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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 will have initial discussion on 27th Aug 3pm at Cubbon Park (enter from MG Road).
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: