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October
10, 2005 Vol. 77, no. 7F
Events
and Announcements
Open source lectures
are open for all
If you’re interested in open source, Wednesday, October 12, is
your day. Two industry leaders will deliver separate talks during the
afternoon. At 4 p.m., Kim Polese, CEO of Spikesource, will deliver a
talk entitled, “An Open Source World” as part of the Management
of Technology’s Lecture Series. Polese has founded several high-profile
Silicon Valley software startups. The event takes place in the Wells
Fargo Room, C420, at the Haas School of Business. For more information,
go to http://mot.berkeley.edu/.
At 6 p.m. in Sibley Auditorium,
John Roberts, CEO and co-founder of SugarCRM, will deliver a talk entitled,
“The Open Source Business Model.” SugarCRM is an application
provider for commercial open source customer relationship management
(CRM) solutions. The lecture is part of the Center for Entrepreneurship
and Technology’s Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series. For more
information, go to http://cet.berkeley.edu/.
Technology Breakthrough Competition
The 2005 Technology Breakthrough Competition is seeking entrants who
are developing technologies that advance or make the world a better
place to live, work, or play. The competition is open to all Berkeley
undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Winners will receive
national press coverage, more than $20,000 in cash awards and prizes,
and strategic networking opportunities with venture capitalists and
industry leaders. The deadline to apply is October 20. For details,
visit http://cet.berkeley.edu/breakthrough.htm.
Upcoming digital media conference
On Saturday, November 5, the Haas School of Business will host “>play:
the UC Berkeley Digital Media Conference,” featuring keynotes,
panels, and a digital media exposition. Discount tickets are available
for students and alumni. For more information, visit www.playconference.org.
Get the complete, up-to-date Engineering Calendar at www.coe.berkeley.edu/events.
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