***Please help widespreading*** Sorry for cross posting*** Press Conference SOFTWARE PATENTS : THE CHOICE IS YOURS Wednesday 17 September 16.00 -18.30 European Parliament Brussels Room PHS 5B001
16:00 Introduction by Daniel Cohn-Bendit MEP Chair of the Green/Efa Group in EP 16:10 Presentation of the petition of the scientists : Dr. Paul Klint President of the European Association of Programming Languages and Systems (EAPLS) (http://www.math.chalmers.se/~bengt/petition.pdf) 16:30 Presentation of the letter of the economists: Dr. Luc Soete, Founder of Merit (Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/technologie/0,39020809,39116150,00.htm) 16:45 European consumer's point of view: Jim Murray, Director of the BEUC 17:00 n.n. (videoconference)* 17:30 Administration that switched to open source software (Germany) Jens M Clhaus Member City Council city of Munich 17:45 Roland Dyroff, Suse : concrete impacts on SMEs 18:00 Debate 18:30 Conclusion http://www.greens-efa.org *Translation is available in all official EU languages Participation is free however it is necessary to register by Monday 15.09.03 by email with [EMAIL PROTECTED] in order to get an access badge to EP. Indicate your birthdate and private address. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Alain Empain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bioinformatics, Molecular Genetics, Fac. Med. Vet., University of Li�ge, Belgium Bd de Colonster, B43 B-4000 Li�ge (Sart-Tilman) WORK: +32 4 366 3821 FAX: +32 4 366 4122 HOME: rue des Martyrs,7 B- 4550 Nandrin +32 85 51 23 41 GSM: +32 497 70 17 64 _______________________________________________________ Linux Mailing List - http://www.unixtech.be Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.unixtech.be/mailman/listinfo/linux Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] IRC: efnet.unixtech.be:6667 - #unixtech

