[prog] Penguin Day: Open Source Forum 3/28/04 in Philadelphia

[Michelle Murrain]

Penguin Day 2004
An Open Source Forum for Non-Profit Technology Staff and Developers
March 28, 2004
Philadelphia
www.penguinday.org

Are you a developer interested in open source software for the
non-profit sector?  A nonprofit technology support provider wanting
to use open source software in your work?  Then Penguin Day 2004 is
for you.

The first-ever Penguin Day on March 28, 2004 will bring together open
source software (OSS) developers and non-profit technology staff for a
day of learning and conversation to frankly address the
challenges of developing open source tools for non profits and
celebrate strengths and successes of open source in the
nonprofit sector.

Developed in collaboration with Aspiration, the
Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI), the LINC Project of the
Welfare Law Center, the Advocacy Project, and several individuals, the
event is generously supported with a grant from the IBM International
Foundation and other donors.

Register now at  <http://www.penguinday.org/>www.penguinday.org

With a packed agenda of workshops, round tables, and speakers, Penguin
Day 2004 will focus on two key questions:

1. How can nonprofits and technology support providers better inform
open source developers of their needs and work flow, as well as about
barriers to adopting open source solutions?
2. How can developer communities better deliver what non-profits need?

Sessions will address:
* requirement definition processes
* product adoption/deployment models
* project management & tracking requirements
* in-house development and maintenance
* quality assurance
* funding models
* project planning and sustainability

See the full agenda at http://www.penguinday.org/agenda.html

Penguin Day will take place right after the NTEN Non-Profit Technology
Conference in Philadelphia and will build on the momentum generated there by
two days of workshops and session on Open Source at the NTC, the "Open
Source Primer" of the Non Profit Open Source Initiative (NOSI), and
the NOSI Open Source Café.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Katrin
Verclas or Allan Gunn at info at penguinday.org.

We hope to see you there!

Katrin and Gunner for the Penguin Day Working Group

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.Michelle

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