REACH: Open or Closed? Choosing the Right Software Model April 2, 2009

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This half-day session will bring together representatives from proprietary and open software vendors, and university researchers to discuss the strategic impact open source is having on new software start-ups.

Proprietary, Open Source or a Hybrid a panel discussion with firms using each of these strategies



Moderator Evan Leibovitch, the Exec Director of CLUE- Canadian Association for Open
Tom Lee, Chief Evangelist for Maplesoft
Perry Roach, CEO of Netsweeper
Jonas Brandon, Director of Business Development for ePresence

A presentation on legal and intellectual property considerations by Anthony de Fazekas of Miller Thomson LLP
Keynote address to be announced
Networking breakfast starting at 8 a.m.

Sponsored by:



Organized by C4 REACH
Southwest Ontario's Technology Transfer Community

C4 fosters innovation in Southwest Ontario by promoting technology transfer and commercialization. Comprised of ten universities and research institutions, C4 members coordinate their resources, cooperate with governmental and industrial bodies, collaborate in multi-disciplinary research to solve real world problems, and commercialize the results of their research.
The C4 members are:

McMaster University
WORLDiscoveries

including University of Western Ontario
Robarts Research Institute
Lawson Health Research Institute

University of Guelph
University of Waterloo.
Wilfrid Laurier University
University of Windsor
Brock University
Hamilton Health Sciences
St. Josephs Healthcare

This diverse group of universities and research institutions provide a broad and deep base of expertise for C4. C4s members generate hundreds of new discoveries each year. It is C4s mission to help its members transfer the benefits of these discoveries to society.

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Ticket Info:  C4 Reach April 2, C$20.00

Official Website: http://c4reach-upcoming.eventbrite.com