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It will be held in Orvieto, in November, the World Conference of the Openoffice.org Community, an annual event that brings together hundreds of professionals around the globe engaged in development projects and support of one of the most popular open source software.

Orvieto was chosen by 48% of voters, surpassing cities such as Budapest (home of the OpenOffice.org Conference 2010), Reykjavik and Riga A remarkable achievement made possible by the joint efforts of Plio (Italian Linguistic Project Open Office), Orvieto Linux User Group, Department of computerization of the City of Orvieto, Foundation for the Study Center "City of Orvieto, Umbria and SIR-CCOSI Consortium (Center of Expertise on Open Source Region of Umbria).

"The allocation of the 2009 Conference in Orvieto – said Diego Frascati, Orvieto LUG president – is the result of our special tenacity and invaluable collaboration with the Plio. Last year finished second behind Beijing. This year we did downtown. "

"Sitting in Orvieto supporters of the free office suite, so free, most famous of the planet – continues Frascati – a direct competitor to the Microsoft brand, is a terrific event. The city peacefully ‘invaded’ by hundreds of volunteers, will become the world capital for a few days of open source software.
"We should be able to grab this opportunity – reflects the president of Orvieto LUG – to receive the gaze of the world, so that part is called Orvieto, with its beauty and originality, but also with its culture and its talents, the company knowledge. "We have believed. The Conference is a first milestone in a series of projects on Information Technology around which we are working with the Centro Studi ‘City of Orvieto’, SIR, CCOSI and University of Perugia. "

"Now I ask the whole city – - concluded Diego Frascati – contribute to the success of this unique event which gives shelter to the carriers of innovation and the world’s most innovative forms of production computers. Hoping to convince some of them to stop … "