The Open Information Foundation, co-founded by Jeffrey Fredrick and Paul Julius, presents CITCON Europe 2009 in Paris, France.
Skills Matter is pleased to support this very exciting and innovative Open Spaces conference taking place on 18th - 19th September!
CITCON (Continuous Integration and Testing Conference) brings together people from every corner of the software development industry to discuss Continuous Integration and the type of Testing that goes along with it.
* What: OpenSpace event discussing all aspects of CI and Testing, together
* Where: Institut Supérieur d'Electronique de Paris (ISEP), Paris, France
* When: September 18 & 19, 2009
* Who: Everyone interested in CI and Testing
* Cost: Free
How Open Space Works
This event is unique as it does not have any pre-selected speakers. Instead, the conference uses an Open Spaces format.
OpenSpace is a small set of rules that allow groups of people to interact in a simple, productive, organized way to create valuable dialogs that address the participants' most important issues.
The Fundamental "Rules" of the sessions that happen during OpenSpace conferences are:
* Whoever shows up is the right group
* Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
* Whenever it starts is the right time
* When it's over, it's over.
To Lead an OpenSpace Talk
* Come up with an interesting topic and title for your discussion. (You don't need to develop these before the conference; most of the ideas will come to you during the event.)
* Fill out a schedule Post-It for your topic.
* Place the topic on the schedule.
* If you see topics that have something in common, consider combining them into a single time slot.
* If a significant number of people want to attend your discussion and another discussion in the same time slot, try to trade into another time slot to ensure maximum dialog and participation.
To Attend an OpenSpace Talk
* Check the schedule and sign up for a talk or just drop in if you wish
* Use the 'Law of two feet.' If you feel that you are not contributing or benefiting from a presentation, please feel free to move on to something else.
* Allow the discussion convener to steer his or her topic. If you have an opposing`opinion that needs a full time slot you should feel free to add your own OpenSpace slot to discuss the topic.
Attendance for this event has been limited to 150 delegates. The event is now FULLY BOOKED but you can still join the waiting list
here.
To find out who is attending and for accommodation recommendations, visit the
CITCON Wiki.
Want to hear when the next CITCON event will take place or share your comments and ideas? Join the CITCON mailing list
here.
