Committed to the Open Source Movement in Healthcare

Established
16 October 1998

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Open Source Health Care Alliance Forum

Inaugural Forum held on June 1&2 2000 in Rome, Italy

We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the inaugural meeting of the Open Source Health Care Alliance (OSHCA). The OSHCA Forum took take place on June 1st, 2000, in Rome Italy. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Joint FAO/IAEA Program (Food and Agriculture Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency), Minoru Development Corporation and Sistema Information Systems.

The primary goals of the meeting were to:

Finalize OSHCA's charter based on discussions and drafts which have been developed on the OpenHealth Mailing List
Set goals and to determine the interests of the members
Have some fun and get to know each other after orbiting in cyberspace

To see our new charter, click here . We welcome your comments and feedback.
Send your comments to the openhealth mailing list.

The OSCHA inaugural meeting was sponsored by:

Open Source Laboratory Information Systems Meeting

A meeting to discuss strategies for establishing an open source laboratory information system project took place on June 2 at FAO in Rome, Italy. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division (Food and Agriculture Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency), Minoru Development Corporation and Sistema Information Systems.

The primary goals of the Lab meeting were to:

Discuss requirements and development strategies for a modern and flexible laboratory information system
Investigate possibilities of forming an open source consortium for such a development
Discuss joint fund raising strategies for the development

Further information and meeting summaries will be available on www.oshca.org