A report of the 6th edition of the Open World Forum

1. About the
2013 OWF

2. A Universal Forum
The leading Open Source Forum
bringing together Decisions-makers, Developers and Users from all over the
world to cross-fertilize Open technological, business and societal initiatives, to
shape the digital future.
For CTOs, developers,
foundations and
technical communities
For decision-makers,
software vendors and
customers:
To Meet, Exchange
and Learn
To Engage, Contribute
and Network
For end-users:
To Discover, Play
and Adopt
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3. THINK, CODE, EXPERIMENT:
Three ways to interact with Open Source
Make it Happen!
Public Policies
Accessibilty
Open Art
Collaborative Innovation
Mobilty
Free Software
Education & Job
Cloud Infrastructure
KidExperiment
MOOC
OSDC
DIY Open Hardware
CIO summit
Student demo cup
Citizenship
Communities
Internet of Things
Women in Tech
Big Data
Success & Testimonials
Software Quality
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4. A successful year
More than 2500 Registered
2013
2012
2011
2010
1900
2100 2200
1400
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5. A unique place to meet
the European decision-makers
Participants by office
30,00%
25,00%
20,00%
15,00%
10,00%
5,00%
0,00%
Academics
CEO
CIO
Consultant
& Expert
CTO
Decision Developer Engineer
Makers
Presse
Project Other (non
Manager specified)

6. Sponsors of the OWF 2013
Under the patronage of
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7. Wide online presence
2039
tweets
#OWF13
Top trending
hashtag
12 Newsletters sent to more
than 5 000 subscribers
800
connexions
500 000
users
reached
110 videos
20 000
more views this year
47 000
Channel views
Presence on all major
social networks
Your logo on
every page of
the website
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8. In a few words
110 official video reports
(keynotes, sponsors
interviews…)
1,124pictures taken
54,800
“The perfect
occasion to discover
what Open Source
can bring and get
expert opinion on
every field”
emails sent
31,632
Susana, Visitor
“An imperative if
you are an IT
professional who
shares true value of
open innovation!”
Dô-Khac, Visitor
visitors on the website
And high satisfaction
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9. An official opening
Opening speech by Fleur
Pellerin, Minister Delegate
for Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises, Innovation and
the Digital Economy,
attached to the Minister for
Production Recovery
Opening speech by
Jean-Louis Missika,
Deputy Mayor of Paris in
charge of Innovation,
Research and
Universities.
“Nice to see public
services and
administrations adopting
Open Source solutions.
Now, its time for business
and companies!“
Antoine,Visitor
Opening speech by Jean-Paul
Planchou, Vice-President of the
Ile-de-France Region, in charge
of Economic Development,
Innovation, Information
Technology, Tourism and Social
Economy.
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10. An excellent roster of speakers
Joel Spolsky, cofounder
and CEO of Stack
Exchange.
Thomas Hatch, creator and
principal architect of SaltStack
Jacques Marzin,
interministerial manager
of the national systems of
information
Philippe Wolff ,advisor to the
director of the ANSSI (National
Agency for Information
System Security
Ted Dunning, Chief
Application Architect at
MapR Technologies
Jean-Severin Lair, CIO
at the Culture and
Communication
Ministry
John Sullivan, Executive
Director Free Software
Foundation
“I appreciated the
diversity of exhibitors and
speakers, from a thematic
point of view (politics,
tech, associations,
hardware...).”
Patrick, Visitor
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11. A prestigious venue
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12. Total reach
More than
750 000
reached
With a permanent presence online through FlickR, Youtube and
openworldforum.org: the
reach is increasing daily!
And a communication throughout the whole
year of participation
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13. “A great event,
in a great place,
to meet great
people.”
Patrick, Visitor
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