Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center
The DNI Open Source Conference 2008: Decision Advantage was held
on September 11-12, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
More than 1500 registered participants attended.
In conjunction with the conference, a commercial exhibition showcased
over 50 open source information and technology vendors and featured specialized
open source demonstrations.
Conference Details
The two-day conference explored a wide range of open source issues and open source
best practices for the Intelligence Community and its partners. Participants from
the broader open source community of interest including academia, think tanks, private
industry, federal, state, local and tribal entities, international partners, and
the media were invited to attend through a free online registration process.
The
Conference Details
section of this Web site has descriptions of the
break-out sessions.
The
agenda
will contain links to keynote transcripts, photos, and break-out session presentations
as they are made available. Additionally, the official
DNI Open Source Conference Blog
has commentary on the conference proceedings.
The DNI Open Source Conference 2007: Expanding the Horizons was
held 16-17 July 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
More than 900 registered participants attended. Presentations made at the conference
break-out sessions are available on the DNI Open Source Conference 2007 website.
DNI Open Source Challenge
This year's "Open Source Challenge," was a unique session
where attendees presented their solutions to current intelligence community open
source challenges directly to the ODNI. Conference registrants were invited to submit
ideas and solutions to a set of open source challenges; the most innovative challenges
presented their solutions at the final plenary session of the conference.