Fwd: Jon 'Mad Dog' Hall Lecture

[Ricky Hussmann]

Folks,

A former colleague of mine is hosting a talk by Jon 'maddog' Hall in Fairmont, September 22nd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer)

This sounds like a great talk, and in-line with our core concerns. What can we do to help promote this? I'm sure some of our members will be interested in attending, so how about we start organizing a ride-share as well?

Ricky Hussmann

(304)99RICKY [304-997-4259]

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From: Alexandros Leontopoulos <al...@createtank.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Subject: Jon 'Mad Dog' Hall Lecture
To: Fran...@fairmontstate.edu, Ricky Hussmann <ricky.h...@gmail.com>


Guys,

Thanks for agreeing to help spread the word about our free lecture.  A few details about the event:

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Internationally renowned open source software advocate, Jon ‘maddog’ Hall will speak in Fairmont, W.Va. on September 22, 2011 at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center at the I-79 technology Park in Fairmont, WV.

The free event is sponsored by createTank, a local open source software engineering company, and the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation.  The seminar is the first of a series of discussions about open source software and its potential for economic development.

“We feel strongly about the promise of open source software and how it can invigorate our local economy,” said John Joseph Roets, co-owner and vice president for software architecture at createTank. “If you look at the really successful technology sectors in the U.S. and in other countries the most successful are built on a foundation of open source technology.  West Virginia can and should be a part of that.”

Mr. Hall’s talk is titled Free and Open Source Software in Government, Education, and Business.

The discussion will examine how using open source technology is not  about cutting the costs of software, but extending the quality of the solution.  This talk will discuss these issues, illustrated by case studies of how FOSS software's return on investment is greater than closed-source software.

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I'll be getting more info and fliers for you guys as we get closer to the event, but please let me know what I can do or give you to help you guys spread the word.  Here are some links:

http://url.createtank.com/maddog

http://createtank.eventbrite.com

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Alexandros Leontopoulos, MSSE, PMP
createTank, llc
CxIO
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