[Oscmis] OSCMIS Demonstration and Roundtable Discussion for Govt, Industry, Academic and Community Participants

[John Weathersby]

Government Open Source Essentials Roundtable
Special Meeting Announcement

DISA's Open Source CMIS -- Lice Demonstration
How DoD Has Adopted the Open Source Model
And Gives Back to the Community 

http://www.oss-institute.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=47

On Tuesday, September 1, 2009, DoD's Defense Information Systems Agency
(DISA) and OSSI will present a live demonstration of the OSCMIS project
for Government, industry, academic and open source development community
representatives. After the demonstration, the meeting will be opened for
discussion on the OSCMIS project and how the program can be adopted and
deployed under the open source software license. Join this roundtable
discussion to learn how and where DoD has used the open source model to
make the CMIS suite available inside and outside of Government systems. 

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 

Location: Ketchum Agency
2000 L St NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036 

Seating is Very Limited
OSSI Members and Government Representatives: No Charge
Non-members $125

Email jmw at oss-institute.org to reserve your spot today.

What is OSCMIS? In March 2009, the DISA and OSSI announced the launch of
a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) in order to
release of an open source version of DISA's internally-developed CMIS
application suite. The CMIS program is a web-based Federal
administrative software suite consisting of more than 50 applications
which handles human resource, training, security, acquisition and
related functions for DISA's more than 16,000 users worldwide. 

By releasing OSCMIS as an open source project, DISA and OSSI have worked
to establish a process designed to promote the development of
“contributing communities” of Government, industry, organizational and
academic entities that develop, share and contribute back to the
“commons” to the benefit of all. While this is a basic principal of the
open source development model, DISA has demonstrated leadership through
this working example of the process. 

Issues to be addressed include: 

      * OCMIS Suite Live Demonstration
      * Technical briefing on the OSCMIS application suite
      * Licensing; which OSS license was chosen and the review process
        and logic behind the decision
      * Strategic Vision of the program: How OSCMIS is used within DISA
        and what are the future expectations for the program
      * Vendor Interaction: what are the perceived benefits of this
        program and how can it be adopted, developed and productized by
        industry
      * Academic applications for OSCMIS
      * How you can obtain a copy of OSCMIS for use, distribution
        (internally or externally), research or other development
        activities


Additional information here:
http://www.oss-institute.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=142&Itemid=210

Event sponsored by: Open Invention Network


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from the desk of 
John M. Weathersby, Jr.
Executive Director
Open Source Software Institute
Tel: 601.427.0152 (Hattiesburg, MS)
Tel: 202.683.7524 (Washington, DC)


In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello
In peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war

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