Sponsored by backstage.bbc.co.uk, Open Tech 2005 http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2005/ is an informal, low cost, one-day conference about technologies that anyone can have a go at, from "Open Source"-style ways of working to repurposing everyday electronics hardware.

Date & Times:
Saturday 23rd July 2005 11:30-6:45pm
(11am doors open; bar closes at 11pm)
Where: Reynolds Building, St. Dunstan's Road, Hammersmith, W6 8RP

Cost:
£5 on the door, but preregistration is required as places are strictly limited (preregistrations will be given priority on the day). You do not have to be a UKUUG member to attend. Registration opens on 1st July

Register at: http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2005/registration/

Line-up currently features:
• The official launch of the backstage.bbc.co.uk developer network, opening up BBC content for you to play with
• Jeremy Zawodny of Yahoo! - The Future is Open (or should be)
• Ted Nelson, inventor of hypertext
• Plus: able to record an entire week of all Freeview TV and radio
channels, probably the UK's largest (fridge-sized) PVR and much more...

Conference programme: http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2005/schedule/

Other speakers include:
Danny O'Brien, Paula Le Dieu, Matt Webb, Micheal Sparks, Ben Metcalfe, Chris Lightfoot, Ben Hammersley, Cory Doctorow, Lee Bryant, Stefan Magdalinski.

This event is possible after support from backstage.bbc.co.uk, and is organised by UKUUG and NTKM - the fortnightly tech update for the UK.