Thursday - September 10, 2015 (Building H)
08:30-10:00 |
Registration |
10:00-10:45 |
Inauguration and Opening - Prof. Dr. Salem Al-Agtash/ Prof. Dr. Rainer Herpers – Conference co-chairs |
10:45-11:10 |
Keynote I “OSS, Social innovations and knowledge intensive collaborations” - Prof. Dr. Paul Lefrere, Honorary Associate, Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, UK |
11:10-11:40 |
Coffee Break |
11:40-13:00 |
Session (1): Open Source Software applications, communities, and opportunities in research, education, and innovation Chair: Dr. Sahel Alawneh, German Jordanian University, Jordan - Prof. Dr. Rainer Herpers – Bohn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
13:00-14:00 |
Lunch Break |
14:00-14:25 |
Keynote II “Community powered Innovation” - Mr. Florian Brand - RED Hat, Germany |
14:25-15:45 |
Session (2): Status of Open Source Software, usage, and future implications in the region Chair: Dr. Ismail Hababeh, , German Jordanian University, Jordan - Prof. Dr. Gheorghita Ghinea - Brunel University , UK |
15:45-16:15 |
Coffee Break |
16:15-16:40 |
Keynote III “Horizon 2020: The EU Research and Innovation Program Open to the World – Open Science” - Ms. Heba Gaber, Research and innovation officer at the European Union Delegation to Egypt |
16:40-18:00 |
Session (3): Student OSS projects Chair: Mr. Ahmad Shtiat , German Jordanian University, Jordan - Student project posters and presentations |
18:00 |
Closing |