Cougaar Open Source Conference Closing

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Cougaar Open Source Conference Closing

• Open Cougaar 2004
• 20 July 2004
• Richard Lazarus, rlazarus_at_bbn.com

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Conference Objectives

• Discuss and set direction for community
  governance and technical development
• Exchange ideas, techniques and application
  experience
• Meet colleagues, foster community and develop
  working relationships
• Sow the seeds for the community collaboration and
  future conferences

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Charting Our Course

• Organization and governance
• Set schedule for adopting the Charter
• No objections to proposed framework
• Answer operational questions
• Continue discussion, post to the Charter forum
• Pursue incorporation as a legal entity
• Post presentations from morning session
• Technical direction
• Set schedule for specifying a roadmap
• Solicit requirements, elicit discussion
• Create a deliberate release plan
• Additional distributions
• ME, EMB, SE, ENT

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Conference Presentations

• Create an OpenCougaar2004 document folder under
  the CSC project
• Documents
• Forums
• Post
• Conference presentations
• Please give/send your presentations to Karl
  Kleinmann (kkleinmann_at_bbn.com)
• Conference proceedings

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Thanks!

• Thank you for attending and participating
• this is your conference
• Elizabeth Sklar AAMAS organizing committee and
  Assistant Professor, Columbia U.
• Mark Greaves
• Ultralog sponsorship
• Conference sponsorship
• Jack Howard and Schafer Corp
• Angela and Tamera
• Karl Kleinmann, the program committee, and paper
  reviewers

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A Great Success!

• Great start!
• Great attendance
• Great participation
• Great papers
• Great key note address
• Great energy
• We have a challenge ahead that will require
  everyones efforts
• Our energy and dedication will ensure our success

See you next year!