Second FOSS-Bridge workshop, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 9th - 13th, 2008

Objectives and results of the workshop

This second face to face meeting had a double objective :

  • to offer the opportunity to the companies who participated to the first face to face meeting in november to implement their cooperation plan by proposing to vietnamese companies technology trainings given by their european counterparts.
  • to open the FOSS-Bridge  initiative to new comers coming from europe and vietnam and expand the network of participating companies.

As a result of this workshop,  the week long event gathered over 20 Vietnamese and visiting European software companies, who all share a keen interest in Open Source. Apart from offering a platform for face-to-face meetings and exchanging of cooperation ideas, which eventually turn into business agreements, the workshop also focused on providing technology training offered by eight European IT-companies to their Vietnamese counterparts. Around 60 deveopers coming from the FOSSBridge vietnamese companies participated to this technology trainings.

Workshop Program

Monday, June 9th  : Workshop introduction and Matchmaking (see details below and/ or consult the List of companies)

Tuesday, June 10th: Individual meetings, 1st draft of cooperation plans.

Wednesday, June 11th to friday, June 13th: Technology trainings (8 trainings in parallel - see detailed list ).


Document PDF FOSS-Bridge-Workshop-Agenda-June08.pdf (210Ko)

Slides of the presentations of monday, june 9th

Morning presentations

  • Presentation of the FOSS Bridge project and Networking partner OW2 by Balthas Seibold, InWEnt and Catherine Nuel, INRIA.

Document PDF Presentation_foss_bridge_second_twinning_workshop.pdf (997Ko)

  • Presentation of examples of ongoing cooperations whithin the FOSS-Bridge project :  iWay and OTRS ; BULL and CMC Soft.

Document PDF iWay-OTRS Collaboration in brief v1.1.pdf (107Ko)

  • Brief overview of how using open source in your business, by Adrian Mos, INRIA.

Document PDF Open-Source-GenPres-Adrian-Mos.pdf (305Ko)

Matchmaking session :

Opening of market place/introduction of participants/preparation of interactive presentation (personal twinning - posters session)

Afternoon presentations : Company presentations (for detailed profiles, go to the company list)

First round : European companies presentations

 


Document PDF SUSPER.pdf (1372Ko)

Second round : Vietnamese companies presentations


Document PDF SONGGIANG.pdf (172Ko)

Useful information for participants to matchmaking

Practical information

Meeting place:

Hanoi Horison Hotel
40 Cat Linh Street, Hanoi
Tel : +84 (4) 733 0808

 


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Hotels list : you can use the following list to find an hotel for your stay.

This is a list of hotels the FOSS Bridge team recommends for your stay during the second matchmaking event in Hanoi.


1. Church Hotel: Nr.9 Nha Tho, Tel: 04 9288 118, Preise: 50$ nett (direct in the old center)/ Empfehlung

2. De Syloya Hotel: Nr.17A Tran Hung Dao, Tel: 04 8245 346, Preise: 80$++ (10'zu Fuss zum Hoan Kiem Lake) Empfehlung

3. Zephyr Hotel: Nr. 4 Ba Trieu, Tel: 04 9341 256, Preise: 81$++ (direct Hoan Kiem lake) Empfehlung

4. Zenith Hotel: 96-98 Bui Thi Xuan, Tel: 8 229 797, Preise: 51.05$nett ( 5' with taxi to Hoan Kiem Lake)

5. Hoa Binh Hotel: Nr.27 Ly Thuong Kiet, Tel: 04 8253 315, Preise: 85$ nett (near Hoan Kiem lake)

6. Lucky I Hotel (Mini Hotel): Nr. 12 Hang Trong, Tel: 04 8251 030, Preise: 40$+ - 60$+ (direct old center)