-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Freed] Freed.in 2009, Feb. 20th, 21st: Getting there together Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:42:43 +0530 From: Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Sarai, CSDS To: ILUGD main list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: Source Software Project List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, General Freed list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Free/Libre
Hello everyone, Yes, it is that time of the year again, when there is a nip in the air, and a young person's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Freed.in, http://freed.in The third iteration of the event has now been scheduled for Fri. and Sat., Feb. 20th and 21st, 2009, at the same venue as before: The School of Information Technology , Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. As with previous events, we seek to move beyond the confines of the software world, to join hands with like-minded people in other areas, and help share the ideals of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). The focus on open content, and unfettered access to knowledge continues, and this time we have tangible projects in mind, including: o The Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) project (http://osdd.org) o Open content, and open access: * Wikipedia, and similar projects like OpenStreetMap * Open access to scientific data, and open publishing * Open courseware o FOSS technology o The community within, and beyond FOSS Freed.in (http://freed.in) is an event of, by, and for the community, and is open to all participants. All planning will be done through the public Wiki at http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/Freed . Immediate collateral documents are under http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/Freed/FreedDocs Each one of you is most cordially invited to participate in this event, and make it your own. You can take part as: o A speaker: Please see the call for papers at http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/Freed/CallforPapers including a PDF copy. Please do circulate this far, and wide. o A volunteer: Add yourself to the topmost table at http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/Freed/VolunteersList and we will be in touch. Freed.in meetings from tomorrow onwards are public, held every Friday, and will be announced here. o A participant: Come to the event, and bring your friends, and family. Registration on http://freed.in will open soon. o A sponsor: Please contact someone from the management team listed at http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/Freed/FreedManagers Regards, Gora _______________________________________________ Freed mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/freed -- http://www.gutenberg.net - Fine literature digitally re-published http://www.plos.org - Public Library of Science http://www.creativecommons.org - Flexible copyright for creative work _______________________________________________ Fedora-india mailing list Fedora-india@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-india