OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2005)
September 28th - 30th 2005
Koper - Capodistria, Slovenia

OpenOffice.org is an open-source software suite is one of the fastest-growing software suites in the world. It is seen by many as the most viable alternative to current commercial office automation software suites. Its main advantage is in its use of open standards and formats and the community of developers and users that stand behind it and support it. Since 2000, when Sun Microsystems Inc. first released the source code to the public, OpenOffice.org can boast with more than 42 mio downloads, 10% market share (estimated by the OpenOffice.org community based on statements from Forrester, Gartner, IDC, Jupiter as well as internal surveys) and numerous awards by different software companies, events and magazines.

The conference, organized by the Slovenian and Italian OpenOffice.org project teams, follows the success of last two years Berlin and Hamburg and is intended to bring together all people who are interested in the development, deployment or simply using the software suite, to give you as much information about what OpenOffice.org can do for you and what it stands for. The first part of the program will cover topics such as development and OpenOffice.org in education - for those interested in the community and the project itself, whereas the last part of the conference will be focused on the end-users and the use of OpenOffice.org in public administration and enterprises.

This years conference will also be very special because of the long anticipated arrival of the OpenOffice.org 2.0 version, which will mark a new era in the development and use of this popular office suite. The 2.0 version is expected for release in the beginning of summer 2005, therefore the conference will be particularly focused on this new release and its advantages.

For conference attendees we have a mailing list: ooocon2005_discuss@marketing.openoffice.org
If you would like to chat with other attendees, subscribe by sending an empty message to ooocon2005_discuss-subscribe@marketing.openoffice.org If you would like to know how Koper - Capodistria is pronounced you want to listen to the welcome message (mp3) from the organizing team.

... and stay tuned for further information ...

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