-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call for Participation: OSS 2010 Conference, Notre Dame, 30 May-2 June 2010 Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:35:24 -0500 From: IFIP OSS2010 <info@oss2010.org> To: Gabriella Coleman <biella@nyu.edu> Dear Gabriella Coleman, Attached is the call for participation for the upcoming IFIP WG 2.13 OSS 2010 Conference, to be held at Notre Dame 30 May-2 June 2010. We would appreciate your passing the call on to colleagues and students who might be interested in the topic. Call for Participation--OSS 2010 Conference The Sixth International Conference on Open Source Systems IFIP Working Group on Open Source Software – IFIP WG 2.13 30 May – 2 June, 2010 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA Email: info@oss2010.org http://oss2010.org CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS & PROPOSALS The sixth annual Conference on Open Source Systems will consist of research presentations, workshops, tutorials, panels, posters and project demonstrations. Authors are invited to submit papers and proposals on a variety of free, libre, and open source topics, including but not limited to: Software engineering perspectives: Challenges and opportunities • F/OSS architectures, configuration and release management • F/OSS development environments • Testing, assuring and certifying F/OSS quality and security • F/OSS usability, scalability, maintainability and other quality issues • Mining and analyzing F/OSS project repositories • Lessons from F/OSS for conventional development • F/OSS and standards • Open sourcing vs. off-shoring of development • F/OSS and agile development • Tools and infrastructures for F/OSS development • Models of reuse • Architectures, patterns, techniques and processes for F/OSS development • F/OSS and distributed development • Documentation of F/OSS projects Emerging perspectives: Lessons from F/OSS applied to other fields • Diffusion and adoption of F/OSS innovations • F/OSS and alternative intellectual property regimes • F/OSS, Open Science, Open Engineering and "Open Knowledge" • Licensing, IPR and other legal issues in F/OSS • F/OSS and innovation Social science: Understanding organizational and psychological issues in F/OSS • Diversity and international participation in F/OSS projects • Learning, knowledge sharing, collaboration, control & conflict in F/OSS projects • Dynamics of F/OSS project communities, building and sustaining • F/OSS historical foundations • F/OSS and social networks • F/OSS and social inclusion • Economic analysis of F/OSS • Knowledge management, e-learning and F/OSS Studies of F/OSS deployment: Current studies and future issues • Case studies of F/OSS deployment, migration models, success and failure • F/OSS in the public sector (e.g., government, education, health care) • F/OSS in vertical domains and the 'secondary' software sector (e.g., automotive, telecommunications, medical devices) • F/OSS-compatible IT governance architectures • F/OSS applications catalog (functionality, evaluation, platforms, support providers, training needs) • F/OSS education and training • F/OSS, e-government and transformational government • F/OSS business models and strategies • F/OSS and the one laptop per child initiative IMPORTANT DATES 27 December 2009: Submissions due 27 December 2009: Submission of workshop, tutorial and panel proposals 17 January 2010: Results to Authors 7 February 2010: Camera-ready copy due 12 March 2010: Early registration (payment received) 31 May – 1 June 2010: Main Conference 30 May & 2 June 2010: Workshops and Tutorials 31 May – 1 June 2010: Main Conference PROGRAM COMMITTEE General Chairs: Greg Madey, University of Notre Dame, USA Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid, Spain Local Organizing Chair: Greg Madey, University of Notre Dame, USA Program Chairs: Par Agerfalk, Uppsala University, Sweden John Noll, University of Limerick, Ireland Cornelia Boldyreff, University of Lincoln, UK Doctoral Consortium Chairs: Kris Ven, University of Antwerp, Belgium Walt Scacchi, University of California - Irvine, USA Jen Verelst, University of Antwerp, Belgium Publicity & Social Media Chair: Megan Squire, Elon University, USA Publicity Co-Chairs: W. Europe: Yeliz Eseryel UK and Ireland: Andrea Capiluppi Nordic Countries: Bjorn Lundell Japan: Tesuo Noda Africa: Sulayman Sowe Middle East and S. Asia: Faheen Ahmed Russia and E. Europe: Alexey Khoroshilov Tutorial Chair: Petrinja Etiel, Free University of Bolzno-Bozen, Italy Panels Chair: Joseph Feller, University College Cork, Ireland -- **************************************************** Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor Department of Media, Culture, & Communication New York University 239 Greene St, 7th floor NY NY 10003 212-992-7696 http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Gabriella_Coleman