Dear members,
I have few ideas like
Day one :
intended audience : New bie to FOSS
(a) Screening of the movie "THE CODE", - 1hr
(b) Presentation on OPEN SOURCE by school childrens (2 hrs)
(c) Lectures on LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM & FOSS - By our lug
members ( 1hr)
Linux for home users.
(d) Quiz on FOSS - Quiz master - ChennaiLug member
Day 2
Intended audience: +1,+2 and COLLEGE Students
a) Presentation on Linux - TAMIL TEXT BOOK SOCIETY SYLLABUS.
b) Careers in FOSS. - speaker awaited.
c) VISUALIAZATION OF CHEMISTRY Through FOSS (1 hours)
http://zeus.polsl.gliwice.pl/~nikodem/linux4chemistry.html
Mr. Srinivasan Scientific Officer - TNSTC.
d) GIS AND FOSS (1 hour)
Mr. Mathivanan - Dept of geography,St Marys Mat Higher
School-Perumbur.(subject to his availabilty)
e) Astronomy and Linux - presentation by Dr.Soundraraja Perumal
Deputy director - Birla Planetarium.(subject to his availability)
Presentation of the software "STELLARIUM"
http://stellarium.free.fr , Celestia & Open universe ;(1hr)
DAY 3 & 4:
FULL OF DEMOs on FOSS - STALLS
Lug members are requested to volunteer themselves.
DAY 5:
Intended audience: SOHO,SME's
A) Work shop on Open office (2 hrs)-speaker awaited
b) VTIGER CRM - presentation on CRM - (subject to the approval of vtiger.org)
c)GNUCASH workshop -speaker awaited
d)OSCAR -PRESENTATION ON Hospital management software.
speaker awaited
DAY 6:Sept 10
Screening of the movie : "THE REVOLUTION OS" (1hr)
Lectures on Various licencing models, patents and the essense of FOSS.
Closing address from Mr. Periasamy retd EXEC DIRECTOR BIRLA
PLANETARIUM,and i am trying to find Mr. Kulandai samy retd VC anna
university(subject to his availability).
All the above said contents are just ideas as of now, Members are
requested to give suggestion/corrections/support on this.
I request Mr. Bharathi ,Mr.Sakthi and all respected members of our
forum who find some time to form up a coordination team to conduct
this event.Regarding lunch - The budget is Rs 50 should have lunch and
2 snacks and tea served in the morning and evening for the volunteers
and the participants in the events.
TNSTC has seeked a written request from our forum and while making any
advertisment like banner or phamplet they request to add the phrase
"IN ASSOCIATION WITH TAMIL NADU SCIENCE TECHNOLOGICAL CENTRE"
Signing off now
Thyagarajan..