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How to Write a Proposal and Conduct a Bake-Off: Open vs. Closed Source Software
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
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This session helps participants write effective software acquisition proposals and run "bake-off" evaluations, especially when opinions differ (e.g., open vs. closed-source software). Key skills include defining project requirements, assessing software features, selecting vendors, conducting structured evaluations, and presenting findings to stakeholders. By the end, participants will be equipped to navigate software selection and make well-informed recommendations.
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avatar for John Eberle

John Eberle

Tuxudo
A native of the Pittsburgh area and graduate of Penn State. Currently a Mac admin at a non-profit in the Pittsburgh area web apps, fixing hardware of all kinds, and supporting everything IT.
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Louise Radifera

macLemur
Louise entered the world of geekdom after seeing her first tech movie where she watched HAL refuse to open the pod bay doors and then seeing the ‚Äúold‚Äù Duotronic computers not only work, but provide answers by voice on starships on TV. She has been fascinated by computers... Read More →
avatar for Alexander Smith

Alexander Smith

DevSecOps Engineer, Paisly
Alexander is a South Florida-based tech enthusiast fascinated by consumer tech, productivity software, and obviously Apple products.Headphones in: Learning some new random tech thing, or watching too much YouTube.Headphones out: The gym, coffee, cats, parks, fixing something, animals... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
207 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
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