Irish Open Source Technology Conference 2008 coming to Dublin June 18th - 20th RSS

Monday the 7th of April at 2:40 a.m.

The IOTC 2008, an event for open source technologists, will take place between the 18th and 20th June at the Cineworld Complex Dublin 1. The content will be focused on Development / Business and IT Pro. The main programme (speaker bio's / session abstracts) will be live at http://iotc.firstport.ie on June 3rd. In the meantime, register for updates to hear about progress, and we'll send you a reminder .

The Irish Open Source Technology Conference is part three of IrishDev.com's IxTC series 2008, designed to mobilise the various software communities in Ireland, to bring the best possible speakers available to Ireland to share knowledge with you, and simply to showcase the Irish Software Industry for what it is widely acknowledged- the best in the world!

The series comprises....

The Inaugural Irish Web Technology Conference - (see IWTC website)

The 3rd Annual Irish Microsoft Technology Conference - (see this years IMTC website, or last years)

The Inaugural Irish Open Source Technology Conference (full site is live on June 1st)

The Inaugural Irish Database Technology Conference

and the 2nd Annual Irish Java Technology Conference (see last years IJTC website)

The Irish Open Source Technology Conference is set for for two technology packed days (and one evening) June 18-20th, and will cover the business element of open source (including legal considerations) and open source technology, both development and IT Pro. The multi track IOTC will take place in the now regular venue of the CineWorld Complex, Parnell Street, Dublin 1.

For the second time this year, the tracks and sessions will be streamed live via the IOTC website, so if you can't make to Dublin, at least you won't miss out (well, on everything!).

Attendance is set at €189.00, and for students just €50.00 (or €30.00 for one day).

Until Friday June 6th, there is an opportunity to buy on ticket and receive another absolutely free! Hurry though, there's 100 and once they've gone, they gone - finito!

To get updates of speakers, session abstracts, reminders of streaming, and even the chance to win free tickets, make sure you sign up for email updates for the IOTC.

Admission to the conference is just In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do let us know by emailing IOTC at IrishDev.com

Comments

Barry Alistair - Tuesday the 15th of April at 7:55 a.m.

The IxTC series is seven high profile events based in Dublin. They cover Web, Microsoft, Open Source, Mobile, Database, Architecture and Java. To receive conference updates, competitions, offers etc make sure you're on the IxTC Alert List. IxTC@IrishDev.com

Paul - Tuesday the 13th of May at 9:08 a.m.

Hope this is better than IMTC 2008 was

Barry Alistair - Thursday the 15th of May at 12:03 p.m.

Hi Paul, That's a surprising comment - what do you mean exactly? Best Barry

Paul - Friday the 16th of May at 4:20 p.m.

Personally, I feel that the previous years event had more to offer, perhaps there were more new technologies to showcase in 2007. I just didn't see it as that much of a progression from 2007, especially considering that it was a paid event in 2008.

Barry - Friday the 16th of May at 8:05 p.m.

Hi Paul, Thanks for your comments - I'm not sure how we could have offered more? I mean last year there were 19 sessions ( http://imtc2007@firstport.ie ) in one day, this year 40 sessions,( http://imtc.firstport.ie ) and all delivered by accomplished speakers on new technologies. The feedback we received was extremely positive from the delegates, many of those who attended last year too. I know you are commenting personally, however, I am eager to learn for IMTC2009 and keen to hear how you would have liked it to have progressed from 2007? I sent you an email today if you'd prefer. Thanks again for bringing this up. Best Barry

Paul - Tuesday the 20th of May at 9:27 a.m.

Thanks for the correspondance regarding this Barry. Your level of interest in my comments and your prompt responses are a great indicator of how much personal input you put into these events, which is great to see. While 1 or 2 of the sessions may not have been a "best fit" for me (which is probably as much my fault for not picking the sessions most relevant to me), there was a lot of learning to be had, and I must agree on the professionalism of the speakers. With this in mind, along with your desire to get to the root of issues, however small, in the hope on continually improving, I have no doubts that IMTC 2009 will be everything that I could ever wish for, and more! Thanks again, and keep up the good work.

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