Two leading organizations in the Open Source community, The Apache Software Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation, have announced plans for Asia¡¦s largest Open Source community conference - the first of its kind in Hong Kong and China.  The inaugural OS Summit Asia will be held at the Le Meridian hotel in Hong Kong¡¦s leading edge Cyberport IT development zone on November 26th - 30th 2007. The Apache Software Foundation and Eclipse Foundation are joining together for the first time at OS Summit ASIA 2007, to be held at at the Le Meridian hotel in Hong Kong¡¦s Cyberport IT development zone on November 26th - 30th 2007.  There is still time to register at the special "Early Bird" rate before October 12th.

OS Summit combines 2 days of in-depth hands on trainings followed by a 3 day conference featuring over 60 presentations, "Birds of a Feather" gatherings for group networking, interactive keynote panel, and Li Gong Chairman and CEO of Mozilla Online Ltd doing the featured keynote.  Speakers include open source leaders such as Brian Behlendorf, Mike Milinkovich, and Karl Fogel, with talks focusing on cutting edge technology, open source business practices, and building a health and active community.

I really think this is going to be a great event here in Hong Kong and an incredible opportunity for those who attend.  However, there is limited space, so please register quickly before ticket prices rise or disappear alltogether.  Visit www.ossummit.com for more information and to register. And help us get the word out!

If you're part of a local open source user group or a non-profit IT/internet association and would be interested in becoming a community partner for the conference, let me know.  The conference team has agreed to extend a 10% discount to members of such groups that sign up.  Additionally, we're still looking for more local businesses (of all sizes) as conference sponsors.

For specific questions, you can email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Aaron Farr, ASF director currently residing in Hong Kong, directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  I'll try to get back in touch with everyone as quickly as possible.