Open source is a disruptive paradigm which has the power to radically improve health care delivery and outcomes on a global scale. This presentation will help set the stage for conference by providing an overview of the FOSS process and explain why this open, collaborative, evidence based improvement model is such a natural fit for health care. Examples of the power of FOSS to make high quality, effective health information technology both universally affordable and adaptable will be cited. The significant implications and opportunities of the open source model to health ICT strategy in both the developing and developed world will be summarized. - Joseph DalMolin - Canada