Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector

[Sajith T S]

Hi,

Surely most of you have seen this, but still...

Thanks,
Sajith.

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Subject: [Fsf-friends] Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector
Date: Friday 22 October 2004 01:04
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred at bytesforall.org>
To: fsf-friends at gnu.org.in

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-- Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector
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-- Bangalore, India. January 28th to February 4th 2005.

Asia Source hopes to bring together over 100 people from 20 countries
 to increase the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) amongst
 the voluntary sector in South and South East Asia.

This week long event will bring together NGOs and NGO technology
 support professionals working at the grassroots level across the
 region to learn new skills, exchange tips, and share experiences.
 Together with regionally and globally renowned experts and specialists
 they will look at the use of FOSS within the non-profit sector from
 both an access and a content perspective. Offering participants the
 opportunity to explore the practical technical side of FOSS whilst
 providing a conceptual backdrop.

Asia Source will be the first event of its kind in the region, bringing
together regional non-profit professionals with a rights based focus,
 it will invite those from both the technical and content end of the
 spectrum to focus on the practical elements of FOSS deployment.

Participants with a range of expertise will be provided with a space
 for intensive peer learning. They will be given the opportunity to
 develop their understanding of FOSS, learn how to select and apply
 alternative technologies, and be provided with the skills and tools to
 utilise this within the context of their daily work. They will also be
 encouraged to explore the challenges and the future potential of FOSS
 adoption within the social context.

During this 'camp' style event,  participants will take part in a range
of sessions. From planning and helping an NGO to migrate to FOSS, to
sharing tips and techniques on using FOSS tools for content
 development, advocacy and campaigning. In parallel to this they will
 look beneath user-level scenarios, and break-down tricky issues such
 as localisation techniques and how to develop total cost of ownership
 models.

Four themes will flow throughout the event

      1. 'FLOSSophy' for NGOs
      2. Migration and Access
      3. Tools for content and communication
      4. Localisation

Asia Source will be held in a small artists community on the outskirts
of Bangalore. Its aim is to become a community building event, with the
potential to seed connections and future partnerships across borders
 and between skillsets.

The event is co-organised by Mahiti.org (Bangalore) and the Tactical
Technology Collective (Amsterdam). The event is guided by an advisory
board of established non-profit and FOSS professionals from across the
South and South East Asian region.  Asia Source belongs to a larger
family of Source Events that seek to increase the viability of FOSS use
by the non-profit sector. Other source events have taken place in South
East Europe, Southern Africa and are planned in 2005 in Western Africa.

For more information please visit
 http://www.tacticaltech.org/asiasource or
 http://www.mahiti.org/asiasource

Applications will be announced and invited between October and November
2004. Participants will be selected by the advisory board based on
 their interest and experiences. There will be a small registration fee
 for the event. A limited number of travel and registration fee
 scholarships will be available and may be applied for on application.
 If you would like to receive an application form or have any questions
 please write to asiasource at tacticaltech.org.
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Thanks,

ಸುನೀಲ್
--
Sunil Abraham, sunil at mahiti.org http://www.mahiti.org
314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA
Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mobile:  +91 80 36701931

Currently on sabbatical with APDIP/UNDP
Manager - International Open Source Network
Wisma UN, Block C Komplex Pejabat Damansara.
Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights. 50490 Kuala Lumpur.
P. O. Box 12544, 50782, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: (60) 3-2091-5167, Fax: (60) 3-2095-2087
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