Open Source Industry Australia

Linux Australia in collaboration with the Open Source Industry Association (OSIA) and the Baker & McKenzie Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre at UNSW is proud to present the first Open Source Forum, which will deal with the increasingly important, but often misunderstood, issue of software patents. The Open Source Forums will be short and focused seminars on topical developments in the Open Source field. It is intended that each seminar will include presentations from invited speakers who will represent a range of views. The forums will also provide an opportunity for all Open Source participants to express their views. The Forums are intended to provide Open Source participants, including small businesses, with an opportunity to get the benefit of a range of views from leaders in the relevant fields and to contribute to the debate on topical developments of relevance to the Open Source movement. The Forum on Software Patents will be hosted by Baker & McKenzie's Sydney office on: Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 12:30pm at: Baker & McKenzie Level 27, AMP Centre 50 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000. The program for the Forum will be: 12:30: Introduction and Welcome Pia Smith, Linux Australia 12:35: Patents and Open Source Licences Derek Neve and John MacPhail, Baker & McKenzie 12:50: How The Australian Patent System Works Bob Kemp, R. E. Kemp & Co Pty Limited 13:00: An Industry Perspective: Les Bell, Open Source Industry Association 13:10: An Industry Perspective: Craig Laughton or Greg Keiser, Novell Australia 13:20: An Open Source Patent Experience: Rproxy, Rusty Russell, Linux Australia 13:30: Roundtable discussions 14:30: Close Attendance is free and a light lunch will be provided. We look forward to your participation. If you wish to attend, please reply to "rsvp@bakercyberlawcentre.org" with Subject: "[RSVP] Software forum: patents". For further details see http://www.bakercyberlawcentre.org/software/patents.htm