[Squeakland] FW: Open Source "Open" to World via Live Streaming of Toronto Con ference

[Mankovsky, Sheine]

	I thought you might find the information below of interest.  Sheine

> >>March 31, 2004 - Toronto
> >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >
> >Open Source "Opens Up" to the World
> >With Live Streaming of Toronto Conference
> >
> >ARCHIVES AVAILABLE AFTER THE EVENT
> >
> >Persons can participate in Toronto's Open Source conference, scheduled
> for 
> >May, without actually being there.
> >
> >Titled "Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and 
> >Solutions," the meeting is being hosted by UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. It is 
> >scheduled for Sunday, May 9, to Tuesday, May 11, at Convocation Hall, 31 
> >King's College Circle. Open source refers to the practice of making
> public 
> >the code that makes software work.
> >
> >"As far as we know, this is the first open source conference ever to be 
> >webcast, making it the most open 'Open Source' event ever held," says 
> >conference chair Ron Baecker.
> >
> >Live streaming will be delivered by the university's innovative
> "ePresence" 
> >system. Viewers will:
> >
> >* See a high-resolution image of speakers' slides and other audiovisual 
> >aids
> >* Watch and hear the presenters themselves and the audience
> >* Chat online, send each other private messages, and ask questions to 
> >presenters
> >* Review previous slides without interrupting the flow
> >* Browse other sites at the speaker's suggestion.
> >
> >After the event, Webcast registrants can:
> >
> >* View an archive of each presentation
> >* Find topics using a two-level table of contents
> >* Find topics using a local search engine
> >* Participate in threaded discussions about the presentation.
> >
> >Details on ePresence may be found at Web site 
> >http://epresence.kmdi.toronto.edu. This technology will soon be released
> to 
> >the public as open source software.
> >
> >Persons may register for the Webcast at the conference Web site, 
> >http://osconf.kmdi.utoronto.ca, for CDN$145. The full conference costs 
> >CDN$495 until April 30 and CDN$595 thereafter. Tickets will be available
> at 
> >the door. Single-day and discounted volume registrations are also 
> >available.
> >
> >The event is unusual in addressing social, moral, legal, political and 
> >business, as well as technical, issues. The conference is the first and 
> >only of its kind in Canada and the most comprehensive ever held anywhere.
> >
> >      - 30 -
> >
> >Please contact:
> >
> >Ron Baecker, Conference Chair
> >(416) 978-6983, rmb at kmdi.utoronto.ca
> >
> >Kelly Rankin, Conference Coordinator
> >(416) 946-8512, kelly at kmdi.utoronto.ca
> >
> >=======================================================
> >
> >SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
> >
> >The webcast can be received on personal computers running the Linux, 
> >Windows 98/2000/2003/XP, and Mac 9.x or OS/X operating systems, and the 
> >Internet  Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla, Opera and Safari 1.2 
> >browsers, and using either Real Media or Windows Media streaming.
> >
> >The conference is presented by the following organizations within the 
> >UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Knowledge Media Design Institute, Connaught 
> >International Symposia Fund, Centre for Innovation Law and Policy,
> Citizen 
> >Lab of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Department of Computer 
> >Science, Information Policy Research Program, the University of Toronto 
> >Libraries and their Resource Centre for Academic Technology.
> >
> >The support of these organizations is hereby acknowledged: Communications
> 
> >and Information Technology Ontario, IBM Centre for Advanced Studies,
> Linux 
> >Professional Institute, Seneca College, Ontario Ministry of Economic 
> >Development and Trade, The City of Toronto, Caseware International,
> Novell, 
> >Openflows Networks Ltd. and The Commons Group.
> >
> >
> >      - 30 -
> >
> >
> 
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