2005 Conference/event Calander

This is meant to be an evolving list of conferences and events where NOSI volunteers might bring the FOSS message. You are encouraged to edit and add to this list. Drop us a line at info at nosi dot net if you are interested in attending one of these conferences.

• The Chronical of Philanthropy publishes a list of events (my search returned 298 through Dec 2005) at http://philanthropy.com/events
• Philanthropy News Digest publishes a calander of events at http://fdncenter.org/pnd/calendar
• National Council of Non Profit Associations http://www.ncna.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=270
• Computer Professionals for Social responsibility http://www.cpsr.net/act/events/
January 2005
• January 5-8: American Humanics Management Institute. For more information on the event and to register, please visit http://www.humanics.org/.
• Trans-Pacific Open Source Software Conference from the 17th to the 21st of January. More info at: http://www.tposscon.com
• January 23-25 Family Foundation Conference, Miami Beach, more info at: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/family2005
February 2005
• February 18-20, 2005: Aspiration and Blue Oxen Associates will host a Software Usability Sprint at J. Fairchild in San Francisco, California. The event will bring together a diverse group of programmers, usability experts, project managers, and users to discuss methodologies for improving the usability of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) and to apply those processes towards specific software projects More info at http://www.flossusability.org/index.html.
• Feb 25-27, CICTC, Vancouver Canada, more info at http://www.2005summit.ca/program.htm
• Feb 28-March 2: US Distance Learning Association Conference and Expo. More info at http://www.vnulearning.com/learninggroup/3480/index.jsp
  March 2005
• March 1-3: ICTs and Civil Society, Johannesburg, South Africa The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) will host the 'ICTs and Civil Society' at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg. More info at http://sangonet.org.za/conference2005
• mid-March: Aspiration and Compumentor will host a San Francisco Penguin Day (exact date TBA once we have a venue) More info at http://penguinday.org
• March 14-15: Policy Options and Models for Bridging Digital Divides, University of Tampere, Finland. More info at http://www.globaledevelopment.org/forthcoming.htm
• March 14-15: NASAA ARTS ADVOCACY DAY, Washinton DC more info at: http://ww3.artsusa.org/events/2005/aad_001.asp
• March 14-17, 2005 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference San Diego, CA more info at http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etech/
• March 26: Chicago Penguin Day tentative in conjunction with the NTC that is taking place there. More information athttp://penguinday.org
• March 23-25: Nonprofit Technology Conference Chicago, IL: More info at: http://www.nten.org/ntc
• March 30-31: F2C is where communications policy meets networking technology, network economics, networked applications, and network construction and operation. F2C is dedicated to the proposition that strong networks build strong democracies, and vice versa. F2C is for all who care about -- and are affected by -- network connectivity, economics, applications and policy. More info at http://freedom-to-connect.net/.
• March 3-7 ''Sustaining Programs through Effective Grant Writingand Group Work Skills.' These mini-conferences are intensive, two day interactive workshops designed for Community Education and After School Professionals. The workshops take a unique approach to grant writing as part of a process that leads to sustainability.' More info at http://www.ncea.com/conferences/
  April 2005
• April 10-12Council on Foundations 56th Annual Conference, San Diego CA more info at: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/AC2005/index.htm
• April 2-April 6th: Association for Fundraising Professionals International Conference on Fundraising more info at http://www.afpnet.org/international_conference
• April 16, Boston - Grassroots Use of Technology -- 6th annual conference presented by Organizers' Collaborative, with Center for Reflective Community Practice, at MIT. Theme: Building Bridges: Making Technology Relevant to Communities, and Online Politics, Post-2004. Accepting workshop proposals until 2/2. More info at: http://www.organizerscollaborative.org/conference.html
• April 17-20, Milwaukee ' What we are about is the business of changing the entire paradigm by which not-for-profits operate and generate the capital they need to carry out their mission -- a new paradigm based on sustainability and social entrepreneurship.' More info at http://www.se-alliance.org/
  May 2005
• May 1st - 3rd: MeshForum,Connecting Networks Chicago,IL. MeshForum will bring together expert and leaders from many fields for 2 days of Connecting Networks. In a single, highly participatory track, panels of experts and select speakers will cover topics from summarizing current academic research to techniques for navigating and activating networks in specific industries. More info at http://www.meshforum.org/about.html
• May 2-3, 2005: Connecting Up 2005 Adelaide, South Australia more info at http://www.communit.info/cgi-bin/wf.pl?pid=&mode=cd&file=../html/documents//08_Connecting%20Up%202005
• early May: New York City Penguin Day tentative with the LINC Project and United Way. More information athttp://penguinday.org
• “Nonprofits and Marketing: Unleashing the Power and Promise of Your Mission to Meet the New Market Reality”
• North Park University Chicago, IL Tue, May 10, 2005 01:00PM - Wed, May 11, 2005 05:00PM more info at http://www.northpark.edu/axelson/2005.cfm
June 2005
• June 8-10: 2005 Corporate Grantmakers Summit, San Francisco, CA more info at: http://www.cof.org/index.cfm?containerid=115&menuContainerName=&navID=0
• June 13-16: 2nd International Conference on Communities and Technologies, Milan Italy. The Second International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T 2005) conference provides a forum for stimulating and disseminating research about all facets of community and technology support for communities. More info at http://www.cct2005.disco.unimib.it/
• June 17-19: CTCNet annual conference, in Cleveland, Ohio More info at http://ctcnet.org/conf/2005/
• June 27–30, 2005, 26th Annual National Educational Computing Conference 'Join ISTE members and more than 18,000 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, teacher educators, administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and students from all over the world in the historic and revolutionary city of Philadelphia.' More info at http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2005/attendee_default.php
  
  July 2005
• Fri, July 8-9, Boston. The AC4 National Conference:Technology and Ministry http://www.ac4.org/training/national.php
• Thu, July 14, 2005 - Sun, July 17, 200, Chicago, IL USA Alliance for Nonprofit Management/National Council of Nonprofit Associations Joint Conference more info at http://www.allianceonline.org/
August 2005
• 14 - 17, August. Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Queensland, Australia. The International Conference on Engaging Communities is an initiative of the United Nations and the Government of the State of Queensland, Australia. This unique event will explore all issues related to community engagement and address the experiences, challenges and research which effect all citizens, governments and organisations alike. The program is designed to interest representatives from community groups, academia, government agencies, corporations, associations and the like. More info at http://www.engagingcommunities2005.org/home.html
  
  September 2005
  October 2005
  November 2005
• November 16-18: The World Summit on the Information Society Tunis, Tunisia. The first phase of WSIS took place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003. It addressed the broad range of themes concerning the Information Society and adopted a Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. The second phase will take place in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005. More info at http://www.itu.int/wsis/
  
  December 2005

  Misc:

• Penguin Day/Jour de Pingouin Montreal is being planned, exact date TBD.