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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="gmail_sendername">Jaijit Bhattacharya</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Jaijit.Bhattacharya@sun.com">Jaijit.Bhattacharya@sun.com</a>></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br><div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">Dear All,<br><br>ODF Olympiad 2008 is open for submissions from Sep 20, 2008 (Software Freedom Day). Your children and their schools can win many prizes and also contribute to reducing the digital divide. For more information, visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.odfolympiad.org/" target="_blank">www.odfolympiad.org</a>.<br>
<br>Please forward this mail to all relevant people and organizations.<br><br>Thanks and regards<br>Jaijit<br><br><div>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><table style="width: 348px; height: 127px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px;" width="249" height="121"><font style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;" size="-2">Jaijit Bhattacharya, PhD<br>Director, Government Strategy<br>India and Asia South<br>
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<tbody><tr><td width="567"><p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Open Document Format is an important standard for ensuring computer literacy and is fundamental to enabling computer education globally. ODF is easy to learn and anyone who has used any presentation software can immediately start using ODF software such as OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, IBM Symphony etc.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We, along with IIT Delhi, Knowledge Commons, IOTA (Government of West Bengal), MAMPU (Government of Malaysia), JNU, IIM Ahmedabad and other organizations are conducting the ODF Olympiad 2008.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ODF Olympiad tests the proficiency of school students in their usage of basic computers. The students are required to submit presentations using ISO complaint ODF format on specific topics which will be evaluated by an eminent jury based on specific parameters. Participate in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>ODF Olympiad' 2008</b>- an open standard inter-city contest to win :</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Participation Certificate for All</font></li><li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Attractive prizes for 3 winners in each category<br></font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Silver Plaque for school of the winner in each Category<br></font></li><li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Prestigious ODF Olympiad Trophy for the winning School<br>
</font></li><li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Software Freedom Trophy for inter-country winning School</font></li></ul><p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ODF Olympiad is open to students from all countries. Submissions for ODF Olympiad will be open from<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>September 20th which is the Software Freedom Day.</b></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I would request you to encourage your children and their schools to participate in ODF Olympiad 2008</font></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">
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