First International Workshop on Emerging Trends in FLOSS Research and Development

The¿"Emerging¿Trends¿in¿FLOSS¿Research¿and¿Development"¿workshop¿series¿will¿be¿based¿on¿the¿growing¿interest¿of¿researchers¿and¿practitioners¿in¿Free/Libre¿Open¿Source¿Software¿(FLOSS).¿The¿first¿workshop¿¿will¿be¿specifically¿focused¿on¿discussing¿the¿phenomenon¿of¿global¿FLOSS¿development¿and¿how¿to¿improve¿cllaboration¿and¿the¿communication¿of¿results¿between¿researchers,¿practitioners¿and¿FLOSS¿communities.¿For¿this¿purpose,¿the¿overarching¿theme¿of¿this¿year¿s¿workshop¿is¿"Feeding¿Back¿the¿Communities".¿Its¿goal¿is¿to¿bring¿together¿academic¿researchers,¿industry¿members¿and¿FLOSS¿developers¿and¿to¿discuss¿crossfertilization¿of¿results¿on¿FLOSS¿research¿and¿practice.