The EFMI-BCS conference on Open Source in Healthcare will be held at the at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA between 9th to 11th September 2008. This is an Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) supported event.

For further details please visit: http://www.chirad.info/efmi_stc

Map & directions: http://www.epsg.org.uk/locations/bcsss-guide.html

Jo Cook will give a presentation about the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) http://www.osgeo.org/ for the Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) and the Geospatial Specialist Group on 22nd January 2009 at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA. Further details to follow….

To book a place to attend this event please email your name to the events coordinator.

Map & directions: http://www.epsg.org.uk/locations/bcsss-guide.html

Free buffet and refreshments including wine available.

Friday 7th (tutorials), Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th November Conference

Venue: The Manchester Conference Centre, The University of Manchester, Weston Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB

Call For Papers

Linux 2008 will take place at the Manchester Conference Centre from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th November. The conference will follow a similar pattern to that of previous years, with a choice of two conference streams. We also plan to organise some tutorials on Friday 7th November.

We invite speakers on all aspects of Linux development. The programme will cover a variety of subjects, including kernel and desktop development, tools, applications, networking and security. Any topic likely to be of interest to Linux developers and enthusiasts will be considered.

Abstracts

Abstracts for the main conference or tutorial programme should be accompanied by a short biography, and, ideally, should be about 250-500 words long. Final papers should normally last about 45 minutes, including 10 minutes for questions and answers. If you need more time for your presentation, please tell us when you submit your abstract.

Abstracts should be submitted to the conference organisers electronically via the web site. http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2008/register.shtml

We shall acknowledge all submissions.

Significant Dates

Closing date for abstracts — 18 August 2008
Accepted authors notified by — 1 September 2008
Final papers due by — 20 October 2008

Particular queries should be sent either to the UKUUG office, or to the
Linux2008 programme committee, linux2008@ukuug.org.

Sponsors & Exhibitors

To keep the conference fees low, we are seeking event sponsors and exhibitors. For further information about sponsoring, exhibiting, or attending the event please contact the UKUUG office.
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