Ken Chad Consulting (www.kenchadconsulting.com) and PTFS Europe have partnered to present this ground breaking event in London on 18th May 2009. Charles Leadbeater will present the keynote.

Open source software is firmly established in many markets and is rapidly gaining ground in libraries. Nevertheless misunderstandings abound about the nature and costs of Open Source Software (OSS) solutions and how they can be best deployed. Open Source Library Management Systems are winning major customers in Public, Further and Higher Education, Government and other libraries worldwide. However in some countries such as the UK progress has been slow. This conference will enable senior staff working in and for libraries to understand the wider context of OSS and its relevance and applicability to libraries. There will be practical advice from people who have deployed major OSS solutions in libraries.

The conference keynote speaker will be Charles Leadbeater. Charles is a leading authority on innovation and creativity. He has advised companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy and drawn on that experience in writing his 2008 book ‘We-think: the power of mass creativity’, which charts the rise of mass, participative approaches to innovation from science and open source software, to computer games and political campaigning. In 2005 Charles was ranked by Accenture, the management consultancy, as one of the top management thinkers in the world.

The conference will be held at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London on Monday 18th May 2009. Registration will open in March. If you would like further information contact either.

Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd

ken@kenchadconsulting.com

www.kenchadconsulting.com

Tel: +44 (0) 7788 727 845