EuroOSCON, the O’Reilly European Open Source Convention

"Open and Connected" September 18-21, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium http://conferences.oreilly.com/eurooscon/

EuroOSCON brings together the best and brightest across every open source persuasion for four days of intense, inspirational interaction. It’s the one place where developers and their managers get their hands on the latest skills, where technologists debate entrepreneurs, where community activists connect with politicians, and where creators come face to face with their most devoted users.

EuroOSCON early registration is open sign up before August 7 and you’ll save 300 euros: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/48/register.html

O’Reilly has a long history with open source community, and we use that connection to proactively seek out and assemble a program that is truly educational, useful, and inspiring. We’re still combing the global FLOSS community for the most influential and promising speakers, technologies, and projects. Some of the amazing speakers you’ll see this year include Rasmus Lerdorf, Yahoo!/PHP; Charles Lamb, Oracle; Matt Asay, Alfresco; Greg Stein, Google; Damian Conway, Thoughstream; and Florian Mueller, No Software Patents.

For the list of speakers so far, visit: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/48/speakers.html

We’re taking OSCON’s winning formula of practical sessions from innovators and applying it beyond pure source code. We know that there is more than

one way to overcome barriers and rise to programming challenges, and EuroOSCON will pack in as many solutions as the four days allow. For a sampling of sessions and tutorials (more are being added as you read this), go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/46/sessions.html

From programming, web apps, Ruby, and security, to business, databases, Java, Linux, and Ajax, the second annual EuroOSCON brings together the people, projects, and vision you need to take your know-how to the next level. Come be a part of the FLOSS community that’s not just building the future, but taking it to the mainstream.

Hope to see you in Brussels, The O’Reilly Conference Team

P.S. Don’t forget about the Code Challenge 2006, sponsored by the O’Reilly German office, running through August 15, with sponsored prizes (thanks to Zend Technologies, Novell, MySQL, eZ Systems, and various magazines) worth more than 20,000 euros. Winners receives a free pass to EuroOSCON. For details on the Code Challenge 2006, visit: http://www.webdevity.de/cc06english.html For more information about the Code Challenge, please contact Barbara Mueller in our German office at barbara@oreilly.de .

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