Press Invitation: Official Launch Of The "Open Source Consortium"

Press Invitation: Official Launch Of The “Open Source Consortium”

Monday 29.11.04 At NCC International Press Centre 2.00 p.m.

Contact: leigh.richards@therightimage.co.uk

A coalition of over 60 European Open Source service providers are uniting to form the Open Source Consortium – an independent reference point to give an unbiased “proprietary-vendor free” voice for all organisations deploying or contemplating the Open Source alternative. The consortium which is borne out of a fusion of the Open Source movement and prime-mover demand from areas such as the Public Sector aims to bring impartial clarity to the debate.

The official launch will be on Monday 29th November 2004 – details as follows:

14.00 Coffee

14.30 Presentations from:

Mark Taylor, OSC Executive Director

John H. Terpstra, Co-Founder of the Samba Team, Founder of the Open Standards Alliance

Bob Griffith, International Secretary SOCTIM

Graham Taylor, Programme Director, OpenForum Europe

15.00 questions

15.30 Close

Venue:

The NCC International Press Centre
76 Shoe Lane
London
EX4A 3JB

To book a place please contact:

Leigh Richards – The Right Image Public Relations
e-mail: leigh.richards@therightimage.co.uk