OSPI leaders will present two workshops following the Alt-I-Lab in Sheffield, England on June 23, 2005: Open Source Portfolio Release 2 and
The Essential Guide to ePortfolios Services.

Click more.. below for a description of each workshop.
 

Hello OSPI Community!

We are ramped up for the OSPI Conference to be held June 10-11 in Baltimore as part of Community Source Week. The early bird registration deadline is tomorrow, May 25. To qualify for your $50 discount, please register before it expires. You can find the program and registration links at the OSPI website. We have over 100 participants registered to date and expect an intimate conference with plenty of opportunity to converse with thought leaders and experts in OSP. Your presence would contribute to the success of the conference with the additional perspective you would bring. Hope to see you there!

Regards,
Kari Branjord

The Apple Digital Campus Exchange has launched to " share lessons learned, best practices, and ideas about new ways of teaching and learning within Apple pervasive computing environments." One of the blogs of the ADCE is titled "Practicalities and Promises of Digital Portfolio." It would be great to have ideas and opinions from the OSPI community as part of the exchange.
 

OSPI Program Published

 

The program for the second annual OSPI conference has been published. Please visit the conference web site to view the program and register for the conference. We are very pleased with the breadth of this year's program which includes a keynote address by Steve Ehrmann, director of The Flashlight Program and Vice President of TLT; a full technical track for assistance with installing, configuring, and extending the OSPI code base; 12 breakout sessions with reports by community members who are in varying stages of implementation about strategies, tools, pilots, and techniques; and closing remarks by Jeff Haywood of University of Edinburgh and our newest OSPI Board Member. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to specific workgoup face to face meetings. The OSPI Board will provide a project update in this, our third year, as well. Please join us on the Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, June 10-11 to continue the collaboration.

Best regards, and see you in Baltimore!
Kari Branjord

Load Test Participants,

The participation from the OSPI Community overwhelmed our test instance. Separate from today's test, we were already planning a formal load test on the system which will allow us to better control the volumes and thereby isolate performance issues. The formal load test will utilize automated tools (Load Runner & JMeter). Today's test certainly confirmed the need for further load testing.

Thanks for your participation.

Scott Birmingham,
QA Lead

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Hospice of Muskegon-Oceana. Hospice of Muskegon-Oceana's staff and volunteers provide comprehensive pain and symptom management to our patients. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our ongoing quality improvement processes and meeting of accreditation standards.

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Newport Floral Connection. California grower of a large variety of field flowers, fillers and foliages. Includes images of products and farm, features current crop availability.

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Sara Carroll, DDS. Family dentistry practice featuring dentist's profile and care services, including geriatric and denture services.

Animal Medical Clinic. Small animal practice in Lake Park. List of services, clinic tour, location, staff profiles, and newsletters. We are a hospital and boarding facility established in 1983. We offer a wide range of quality medical and surgical services for dogs and cats, while providing a nurturing environment.

Pro Sports Healing. Acupuncture stimulates and strengthens the Immune System. There are three stages to the healing process: inflammation, repair and reconditioning. Acupuncture induces an anti-inflammatory effect that enhances blood flow to the local injury. Acupuncture reduces inflammation.

Miller Insurance Center. I am looking to purchase my own health insurance instead of going through my company. I know that the company takes out the cost on a pre-tax basis, but their insurance is not the greatest.

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Riordan & Scully Insurance Service. Full line independent agency located in Oak Brook, Illinois. The principles, Tom Riordan, John Scully, Jr., Patrick Scully & Bill Riordan, have close to 100 years combined experience in commercial & personal insurance.

Johnson Law Firm. General practice law firm providing diverse legal services to clients along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and throughout the Southeastern United States.

Scott Practice. Atlanta firm providing legal assistance to start-up businesses, including assistance business formation, and estate planning services.

Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. We have many features that include all of Lawrence's economic development information and relocation information. Our chamber section helps keep our members up-to-date on valuable and timely events and information.

Koons Real Estate Law. Boutique firm practicing in commercial real estate transactions. History, practice areas, profiles and contact information.

QuesTech Financial. Our premier array of diversified financial products, including equipment financing, facilitate the sale of equipment for manufacturers and distributors nationwide to end-users of vehicle wash systems and approved QSR concepts.

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