1. Open Source Information Forum (OSIF) Wednesday, 13 July 2005

2. We Believe 1.Open Source is a crucial intelligence that must be well captured to empower today’s analysts and policymakers 2.An IC open source program must capture the world’s developments, regardless of country, language, subject, or relationship to today’s intelligence priorities – it must “capture history” in a usable way 3.Both the IC analyst and the collector must be taught to use and collect this information using today’s best practices 4.Any collection systems must be tailored to the unique needs of the IC focusing on a complete definition of requirements, industry best-practices input, and architectural competition.

3. Spreading the Word Executive –Meet with appropriate DNI officials to present our views Legislative –Meet with appropriate Senate and House intelligence officials to present our views Public Relations –Write op-ed for influencial news outlets –Talk to reporters covering intelligence issues