O'Reilly Open Source Convention - August 1-5, 2005

The Open Source Business Review (OSBR) is an executive level conference featuring two captivating days of sessions focused on the needs of enterprise executives (CXO) and IT managers.

OSBR will congregate the most prominent open source minds to highlight how open source is changing IT in the enterprise, and demonstrate how it can benefit you now and in the future. At OSBR, you'll learn directly from IT executives who have managed open source successfully within their organizations.

Sessions range from evaluating open source and calculating ROI, skill building, governance models, using services to manage risks, new trends in licensing, and many others trenchant issues. Attendees will learn how to avoid the most common mistakes and pitfalls and how to take full advantage of an emerging set of best practices for open source adoption. Some of the insightful OSBR speakers include:

Karen Copenhaver Black Duck Software	W. Phillip Moore Open Source Advocate	Dan Woods Evolved Media Network
Kasper van Beem Capgemini	Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz Asurion	Kevin Bedell Black Duck Software

In addition to the exclusive OSBR program, OSBR participants can also attend:

OSCON keynotes
OSCON sessions
Evening events and BOFs
Exhibit Hall
OSCON tutorials (Note: additional fees required)

Click here for a complete list of OSBR sessions.

Click here for a complete list of OSBR speakers.

Join us at OSBR and connect to IT luminaries, open source masters, and others grappling with the management of open source in IT. Need more reasons to attend?

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PHPSecurity.org Launches -- PHPSecurity.org, the companion web site for my new book, Essential PHP Security, is now online.
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About the Open Source Business Review

OSBR is co-chaired by Nat Torkington and Dan Woods. Nat Torkington is the OSCON Program Chair. Dan Woods is Editor and CTO of Evolved Media Network and author of Open Source for the Enterprise to be published by O'Reilly Media in 2005.