International delegates met in Brisbane for the World Computer Congress 2010.
on Sep 22 2010 11:52AM
The World Computer Congress took place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 20 September.
Presentations were split into nine simultaneous streams: Govern IT; Sustain IT; Value IT; Learn IT; Deliver IT; Play IT; Trust IT; Treat IT; and Young IT.
The conference was chaired by Australian Computer Society Queensland chairman Nick Tate.
European Patent Office patent examiner Eva Hopper spoke about the "Intersection between protecting IP and making innovation happen – in time".
NICTA researcher Guido Governatori spoke about the role of IT in business process compliance.
Murdoch University professor Graham Mann described building a "machine that daydreams".
Gov 2.0 Taskforce member Bryan Fitzgerald addressed an overcrowded room.
Australian and international delegates gathered for Bryan Fitzgerald's presentation about the "access and reuse of public sector information in an era of Gov 2.0".
(L-R) George Fidler, John Passfield, Paul Greenberg, Chris Lane, Graeme Wood and John Puttick on an e-business panel.
Google Australian engineering director Alan Noble delivered the closing keynote on Day 1 of the conference.
A jazz band entertained delegates at the World Computer Congress welcome reception.
Delegates were served Queensland wines and canapés while they took in exhibition booths at the World Computer Congress welcome reception.
Conference chair Nick Tate addressed welcomed delegates to the reception and conference.
Queensland Deputy Premier Paul Lucas welcomed World Computer Congress attendees.
The 'Gunyah of Historical Artifacts' on exhibit.
Author Nicholas Carr opened Day 2 of the conference with a presentation on cloud computing.
European Patent Office patent examiner Ralf Abbing was describing the "big issues in IP in relation to computing technology" when he was interrupted by software freedom activist Richard Stallman. Click next for more images.
Richard Stallman briefly interrupted European Patent officer Ralf Abbing's presentation in "quiet protest".
Software freedom activist Richard Stallman with his anti-patent placard.
(L-R) Malcolm Crompton, Anna Sharpe, Kai Rannenberg, Roger Clarke and Linda Matthews on a panel about privacy.
Richard Stallman closed Day 2 of the conference with a presentation about a "just digital society".
Software freedom activist and GNU founder auctioned off a stuffed gnu (wildebeest).
This gnu won the Free Software Foundation $100. Its new owner declined to be photographed.
The World Computer Congress took place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 20 September.