Open Source Panel in Cambridge, Mass. April 1st: ‘Designing IT in the Age of Obama’
March 25th, 2009 by Amy Krigman
There’s not much debate over the assertion that we’re dealing with some gigantic problems today. The nation is facing historic economic challenges, with looming energy and health care issues not far behind. Voters’ expectations for the Obama administration seem nearly as vast. The White House is searching hard for answers — and has put enormous stock in the promise of technology to solve the difficult riddles in front of us.
President Obama has repeatedly stated his plans to leverage technology as an answer to the nation’s most pressing problems, and the President’s ambitious vision is serving as a call to action for the technology community. A key catalyst will be open source programming, which offers the potential to both lower costs and speed development of urgently needed problem-solving applications.
A panel organized by The Mass Technology Leadership Council (Mass TLC) to be held Wednesday, April 1st in Cambridge, Mass. will explore the enormous potential and promise of open source programming and applications in these “interesting times.”
“Designing IT in the Age of Obama” will be moderated by software innovator and Software Garden president Dan Bricklin. He will be joined by software industry veterans Susie Adams, CTO for Microsoft’s Federal Government Civilian Business division, open source legend Doc Searls, now a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center, and Tim Yeaton, president & CEO of Black Duck Software (A Topaz Partners client).
This deeply knowledgeable panel will discuss the use of open source, proprietary, and mixed software solutions to address challenges and opportunities in healthcare, energy, education, and other pressing national priorities. The roundtable will explore the state of technology today, and make predictions of what’s in store for the future.
Seating is limited for what is expected to a lively and interactive discussion.
Register at http://opensource090331.eventbrite.com.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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