Dear OAGITM Members: I'm reaching out to invite you to an upcoming Department of Homeland Security (DHS) security round table. I am sending a separate invitation to the State CIO Council and the public universities in Oregon. Oregon State University Open Source Lab is partnering with DHS and will host a Cybersecurity Round Table on May 6, 2012 at OSU's facilities in Portland. The round table is an activity within with an exciting project focused on the use of Open Source Software to meet national cyber security objectives. This includes program elements designed to educate and provide new resource at all levels of government, including state and local. Dr. Douglas Maughan, Director of DHS's Science and Technology (S&T), Cyber Security Division is the executive sponsor of the program. On May 6th DHS S&T and other HOST program personnel will travel to Oregon to participate the meeting. It is one of three round tables slated for this spring and summer (other locations include Silicon Valley and Austin Texas) designed to reaching out to government, industry, and open source community IT security leadership for a lunch, briefings, and round table discussion on this critical topic. Please have interested parties RSVP to Judy Ivey at judy.ivey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:judy.ivey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> as we have a room limit of 30 maximum. What: Open Security Round Table When: June 6, 2012 - 11:30 a.m to 3 p.m. (lunch served) HOSTS: Oregon State University Open Source Lab and DSH S&T HOST Program Where: OSU Portland Center, Union Bank of California Tower, 707 SW Washington St., Suite 500 WHO: Government, Industry and Open Source community leadership and security personnel COST: There is no cost to participate in the round table; your time and participation are highly valued Please see the attached invitation for additional background and details. Deb Bryant, copied here, is advising this program and will be facilitating this cross-industry discussion on June 6. If you have any questions she will gladly answer. Best Regards, Curt Pederson OSU Open Source Lab & Outreach Director