, in addition to the CIO panels, will focus on
small breakout working groups that will explore emerging business
models for open source -- what works and what doesn't -- licensing and
IP issues, how usage models are evolving for open source software, the
impact of commerce on the open source development community, and other
topics that make today's headlines in the open source industry.
Highlights
of Think Tank 2007 will be captured in a white paper to be published
shortly after the conference and made available for free to all.
About Think Tank 2007
The
premier industry networking event for open source, Think Tank 2007 will
be held March 8-10 at the Silverado Country Club in Napa, California.
Organized
by the Olliance Group and DLA Piper, Think Tank is supported by
JasperSoft, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, OpenLogic, SugarCRM and Unisys. To
apply for an invitation, please visit
http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com/ .
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