Latinoware 2012

In October, Foz do Iguaçu will, once again, be the venue for the Latin American Open Source Software Conference – Latinoware 2012. Around 4000 people, among students, professionals and specialists from the area are expected for the ninth edition of the event, to be held between October 17 and 19 at the premises of the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI), located at Itaipu power plant.

Promoted by Itaipu Binacional, Foundation Itaipu Technological Park – Brazil, The State of Paraná Informatics Company (CELEPAR) and the Federal Data Processing Service (SERPRO), Latinoware is an event that opens up space for discussion and reflection on the deployment of open source software in Latin America, in addition to promoting the integration and valuing for Latin America.

As in previous editions, Latinoware is expected to break the audience record and, once again, will be the stage for a number of international celebrities and representatives from public and private agencies of different countries of Latin America to present their solutions in Open Source Software.

To this end, the Latinoware 2012 program will include lectures, roundtables and workshops around themes linked to information and communication technologies, supported by open source software systems developed in the continent.