The University of Padua (DIMEG) organizes the International Symposium on OSS for the second year in a row. The Symposium is an attempt to respond to the need that people from industries, public administrations, and academia have to share their experiences and ideas. The main goal of the Symposium is to bring together researchers and experts interested in presenting their work.

Sessions may consist in presentations or debates around selected topics. They will be organized according to the proposals accepted. A chairman/moderator of the session will be appointed from among those whose proposals have been accepted. An appropriate amount of time will be allocated for discussion.

The main topics of the Symposium are, but not limited to:

The open source philosophy

Sociological and anthropological perspectives of open source communities

Coordination mechanisms, leadership and governance in open source communities

Motivational...