/The OpenOffice.org Community is turning ten years of age. Launching the celebration of a decade of open and free office productivity, the project's annual conference will take place in the city of Budapest from August 31 — September 3. Organized by the local community, supported by major sponsors and filled with life by a highly engaged, vivid community, the OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon) is the premier event for all those interested in OpenOffice.org development, OpenDocument technology and the future of free office software.
Since OpenOffice.org was created in 2000, the community behind the
software has shaped a new era of open and free office productivity and
is responsible for the creation and adoption of open standards. With
studies showing more than 20 percent market share, coupled with an
increasing number of governments, enterprises and private end-users
taking advantage of OpenOffice.org technology, this year's conference
will not only be our annual gathering for developers, adopters,
enthusiasts and evangelists, but also the start to well-earned
celebrations in local communities around the world.
At the event, attendees will find:
* More than 100 speakers will present their thoughts and visions
in four parallel sessions.
* An ODF 1.2 Interop Demo. Hosted by OASIS, the international
open standards consortium, the ODF 1.2 Interop will showcase
applications processing ODF documents on the desktop, in the cloud and
on mobile devices.
* More than 80 presentations will show the variety of the
community and highlight worldwide success stories.
"Our team has been working very hard to make this anniversary conference
the best OOoCon ever", says Péter Szakál from Open SKM, the team lead
for the Budapest organizational committee in charge of hosting the
event. "With the help of our sponsors, and with the support of not only
the local community, but the worldwide project, we're looking forward to
an extraordinary event in the capital of Hungary. Framed by many
community events, we're confident that the OpenOffice.org Conference
2010 will be a memorable event for everyone."
"For 10 years, OpenOffice.org has powered millions of users around the
world with an award-winning, easy-to-use office productivity suite,"
said Michael Bemmer, vice president of Oracle Office. "At Oracle, we are
proud to be the primary contributor to OpenOffice.org, as well as a
Platinum sponsor of this year's OpenOffice.org conference and we eagerly
look to passing yet more milestones."
Today, OpenOffice.org is the major open source office suite and one of
the largest open source projects worldwide with
* over 43 million downloads of its current 3.2 version
* more than 300 million downloads since the project's creation
in 2000
* support for all major platforms
* 10 years of community experience
* more than 90 languages available
This year's OpenOffice.org Conference takes place from August 31 —
September 3, at the Central European University in Budapest, with the
plenary session being held at the Hungarian Parliament. The event is
organized by ODFA Hungary, a nonprofit organization, with support from
sponsors IBM, Multiracio, Oracle and in joint cooperation with the
worldwide OpenOffice.org community.
Registration is open until the end of August, and all participants are
encouraged to register online at http://www.ooocon.org/
More information: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoCon2010
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