Hi,
Came across this announcement that the call for papers at the Gov 2.0
conference, May 2010 has been extended till Jan. 6th.
http://www.gov2expo.com/gov2expo2010/public/cfp/82
So - Just thought I'd ask if there is anyone with a canned, or time to
generate, presentation about the benefits of OO.o AND maybe you would
like to visit DC in May?
It really is a beautiful town - It costs though. I can mitigate logging
to nil...*smile* (I think)
Timing would be good - there is a lot of chatter within the federal
bureaucracy right now about open source software. Sadly the DoD folks
seem to be leading the charge. [I used to write software for the Dept.
of Def. so don't get me wrong, they're nice enough people..but]
Anyway - I recognize that this isn't likely to happen, and since I'm
just dreaming..let me go on.
If i had an ear at a Gov tech conference this year I would head right to
the folks at FEMA. (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
I know - you may think no!...Department of Education would be better...but
FEMA because of the large fleet of mobile housing units they maintain,
for use after natural disasters. Last year I had the pleasure of getting
to know some of the FEMA contractors that disburse the (some of) homes.
A pc in each housing unit is a subject that had a lot of traction with
them..but no funding.
I'd tell what ever FEMA contact I could make to get me the name of the
person running the procurement contract for those PC's and explain the
savings that could be had by switching to a FOSS software platform.
..and then comes the part were we find the person in the HHS (Health &
Human Services ) and explain how FEMA's needs can be met by having
community training centers, such as the one I learned of this September
in Columbus, supply the systems as part of their re-cycling efforts.
They think it's a great idea - Senators McCain and Reed
agree...(yeah)..and pass the funds..
Hey it's just a dream....
Drew
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