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Lets discuss the ideas for this year's SFD and contact the co-ordinators if you are interested to participate in this effort. | Lets discuss the ideas for this year's SFD and contact the co-ordinators if you are interested to participate in this effort. | ||
We | We had an initial discussion on 27th Aug 3pm at Cubbon Park (enter from MG Road). | ||
==Event plan== | ==Event plan== | ||
* Blog about the event and preperation | * Blog about the event and preperation -- everyone | ||
* Reach out to maximum people through | * Reach out to maximum people through -- Pavithran | ||
** Mailing lists | ** Mailing lists | ||
** Orkut and other online communities | ** Orkut and other online communities | ||
** SMS, Rediff Bol, Yahoo messenger, Google Talk ... | ** SMS, Rediff Bol, Yahoo messenger, Google Talk ... | ||
* Mass media campaign | * Mass media campaign -- Anivar & Praveen | ||
** FM Radio | ** FM Radio | ||
** Television | ** Television | ||
** Print media | ** Print media | ||
* Promotional materials | * Promotional materials -- Aanjhan | ||
** posters | ** posters | ||
** T-shirts/Kurta | ** T-shirts/Kurta | ||
** Distro/Free Software CDs/DVDs, Videos & audio | ** Distro/Free Software CDs/DVDs, Videos & audio ( Truth Happens, Trusted computing ) | ||
** Pamphlets | ** Pamphlets | ||
* Sign up volunteers for | * Sign up volunteers for -- Vikram | ||
** Localisation | ** Localisation | ||
** Free Software {in,for,as} Education | ** Free Software {in,for,as} Education | ||
* Collect and display news articles | * Collect and display news articles | ||
* Mobilise colleges near to the centers (get a list of all colleges) -- Ramprasad | |||
* Sponsorship -- Vikram | |||
The plan is to focus on students in the morning session and others in the afternoon session. | The plan is to focus on students in the morning session and others in the afternoon session. | ||
The colleges we target at the moment are | The colleges we target at the moment are | ||
#[[Bangalore/PESIT|PESIT - PES Institute of Technology]] | #[[Bangalore/PESIT|PESIT - PES Institute of Technology]] -- Anush | ||
#[[Bangalore/BMSCE|BMSCE - BMS College of Engineering]] | #[[Bangalore/BMSCE|BMSCE - BMS College of Engineering]] -- Praveen | ||
#[[Bangalore/SCE|SCE - Satpthagiri College of Engineering]] | #[[Bangalore/SCE|SCE - Satpthagiri College of Engineering]] -- Kushal | ||
#[[Bangalore/MSRIT|MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology]] | #[[Bangalore/MSRIT|MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology]] -- Thejesh | ||
#[[Bangalore/MCC|Mount Carmel College ]] | #[[Bangalore/MCC|Mount Carmel College ]] -- Neeldhara | ||
#[[Bangalore/St_Joseph|St. Joseph College]] | #[[Bangalore/St_Joseph|St. Joseph College]] -- Vijoo Krishnan | ||
#[[Bangalore/Christ| Christ College] | #[[Bangalore/Christ| Christ College]] -- Vikram | ||
[http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsug-bangalore Stay tuned]. Also [http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=9650331 join us on orkut] if you are there. | We will form a core group of 10 people in each college to co-ordinate the event there. 3 will be from FSUG, 2 active students and the rest teachers/members of campus clubs. | ||
We will start with a video and discussion after that. It will be followed by a talk (one from FSUG) and further discussions based on the talk. Then we will demo Free Software (show off your favorite distro/application), students can also demo their favorite applications. | |||
Evening session we will gather at one suitable place | |||
either one of these | |||
* Cubbon park | |||
* Townhall | |||
* ITPL | |||
* Electronic City | |||
[http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsug-bangalore Stay tuned]. Also [http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=9650331 join us on orkut] if you are there. If you are on IRC come to #fci (Freenode) | |||
Co-ordinators: | Co-ordinators: | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 27 August 2006
Lets discuss the ideas for this year's SFD and contact the co-ordinators if you are interested to participate in this effort.
We had an initial discussion on 27th Aug 3pm at Cubbon Park (enter from MG Road).
Event plan
- Blog about the event and preperation -- everyone
- Reach out to maximum people through -- Pavithran
- Mailing lists
- Orkut and other online communities
- SMS, Rediff Bol, Yahoo messenger, Google Talk ...
- Mass media campaign -- Anivar & Praveen
- FM Radio
- Television
- Print media
- Promotional materials -- Aanjhan
- posters
- T-shirts/Kurta
- Distro/Free Software CDs/DVDs, Videos & audio ( Truth Happens, Trusted computing )
- Pamphlets
- Sign up volunteers for -- Vikram
- Localisation
- Free Software {in,for,as} Education
- Collect and display news articles
- Mobilise colleges near to the centers (get a list of all colleges) -- Ramprasad
- Sponsorship -- Vikram
The plan is to focus on students in the morning session and others in the afternoon session.
The colleges we target at the moment are
- PESIT - PES Institute of Technology -- Anush
- BMSCE - BMS College of Engineering -- Praveen
- SCE - Satpthagiri College of Engineering -- Kushal
- MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology -- Thejesh
- Mount Carmel College -- Neeldhara
- St. Joseph College -- Vijoo Krishnan
- Christ College -- Vikram
We will form a core group of 10 people in each college to co-ordinate the event there. 3 will be from FSUG, 2 active students and the rest teachers/members of campus clubs.
We will start with a video and discussion after that. It will be followed by a talk (one from FSUG) and further discussions based on the talk. Then we will demo Free Software (show off your favorite distro/application), students can also demo their favorite applications.
Evening session we will gather at one suitable place either one of these
- Cubbon park
- Townhall
- ITPL
- Electronic City
Stay tuned. Also join us on orkut if you are there. If you are on IRC come to #fci (Freenode)
Co-ordinators:
1. Praveen A. Email: pravi --dot-- a --at-- gmail --dot-- com 2. Thejesh GN Email: thej -- at -- techmag -- dot -- biz 3. Vikram Vincent: vincentvikram --at --gmail --dot --com 4. Ramprasad B: ramprasad_i82 --at --yahoo --dot --com