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Seminar on Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Higher Education and ResearchA
seminar on “Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Higher Education and Research”
will be held in Guwahati University, on December 3. The seminar will be
organised jointly between Guwahati University and NRCFOSS (National Resoirce
Centre for Free/Open Source Software) Chennai is mainly meant to create
awareness of FOSS and its value and relevance to the Indian acacdemic and
research community. The occasion would also be used to see how NRCFOSS can
support the participating universities and colleges in introducing FOSS into
their curricula for the benefit of the students.The event is meant prmarily for
the faculty and students of the BE(CSE)/BTech(IT)/ MSc(CS)/MSc(IT)/MCA programs
from institutions located in and around Guwahati – such as Guwahati University,
Assam Engineering College, IIT Guwahati, etc. Beyond the CS/IT areas, the
Seminar would also discuss the role and scope of FOSS in Science Education and
Research so that the event would also be of interest to the faculty and
students of the Science Stream.The event could be a full-day one consisting of
the following components, depending on the interests of the participants:i) One
90 minutes introductory session meant for Teachers, HODs, Deans, Members of
Boards of Studies, etc. touching on the following: What is FOSS, and what is
its relevance to India?FOSS in CS/IT EducationFOSS in Science Education and
ResearchFOSS in Management and AdministrationNRCFOSS and its Program with
Universitiesii) One 90 mnts introductory talk to students of CS/CSE/IT streams
on FOSS Technologies and how it can help their careers.iii) One 45 mnts Meeting
with the VC, Deans, HODs of CS/CSE/IT streams to decide on the modes of
introducing FOSS into their curricula, with the support of NRCFOSS.Including
Q&A, sessions (i) and (ii) would end up taking 2 hrs each. One scenario could
be to have (i) and (iii) in the morning (10.0AM to 1.0 PM), and (iii) in the
afternoon (2.30 – 4.30PM). It could also be the other way around if found more
convenient.Presentations would be made by the following:Prof. C N Krishnan,
NRCFOSS, Anna University Chennai.Prof. Savithri Singh, Principal, AND College,
Delhi UniversityScientist from C-DAC KolkkataFaculty from Guwahati University
For event information, please contact:Dr. Shikhar Kr. Sarma
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science,
Gauhati University
Guwahati, Assam-781014, India
Phone: +91-361-2571138 (0ff.).
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