Next week, the Openforum Europe will host a roundtable discussion on openness and portability in the cloud - a topic that features strongly in the ongoing discussions about how to make Europe “cloud-active”. Speakers include: Professor Guido Scorza - the founder and President of the Institute for the Policies of Innovation . A lawyer and research fellow in the legal aspects of new technology, Scorza is a visiting lecturer at the Universities of Bologna and Rome. He writes extensively and speaks on legal aspects of software and the rights of competitors and consumers.Brian Fitzpatrick - head of Google's 'Data Liberation Front ', a team of engineers who work to make it easy for people to export their data out of Google's services and into the document format of their choice. This allows users to more easily switch between services and providers in the cloud.Dimitri Tatari - Director General of the Emilia-Romagna Region’s ICT department and a member of the working team involved in OSEPA (Open Source Software Usage by European Public Administrations). Mr Tatari has been involved in the open source software project of the Emilia-Romagna region for the last three years. Graham Taylor , CEO, Openforum Europe and the rapporteur will be Flavia Marzano . As is usual at an OFE roundtable, the Chatham House Rule will apply. Date: Tuesday 24 May 2011Time: 18:00-20:30. A light buffet and refreshments will be served.Where: Google EU office at Chaussée d'Etterbeek 180, right next to Park Leopold. That's just a 5 minute walk from the Parliament and the Commission.Registration: Please sign up here if you’d like to attend. Posted by Angela Steen, Policy Analyst, Google
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