OpenSourcery

POSSE* (Portland Open Source Software Entrepreneurs) welcomes Deborah Bryant of the Open Source Lab (and wearer of a thousand amazing hats) to speak at the monthly meeting. She will talk about the recent success of GOSCON (the Government Open Source Conference), which took place October 20-23 in Portland. The conference has been going strong for four years, but 2008 was, by all measures, the most successful yet. Deborah introduced an International Summit to kick things off, and the quality of speakers during was exemplary for the entire conference.

Come hear about the changing role of open source software in government, and learn some of the overall lessons of GOSCON 08.

The meeting will take place Wednesday, November 19 from 5:00-7:00pm at Jax Bar. Jax is located at 826 SW 2nd Ave in Portland. Which is right here.

*POSSE is dedicated to helping businesses in the Portland area and beyond reduce costs, mitigate risk, and make software choice easy by utilizing open source software. Monthly meetings are open to all POSSE members and individuals interested in learning more about the group.