Agenda of The 6th Asia OSS Symposium
6th-8th, September, 2005


[ September 6th || September 7th || September 8th ]

MC: LiquidMedia
09:00-09:15 Inauguration Ceremony of FOSS Week activities (Lighting Oil Lamp)
09:15-09:30 Welcome Address by FOSS Week Organizer
Prof. V. K. Samaranayake
09:30-09:40 Opening Address by Minister of Science and Technology
Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitarana
09:40-09:50 Opening Address by Ambassador of Japanese Embassy
H. E. Mr. Akio Suda
09:50-10:00 Opening Address by Managing Director / CEO, ICTA, Sri Lanka
Mr. Manju Haththotuwa
10:00-10:15 Opening Address by Executive Director, CICC, Japan
Mr. Akio Kanaya
10:15-10:40 Photo Session / Coffee Break
10:40-11:40 Keynote Address:
Mr. Rasmus Lerdorf, Father of PHP   "PHP: Catalyzing the LAMP Stack"
11:40-12:00 Special Report: Mr. Akihiko Ichikawa, Japan
"Report of e-Government WG activities in GBDe"
12:00-13:00 Lunch at Hotel Trans Asia
13:00-14:00 Invited Talk: Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, Director, OSI
"The World is not flat in Open Source"
14:00-15:00 Keynote Address:
Mr. Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, FSG
"Global Standards will Balance the IT Playing Field"
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:00 Invited Talk :
Mr. Francisco Proenza, FAO Investment Centre. "Benefit of FOSS for Developing Markets and Governments"
16:00-17:00 Keynote Address:
Mr. Michael Tiemann, President, OSI
"The Benefits of the Open Source Model vis-a-vis the Proprietary Model"
17:00-18:00 Panel Discussion
(Consisting of all keynote speakers and moderated by Chairman, LSF)
19:00-22:00 "Freedom Night" Reception and Dinner (Host Sri Lanka side)


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