Papers will be accepted for the face to face sessions or for the website. The subjects include:
*Universalization of Knowledge, papers related to experiences and models based on the sharing of knowledge, as experiences in technological literacy, shared development of scientific and artistic works, as well as the legal framework concerned with the creation of knowledge, software patents, Creative Commons, GPL ...

* Strategies and policies, i.e. all themes related to experiences and projects launched from the Public Administrations, Institutions and Public Organizations around Software and Free Knowledge.* Economy of Free Software, aimed at business, business models, service suppliers , case studies, technic support, brand-new developments.
* Technological Development and Innovation of Free Software where will be included all the technical aspects about the Free Software development, with special interest in the next fields: Free Software as a tool for supporting innovation, Free Software distributions, graphical environments, applications for the final user, Accesibility, Development of applications and environments, Kernel, Communities, Users Groups and colaborative actions, etc.

We will only accept Papers sent by e-mail to 2conferencia@juntaextremadura.net (in any open standard format, plain text, rtf, pdf...) or through the application available in http://2conferencia.gnulinex.org/cfp
Papers can be sent in English and/or Spanish languages. A Paper (can't exceed more than 15 pages double spaced), including Title, Author's Name, Origin, Sending Address , Telephone Number, Fax y e-mail of the main author, and it must reach to the President of the Scientific Committee or to the general secretariat of the Conference before August, 31th, 2005.

The document must reflect the final paper as it will appear in the Conference exactly. The maximum length of the Paper must be six pages.

Sending Papers: up to August, 31th, 2005
Acceptance (deadline): October, 5th, 2005
Prescription and definitive documents: October, 10th, 2005
If you need some explanation about sending Papers or about the Schedule of the Conference, please contact with the President of the Scientific Committee.
If you have more questions related to the Conference, plase contact with the Conference General Secretariat, in this e-mail address:
2conferencia@juntaextremadura.net

Organizing and Scientific Committee of the Meeting

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* ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Will take in charge the responsibility of all the proposed objectives were reached, both internal and external scopes.

Will be consisted of:

HONORARY DIRECTOR

Excmo. Sr. D. Luis Millán Váquez de Miguel. Regional Minister of Infrastructure and Technological Development of the Regional Government of Extremadura.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ilmo. Sr. D. Carlos Castro Castro. General Director for the Information Society of the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Technological Development of the Regional Government of Extremadura

Coordinator: Juan Reig – Regional Government of Andalucia.

José María Rodriguez, General Director of Innovation y Public Administration– Regional Government of Andalucia.

Jaime Gragera Rodríguez Director General de Telecomunicaciones y Redes Junta de Extremadura.

Jaime Gragera Rodríguez – General Director of Telecommunications and Networks – Regional Government of Extremadura

Luis Casas Luengo – Managing Director Gerente of FUNDECYT

Julio Yuste Tosina – Director of VIVERNET

Juan José Salado Sánchez – Director of the Digital Literacy Plan of Extremadura.

Moreover:

A representative of organizing partners and sponsors.
A representative of Scientific Comitee.

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* SCIENTIFIC JURY: Will take in charge the responsibility of the diffusion of the call for papers, the collection of communications, its evaluation, selection and classification, the interlocution with the speakers in the technical aspects and the elaboration of the proposal of organization of the sessions.

It will name, jointly with the Organizing Committee, the directors / coordinators / moderators of the sessions, round tables and workshops. Will take in charge the responsibility of the contents of the Conference book, the magazine of the Conference and the update of the Conference Web page.

Will be consisted of:

President: Francisco Quintana – General Director of Innovation – Regional Government of Extremadura.

Sectorial experts:
Fernando Sánchez Figueroa – Deputy Dean of the department of New Technologies and Computer Science Policy of the University of Extremadura (UEX)

Jesus González Barahona - Lecturer of the University Rey Juan Carlos

Vicente Guerrero Boat – UEX Senior Lecturer

Felipe Zapico Alonso – UEX Senior Lecturer

Francisco Fernandez de Vega – UEX Senior Lecturer

Andoni Alonso – UEX Senior Lecturer

Antonio Ullán de Celis - gnuLinEx Development- Regional Government of Extremadura.

Jose Luis Redrejo Rodriguez - gnuLinEx Development- Regional Government of Extremadura.

Juan Conde – Regional Government of Andalucía

Alfonso del Cala - SADESI

Javier Bustamente – Senior Lecturer of Philosophy Law, Moral y Policy Department . Ethics and Sociology.

Alfredo Romeo, Director of Open:Service

Darío Rapisardi, developer of gnuLinEx – FUNDECYT

José Antonio León Moreno, Project Coordinator – FUNDECYT

Elías López Palacios, Project Coordinator – FUNDECYT

Pedro Pérez Gómez, Project Coordinator - FUNDECYT

José Ángel Díaz Díaz, coordinator of the Digital Literacy Plan of Extremadura.