Agenda

MyGOSSCON 2009 presents you an exciting OSS event filled with fun, wealth of knowledge and opportunity.

Please note that the agenda is still a work in progress and will be updated frequently.

Contest Day!
24-Hour OSS Web Application Development Contest.

Conference Day 1
Opening & officiation ceremony in the morning. This is continued with concurrent session tracks, each for Government/Business and Technology. Expect various talks from reputable local and international speakers covering a wide range of open source technology.

Conference Day 2
Concurrent session tracks continues, with award dinners (OSS Case Study & 24-Hour OSS WebDev Contest winners) and closing ceremony at the end.

WEDNESDAY, 4th NOV 2009

Time Agenda Venue
24-Hour OSS WebDev Contest
8:30 am Registration Hall 6
9:00 am Briefing Session
10:00 am Installation and Setup
11.00 am Kick off

THURSDAY, 5th NOV 2009

Time Agenda Venue
8:00 am Registration
  Opening Ceremony for Malaysian Government Open Source
Software Conference (MyGOSSCON) 2009
8:30 am Arrivals of VIPs
9:00 am Arrival of Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon
Minister in Prime Minister’s Department
Negaraku

Recital of Doa

Welcoming Address by Y.Bhg. Datuk Normah binti Md Yusof,
Director General of MAMPU

Hall B1
Officiation by Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon
Minister in Prime Minister’s Department
Hall B1
Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon awarding prizes for OpenOffice.org Competition. Hall B1
10:15 am Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon and VIPs tour of OSS Showcase.

Exhibition Area
Morning Break
11:00 am Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon announces end of 24-hour OSS Web Application Development Contest Hall 6
Time Agenda
  Session 1: Plenary Session
Hall B1
11:10 am Global Trends and Opportunities
Chairperson: En. David Wong, PIKOM

1) Benefits of Web-based Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
– En. Frans Van Der Star, Van Der Star Enterprise, Netherlands.

2) Implementation of OSS in Sudan
– En. El-Waleed Bashir Ahmed Ali, Nile Centre for Technology Research (NCTR), Sudan.

3) Managing Open Source Components in a Multi-Source Development Process
– En. Donald Liu, Blackduck Software, Australia.
12:40 pm Lunch Break
Hall B2
  Session 2: Keynote
Hall B1
2:00 pm Transforming for the New Economic Order
Chairperson: Y.Bhg. Dato’ Dr. Raja Malik bin Raja Mohamed, Gabungan Komputer Nasional Malaysia

1) Transforming the Public Service to Meet the New Economic Order
– Y. Brs. Dr. Nor Aliah binti Mohd. Zahri, MAMPU.

2) Strengthening Public Policy Using Open Source Principles
– En. Harish Pillay, Red Hat, Singapore.

3) Strategy Considerations for Collaboration in the Cloud
– Mr. Paul Kangro, Novell Inc., Australia
3:30 pm Tea Break
  Session 3
 
Session 3A
Government
Hall B1
Session 3B
Business
Hall 6
Session 3C
Technology
Hall 7
Chairperson : Pn. Susie Dorai Raj Chairperson : En. Mohd Danial bin Ma’alip Chairperson : Pn. Norhalina binti Abdul
4:00 pm Immovable Asset Management System for the Malaysian Public
Sector
– Mr. Kathirrasan K Kupusamy, MAMPU
You’re Using Open Source Software… Yay!… Now What?!
– Mr. Tikriti Shabudin, Iverson Associates
Open Source Digital Content Creation
– Mr. Victor Yap, RenderFun
4:25 pm Using Plone Effectively in a Government Agency
– En. Abdullah Zainal Abidin, Inigo Consulting
Best Practices for Sourcing Enterprise Open Source Solutions
– En. Arif Abdullah Leong, WebMeridian Technologies
SOA – Service-Oriented Architecture with Open Source Tools
– En. Abd Rahman Johari, XDM System Sdn. Bhd.
4:50 pm Achieving Five Nines – The OSS Way
– En. Nuzrin Yaapar, Adamant System
Asterisk – A Revolutionary Cost Effective Enterprise PABX Platform For All Your
Communication Needs
– Y.Brs. Dr. Daniel Ali Aman, Intuit Innovation Sdn Bhd
Make Lovely Code, Not Framework War!
– En. Errazudin Bin Ishak, MIMOS
5:15 pm Lightning Talk
Hall B1
6:30 pm Birds Of a Feather Cocktail
Level 1 : Fine Dining Area

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FRIDAY, 6th NOV 2009

Time Agenda
  Session 4: Plenary Session
Hall B1
8:30 am Shaping a Dynamic Public Service Through OSS
Chairperson: Tn Haji Muhamad Rosli bin Abdul Razak, MAMPU

1) OSS GIS for Town and Country Planning
– En. Abbas Abdul Wahab, Jabatan Pembangunan Bandar dan Desa

2) F/OSS & Democracy – SERIS & Indonesia’s 2009 Presidential Election
– Mr. Harry Sufehmi, AOSI (Assosiasi Open Source Indonesia), Indonesia
  Session 5
 
Session 5A
Government
Hall B1
Session 5B
Business
Hall 6
Session 5C
Technology
Hall 7
Chairperson : En. Nik Azmin bin Hj Nik Hussain Chairperson : Pn. Sophia binti Hashim Chairperson : Pn. Norhamimah binti Ibrahim
9:35 am OSS 2.0 Way Forward
– En. Mohd Rizatuddin Ramli, MSC Malaysia
The Entrepreneur Dilemma
– Product Development and Evolution
– Mr. Christopher Chan, The Media Shoppe
The Future of Linux is Software Appliances
– Mr. James Tan, Novell Inc., Germany
10:00 am Tea Break
10:30 am Role of FOSS Based ICTs in Education of Visually Impaired
– Mr. Krishnakant Mane, Comet Media Foundation, India
OSS in Meeting Human Capital Needs: Obstacles & Solutions
– Mr. Mazen S. H. Elsayed, Universiti Utara Malaysia
How to Create Social Networking Community Website with Open Source Software
– En. Nasrul Amri Samsudin, Connect Stream Sdn. Bhd
10:55 am Mapping Process from Concept to Physical for Community Open Source Knowledge Management (OSKM) Environment
– Mr. Modi Lakulu, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
IT Asset Management and Monitoring using Open Source
– En. Jamalulkhair Khairedin, Conatus Management
Moodle: It’s Not Just for Kids
– Mr. Mark Stevens, Forte Tech, USA
11:20 am Successful Implementation of Open Source Integrated Library System (Koha) in Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia – En. Mohd Nasir Hj Md Rashid, Universiti Sains Malaysia Free as in Freedom? – En. Redhuan D Oon, The Adempiere Project BIND: DNSSEC Implementation Guidelines – En. Amir Haris Ahmad, MYNIC
11:45 am Learning Management System Roll Out To Schools
– Y.Bhg. Datin Dr. Siti Zaleha Binti Abdullah, Ministry of Education
Breaking Down Virtualization Barries
– Mr Harish Pillay, Red Hat, Singapore
Utilizing Clustering or Virtualization to Archive Uninterrupted and Central Managed Service Application Using Open Source
– En. Saifuddin Nair Abdullah, Abyres Sdn. Bhd.
12:10 pm Friday Prayer/Lunch Break
  Session 6:
 
Session 6A
Government
Hall B1
Session 6B
Business
Hall 6
Session 6C
Technology
Hall 7
Chairperson : En. Mohamad Razif bin Hj Abd Mubin Chairperson : Pn. Azlina binti Azman Chairperson : En. Turidi bin Mat
2:45 pm An Open Source Hematology Lab Management System
–Mr. Yap Boh Heong, iScience Sdn Bhd
Open Source Virtualization Trends
– En. Syamsul Anuar Abd Nasir, Warix
Best Security Practices in Combating CyberCrimes
– En. Alvin Tan, McAfee, Singapore
3:10 pm MOH – CUBE
– En. Muhamad bin Ali, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
What Linux Desktop Can Do That Other’s Can’t
– Mr. Prakash Advani, Canonical, India
Measuring the Effectiveness of Running a Cryptograhpic Process On a Virtual Machine Against Side Channel Attacks, with FOSS
– En. Yasir Khalid, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
3:35 pm The Potential of Free and Open Source Software in Research and Development (R&D)
– Mr. Uwe Dippel, Universiti Tenaga Nasional(UNITEN)
Open Source in a Next Generation Data Center
– Mr. Dean Samuels, Oracle, Australia
Techniques in Malware Avoidance with Open Source Tools
– En. Muhammad Najmi bin Ahmad Zabidi, International Islamic University Malaysia
4:00 pm Challenges in Implementing Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)in Engineering Education
– Y.Brs. Prof R. Badlishah Ahmad, Universiti Malaysia Perlis(UniMAP)
Championing Open Source Software in Asia e-University
– Y.Brs. Dr. Nurhizam Safie Mohd. Satar, Asia e-University
Data Visualisation using Open Source Software
– Mr. Mark John Rees, Century Software, Australia
4:25 pm Tea Break
  Session 7: Closing Keynote
Hall B1
4:55 pm Chairperson: Y.Brs. Dr. Nor Aliah binti Mohd. Zahri, MAMPU

Building An Open Source Economy With Competence at the Center
– Mr. Michael Tiemann, Open Source Initiative, USA

*This agenda is subjected to change

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