GOSCON 2007 has completed its call for speakers and is pleased to share the first round of accepted proposals, along with several invited speakers:

• Invited Keynote: Open Standards and Open Source: Taking a Closer Look, Andrea Di Maio
• Bridging the Gap Between Citizens and State Government, Brent Hoffman
• Invited: Educating for OSS Skiils: A Cross-Industry Conversation, Peter Kronowitt
• Governments Open Source Initiatives in Asia, Ms. Naima Khan
• Implementing Standards-based Intergovernmental Exchange, Mitch West
• Oregon's Policy Development Framework for OSS Procurement & Use, Ben Berry and Bob Devyldere
• Putting the Pieces Together - A Collaboration Portal, Rich Kolker
• Starting a State Government Open Source Project, Tom Cort
• Strategy of OSS Center in Japan, Shuichi Tashiro
• System Integrator’s Role in Open Source, Anthony Gold
• Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in the Migration to Open Source, Andy Astor
• TriMet's Web Mapping Solution for Portland Transit, Tim Schaub and Nathan Banks
• Using Parallel Thinking to Promote Collaboration, Tim Schweizer, Ph.D.

Check out the Sessions and Speakers pages for details and watch for additional program announcments coming soon.