OSCON call for proposals

Cory Doctorow 10:10 am Fri Dec 19, 2003

O'Reilly has just released the Call for Proposals for the next Open Source conference (to be held in Portland, OR, July 26-30), whose theme is ""Opening the Future: Discover, Develop,
Deliver." The keynotes look pretty stunning:

The keynote speakers for the next OSCON exemplify the event's wide-ranging
mix: Freeman, George, and Esther Dyson, presenting a joint keynote
address; Robert Lefkowitz, who was one of OSCON 2003's most
thought-provoking speakers; Milton Ngan of Weta Digital, the company that
created the digital effects for "The Lord of the Rings" films; and Tim
O'Reilly. Other influential open source leaders will come to OSCON to
accept the first Open Source Awards, produced by the Open Source Institute
(OSI) and ZDNet (winners will be announced in stages during the winter and
spring of 2004).

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