could be interesting to people. Certainly wish I could be there. :( -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [UK event] Open Source Junction - developing open cross-platform mobile apps Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:12:00 +0000 From: Steve Lee <steve....@oucs.ox.ac.uk> Reply-To: Managing community led projects <community-developm...@jiscmail.ac.uk> To: community-developm...@jiscmail.ac.uk
(With apologies for any cross-posting) There are 3 weeks left to register and some places are still available. The Open Souce Junction is a two day workshop connecting industry and academic innovation in open source mobile technologies covering how to manage the co-production of cross-platform mobile apps in an open development context and how to set up open source industry-academia partnerships. Details below and on the linked website. Steve Lee OSS Watch - Open Source advisory service - http://oss-watch.ac.uk OSS Watch is pleased to invite you to take part in Open Source Junction. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1283889147 Open Source Junction builds a community of industry and academic stakeholders with an interest in open source software for mobile technologies. The first Open Source Junction workshop is on cross-platform mobile apps. ======================= Details about the event ======================= This two-day workshop will show delegates how to manage the co-production of cross-platform mobile apps in an open development context. The participants will get the knowledge and opportunities to set up open source industry-academia partnerships relevant to the mobile apps space. When? * Tuesday 29 March and Wednesday 30 March 2011 Where? * Trinity College, Oxford, OX1 3BH Who? * Mobile industry R&D managers, senior strategists, software developers * Principal Investigators, research staff, project managers * Funders with an interest in cross-platform mobile applications Why? * become familiar with the basics of open innovation in software * find out about successful software partnerships created via open innovation * explore partnership opportunities relevant to the cross-platform mobile apps space * join a community of practitioners interested in pooling resources for co-developing mobile open source software * have your say in setting up an industry-academia open source mobile community The full programme with speaker and session details is available at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1283889147 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/