LibreOffice 10th Anniversary keynote by Italo Vignoli

We are very pleased to be able to announce a LibreOffice keynote by Italo Vignoli, and to be a part of 10th LibreOffice anniversary at DORS/CLUC 2020!

LibreOffice was announced in 2010 and will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2020. During these 10 years, the global community has grown from a small group of volunteers – mostly based in Europe – to a large and diverse group of free software advocates active in most countries. The presentation will discuss the challenges faced by the community during its incredible growth over the past 10 years.

LibreOffice was born as a desktop office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux, and is now available in the cloud as a Saas solution. So, the community is focused not only on development and related tasks as QA and UX, but also on other key activities such as end user documentation and marketing. In addition, there is a specific focus on fundraising, as the project is not backed by a company but is completely independent.

The historical overview will be based on software releases, adding facts and figures about the project. The objective is to provide a better understanding of the LibreOffice community to people who have followed the evolution from outside, through announcements and events. To complete the talk, an overview of what can happening in the future.

Speaker biography

Italo Vignoli is a founding member of The Document Foundation, the Chairman Emeritus of Associazione LibreItalia, an Emeritus Member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) board, and co-chair of the ODF Advocacy OASIS Open Project. He co-leads LibreOffice marketing, PR and media relations, co-chairs the certification program, and is a spokesman for the project.

He has contributed to large migration projects to LibreOffice in Italy, and is a LibreOffice certified migrator and trainer. From 2004 to 2010 he has been involved in the OOo project. In his professional life, he is a marketing consultant with decades of experience in high tech, and a visiting professor of marketing, public speaking and PR post-graduate courses. He has a Degree in Humanities at the University of Milan, and MBAs in Marketing, Public Relations and Journalism.