TheCodeFactory friend and supporter Darren De Jean forwarded information regarding a workshop opportunity that may be of interest to Ottawa start-ups looking for some coin (and frankly who isn’t, looking for coin that is). CLF stands for Common Look and Feel and “The Treasury Board Secretariat” and “Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade” are moving to this new Standard called CLF 2.0. The reason I mention this is that one of the advantages of being a start-up in Ottawa is the proximity to government contracts. This often provides the chance to add to start-up coffers and extend launch runways by doing work for the government. In these challenging times every little bit helps.

Here is the event notice:

We invite you to attend the Common Look and Feel (CLF) 2.0 Workshop at GTEC on October 29, 2008 at 2pm in the British Columbia Room (Westin Hotel, Ottawa). The Treasury Board Secretariat Common Look and Feel Office and Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade will be making presentations on CLF Standards and CLF Implementation success stories followed by an open forum question and answer session. The session will be hosted and moderated by Thinknostic Inc.
The workshop session will be presented free of charge. Seating is available on a first-come basis. Please see additional details about the workshop below.

Synopsis Draft
The Common Look and Feel Standards for the Internet (CLF 2.0) provide an accessible, consistent and predictable presentation of government services and content for public facing websites. An overview of the CLF 2.0 Standards along with implementation success stories related to deploying a CLF 2.0 compliant website will be discussed by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade.

Vendors need to understand how CLF 2.0 affects their products and services and what it means to provide compliant solutions to government departments. Potential business opportunities, related to technical solutions and tools, will also be discussed followed by an open forum question and answer session.

Target Profile
1) Product vendors wishing to make products and services CLF 2.0 compliant
2) Managers looking to understand more about CLF 2.0 impacts & hear implementation success stories
3) Technical resources wanting to understand CLF 2.0 issues
4) Companies wanting to understand the business opportunities related to achieving and maintaining CLF 2.0 compliance

Ian Graham

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