Open Source and the UK: Liam Maxwell � London 12/05/11

markelkins — Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:08 am

Author: markelkins

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:08 am

http://ossg.bcs.org/2011/04/14/open-source-and-the-uk-liam-maxwell-london-120511/

Liam Maxwell, Councillor and lead member for policy and performance at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, will give a talk for the Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) about Open Source and the UK at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA (http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/london-office-guide.pdf)) on Thursday 12th May 2011, from 1800 to 2100.

This bookable event is free and open to all with buffet and refreshments. To book a place to attend please contact Mark Elkins via mark_elkins@bcs.org

Liam co-authored with Dr Mark Thompson the report �Open Source, Open Standards: Reforming IT Procurement in Government� commissioned by the then Shadow Chancellor George Osborne MP and published in January 2009. Other publications include �It�s ours, why we, not government, must own our data� and �How the Internet took Obama back to the 1950s�. Prior to becoming a Councillor at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Liam was an IT Director in Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 business service companies.

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Open Source and the UK: Liam Maxwell � London 12/05/11