CALL FOR PAPERS
International Software Freedom Conference of Kosova 2010
September 25/26, 2010
Prishtina / Kosovo
The University of Prishtina and FLOSS Kosovo are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the International Software Freedom Conference of Kosova, which will be held on September 25 and 26 at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Prishtina.
Considering the pioneering nature of this conference, the focus will be on the following subjects:
- What is free software and open source?
- How can free and open source software help in economic development?
- How can public and private institutions benefit from free and open source software?
- FOSS in Public Administration
- Open Society projects
- Copyright, Licensing and Patents
- Wikimedia and Free Culture
- Use of free and open source software for Schools and Business?
- OLPC implementation in Schools
- Open Courseware Systems
- OpenStreetMap and Open Source Geo Information Systems
- Developers presenting work on projects.
- Use of free and open source software for:
- Desktop,
- OS Kernel,
- Programming/scripting languages,
- Development tools,
- Databases,
- Security,
- Networks,
- Collaboration,
- Web, Web 2.0,
- GRID/Clusters,
- Multimedia and video production
- Toolkits
- Voice over IP
Authors are encouraged to also submit papers on any other topic not listed above but related to free and open source software.
Key Dates
| Call for papers closes | 1 May 2010 |
| Initial notification of acceptance | 1 June 2010 |
| Deadline for final versions of papers | 30 June 2010 |
| Conference | 25/26 September 2010 |
