[smc-discuss] [Fwd: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: [Ilugc] CFP - FOSS Conference '08]

Tue Nov 6 03:30:00 PST 2007



> From: Bharathi Subramanian <sbharathi at MidasComm.Com>
> Date: 5 November 2007 4:52:15 PM GMT+05:30
> To: Indian Linux Users Group - Chennai <ilugc at ae.iitm.ac.in>
> Subject: [Ilugc] CFP - FOSS Conference '08
> Reply-To: ILUG-C <ilugc at ae.iitm.ac.in>
>
> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
>
> The Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai[1] Chapter, in association with
> NRC-FOSS[2], Chennai take great pleasure in inviting you to
> participate in the FOSS Conference to be held at MIT, Chromepet,
> Chennai from noon on Friday Feb 1st 2008 to noon on Sunday Feb 3rd
> 2008.
>
> THE ORGANISERS
>
> ILUGC is one of the oldest lugs in the country and has been
> continuously active since it was founded. It keeps a low profile and
> specialises in grass roots work all around Tamilnadu (and in the
> neighbouring states too). Under it's guidance, many lugs are active in
> colleges and towns all around Tamilnadu. At the same time, ILUGC
> members are in the forefront of the FOSS movement both at the national
> and international level.
>
> NRC-FOSS, a Central Government Project, funded by the DIT and jointly
> run by CDAC and AU-KBC, Chennai, for the past two and half years has
> been actively promoting FOSS in the academic domain. It's main focus
> has been getting FOSS introduced into the curriculum of Engineering
> Colleges in the country. Also apart from encouraging student projects
> in FOSS, it has been active in encouraging academia to release it's
> work under FOSS/Creative Commons licenses. AU-KBC Research Centre,
> MIT, Chennai has strengths in NLP, Bio-informatics, Wireless,
> Cryptography and Embedded computing, much of which uses FOSS tools
> and has released some of this research as FOSS.
>
> SCOPE
>
> The conference will focus on new users/contributors to FOSS.
>
> As Audience: First timers or newcomers.
>
> As Speakers: First time speakers.
>
> As contributors: Students who are doing their projects, academic
> personal who have worked with FOSS tools but are yet to release their
> work, and, of course, the huge surge of new users in the government
> domain. At the same time, provide a forum for interaction for more
> experienced developers who will be coming to the conference.
>
> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
>
> We invite participation in the following areas - in order of  
> importance.
>
> 1. Delegates to the conference. There is no fun in having a conference
> if there is no audience. Our primary focus is on audience. Please
> register as a delegate and encourage your friends to do so. We cannot
> guarantee transport and accommodation, but if you have a group of
> people who want to come and let us know early enough, we will try to
> get your travel and accommodation sponsored.
>
> 2. Volunteers. Volunteers are the lifeblood of a conference and will
> be treated as privileged persons. Volunteers are needed at the
> conference venue for myriad tasks. But, more important, are volunteers
> from outside Chennai who are needed to contact students, teachers,
> government employees and get them to come for the conference. We
> envisage holding training camps for teachers and government employees
> - and will do so if we are able to convince enough of them to come. We
> can send people to address meetings to motivate people to come - if
> you organise the meetings.
>
> 3. Sprints. A FOSS conference that does not contribute documentation/
> code is worthless. A sprint is where a group of people sit together
> and finish a task. We have had sprints before, once in Loyola college
> to do translation, and again, last year at MIT to do translation. A
> sprint can be for translating applications, mass fixing of bugs, doing
> long pending documentation, writing code etc,. Sprints need to be
> carefully planned, tasks laid down before hand, participants fixed,
> facilities arranged. If you are interested in organising a sprint,
> please register and attend the meeting in January for finalising
> proposed sprints. Since this is an entry-level conference, please be
> aware that you may need a day to train volunteers for the sprint
> before actually starting it. Some ideas: making a comprehensive  
> list to
> be uploaded to the ILUGD Hall of Shame websites, completing a list of
> all lugs in India, making a directory of FOSS contributors in India,
> contribute to the OpenMoko project ...
>
> 4. Student projects in FOSS. We will give special place to student
> projects in FOSS - past, present and future. Now is the time for your
> project - register and exhibit it at the conference. Prizes will be
> given for the best projects.
>
> 5. Formal academic projects using FOSS tools. There are a huge number
> of these lying unsung in university and government archives. We invite
> academics to present their work here.
>
> 6. Talks. On any aspect of FOSS except installation issues. Talks will
> be of 30 minutes duration with 15 minutes for discussion. note:
> installation demos will be arranged anyway
>
> 7. Mini talks - one hall will be reserved for this. 10 minute talk
> followed by 5 questions.
>
> 8. Cultural contests - drawings, paintings, skits, dances ... with
> FOSS as the theme. Prizes will be given for the best performances
>
> 9. Sub-conferences and BOFs - these will largely be left to be
> organised by those who propose them. Facilities will be provided as
> needed.
>
> 10. Workshops for teachers and government employees will be organised
> by the conference organisers depending on demand.
>
> 11. The registration website will be up in a day or two. Kindly
> forward this CFP to all LUG, GLUG and FSUG mailing lists.
>
> [1] ILUGC   : http://www.chennailug.org/
> [2] NRC-FOSS: http://nrcfosshelpline.in/
>
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Bharathi S
>
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-- 
regards

Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
lawgon at au-kbc.org
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/


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